About this artwork
The influential Bolognese painter and etcher Simone Cantarini specialized in intimate religious subjects. The distinctive octagonal shape of his tender, domestic vignette of Mary and Jesus resting during their Egyptian exodus proved popular and was copied by his contemporaries.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Prints and Drawings
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Artist
- Simone Cantarini
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Title
- Rest on the Flight to Egypt
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Place
- Italy (Artist's nationality:)
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Date
- Artist's working dates 1632–1648
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Medium
- Etching on ivory laid paper
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Dimensions
- 8 × 12.3 cm (3 3/16 × 4 7/8 in.)
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Credit Line
- Hannan Fund
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Reference Number
- 1939.316
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/30488/manifest.json
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