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Hark! The Herald Angels Sing: Jesus as the Good Shepherd, (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Freer, Frederick Warren 1849-1908  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor (?)
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Unlocated
Date:
Ca. 1887
Notes:
Bullock, Margaret E., 2000.
Summary:
An image of Jesus as the Good Shepherd, seated at the right, facing out toward the viewer. He has a shepherd's staff in his right hand and his left arm is around a lamb. He looks at the lamb. To his left is a pool of water and on the back behind him is a small flock of sheep, some drinking from the pool of water. The background to the right is heavily wooded, but on the left there is an open horizon.
Topic:
Landscape--Lake  Search this
Religion--New Testament--Christ  Search this
Animal--Sheep  Search this
Control number:
IAP 78120142
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_366372