A medieval-style illustration depicting a scene from a book of hours. The scene shows two shepherds in a field with sheep, looking up at an angel flying above them, holding a long scroll. The shepherds wear white tunics and have orange hair. The shepherd on the left wears a short tunic and holds a long staff. The shepherd on the right wears armor and holds a shepherd's crook. The angel wears a white robe. The background of the scene features a blue sky, gray rocky cliffs, a distant town and white building. The scene is framed by an arched border with a black outline. The border around the illustration is yellow with a pattern of small circles. The border features a floral design with blue, green, and red flowers and leaves. A brown boar and an owl are depicted on the left side of the border. The illustration is rendered in a mix of gray, blue, green, red, orange, white, and yellow colors.
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- 667 × 900 px
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