The Flight into Egypt

Rembrandt van Rijn (mentioned on object), 1654

The cropping of this Flight into Egypt is unusual. The lower legs of the donkey and Joseph’s feet are outside of the picture plane. This suggests that they might be wading through a ford. The shading on the Virgin and the Child has been applied with decidedly wide and open parallel hatching, silhouetting them lightly against the dense interplay of lines in the background.

  • Artwork typeprint
  • Object numberRP-P-OB-113
  • Dimensionsheight 95 mm x width 144 mm
  • Physical characteristicsets en droge naald

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    • The flight into Egypt crossing a brook
    • The Flight into Egypt

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-P-OB-113

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • signature and date: ‘Rembrandt f. 1654’
    • collector's mark: Lugt 240

  • Catalogue reference

    • Hollstein Dutch 55-1(1)
    • Bartsch 55-1(1)
    • New Hollstein Dutch and Flemish (Rembrandt text) 277-1(1)

Creation

  • Creation

    • printmaker: Rembrandt van Rijn (mentioned on object)
    • after design by Rembrandt van Rijn

  • Dating

    1654

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    ets en droge naald

  • Dimensions

    height 95 mm x width 144 mm

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