Gilles Sadler
Belgium, b.1570, d.1629
Quia Natus Est Vobis Hodie Salvator Lvc II. Angelus Aetherea Demissus Abarce Bubulcis In Terris Natum
- Engraving
- Sir Joseph Kinsey bequest
- 272 x 205mm
- 73/22
Tags: angels (spirits), animals, Bible stories, buckets (vessels), Christianity, clouds, cross-hatching, flutes (aerophones), goats, hats, men (male humans), monochrome, musical instruments, people (agents), putti (motifs), sheep, shepherds, text (layout feature), trees
The text is from Luke, chapter 2, verse 11
For unto you is born this day [in the city of David] a Saviour, [which is Christ the Lord]