Rest on the Flight into Egypt
Artist
Massimo Stanzione
(Italian, 1585 - 1656)
Datec. 1645
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsImage: 72 5/16 × 62 1/16 × 1 3/8 in. (183.7 × 157.7 × 3.5 cm)
Framed: 78 9/16 × 68 11/16 × 3 1/16 in. (199.5 × 174.5 × 7.7 cm)
Framed: 78 9/16 × 68 11/16 × 3 1/16 in. (199.5 × 174.5 × 7.7 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN146
In the New Testament, Joseph was warned that Herod was searching for the Christ Child, so Joseph took the Child and the Virgin to safety in Egypt. The weary family paused during their journey. The Virgin was famished, but the date palm’s branches were too high to reach. Jesus commanded the tree to lower its branches. In Stanzione’s painting, the dates are gathered together with pears, apples, figs, and other fruits in an elegant still life from which the Virgin plucks a piece of fruit.
On View
On viewLocation
- Museum of Art, Gallery 08, Wall South
