15. Jacob de Gheyn II (1565-1629)
after Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem (1562-1638)
The Rest on the Flight into Egypt

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de Gheyn, The Rest on the Flight

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Engraving, 1589, Wurzbach 206a, Hollstein 348 ii/iii, New Hollstein 31 ii/iv, 264 x 204 mm. Very good, sharp impression, before the address of Visscher, on laid paper, trimmed on or close to the borderline but complete and with the full text below; a nick at the left edge, tears repaired, flattened folds, tiny surface losses, laid down to wove paper. Despite the many small defects, of good appearance. Although not as apparent here as elsewhere, Cornelis was a Mannerist artist. The exaggerated musculature and twisted poses are absent here, but the figures are monumental within the scope of the design. The date given is that on the print as Cornelis’ conception. The engraving itself could have been done anytime afterwards in de Gheyn’s life.