The Flight into Egypt

c. 1630/1660

Willem Basse

Associated Names
Willem Basse

Artist, Dutch, 1613 or 1614 - 1672

The image shows two individuals in an outdoor setting. A woman is seated on a donkey holding a baby, while a man is standing beside them. The background features a natural landscape with a tree, bushes, trees, and a small building. The style of the image resembles an etching or ink drawing.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    David K. E. Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12 x 12 cm (4 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 12.2 x 12.2 cm (4 13/16 x 4 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.70.19

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Van Hattum Collection; purchased 1989 by NGA library (transferred to permanent collection in 1994).

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Wikidata ID

Q75125759

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