Name: Antique Master Print-FLIGHT-INTO-EGYPT-THE-CAVE-LANDSCAPE-Swanevelt-17th century
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Antique Master Print-FLIGHT-INTO-EGYPT-THE-CAVE-LANDSCAPE-Swanevelt-17th century

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‘”HERMAN VAN SWANEVELT INVENTOR ET FECIT” (LOWER LEFT) “CUM PRIVILEGIO REGIS” (LOWER RIGHT)’

– The Holy Family rests in a forest clearing near a cave during their flight into Egypt. The surrounding landscape includes large trees, a distant view of hills and a village.

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Description

The Holy Family rests in a forest clearing near a cave during their flight into Egypt. The surrounding landscape includes large trees, a distant view of hills and a village.

Made by Herman van Swanevelt after own design.

Medium: Etching on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: Lettering I … D.

Sheet size: 39 x 30 cm (15.35 x 11.81 inch). Image size: 27 x 18.5 cm. (10.63 x 7.28 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Some light creasing and foxing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

VAN SWANEVELT, FLIGHT INTO EGYPT, PASTORAL LANDSCAPE, HOLY FAMILY, ETCHING, DUTCH ART, RELIGIOUS THEME | PCO-E21-07

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

From a series of landscape prints by Herman van Swanevelt.

Biography engraver: Herman van Swanevelt (c. 1600-1655) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and printmaker, best known for his landscape etchings. His work combined Italianate landscapes with a distinctly Dutch sensibility, depicting serene, often idealized, views of nature.