The Flight into Egypt
The Met
Artist: Carlo Maratti(Italian, Camerano 1625–1713 Rome)
Date: ca. 1664
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on copper
Dimensions: 23 3/4 × 19 1/8 in. (60.3 × 48.6 cm)
Credit Line: Bequest of Errol M. Rudman, 2020
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A woman holding a baby, a bearded man reaching, and winged figures floating above in a landscape
Detailed Description
The scene is set in a natural landscape under a blue sky. In the upper center, three winged figures appear to float on white clouds. Two larger winged figures hold a basket of flowers and a garland, while a smaller winged figure's head is visible behind them. To the right, another winged figure's head emerges from behind a tree. In the lower left, a woman with a glowing disc behind her head, dressed in a blue cloak over a pink garment, stands on a rocky bank. She holds a baby, also with a glowing disc behind its head, who reaches out towards a bearded man on the right. The baby is nude except for a white cloth around its waist. To the woman's left, a small winged figure with light brown hair kneels on the ground, looking up. The bearded man, wearing a brown cloak over a purple tunic, stands with his bare feet in a shallow stream of water that flows over rocks. He leans forward, extending both hands towards the baby. A staff and a white bundle lie on the ground behind him to the right. Tall trees with green foliage frame the scene on both sides, with a large palm tree on the left and a dark, gnarled tree on the right. The background features a distant landscape with rolling hills under a lighter blue sky with white clouds.
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