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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
Camillo Procaccini used etching, a relatively new medium at the time, to create what were considered “printed drawings,” prints with the effect of spontaneous drawings, made with delicate and fluid lines on the etching plate. Here, he filled almost every inch of the composition with moving foliage, practically fusing nature with Mary, Joseph, and the Christ child, who have stopped on their flight from King Herod’s troops sent to kill Christ. Nature functions less as a container of symbols and more as a vibrant life force meant to evoke the viewer’s pious emotion.
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Camillo Procaccini|Gaspare dall'Oglio — Rest on the flight i
Simone Cantarini — Rest on the flight into Egypt, Mary holdi
Simone Cantarini — Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and Sain
Simone Cantarini — The Holy Family resting on their flight i
Simone Cantarini — Rest on the flight into Egypt, Mary holdi
Simone Cantarini (Italian, 1612–1648) — Rest on the Flight i
Stefano della Bella|Pierre Mariette — Rest on the Flight int
Simone Cantarini — Rest on the flight into Egypt, Mary holdi
Simone Cantarini — The Holy Family with Saint John the Bapti
Simone Cantarini — The Holy Family with Saint John the Bapti
Girolamo Muziano|Francesco Villamena — The rest on the fligh
Polidoro da Caravaggio — The Holy Family with Saint Elizabet
