Annunciation to the Shepherds

Private collection

religious

Formerly, this painting was in the Minneapolis Institute of Art. It was sold to benefit future acquisitions.

About the Artist

Cornelis Saftleven

1607 – 1681

Herman III Saftleven (1609-1685) and Cornelis Saftleven (1607-1681), Dutch painters, brothers. The best-known members of the family of artists is Cornelis, who was influenced by Brouwer and Teniers, painted genre scenes of peasants and satirical pictures of animals dressed and acting like theologians and jurists. He also did landscapes with sheep and cattle grazing. Herman travelled in Germany and is best known for his highly finished panoramic views of the Moselle and Rhine rivers, done in a distinctive misty blue tonality.

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