Rest on the Flight into Egypt
after 1570
Medium
Chiaroscuro woodcut from two blocks in medium and dark brown on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
34.9 × 28.1 cm (13 3/4 × 11 1/8 in.)
Classification
woodcut
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
29377
Art Historical Context
Federico Barocci's *Rest on the Flight into Egypt created after 1570, a tender moment from the biblical narrative where the Holy Family pauses during their escape from King Herod. The Italian artist, renowned for his luminous religious scenes blending Mannerist grace with Raphael-inspired harmony, infuses this work with emotional warmth and serene beauty, making it a standout in Renaissance printmaking. This chiaroscuro woodcut printed from two blocks in medium and dark brown inks on ivory laid paper (34.9 × 28.1 cm), exemplifies an innovative technique that mimicked the tonal modeling of oil...
About the Artist
Federico Barocci · 1535–1612
Federico Barocci (c. 1535–1612) was an Italian painter from Urbino whose luminous, emotionally tender religious paintings made him one of the most original and influential artists of the late sixteenth century, bridging Mannerism and the early Baroque. Born in Urbino, the city of Raphael, he studied under Battista Franco and traveled to Rome, where he absorbed the lessons of Raphael, Correggio, an...