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Paisaje con el descanso durante la huida de Egipto

Jan Lievens
c.1640-1645

Paisaje con el descanso durante la huida de Egipto

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Between 1625 and 1631, Jan Lievens maintained close links with the young Rembrandt, possibly sharing a studio in Leiden where they worked together. As a result, their output of this date is extremely similar.

Lievens offers a peaceful depiction of this biblical episode. Mary is seated on the ground holding the Christ Child in her arms while a patient Saint Joseph stands beside them leaning on the donkey’s flank. The composition is organised through the diagonal line of the river that starts in the foreground and leads the eye into the background until it reaches a city in the centre of the composition.

Lievens uses a horizontal format appropriate to landscapes and constructs the scene through the use of ochre tones in the rocks, ground and vegetation. Only the sky and the bright crimson of Mary’s dress stand out against the uniform tonality of this scene.

Characteristics
Technique

High resolution pigment ink on


Format

13.6 x 20.4 in

Same size as original


Edition What is a Neoseries?

Next unit for sale No. 1

Open edition. Produced on demand

Certificate of authenticity included


Provenance


20.4 in

13.6 un


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Jan Lievens

Jan Lievens, a Dutch painter, began his career as a freelance artist at the age of twelve. He worked with Rembrandt and shared a studio with him in the 1620s. He painted in larger formats than Rembrandt, and although he is judged less expressive, they were often confused

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Thyssen

The Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum is a Madrid art gallery exhibiting the works of old and modern masters. It owes its existence to the lease agreement (1988) and the subsequent acquisition by the Spanish Government (1993), of the most valuable core of the private collection built over seven decades by the Thyssen-Bornemisza family.

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