Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Sebastiano de' Valentinis (mentioned on object), c. 1550 - c. 1555

Like the two prints on this wall at the right, this etching features a mix of Italian and northern elements. The trees with their mossy branches are reminiscent of those by the German artist Albrecht Altdorfer, who made the first landscape etchings around 1520. De’ Valentinis was one of the earliest Italian artists to use the graphic qualities of the etching technique to create landscapes.

  • Artwork typeprint
  • Object numberRP-P-2011-152
  • Dimensionsheight 209 mm x width 146 mm, height 202 mm x width 142 mm
  • Physical characteristicsets

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Rest on the Flight into Egypt

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-P-2011-152

  • Description

    Rust op de vlucht naar Egypte in een landschap met bomen en rotsen met een stad op de achtergrond.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • collector's mark: ‘S Althorp in ovaal’ Lugt 2341a
    • annotation: ‘333010’
    • stamp: ‘555’

  • Catalogue reference

    • Nagler Künstlerlexikon 1
    • Bartsch 1

Creation

  • Creation

    printmaker: Sebastiano de' Valentinis (mentioned on object), Italy

  • Dating

    c. 1550 - c. 1555

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    ets

  • Dimensions

    • height 209 mm x width 146 mm
    • height 202 mm x width 142 mm

This work is about

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds

  • Acquisition

    purchase 2011-11-30

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

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