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Rembrandt The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds, 1634. As described in verses 8–20 of the second chapter of the Gospel of Luke, shepherds were tending their flocks out in the countryside near Bethlehem, when they were terrified by the appearance of an angel. The angel explains that he has a message of good news for all people, namely that ...
The adoration is an episode in the nativity narrative of the Gospel of Luke.Shepherds are watching their flocks by night, apparently near Bethlehem, when an angel appears to announce the good news that "today in the City of David a Saviour has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord". [1]
Angels Announcing the Birth of Christ to the Shepherds by Govert Flinck, 1639. While Part I of the oratorio covers the birth of Jesus, Part II is focused on the annunciation to the shepherds. [16] The story is told following the Gospel of Luke, interspersed with reflecting recitatives, arias and chorales. [1]
The shepherds are introduced by an instrumental Pastorale, the Pifa, which takes its name from the shepherd-bagpipers, or pifferai, who played in the streets of Rome at Christmas time. [ 6 ] [ 9 ] The music in C major and swinging 12/8 time gently rises and falls like a cradle song (i.e. lullaby).
Here, the shepherds are seen with an angel over their heads. This scene is the Annunciation of the Shepherds where the angel comes to tell the shepherds of the news of Christ's birth. In the foreground of the central panel, the shepherds are seen now adoring Christ across from the Virgin Mary. [3]
The "meane" of chapter VIII in Christopher Tye's Actes of the Apostles of 1553.The latter half was adapted and used as the tune of "Winchester Old". "While shepherds watched their flocks" [1] is a traditional Christmas carol describing the Annunciation to the Shepherds, with words attributed to Irish hymnist, lyricist and England's Poet Laureate Nahum Tate. [2]
The painting is in oil on canvas and in good condition, with minor losses; it measures 109.2 cm × 138.7 cm (43.0 in × 54.6 in). The Adoration of the Shepherds is a very common subject in the Nativity of Jesus in art, and the composition is an arrangement of the conventional components, including the Holy Family, the ox and ass or donkey, angels, and three shepherds, two old and one young.
"Kommet, ihr Hirten" (Come, ye shepherds) is a German Christmas carol from Bohemia which was derived from a Czech carol, "Nesem vám noviny". It reflects elements from the nativity story, the annunciation to the shepherds, their walk to the manger and their Adoration, inviting to follow their example.