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| Title | Virgin and Child (Rest on the Flight into Egypt) | |
| Collection | Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery | |
| Artist | Attributed to Italian (Northern Italian) School Previously attributed to circle of Girolamo da Treviso the Younger (Italian painter, sculptor, and architect, 1497-1544) |
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| Date Earliest | possibly about 1520 | |
| Date Latest | possibly about 1530 | |
| Description | The style of this painting bears many similarities to that of Girolamo da Treviso. Other aspects allude to artists such as Giorgione, Cima and Bellini, the last particularly in the detailed outdoor setting. The painting is certainly the work of a Northern Italian artist, and was possibly painted in the 1520s. The image depicts the popular theme of the rest on the flight into Egypt, which allowed painters of religious subjects to demonstrate their skill in landscape. Behind the familiar icon of the Virgin and Child, the delicately composed scenery conveys the narrative of the Holy Family's journey out of Bethlehem. | |
| Current Accession Number | Plymg:1926.12.7 | |
| Subject | religion (Flight into Egypt) | |
| Measurements | 38.1 x 46.9 cm cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on panel | |
| Acquisition Details | Bequeathed by Alfred de Pass 1926 | |
| Principal Exhibitions | Looking into Painting, Arts Council of Great Britain, 1986, cat. no. 1, as The Holy Family by Northern Italian School. | |
| Notes | Back of panel: inscribed in pencil, ''THE REPOSE IN EGYPT'', 'Da Trevise', 'Girolamo da Treviso 1500-1520'. Back of backing board: labels 'The Holy Family / Early 16th century / Northern Italian School', 'Arts Council Exhibition'; two other exhibition labels. Significant research was carried out by Melanie Blake and Maureen Attrill with the help of a Pilgrim Trust Grant. Oil (poplar). |
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| Rights Owner | Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery | |
| Author | Dr Anne L. Cowe | |