The Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Simone Cantarini

Associated Names
Simone Cantarini

Artist, Pesarese, 1612 - 1648

The image displays three figures and an angel as the main subjects. The angel, with large wings, stands in the center, reaching up towards palm fronds. Two individuals are portrayed beside the angel, one seated and looking upwards, the other lying down, partially covered, with the third figure facing the viewer. The figures are depicted in classical attire, surrounded by a lush landscape and a sky with clouds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 22.2 × 19 cm (8 3/4 × 7 1/2 in.)
    plate: 21 × 17.4 cm (8 1/4 × 6 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1971.37.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 3, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Raffaele Alianello (1908-1988), Andria (Bari), Rome & Naples (Lugt 5k)

Associated Names

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.

Inscriptions

recto: in brown ink, at lower left: A.S. Pes; verso: in graphite, at lower left: B-25 718

Markings

recto: none; verso: Raffaele Alianello (Lugt 5k)

Wikidata ID

Q65512059

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