Rest on the Flight into Egypt
Bartolomeo Biscaino
1627–1657
- Medium
- Etching printed in reddish brown on paper
- Dimensions
- 18.7 × 24.7 cm (7 3/8 × 9 3/4 in.)
- Genre
- Etching
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
printprints and drawingetchingpaper (fiber product)
About
This tender scene depicts the Holy Family resting, while an angel picks fruit from a tree for the Virgin. The elegance of the twisting, attenuated figures reflects the influence of Biscaino's teacher, Valerio Gastello, but it also recalls the Mannerist etching style of Parmigianino.
