1871
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Rest on the Flight into Egypt with a Saddled Donkey is a 1871 by Rodolphe Bresdin, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a family of three resting by a rocky path. The man holds a staff, the woman cradles a baby, and a donkey stands nearby. The background is dense with tangled trees, bushes, and wild plants, giving a sense of a rugged, untamed landscape. Notice how the artist uses deep contrasts between light and dark to shape the figures and terrain. The donkey’s fur and the baby’s face catch the light, while the shadows around them feel almost three-dimensional. Next, look up chiaroscuro to see how this lighting trick works in other art.
Rodolphe Bresdin (12 August 1822 – 11 January 1885) was a French draughtsman and engraver.
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