Flight into Egypt
Medium
Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk, on cream laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
25.1 × 19.5 cm (9 15/16 × 7 11/16 in.)
Classification
pen and ink drawings
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
80970
Art Historical Context
Giovanni Baglione's *Flight into Egypt*, a pen and ink drawing from the artist's undated oeuvre, captures the biblical narrative of the Holy Family's perilous journey to escape King Herod's massacre of the innocents. Created in the late 16th or early 17th century, this work reflects Baglione's Roman Baroque sensibility, blending dramatic tension with tender devotion. As a painter, biographer, and critic—author of a key 1642 guide to artists' lives—Baglione often explored religious themes, making this scene a poignant example of his narrative skill in preparatory sketches. Executed on cream la...