Full Record |
| Title |
Rest on the Flight into Egypt (?) |
| Alternative Title |
Landscape with Castle, Waterfall and Three Figures |
| Collection |
Maidstone Museum and Bentlif Art Gallery |
| Artist |
Attributed to school of Zuccarelli, Franco (Italian painter, 1702-1788) |
| Date Earliest |
possibly about 1740 |
| Date Latest |
possibly about 1780 |
| Description |
The landscape painter Franco Zuccarelli influenced a generation of artists, both in his native Italy and in Britain, where he was a respected and regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy. This classical landscape with the Holy Family and a fourth figure, possibly John the Baptist, is typical of his style, which was influenced by the idealised landscapes of Claude, but is probably the work of a contemporary follower. |
| Current Accession Number |
MNEMG 156 |
| Subject |
landscape; figure; religion (?Flight into Egypt; Holy Family; ?John the Baptist) |
| Measurements |
25 x 39 cm (estimate) |
| Material |
oil on panel |
| Acquisition Details |
Unknown |
| Notes |
This painting was acquired as Landscape with Castle, Waterfall and Three Figures. Although the subject is identified in museum records as 'Rest on the Flight into Egypt', this seems tenuous, given there are in fact four figures, including a young child seated between the man and the woman holding a baby, who does not appear in other versions of the subject by Zuccarelli and would appear to be the young John the Baptist. |
| Rights Owner |
© Maidstone Museum and Bentlif Art Gallery |
| Author |
Dr Rachel Sloan |
