The Daily Painting: Rest on the Flight to Egypt

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Rest on the Flight to Egypt

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Federico Fiori Barocci

(Italian, 1526-1612)

Rest on the Flight to Egypt, 1570

Oil on canvas

3 comments:

Tales of WhimsyDecember 9, 2010 at 11:02 AM
Wow. Something about outstretched hands alllllways gets me.
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Jessica GreysonDecember 9, 2010 at 3:23 PM
Thank you for posting this one. My Grandma used to have this hanging in her house. This is our third Christmas without her I really appreciate this painting! Thank you!

Jessica
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R. A.December 11, 2010 at 12:56 PM
I'm glad it has such meaning for you!
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