The Flight into Egypt

c. 1504

Albrecht Dürer

Associated Names
Albrecht Dürer

Artist, German, 1471 - 1528

The image is displayed from a slightly elevated point of view, offering a detailed view of the scene. The horizon is obstructed by a dense forest in the background, filled with various trees and foliage. The artwork showcases intricate engraving techniques with precise linework for texture and depth. A bearded figure with a staff leads a donkey carrying a robed individual in the foreground. Large palm-like trees are detailed to the left. The scene features a monochromatic color palette with varying shades of black and white to create contrast. In the sky, cherubic figures are depicted in the clouds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    block: 29.4 × 21 cm (11 9/16 × 8 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 29.7 × 21.2 cm (11 11/16 × 8 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3588

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Meder, no. 201

  • Series Title

    The Life of the Virgin

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Clendenin J. Ryan, Sr. [1881-1939], New York; (his sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 17 January 1940, no. 105); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1760b and Lugt 1932d); gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1970

  • Albrecht Dürer, 1471-1528: A Study Exhibition of Print Connoisseurship, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1970-1971, no. 39A.

1971

  • Albrecht Dürer: The Early Graphic Works, Princeton University Art Museum, NJ, 1971, no. 23b, repro.

1997

  • Six Centuries/Six Artists, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997.

Bibliography

1932

  • Meder, Joseph. Dürer-Katalog; ein Handbuch über Albrecht Dürers Stiche, Radierungen, Holzschnitte, deren Zustände, Ausgaben und Wasserzeichen. Vienna: Verlag Gilhofer und Ranschburg, 1932. Reprint. New York: Da Capo Press, 1971.

2001

  • Schoch, Rainer, Mattihas Mende, and Anna Scherbaum. Albrecht Dürer: Das druckgraphische Werk. Munich, 2001: vol. 2: no. 179.

Watermarks

bull's head (Meder 62)

Wikidata ID

Q18338572

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