1849
oil
canvas
From the collection of National Gallery
The Flight out of Egypt is a 1849 oil by Richard Dadd, a British Romanticism work, held at National Gallery.
This painting shows a chaotic scene with many people and animals. There are palm trees and a desert landscape in the background. The people are dressed in colorful robes and are crowded together, some on horses or camels. In the center, a man in a blue and gold outfit holds a large object above his head. The painting has a lot of detail and color, with many different textures and patterns. The people and animals seem to be in motion, giving the scene a sense of energy and movement. If you're interested in learning more about this style of painting, you might want to look up the artist Richard Dadd.
Richard Dadd (1 August 1817 – 7 January 1886) was an English painter of the Victorian era, noted for his depictions of fairies and other supernatural subjects, Orientalist scenes, and enigmatic genre scenes, rendered with obsessively minuscule detail.
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