拍品专文
La Fuite en Egypte montre la Sainte Famille fuyant l'ordre donné par Hérode de chercher et de tuer l'Enfant Jésus. Joseph est montré conduisant en sécurité la Vierge et l'Enfant en Egypte, précédés par des putti jetant des fleurs sur le passage des voyageurs, comme annonçant l'Entrée du Christ à Jérusalem. Le charmant et délicat traitement de la terre-cuîte nous fait penser à un artiste français travaillant dans la première moitié du XVIIIème siècle, une attribution à Pierre Berger, un artiste présent à Paris en 1716, a été suggérée.
The Flight into Egypt shows the Holy Family fleeing Herod's decree to find and kill the infant Christ. Joseph is shown leading the Virgin and Child to the safety of Egypt, preceded by little amoretti strewing flowers into the path of the travellers, perhaps as a prefiguration of Christ's Entry into Jerusalem. The charming and delicate handling of the terracotta points to the hand of a French artist working in the early decades of the 18th century and an attribution to Pierre Berger, an artist recorded in Paris in 1716, has been suggested.
The Flight into Egypt shows the Holy Family fleeing Herod's decree to find and kill the infant Christ. Joseph is shown leading the Virgin and Child to the safety of Egypt, preceded by little amoretti strewing flowers into the path of the travellers, perhaps as a prefiguration of Christ's Entry into Jerusalem. The charming and delicate handling of the terracotta points to the hand of a French artist working in the early decades of the 18th century and an attribution to Pierre Berger, an artist recorded in Paris in 1716, has been suggested.