Painter:

Cole, Thomas 1801-1848  Search this

Medium:

Oil on board

Type:

Paintings

Owner/Location:

Chrysler Museum of Art 245 West Olney Road (at Mowbray Arch) Norfolk Virginia 23510-1587 Accession Number: 84.32

Date:

Ca. 1831

Notes:

Hagood, Martha N., and Jefferson C. Harrison, "American Art at the Chrysler Museum: Selected Paintings, Sculpture, and Drawings," Norfolk, VA: Chrysler Museum of Art, 2005, pg. 54.

Summary:

Early study for the Chrysler's finished painting depicts the shepherds gazing up as an angel emerges from a bright light in the sky.

Topic:

Religion--Angel  Search this

Religion--New Testament--Shepherds  Search this

Control number:

IAP 55450249

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_384109