Légende

Flight into Egypt, La Fuite en Egypte II (original title), print, Mary riding on a donkey in a hilly landscape with a bridge. She carries the Christ Child in her arms, which are hidden behind her cloak., printmaker: Lodewijk Schelfhout (signed by artist), printer (person): Roeloffzen & Hübner, 1930, printer (person), paper, drypoint, drypoint on copper, height 121 mm x width 161 mm, ass, donkey, flight into Egypt and miracles during the journey, A monochrome drawing shows a robed figure with a halo seated on a donkey, the figure's head covered and gaze lowered, draped garments creating flowing lines over the animal's back; the donkey stands on a textured ground with visible hooves and a lowered head. Surrounding them are stylized plants with long leaves in the foreground and trees with twisting trunks framing the scene at the sides, while a curved wall or ledge runs behind the donkey. In the background a body of water stretches toward distant layered hills and a mountainous peak, a small boat on the water, and a rounded terraced hill topped by a cluster of tall slender trees; a palm tree with arching fronds appears at one side and a branch with foliage extends across the upper area. The sky is rendered with horizontal shading and the composition is enclosed by a rectangular border.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A87_427

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

37.7Mo (7.5Mo) / 34.4cm x 27.5cm / 4062 x 3243 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Flight Egypt La Fuite en Egypte II original title print Mary riding donkey hilly landscape bridge carries Christ Child arms hidden cloak printmaker Lodewijk Schelfhout signed artist printer person Roeloffzen & Hübner 1930 paper drypoint copper height 121 mm x width 161 mm ass flight miracles journey monochrome drawing robed figure halo seated figure's head covered gaze lowered draped garments creating flowing lines animal's back donkey stands textured ground visible hooves lowered head Surrounding them stylized plants long leaves foreground trees twisting trunks framing scene sides curved wall ledge runs background body water stretches distant layered hills mountainous peak small boat water rounded terraced hill topped cluster tall slender trees palm tree arching fronds side branch foliage extends across upper area sky rendered horizontal shading composition enclosed rectangular border