1630
ink
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Rest on the Flight into Egypt is a 1630 ink by Simone Cantarini, a Baroque work, depicting Holy Family, held at National Gallery of Art.
The painting shows a scene of Mary, Joseph, and Jesus resting on their flight to Egypt. It's an etching, which is a technique where the artist scratches a design into a metal plate. The detail that makes this work interesting is the way the artist used lines and shading to create depth and texture, like the folds in Mary's clothes. You can learn more about this technique by looking into etching.
Simone Cantarini or Simone da Pesaro, called il Pesarese (Baptized on 21 August 1612 – 15 October 1648) was an Italian painter and etcher.
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