Art Institute of Chicago

The Flight into Egypt

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Date: c. 1545
Medium: Oil on canvas
Culture: Venice
Department: Painting and Sculpture of Europe
Institution: Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID: 96558

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Credit line: Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection
Provenance: London art market [according to a letter from Agnew to Daniel Catton Rich dated February 25, 1937 in curatorial file]; purchased by Agnew, London and New York, by 1930 [according to letter referenced above and registrar’s records]; sold by Agnew to Charles H. Worcester, Chicago, 1930, as by Schiavone [according to registrar’s records and Chicago 1930; a document dated October 11, 1945 indicates that it was owned by Mary F. S. Worcester]; intermittently on loan to the Art Institute from 1930; given to the Art Institute, 1947.

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Object type: AAT300033618

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Rest on Flight into Egypt
These objects all depict the biblical scene of the Holy Family resting during their flight into Egypt, a popular subject in Christian art across different European artistic traditions and media.
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