The Annunciation to the Shepherds
Jacopo Bassano
probably 1555/1560
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 106.1 x 82.6 cm (41 3/4 x 32 1/2 in.) framed: 131 x 106.7 x 10.6 cm (51 9/16 x 42 x 4 3/16 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CIS-R
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Accession Number
1939.1.126
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Jacopo Bassano · 1510–1592
Son and student of Francesco Bassano I. He studied with Bonifazio de' Pitati in Venice, but returned to Bassano upon his father's death. Jacopo is best known for landscapes and genre scenes.