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Rest on the Return from Egypt, Agostino Carracci; attributed
Agostino Carracci
Rest on the Return from Egypt
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Agostino Carracci attributed

Rest on the Return from Egypt, ca. 1594 – 1595

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239 x 185 mm
Physical Description
Pen in brown
Inventory Number
5638
Object Number
5638 Z
Status
On display, Department of Prints and Drawings Exhibition Gallery

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The scene owes its special appeal to its mundanity. The Christ Child rushes to bring his mother the plants he has gathered. What we presumably have in this sketch is an initial idea for a composition outlining the Holy Family at rest with rapid, partially overlapping lines.

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15.11.2024