Verkondiging aan de herders
Wallerant Vaillant
1658 - 1677
Medium
paper
Dimensions
445; 366
About this artwork
Een groep herders en hun families worden 's nachts gewekt door een engel die in de wolkenhemel verschijnt en de geboorte van Christus aankondigt.
About the Artist
Wallerant Vaillant · 1623–1677
Wallerant Vaillant (1623-1677) was a French-born Dutch Golden Age painter and printmaker who pioneered the mezzotint technique in printmaking. Born in Lille on May 30, 1623, he died in Amsterdam on August 28, 1677, leaving behind a significant legacy as both a portraitist and innovator in graphic arts. Vaillant holds a distinguished place in art history as one of the first professional artists to...