Camillo ProcacciniItalian, 1561–1629The Rest on the Flight into Egypt
Can I see it?
Not on view at present
Where is “The Rest on the Flight into Egypt” now? Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Cleveland, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- Source
- The museum
About the work
Camillo Procaccini used etching, a relatively new medium at the time, to create what were considered “printed drawings,” prints with the effect of spontaneous drawings, made with delicate and fluid lines on the etching plate. Here, he filled almost every inch of the composition with moving foliage, practically fusing nature with Mary, Joseph, and the Christ child, who have stopped on their flight from King Herod’s troops sent to kill Christ. Nature functions less as a container of symbols and more as a vibrant life force meant to evoke the viewer’s pious emotion.
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Details
- Accession number
- 2015.26
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Sources
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Image: The Cleveland Museum of Art — Museum open access
