Shepherds Purse: painting - Antigó "Adoration of the Shepherds"

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This is a work by the Catalan painter Joan Antigó of the Adoration of the Shepherds genre, attested between 1437 and 1439. It is part of the altarpiece of the Virgin of the Stair, at the monastery of Sant Esteve de Banyoles.

This is a white cloth shoulder pouch of the "shaped" variety with no visible flap. If it were worn around the waist, it would very much resemble the "crescent-shaped" version of the Shepherds Purse. A rigid bottle or flask hangs from the regular belt.

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References

De Lasarte, Joan Ainaud. 1991. Catalan Painting: From Gothic Splendor to the Baroque. Rizzoli, New York. p.94