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The Flight into Egypt

Adam ColoniaBefore 1685

Dulwich Picture Gallery
London, United Kingdom

The subject is taken from Matthew 2, 12-15; threatened by King Herod, the Holy family leave Bethlehem by night for Egypt.

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Details

Title: The Flight into Egypt
Creator Lifespan: 1634 - 1685
Date: Before 1685
Physical Dimensions: w477 x h692 cm
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil
Work Nationality: Dutch
Support: Canvas
Provenance: ?Bought from the painter by William Cartwright; London, William Cartwright (inventory no. 82: 'Josiph & mary & our Saviour, Josiph Leading an Asse & our Lady & our Saver on it in 3 quarters Clouth in a gilte frame. £3'); Cartwright Bequest, 1686.
Inscriptions: Signed bottom right in yellow: 'AG Colonia', the AG in monogram.
Artist: Colonia, Adam
Acquisition Method: Cartwright, William (Bequest, 1686)

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