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Description: | The subject of this painting is taken from a Bible story. An angel is leading Joseph with the Virgin Mary and the newborn baby Jesus to safety in Egypt. Joseph had been warned in a dream that King Herod was looking for the baby Jesus to kill him. This is a fine painting in the Italian Baroque style of the 17th century. The dramatic lighting, and the way the figures almost seem to be about to step out of the frame, are typical of Baroque painting. | Publisher: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Temporal: | Production date: 1680 to 1700 | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Creator: | Gregorio de Ferrari | Identifier: | http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/artonline/se... | Go to resource |
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