The rest on the flight into Egypt
Francesco Brizio · 1600–23
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What the record supports
"The rest on the flight into Egypt," an engraving by Francesco Brizio, measures 19 1/2 × 12 3/8 inches (49.6 × 31.5 cm) and was created between 1600 and 1623. It was acquired by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1960 as part of The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, and is classified under Prints in the Drawings and Prints department.
Francesco Brizio (1574-1623) was an Italian painter and engraver. The provided data does not include information regarding the specific culture this work belongs to, nor does it list any exhibition history, literature, or previous ownership (provenance) for this particular piece.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds several other works attributed to Brizio, including multiple depictions of "The Return from Egypt" and "Saint Roch" dating from 1590 to 1623. These comparable holdings indicate a consistent engagement with religious themes and a similar timeframe within the artist's known oeuvre.
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Related holdings by the same hand
Title page to IL FUNERALE D'AGOSTIN CARRACCIO FATTO IN BOLOGNA SUA PATRIA DAGL'INCAMINATI Academici del Disegno; title inside a cartouche with a globe and stars at top and a grotesque mask at bottom
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Return from Egypt
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Return from Egypt
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Saint Roch with a donor and a dog at left
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Saint Roch at right distributing alms to a group of people gathered around him, after Annibale Caracci
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Saint Roch at left distributing alms to a group of people gathered around him, after Annibale Caracci
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Saint Roch at left distributing alms to a group of people gathered around him
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Christ giving the Sacred Host to the kneeling Saint Catherine of Siena, surrounded by various angels
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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