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Rest on the Flight to Egypt

Rest on the Flight to Egypt

c. 1879
(French, 1846–1920)
France, 19th- 20th century
charcoal
Sheet: 36.9 x 51.5 cm (14 1/2 x 20 1/4 in.)
Bequest of William Kelly Simpson 2018.74
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Despite the detail of his depictions on the subject, Luc-Olivier Merson never traveled to North Africa.

Description

This charcoal sketch relates to an oil painting that was tremendously popular at the 1879 Paris Salon. In both works, Luc-Olivier Merson depicted the Holy Family finding refuge in a massive sphinx sculpture during the rest on the flight into Egypt. The drawing may have been an independent work or, more likely, a study for the painting or a related print.
  • ?-2018
    William Kelly Simpson, Katonah, New York [1928-2017], bequeathed to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    2018-
    Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Dahesh Museum. Picturing the Middle East: A Hundred Years of European Orientalism : a Symposium. New York: Dahesh Museum, 1996. p. 35-36, ill. p. 35
  • {{cite web|title=Rest on the Flight to Egypt|url=false|author=Luc-Olivier Merson|year=c. 1879|access-date=24 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2018.74