The Rest on the Flight into Egypt
Italian 16th Century
16th century
Medium
pen and brown ink with brown and gray wash
Dimensions
Overall: 17.2 x 19.3 cm (6 3/4 x 7 5/8 in.) support: 21.6 x 31.8 cm (8 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Julius S. Held Collection
Accession Number
1985.1.8
About the Artist
Italian 16th Century
"Italian 16th Century" refers to a collective attribution for anonymous painters and sculptors active in Italy during the 16th century, a period bridging the High Renaissance and Mannerism. These artists, often working in workshops of masters like Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, remain unidentified due to the collaborative nature of Renaissance production. Their early lives and training are not ...