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Description: | The Holy Family fled to Egypt fearing that the infant Christ would be murdered by Herod's soldiers. Joseph leads the donkey, and Mary leans protectively over the child. A putto holds out an apple, indicating Christ's role as the new Adam. The quiet drama of the scene is created by chiaroscuro illumination (extreme contrasts of light and dark), the near life-size depiction of the Holy Family, and the way they proceed out of the picture into the viewer's space. This important work by Il Cerano, considered the greatest Milanese painter of the seventeenth century, was rediscovered by Denis Mahon in 1958. Two possible preparatory oil sketches have been identified. | Subjects: | New Testament); animal (donkey) Christ St Joseph Virgin religion (Flight into Egypt Holy Family | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Cerano (Italian painter and designer, ca. 1575-1632) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8885... | Go to resource |
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