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Description: | This painting was 'newly discovered' as an early period Velasquez in 1913 in a London auction house. In 1992 it was attributed to an artist named the Master of the Annunciation of the Shepherds after his preference for this subject of which there were several paintings by the same hand. This artist has now been identified as Bartolomeo Bassante (or Passante), a Naples-based painter active between 1628 and 1648. In the wake of Caravaggio, gospel subjects were transformed into pastoral and peasant scenes. Here the artist shows 'personal sympathy for the travails of agrarian life and of humble humanity' (Spike, 1992). The artist emphasises the simple humanity of the shepherds who are shown with torn clothing, sunburnt faces, and, in the case of the shepherd to the right, still asleep. | Subjects: | religion (Angel appearing to the Shepherds) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Bassante, Bartolomeo (Italian painter, 1618-1648) Æ Attributed to Previously attributed to Master of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (Italian painter, active 17th century) Previously attributed to Velázquez, Diego (Spanish painter, 1599-1660) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=9170... | Go to resource |
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