Rest on the Flight into Egypt (Barocci)

Painting by Federico Barocci

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Artist| Federico Barocci
Year| c. 1573
Medium| Oil on canvas
Dimensions| 133 cm × 110 cm (52 in × 43 in)
Location| Vatican Museums, Vatican

Rest on the Flight into Egypt is an oil on canvas painting by Italian painter Federico Barocci, created c. 1573\. It is held in the Pinacoteca Vaticana.[1]

## Description

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The painting depicts an episode from the early life of Jesus, the Rest on the Flight into Egypt, a usual subject in Catholic art. The scene is shown from a simple and familiar point of view so as to invite devotion among the faithful. In the center, the Virgin Mary, who is seated, draws water. Behind her, Joseph holds out a branch with a few cherries from a tree to Jesus. The straw hat, the flask, the food bag and the donkey, at the right, contribute to create an atmosphere of intimacy. The presence of cherries, however, are a symbol prefiguring the Passion of Christ.[2][3]

## References

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1. ^ Les Musées du Vatican, Edizioni Musei Vaticani, 2010, pp. 270-271 (French)
2. ^ Les Musées du Vatican, Edizioni Musei Vaticani, 2010, pp. 270-271 (French)
3. ^ Rest during the Flight into Egypt: the Holy Family portrayed by Barocci, Daily Compass

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Federico Barocci

Paintings|

* Rest on the Flight into Egypt (c. 1573)
* Madonna del Cat (1575)
* Madonna del Popolo (1575–1579)
* Portrait of a Young Man (c. 1580–1585)
* Nativity (1597)
* Communion of the Apostles (c. 1603–1608)

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* Bartolommeo Genga (oncle)
* Battista Franco Veneziano (master)
* Taddeo Zuccari (master)
* Federico Zuccari (master)
* Mannerism
* Baroque painting

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