# The Annunciation to the Shepherds

- By: Claes Moeyaert (ca. –1655)
- Date: c. 1633 - c. 1637
- Medium: paper, ink
- Classification: drawing
- Dimensions: height 242 mm x width 193 mm
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/RP-T-1893-A-2779--819dbee6f8381c1f4f7929c576002c71)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/06fc663e6b3a0813c146be32563fad3e.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

A group of shepherds gaze up to heaven, where an angel has appeared to announce the birth of Jesus. Moeyaert devoted a great deal of attention to the subtle effects of light in this splendid composition. Moeyaert enjoyed a long career, during which he witnessed Rembrandt’s fame. In this instance, he probably took inspiration from Rembrandt’s famous 1634 etching of the same subject.