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The Rest on the Flight into Egypt
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The Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Camillo Procaccini (Italian, 1546–1629), artist · 1587–90 · etching

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Camillo Procaccini used etching, a relatively new medium at the time, to create what were considered “printed drawings,” prints with the effect of spontaneous drawings, made with delicate and fluid lines on the etching plate. Here, he filled almost every inch of the composition with moving foliage, practically fusing nature with Mary, Joseph, and the Christ child, who have stopped on their flight from King Herod’s troops sent to kill Christ. Nature functions less as a container of symbols and more as a vibrant life force meant to evoke the viewer’s pious emotion.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineThe Rest on the Flight into Egypt, 1587–90. Camillo Procaccini (Italian, 1546–1629). Etching; sheet: 22 x 27 cm (8 11/16 x 10 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Trust, 2015.26
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