The Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Image credit: National Galleries of Scotland

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Joseph is accorded an unusually prominent role in this composition, while the Virgin Mary washes clothes in the background. One of the few paintings

National Galleries of Scotland, Scottish National Gallery

Title

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Date

c.1580–1620

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 86.5 x W 68 cm

Accession number

NG 55

Acquisition method

purchased by the Royal Institution, 1830, transferred, 1859

Work type

Painting

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National Galleries of Scotland, Scottish National Gallery

The Mound, Edinburgh EH2 2EL Scotland

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