The Exodus from Egypt

1585

Jan Sadeler I, after Maarten van Cleef

Associated Names
Jan Sadeler I

Artist, Netherlandish, 1550 - 1600

Gerard de Jode

Publisher, Flemish, 1509 or 1517 - 1591

Maarten van Cleef

Artist After, Flemish, c. 1527 - 1581

This is a drawing depicting a group of people moving across a landscape with their belongings and animals. The scene shows individuals with burdens on their backs, suggesting migration. In the foreground, a seated figure handles a basket while a young child is nearby. Various figures are transporting items like pots, bundles, and livestock, indicating departure or exodus. In the background, a large crowd further emphasizes the scale of movement, with hills or mountains in the distance. Animals such as a small dog and cattle are visible among the crowd, and the drawing features detailed poses and expressions conveying action and purpose.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Estate of Leo Steinberg

  • Dimensions

    plate: 21.4 x 29.5 cm (8 7/16 x 11 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 29 x 37.9 cm (11 7/16 x 14 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.139.103

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 54, State i/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Leo Steinberg, New York (1920-2011); Estate of Leo Steinberg; gift to NGA, 2011

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. 72 vols. Amsterdam, 1980: XXI (Johannes Sadeler I): no. 59 i/iii.

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (The De Jode Dynasty, Marjolein Leesberg, author). Ouderkerk aan den Ijssel: Sound & Vision Publishers, 2018: Part I, no. 63, i/iii.

Inscriptions

across lower edge: Aegypto egrediens populus capit aurea vasa, Imponitque humeris, tollere quod potuit. Exod: 12.

Wikidata ID

Q76559289

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