Annunciation to the Shepherds
Taddeo Gaddi, church of Santa Croce, Florence
Circa – between 1327 and 1330
“Luke reports that the shepherds were tending their flocks outside Bethlehem when an angel suddenly appeared, announcing that the savior has just been born in the town. Medieval painter Taddeo Gaddi imagines the scene taking place on a steep hill in the middle of the night. Only one of the shepherds is awake so far, the other hunched like a rock behind him. Sheep and dogs are beginning to stir too, as the angel speaks from above – a shepherd and his flock waking up to the astonishing news.”
I wanted to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy holiday season.