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Object Type
print
Museum number
1949,1008.162
Description
The return of the Holy Family from Egypt accompanied by angels, with Christ pointing to a house before them; composition with an arched top; after Paggi Engraving
Producer name
Print made by:
Cornelis Galle I
After:
Giovanni Battista Paggi
Published by:
Philips Galle
School/style
Flemish
Italian
Production date
1597-1610
Materials
paper
Technique
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
486 millimetres
(cut to shape)
Width:
320 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
The related painting is now in the Uffizi (no.3178).
Bibliographic references
Hollstein / Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts c.1450-1700
(43)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
flight into egypt
Associated names
Representation of:
Holy Family
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Colnaghi
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Pierre Mariette II
(signed on recto with date 1666 and on verso with date 1674)
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Liechtenstein
Acquisition date
1949
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1949,1008.162
Conservation
Treatment
: 24 May 2010