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Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated Virgin holding an infant with a haloed head, with a bending figure at right and white highlights on tan paper.

The Holy Family Resting on the Flight into Egypt

A seated Virgin cradles the infant Christ, her head haloed, while a figure at right bends over a rock or pack beside them. Brown wash, pen and white gouache on tan paper create soft modeling and a dreamlike, shadowy atmosphere.

Artist
Jacques Bellange
Date
1610/17
Medium
Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, with charcoal, heightened with white gouache, over black chalk, on cream laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2042 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1617).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Helen Regenstein Collection

Español: La Sagrada Familia descansando en la huida a Egipto

Una Virgen sentada sostiene al Niño Jesús, con la cabeza marcada por un halo, mientras una figura a la derecha se inclina junto a una roca o un bulto. La aguada marrón, la tinta y el gouache blanco crean un modelado suave y una atmósfera sombría.

Português: A Sagrada Família descansando na Fuga para o Egito

Uma Virgem sentada segura o Menino Jesus, com a cabeça marcada por um halo, enquanto uma figura à direita se inclina ao lado de uma rocha ou fardo. A aguada marrom, a tinta e o guache branco criam um modelado suave e uma atmosfera sombria.

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