Cleveland Museum of Art

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Charles Poërson

Date

c. 1640

Medium

oil on wood

Culture

France, 17th century

Department

European Painting and Sculpture

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

Formerly ascribed to the French painter Simon Vouet (1590-1649), Rest on the Flight into Egypt has only recently been attributed to Poerson, a collaborator and follower of Vouet. Intended to be a small devotional picture, this painting on oak panel depicts a quiet scene of the Holy Family resting; the Virgin Mary sits while an angel brings the plump young Christ Child fruit, and St. Joseph leads their donkey away to graze. The delicate pinks and blues and the transparent treatment of light and shadow create a gentle domestic atmosphere, characteristic of Vouet's Italian-influenced work.

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