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The Virgin Mary, pregnant with James, and Joseph voyage back from Egypt with the child Jesus. Engraving by L. Vorsterman the elder, 1620, after P.P. Rubens.
- Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640.
- Date
- 1620
- Reference
- 22313i
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Credit: The Virgin Mary, pregnant with James, and Joseph voyage back from Egypt with the child Jesus. Engraving by L. Vorsterman the elder, 1620, after P.P. Rubens. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
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Description
Bible. N.T. Matthew 2.12-15. A palm stretches out above the family. The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew tells of a palm bending down and yielding dates to the travellers. A stork flies above, with a snake in its beak
Publication/Creation
1620
Physical description
1 print : line engraving ; image 40 x 31.2 cm
Lettering
Dei et matris et filii fugam in Aegyptum. Nobili viro Joanni Velasco Hispaniarum Indiarumq. monarchæ, itemq. excellentissimo marchioni Spinulæ a secretis. Petrus Paulus Rubens benivolentiæ caussa inscripsit. P.P. Rubens pinxit. Cum privilegÿs regis christianissimi principum Belgarum, & ordinum Bataviæ. Lucas Vorsterman sculp. et excud. an.o 1620
Creator/production credits
The dedicatee named here as Juan Velasco has not been identified. The description of him given here fits Baltasar de Zúñiga y Velasco (1561-1622)
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 22313i
Type/Technique
Languages
- Latin
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores