Announcement to the Shepherds and Annunciation

Guillem Seguer was a Catalan painter active in the mid-fourteenth century who contributed to the vibrant tradition of Gothic panel painting in the Crown of Aragon. This combined scene of the Announcement to the Shepherds and Annunciation, now in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, pairs two moments of divine revelation — Gabriel's message to Mary and the angelic announcement of Christ's birth. The work reflects the narrative richness of Catalan Gothic retables, which often combined multiple scenes within unified compositions.

Tempera and gold on panel in the Catalan Gothic manner, with bold outlines defining flat, brightly colored forms against a gold background. The composition divides into two linked scenes with stylized landscape elements and the characteristic decorative patterning of the Catalonian school.