little2add Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 i found this dusty old print on a on-line online auction house and bought it for $10. does anyone recognize the scene or know what it may be depicting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4LoveofJMJ Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Looks like the the annunciation to the shepherds to me. I could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little2add Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 Looks like the the annunciation to the shepherds to me. I could be wrong. Could be , but it feels too dark for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4LoveofJMJ Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Could be , but it feels too dark for that. The colors or the portrayal? Well some old pictures do turn dark. We have a few here that are like that. Or it could just be made to look dramatic. I don't think it looks that bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little2add Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 The colors or the portrayal? Well some old pictures do turn dark. We have a few here that are like that. Or it could just be made to look dramatic. I don't think it looks that bad. The portrayal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4LoveofJMJ Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 The portrayal Why do you think it feels dark? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriela Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 I thought it was the Annunciation to the Shepherds, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Why do you think it feels dark? Because the guy is falling over! The other maybe-shepherds are standing off to the side, and they don't even seem to notice this major revelation happening just a few yards away. But I have no other topics to recommend... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4LoveofJMJ Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Because the guy is falling over! The other maybe-shepherds are standing off to the side, and they don't even seem to notice this major revelation happening just a few yards away. Since this is a picture of an old picture, it might not be that clear. To me it seems like the shepherd in the back is not only facing the angles, but has his hands together like he is praying. I don't know about you, but if an angle all of a sudden appeared out of no where, falling on my kiester could defiantly be an option. Besides! He may have been sitting or laying down before the angles came anyway. It looks like there is a fire right next to them. To each his own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ardillacid Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 :coffee: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little2add Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 I see your point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oremoose Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 I was going to say the dream of Jacob, or a vision of daniel. But the shepherds work too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 It is hard to tell, but to me the figure in the center looks like a Franciscan. First I thought perhaps the Temptation of St. Anthony, but I do not know enough about the iconographic conventions of that subject to know what such an image should look like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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