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Engraving of an angel in radiant light above shepherds, sheep and goats resting around a campfire at night in a wooded landscape.

An angel appears to some shepherds in the night. Engraving by J. Sadeler after J. Bassano.

An engraving shows an angel descending in a blaze of radiant light above a night landscape. Shepherds sit and kneel among sheep and goats around a small fire, some gazing upward, while a Latin inscription runs along the lower margin.

Artist
Jacopo Bassano
Date
1500-1599
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3085 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1599.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: La anunciación a los pastores, según Jacopo Bassano

Un grabado muestra un ángel que desciende entre una intensa luz radiante sobre un paisaje nocturno. Pastores sentados o arrodillados rodean una pequeña fogata junto a ovejas y cabras, algunos mirando hacia arriba, y una inscripción en latín recorre el margen inferior.

Português: A anunciação aos pastores, após Jacopo Bassano

Uma gravura mostra um anjo descendo em meio a uma intensa luz radiante sobre uma paisagem noturna. Pastores sentados e ajoelhados rodeiam uma pequena fogueira com ovelhas e cabras, alguns olhando para cima, e uma inscrição em latim percorre a margem inferior.

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