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The Rest on the Flight into Egypt
Unidentified artist, 17th century
Formerly attributed to: Jusepe de Ribera (Spanish (active in Italy), 1591–1652)
Attributed to: Jean LeClerc (French, 1587 or 1588–1633)
After: Carlo Saraceni (Italian (Venetian), about 1579–1620)
Formerly attributed to: Jusepe de Ribera (Spanish (active in Italy), 1591–1652)
Attributed to: Jean LeClerc (French, 1587 or 1588–1633)
After: Carlo Saraceni (Italian (Venetian), about 1579–1620)
early 17th–mid 17th century
Medium/Technique
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 31.6 x 22.8 cm (12 7/16 x 9 in.)(trimmed within the platemark)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP4291
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsPrints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Robert-Dumesnil (Jean Le Clerc) 1; Bartsch (Ribera) unnumbered "pièce douteuse"; Brown (Ribera)(1989) 20 (rejected attribution), i/ii (before Ribera's monogram and the Wyngaerde initials)
Description
Marks
Verso, lower left-center, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, lower center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
ProvenanceHenry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA November 1897