The Rest on the Flight into Egypt: A Night Piece (B., Holl. 57; H. 208)

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Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
The Rest on the Flight into Egypt: A Night Piece (B., Holl. 57; H. 208)
etching, circa 1644, third state (of four), a very good impression with good contrasts, on Japon, with thread margins, a repaired tear at the upper left, adhesive from old hinges at the sheet corners on the reverse, framed
P. 92 x 59 mm., S. 93 x 60 mm.

Provenance

With Craddock and Barnard, London, 11 January 1957, according to a note on the backboard.

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Lot Essay

Despite the fact that The Rest on the Flight into Egypt was not described in the Bible, it became an extremely popular subject in European art. Rembrandt etched eight different versions, but it is perhaps the two nocturnal settings that portray the intimacy and drama of a family at flight most effectively.

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