Who created "The Rest on the Flight into Egypt"?

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt was created by Pier Francesco Mola in ca. 1641.

When was "The Rest on the Flight into Egypt" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1641.

What medium is "The Rest on the Flight into Egypt"?

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt is Oil on copper.

Is "The Rest on the Flight into Egypt" in the public domain?

Yes, The Rest on the Flight into Egypt is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Pier Francesco Mola

ca. 1641

Medium

Oil on copper

Dimensions

9 x 11 in. (22.9 x 27.9 cm)

Classification

Paintings

Department

European Paintings

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Wrightsman Fund, 1993

Accession Number

1993.20

Tags

AngelsDonkeysHoly Family

Art Historical Context

Pier Francesco Mola's *The Rest on the Flight into* (ca. 1641) captures a tender moment from the biblical narrative in Matthew's Gospel, where the Holy Family—Mary Joseph, and the infant Jesus—pauses during their perilous flight from King Herod's massacre of innocents. Depicted with a donkey and attending angels, this intimate oil on copper panel (9 x 11 in.) evokes quiet respite amid danger, a popular motif in Christian art symbolizing divine protection. Mola, a Swiss-Italian Baroque painter active in, drew from Caravaggesque tenebrism and the lyrical landscapes of Guercino, blending dramati...

About the Artist

Pier Francesco Mola

Pier Francesco Mola (1612–1666) was a Roman Baroque painter celebrated for the lyrical quality of his landscapes and the painterly freedom of his figural work, qualities that set him apart from the more rigorous classicism of some of his contemporaries. Born in Coldrerio in the Swiss canton of Ticino, he spent the greater part of his career in Rome, where he underwent an extensive and eclectic for...

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt

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