The Flight into Egypt

probably 1662

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

The image depicts a woman riding a donkey, holding an infant in her arms. A man stands beside the donkey, leading it. In the background are trees, mountains, and cherubic faces or angels in the clouds. The woman wears a headscarf and long garments, and a halo is above her head. The etching is detailed and has a textured background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper [restrike]

  • Credit Line

    Transferred from The Library of Congress

  • Accession Number

    1986.50.33

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 13, (restrike)

  • Series Title

    Quadreria Medicea, vol.3 (1986.50.11-108)

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1906

  • Vesme, Alexandre de (Baudi di Vesme, Alessandro). Le peintre-graveur italien; ouvrage faisant suite au peintre-graveur de Bartsch. Milan: Ulrico Hoepli, 1906, no. 13, (restrike).

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no. 13, (restrike).

2001

  • Talbierska, Jolanta.AKWAFORTY ZE ZBIOROW GABINETU RYCIN BIBLIOTEKI UNIWERSYTECKIEJ W WARSZAWIE / Etchings from the Collection of the Print Room of the Warsaw University Library. Warsaw, 2001: no. IV. 1.

Wikidata ID

Q74074085

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