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Rest on the Flight into Egypt

c. 1619

Jean Leclerc after Carlo Saraceni

Associated Names

Jean Leclerc

Artist, French, c. 1587 - 1633

Carlo Saraceni

Artist After, Roman, 1579 - 1620

The image shows five figures in a pastoral setting. In the center, a woman sits holding a child in her lap. An older man stands to her left, while two angelic figures are on her right. One angel holds a book and looks at the woman, while the other reaches upwards. A donkey is behind the older man. The background includes foliage, a palm tree, and a partly cloudy sky.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching
Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number

1972.65.19

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1974

NGA Recent Acquisitions 1974, no. 104.

2012

The Baroque Genius of Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C., 2012

Wikidata ID

Q65572108

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