Rest on the Flight into Egypt (David, Madrid)
Rest on the Flight into Egypt | |
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Gothic | |
Dimensions | 60 cm × 39 cm (24 in × 15 in) |
Location | Museo del Prado, Madrid |
The Rest on the Flight into Egypt is an oil painting of around
The Flight into Egypt derives from the Gospel of Matthew (II.13-18), though it does not mention a rest, which derives from apocryphal accounts. It was a popular theme for painters in many periods. David painted it on several occasions using different compositions,[2] possibly not as the result of commissions but simply painted to put on the open market. Many of them are near-identical but for a few small details. However, in all of them David focuses attention on the seated Virgin Mary breastfeeding the Christ Child, enthroned in front of a deep forest landscape background. In the far background there is usually a scene related to either the rest or to the journey to Egypt.
It entered the Museum in 1915 from a convent in
References
- ^ Mª Ángeles Piquero López. "El Descanso… del Museo del Prado" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-06-14.
- ^ "David, Rest on the Flight into Egypt". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 2017-06-14.