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Engraving

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1795-1820

GUSN

GUSN-17257

Description

"Flight Into Egypt". Landscape w/ stream in center foreground and tree on right embankment looming over water. River winds to left w/ ruins of aquaduct. Two men in boat observe an angel leading donkey w/ Holy Family. Cattle are in foreground, and at right, ruins of a Roman temple. Background shows mouth of river opening onto the ocean.

Details

Descriptive Terms

landscapes (representations)
engravings (prints)
ink
paper (fiber product)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
cattle
pastoral
peasants
religions (concept)
rivers
Ink
Unidentified Paper
Landscape
Peasant
Angel
Cattle
River
Pastoral
Religion
PICTURE, LANDSCAPE

Inscription

In small type directly beneath image, ""Claude Lorraine pinxit (right)""; ""Francis Morel sculpsit (left)"".

Maker

Morel, Francis (Maker)
After Lorraine, Claude, 1600-1682 (Artist)

Location of Origin

Rome, Italy; Italy

Dimensions

34.5 x 29 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

1935.71

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