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The Flight into Egypt

Giovanni Battista Fontana

Associated Names

Giovanni Battista Fontana

Artist, Veronese, c. 1524 - 1587

The image shows a woman and child seated on a horse to the left, being led by a man. Trees are depicted in detail with fine lines. The scene has a monochromatic color palette of black and gray. The sky in the background is subtly detailed with horizontal lines.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching on laid paper
Credit Line

Gift of Professor Sydney Freedberg
Dimensions

sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 10.3 x 8.8 cm (4 1/16 x 3 7/16 in.)
Accession Number

1991.209.6

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q74896644

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