The Flight into Egypt; the Virgin carrying the infant Christ, Joseph pointing to the left, trees behind them, after Reni

The Flight into Egypt; the Virgin carrying the infant Christ, Joseph pointing to the left, trees behind them, after Reni by Guido Reni|Pierre Mariette|Samuel Bernard

Medium

Engraving

Dimensions

Sheet (Trimmed): 14 3/4 × 10 1/4 in. (37.4 × 26.1 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951

Accession Number

51.501.4427

Tags

ChristVirgin MaryHoly FamilySaint Joseph

About the Artist

Guido Reni|Pierre Mariette|Samuel Bernard · 15751642

Guido Reni (1575–1642) was one of the most celebrated Italian painters of the Baroque era and the dominant figure of the Bolognese School. Born into a family of musicians in Bologna, he trained first with Denys Calvaert before joining the influential Accademia degli Incamminati led by Ludovico Carracci. Reni achieved international fame through his idealizing style that combined Baroque dynamism wi...

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