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The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds
The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds
Object number1941.1.85

The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds

Date1634
Artist (Dutch, 1606-1669)
MediumEtching, engraving, and drypoint, with burnishing, on cream laid paper
DimensionsImage: 10 7/16 x 8 11/16 in. (26.51 x 22.07 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Felix M. Warburg and her children
On View
Not on view
Period17th c
Classification(s)
SignedSigned: Rembrandt.f (from stat ii onward)
Catalogue raisonnéBartsch/Hollstein 44; Gersaint 43; Hind 120; Münz 199; Middleton 191; Biorklund/Barnard 34-JProvenanceCollections: Felix M. and Frieda Warburg, New York
Vassar Exhibitions
Exhibition History"Master Printmakers: Rembrandt and His Contemporaries," Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA, 9 April 1992 - 19 July 1992.

Poughkeepsie, New York, The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, "Grand Gestures: Celebrating Rembrandt", April 7-June 11, 2006

Poughkeepsie, New York, The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, "Mastering Light: From the Natural to the Artificial," April 11 - June 29, 2014.

Poughkeepsie, New York, The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, "A Museum Menagerie: Highlights from the Permanent Collection," April 25 - August 13, 2017
Object information is a work in progress and may be updated as new research findings emerge. To help improve this record, please email loebcollections@vassar.edu