Rest on the Flight into Egypt
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Not on view at present
Where is “Rest on the Flight into Egypt” now? Collection: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Chicago, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the work
Bernardino Passeri was a painter, engraver, and printer who worked in Rome in the last decades of the 16th century. This monumental engraving probably belonged to a larger series of related religious subjects of the same year. In this composition, the exaggerated movement of the trees and landscape is complicated by Joseph’s placement, leaning out into the viewer’s space—a typical Baroque device. Although many of Passeri’s designs were reproduced by other engravers, the inscription on this example indicates it is from his own hand.
Art Institute of ChicagoCC BY 4.0
Details
- Accession number
- 1920.2381
In the catalog
Sources
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Image: Art Institute of Chicago — CC0
