id: 125887
accession number: 1948.13
share license status: CC0
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1948.13
updated: 2023-12-01 05:48:15.442000
Flight into Egypt, 1740s?. Alessandro Magnasco (Italian, 1667–1749). Black, white and gray gouache; framing lines in black chalk; sheet: 32.5 x 20 cm (12 13/16 x 7 7/8 in.); image: 30.5 x 18.1 cm (12 x 7 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1948.13
title: Flight into Egypt
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creation date: 1740s?
creation date earliest: 1740
creation date latest: 1749
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creditline: John L. Severance Fund
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culture: Italy, 18th century
technique: black, white and gray gouache; framing lines in black chalk
department: Drawings
collection: DR - Italian
type: Drawing
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CREATORS
* Alessandro Magnasco (Italian, 1667–1749) - artist
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measurements: Sheet: 32.5 x 20 cm (12 13/16 x 7 7/8 in.); Image: 30.5 x 18.1 cm (12 x 7 1/8 in.)
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description: blue laid paper (discolored to light brown)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Department of Prints and Drawings Opening Exhibition
opening date: 1958-03-03T05:00:00
Department of Prints and Drawings Opening Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (March 3, 1958-October 11, 1959).
title: The Eighteenth Century: One Hundred Drawings by One Hundred Artists
opening date: 1961-01-24T05:00:00
The Eighteenth Century: One Hundred Drawings by One Hundred Artists. Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN (January 24-March 7, 1961).
title: Drawings
opening date: 1963-01-11T05:00:00
Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 11-September 10, 1963).
title: Old Master Drawings
opening date: 1964-03-10T05:00:00
Old Master Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 10-31, 1964).
title: Drawings: France, Italy, Netherlands
opening date: 1965-01-01T05:00:00
Drawings: France, Italy, Netherlands. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 1-March 24, 1965).
title: Prints and Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art Collection
opening date: 1965-05-06T04:00:00
Prints and Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 6-September 9, 1965).
title: Old Master Prints and Drawings
opening date: 1966-07-29T04:00:00
Old Master Prints and Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 29, 1966-February 28, 1967).
title: Alessandro Magnasco
opening date: 1967-02-20T05:00:00
Alessandro Magnasco. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY (organizer) (February 20-March 26, 1967); University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI (April 19-May 13, 1967).
title: Drawings from the Museum Collection
opening date: 1967-06-09T04:00:00
Drawings from the Museum Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 9, 1967-January 1, 1968).
title: Italian Prints and Drawings
opening date: 1968-01-30T05:00:00
Italian Prints and Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 30-February 25, 1968).
title: Brush Drawings
opening date: 1981-03-03T05:00:00
Brush Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (March 3-May 10, 1981).
title: 18th Century Master Drawings
opening date: 1981-10-06T04:00:00
18th Century Master Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (October 6-November 22, 1981).
title: Italian Drawings from the Permanent Collection
opening date: 1986-12-16T05:00:00
Italian Drawings from the Permanent Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 16, 1986-March 1, 1987).
title: Concept, Dogma and Feeling: Italian Drawings 1550-1650
opening date: 1991-08-27T04:00:00
Concept, Dogma and Feeling: Italian Drawings 1550-1650. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 27-October 20, 1991).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* CMA, Concept, Dogma, and Feeling: Italian Drawings 1550-1650 (Aug. 27-Oct. 20, 1991).
CMA, Italian Drawings from the Permanent Collection (Dec. 15, 1986-Mar. 1, 1987).
CMA, Eighteenth-Century Master Drawings from the Collection (Oct. 6-Nov. 22, 1981).
CMA, Brush Drawings (Mar. 3-May 10, 1981).
CMA, Italian Prints and Drawings (Jan. 30-Mar. 26, 1968).
CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (June 9, 1967-Jan. 21, 1968).
Louisville, Ky., J. B. Speed Art Museum; Ann Arbor, Mich., Museum of Art, University of Michigan, Work of Magnasco (Feb. 20-Mar. 26; Apr. 19-May 13, 1967), no. 1, illus. [first venue dates conflict with the dates of entry here just below?]
CMA, Old Master Prints and Drawings (July 29, 1966-Apr. 1, 1967).
CMA, Prints and Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art Collection (May 6-Sep. 9, 1965).
CMA, Drawings: France, Italy, Netherlands (Jan. 14-Mar. 24, 1965).
CMA, Old Master Drawings (Mar. 10-30, 1964).
CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (Jan. 11-Apr. 1, 1963).
CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (Sep. 19-Nov. 5, 1962).
CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (Mar. 7-Apr. 26, 1962).
Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Gallery, The Eighteenth Century: One Hundred Drawings by One Hundred Artists (Jan. 23-Mar. 7, 1961), no. 53.
CMA, Department of Prints and Drawings Opening Exhibition (Mar. 3, 1958-Oct. 11, 1959).
CMA, "End of Continuous Exhibition of CMA Old Master Drawings in Director's Corridor in Old Bldg." (closed Mar. 13, 1957).
CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (rearranged: Jan. 21, 1953).
CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (from June 30, 1950).
CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (Sep. 28, 1949- ).
CMA (Recent Accessions room Mar. 29-Apr. 24, 1949).
CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (May 20, 1948- ).
Rome, Palazzo Massimo alle Colonne, Cinque pittori del settecento (1943), no. 56.
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PROVENANCE
Ildebrando Bossi, Genoa (according to departmental card); [Harold W. Parsons] (according to departmental card)
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