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

TitleRest on the Flight into Egypt
ArtistFrancesco Albani Italian, 1578-1660
Date1657 17th century
MediumBlack chalk, with pen and brown and black ink and traces of red chalk, on blue-gray laid paper, laid down
Classificationgraphite
OriginItaly Italy
Holding institutionArt Institute of Chicago
Credit lineThe Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Rest on the Flight into Egypt” is a work by Francesco Albani Italian, 1578-1660, dated 1657. It is executed in black chalk, with pen and brown and black ink and traces of red chalk, on blue-gray laid paper, laid down and classified as graphite. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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