The Rest on the Flight into Egypt

16th century

Italian 16th Century

Associated Names
Italian 16th Century

Artist

The image is a monochrome drawing featuring three figures arranged in a triangular formation. On the left is an elderly man holding a long staff with both hands, extending his right hand forward. The central figure is a donkey, and on the right, a woman is seated on a rock with a cherubic child on her lap. Overhead, in the sky, is a celestial figure amidst radiant lines. The background consists of abstract, flowing lines resembling clouds or a glowing atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown and gray wash

  • Credit Line

    Julius S. Held Collection

  • Dimensions

    Overall: 17.2 x 19.3 cm (6 3/4 x 7 5/8 in.)
    support: 21.6 x 31.8 cm (8 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.1.8

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Julius S. Held [1905-2002]; gift 1985 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1988

  • Italian Renaissance Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1988, no cat.

Inscriptions

lower center in brown ink: 79; lower left on mount in graphite: See Vitzthum, Burl.Mag.1961, p.314, pl.22; lower center onmount: Palma Giovane; lower right: Belisario Corenzio; uLv//in brown ink: R:J:J:75 / C / T / - / - / EXM; lRv//in graphite: K709 / 12114; lRv//in brown ink:

Wikidata ID

Q64578967

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