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The Rest on the Flight to Egypt
Sculptor: Algardi, Alessandro
Octagonal relief, of bronze, cast, chased and gilt.
Bronze, cast and chased in relief, and gilt. Octagonal. The Holy Family is shown resting in a landscape setting, the Virgin sits in the centre, about to wrap a cloth around the sleeping Christ Child on the left. The cloth, tied to a tree to the right, is held aloft behind Mary and the Christ Child by an angel looking reverently down on the sleeping baby. To the right, Joseph, sitting on bended knee under the tree, looks up from the book he is holding his left hand towards his wife and son.
History note: Unknown before donor
Given by Miss Alys Kingsley
Height: 29.3 cm
Width: 35.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1939) by Kingsley, Alys
17th Century, first half
Circa
1600
CE
-
1650
CE
Although there is no documentary evidence for Algardi being the author of this composition has so far emerged, the attribution is supported by strong stylistic evidence and the fact that an engraving after the relief by Edward Le Davis (c.1640-c.1684) is inscribed with Algardi as the author. One of Algardi's most popular designs, it is known in a number of variants and replicas. For further discussion, see Avery 2002, pp. 142-3.
probably bronze
Copper alloy
Gilt
Casting (process)
: Copper alloy, probably bronze, cast and chased in relief, and gilt
Gilt-bronze
Accession number: M.1-1939
Primary reference Number: 13902
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_1_1939
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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