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The Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Rembrandt1645

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands

This version stands out because Rembrandt defined the scene in outlines and let the acid bite the lines in the plate ever so lightly. Consequently, the print greatly resembles a silverpoint drawing. The Virgin shelters the sleeping Jesus from the sun, while Joseph looks on tenderly and peels an apple. Their donkey is outside the picture plane, its saddle just visible at lower right.

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  • Title: The Rest on the Flight into Egypt
  • Creator: Rijn, Rembrandt van
  • Date Created: 1645
  • Physical Dimensions: papier
  • Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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