Artwork
Study for a painting of The Angels Appearing to the Shepherds, 1774
Study for a painting of The Angels Appearing to the Shepherds, 1774 is an unspecified painting by Unknown. It dates from 1750 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst. This work is a preparatory study for a painting depicting The Angels Appearing to the Shepherds, created around 1750 by a specific artist.
About this work
Overview
This work is a preparatory study for a painting depicting The Angels Appearing to the Shepherds, created around 1750 by a specific artist. It is currently held at the Museum of Ethnography.
Subject & Meaning
The sketch features two figures, likely angels, floating above a rocky terrain. One figure appears feminine with wavy hair and draped in cloth, while the other holds a blue fabric. The scene is suggestive of a biblical narrative, though some details are left undefined.
Technique & Style
Characterized by loose brushstrokes and a muted color palette dominated by browns and grays, the study employs chiaroscuro, utilizing contrasts of light and shadow to convey depth and volume. The execution is suggestive of a rapid notation rather than a finished work.
Artist & collection
Domestic Scene
Giacomo and Cardinal Marco, investing Andrea, Abbot of San Zeno, with his Benefice
The Nymph of Fontainebleau
Portrait of a Woman
Madonna and Child with Saints in the Enclosed Garden
Venus and Minerva
Family Group of Four on Sofa
Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
The Transfiguration
The Communion of St Mary Magdalene
The Resurrection
Study for "An Apotheosis of a Saint" (for San Bernardino dei Morti, Milan)
The Fall of the Rebel Angels
Untitled
Titian's Bacchus and Ariadne
Study for Figure of Fame
Apollo and the Muses
The Vision of Ezekiel
Mythological Scene
The Rape of Ganymede