id:			153801
accession number:	1987.92
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1987.92
updated:		2023-08-23 23:00:26.963000

The Flight Into Egypt, c. 1652–1654. Herman van Swanevelt (Dutch, c. 1600–1655). Etching and engraving; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Louise S. Richards in appreciation of The Print Club of Cleveland 1987.92

title:				The Flight Into Egypt
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creation date:			c. 1652–1654
creation date earliest:		1652
creation date latest:		1654
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creditline:			Gift of Louise S. Richards in appreciation of The Print Club of Cleveland
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culture:	Netherlands, 17th century
technique:	etching and engraving
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Etching
type:		Print
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CREATORS

* Herman van Swanevelt (Dutch, c. 1600–1655)  - artist

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Year in Review for 1987
	opening date:   1988-02-24T05:00:00
	<i>The Year in Review for 1987</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 24-April 17, 1988).

	title:		Northern Landscape Traditions: 16th and 17th Century Prints and Drawings
	opening date:   1989-10-10T04:00:00
	<i>Northern Landscape Traditions: 16th and 17th Century Prints and Drawings</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 10-December 31, 1989).

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This series by Herman Swanevelt, The Flight into Egypt, illustrates an event from the New Testament of the Bible. Joseph, Mary, and Christ fled into Egypt to escape King Herod's persecution. Traditionally represented as a single image, Swanevelt enlarged the story into four scenes. The Holy family is first shown traveling with three angels behind them, then Joseph helps Mary off the donkey, next Joseph leads the donkey to water as Mary changes the child, and finally the family is at rest. However, the main focus of each of these prints is the depiction of landscape, a genre that reached unprecedented levels of popularity during the 1600s. The scenery, looking much more like the Italian countryside than Egypt, was inspired by Swanevelt's paintings. Although he was Dutch, he spent most of his career in Paris and Rome. As a painter, he was known for his ability to convey warm, glowing sunlight, a quality also found in his etchings.
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