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

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt was created by Carlo Antonio Tavella in c. 1720.

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

This artwork was created c. 1720.

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

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt is pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, heightened with white, on laid paper.

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

Carlo Antonio Tavella

c. 1720

Medium

pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, heightened with white, on laid paper

Dimensions

sheet: 39 × 29.9 cm (15 3/8 × 11 3/4 in.) mount: 40.5 × 31.1 cm (15 15/16 × 12 1/4 in.) framed: 59.69 × 44.45 cm (23 1/2 × 17 1/2 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Department

CG-E

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

Accession Number

2012.57.1

Rights

Public Domain

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About the Artist

Carlo Antonio Tavella · 1668–1738

**Carlo Antonio Tavella** (1668–1738) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Genoa. Born in Milan as the son of Domenico Tavella, a Genoese merchant, he trained initially under the painter Giuseppe Merati before studying with Johann Gruembroech (also known as Greuenbrech or il Solfarolo). In 1695 he collaborated with the Dutch painter Pieter Mulier II, known as Cavaliere Te...

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt

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