The Rest on the Flight into Egypt

c. 1480/1490

Master BM

Associated Names
Master BM

Artist, German, active c. 1480/1500

This is a drawing of a religious scene in a pastoral landscape. The image shows a group of figures gathered closely together. Some have wings and are holding a musical scroll. In the center, a robed figure with long hair holds a smaller figure. In the background, a rocky, mountainous landscape appears with a city or village visible under a lightly clouded sky. The linework defines the folds of the garments and the texture of the terrain in detailed and intricate ways.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.481

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lehrs, Vol. 6, p.074, no. 2, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Princes of Waldburg Wolfegg, Wolfegg (Lugt 2542); (William Schab, New York); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1949; gift to NGA, 1949.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1950

  • Rosenwald Collection: An Exhibition of Recent Acquisitions, NGA, 1950, no. 19, repro.

1953

  • Masterpieces of Graphic Art from the Rosenwald Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1953-1954, no cat.

1954

  • Masterpieces from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1954, no cat.

1961

  • Christmas Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1961-1962, no cat.

1967

  • Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., NGA, 1967-1968, no. 117, repro.

Bibliography

1908

  • Lehrs, Max. Geschichte und kritischer Katalog des deutschen, niederlandischen und franzosischen Kupferstichs im XV. Jahrhundert. 9 vols. and 1 plate vol. Vienna: Gesellschaft fur vervielfaltigende Kunst, 1908-1934.

1967

  • Shestack, Alan. Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.. Exh. cat. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1967: no. 117.

Wikidata ID

Q65081150

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