Mary and Joseph voyage to Egypt with the infant Jesus. Etching by A.-C.-P. de Caylus after A. Carracci.
- Carracci, Annibale, 1560-1609.
- Date:
- 1700-1799
- Reference:
- 22382i
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Bible N.T. Matthew 2.12-15. Joseph is warned in a dream to take Mary and Jesus to Egypt; thus they avoid Herod's massacre of the holy innocents (Matthew 2.16)
Publication/Creation
1700-1799
Physical description
1 print : etching ; platemark 37.3 x 48.3 cm
Lettering
Annibal Carache in. Cx sculp
References note
Marcel Roux, Inventaire du fonds français, graveurs du XVIIIe siècle, Bibliothèque nationale, Département des estampes, Paris 1940, tome IV, p. 79, no. 161 ("La Fuite en Egypte: la Sainte Famille descend un monticule à g., dans un grand paysage")
Reference
Wellcome Collection 22382i
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