Circle of Jan Brueghel II (Antwerp 1601-1678)
Circle of Jan Brueghel II (Antwerp 1601-1678)

The Virgin and Child in a landscape with the Annunciation to the Shepherds in the background

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Circle of Jan Brueghel II (Antwerp 1601-1678)
The Virgin and Child in a landscape with the Annunciation to the Shepherds in the background
oil on panel
22.3/8 x 15.7/8 in. (56.8 x 40.4 cm.)

Lot Essay

The arrangement of the figures in the present picture is clearly inspired by Drer's engraving of The Madonna with the Monkey (Bartsch, VII, part I, no. 42) but with the composition reversed. The artist of this picture has also replaced the monkey with a dog and introduced the Annunciation to the Shepherds in the background.

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