MAKE A MEME View Large Image Giuseppe Zais - The Rest on the Flight into Egypt - Walters 37281.jpg This Biblical scene depicts the Holy Family resting near a river along their route on the Flight into Egypt The branches of a palm tree visible at the left edge are the ...
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Keywords: Giuseppe Zais - The Rest on the Flight into Egypt - Walters 37281.jpg This Biblical scene depicts the Holy Family resting near a river along their route on the Flight into Egypt The branches of a palm tree visible at the left edge are the only indication of the lands through which the family passed Indeed the fantasy architecture and even the river and waterfall to the rear indicate that the artist had no real idea about the reality of the dry landscape of Gaza and Egypt but then neither did the contemporary viewers The quick painterly brushstrokes are characteristic of the artist Giuseppe Zais 1709-1784 The colors are very fresh although the paint surface is slightly damaged Previously the painting was attributed to Maro Ricci 1676-1730 between 1730 1735 Baroque Oil on canvas Painted surface cm 45 5 57 4 ; Stretcher cm 47 58 5 accession number 37 281 12251 William T / Henry Walters Collection Baltimore prior to 1909 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquried by William T or Henry Walters before 1909 An Exhibition of the Treasures of The Walters Art Gallery The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; Pace Wildenstein Gallery New York; Smith College Museum of Art Northampton 1967 The Christmas Story in Art Fort Wayne Art Museum Indiana Fort Wayne 1953 Landscape into Art Atlanta Art Association Atlanta 1962 place of origin Venice Italy Zeri Italian paintings in the Walters Art Gallery 454 566 Walters Art Museum license 2D Baroque paintings in the Walters Art Museum Giuseppe Zais Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Paintings of the Rest on the Flight into Egypt
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