The Rest on the Flight into Egypt
Pier Francesco Mola · ca. 1641
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The artwork, "The Rest on the Flight into Egypt," is an oil on copper painting by Pier Francesco Mola, dated to circa 1641. It measures 9 x 11 inches (22.9 x 27.9 cm) and is classified under European Paintings. The work was acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art through the Wrightsman Fund in 1993.
Pier Francesco Mola (1612-1666) was a Swiss painter. The supplied data does not include details on his nationality beyond his birth in Switzerland, nor does it provide a specific country of activity for the artist.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art also holds several other works attributed to or after Pier Francesco Mola, including "Cain Slaying Abel" (ca. 1650–52), "St. Michael Casting Down Lucifer, after Pier Francesco Mola" (18th century), and multiple undated drawings and caricatures. Provenance, exhibition history, and literature for "The Rest on the Flight into Egypt" are not provided in the supplied catalogue data.
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