DrawingsItalian16th century

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

c. 1570

Artists

Paolo Caliari, called VeroneseArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black chalk, brown ink and wash, and white gouache on blue antique laid paper

Culture

Italian

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

24.9 x 19.8 cm (9 13/16 x 7 13/16 in.) framed: 57.2 x 47 x 4.4 cm (22 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 1 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Thomas Lawrence, London. D. G. De Arozarena, Paris. John Postle Heseltine, London. [Kunsthandlung Gustav Nebehay, Berlin], sold (c. 1928); to Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, Mass., bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1965 Drawing was on long-term loan to Fogg, 1928-1965.

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