Jean
Leclerc (aka Jean Le Clerc) (1586–1633); formerly
attributed to José de Ribera (aka Jusepe de Ribera; Spagnoletto;
Espagnolet; Spaniolet; Joseph de Ribeira; Giuseppe de Ribera) (1591–1652)
“Rest on the Flight into Egypt” (aka “Repos en Egypte”), c.1606–33, after the painting of the same composition (1606) in the Eremo dei Camaldolesi, Frascati, executed by Carlo Saraceni (c.1579 – 1620), published by Frans van den Wijngaerde (1614–1679).
Note that
the British Museum holds a copy in reverse of this impression published by Jean
Vallet (c.fl.1600–1636): https://research.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1481155&partId=1&searchText=Jean+Leclerc&page=1
Etching
on laid paper trimmed with tread margins around the image borderline, restored
upper left corner and backed with a support sheet.
Size:
(sheet) 30.1 x 23.1 cm; (image borderline) 29.8 x 22.8 cm.
Inscribed
on plate within the image borderline: (lower left) “Carolus Saracenus Inuent”;
(lower centre) [monogram of José de Ribera].
State ii
(of ii) with the monogram of Ribera.
TIB 44
(20) [19] (87) (with the former attribution to Giuseppe Ribera) (Paolo Bellini
& Mark Carter Leach [eds.] 1983, “The Illustrated Bartsch: Italian Masters
of the Seventeenth Century”, vol. 44, New York, Abaris Books, p. 288, cat. no.
[19]); Bartsch 19; Le Blanc II.518; Robert-Dumesnil
1835-71 V.1.II (as Leclerc); Brown 1989.20 (as a rejected attribution to
Ribera).
The
British Museum offers the following description of this print:
“Rest on
the Flight to Egypt, after Saraceni: Virgin sitting under a palm tree with
Child on her knees, listening to three angels singing, and Joseph leading the
donkey by the halter and pointing at a fourth angel picking dates”
The
Rijksmuseum offers the following description of this print:
(transl.)
“Mary sitting by a palm tree, the Christ child on her lap. To her left Joseph,
he holds the donkey on a rope. To the right of her four angels”
See also
the brief description offered by the Yale University Art Museum:
Condition:
very good impression showing minor wear to the printing plate, with restored
upper left corner, trimmed with a thread margin around the image borderline and
laid upon a support sheet of archival (millennium quality) washi paper.
I am
selling this strong etching showing the Holy Family resting on their journey to
escape King Herod’s edict to have all newly born male children killed—note the
angles singing to them from scored music and gathering dates for a simple meal—for
AU$412 (currently US$276/EUR255.41/GBP212.07 at the time of this listing)
including postage and handling to anywhere in the world (but not, of course,
any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries).
If you
are interested in purchasing this visually engaging scene involving not only
the suggestion of singing and animated gestures, but also the subtle visual
device of having the donkey on the left look at the viewer so that the viewer
reflexively feels part of this biblical scene, please contact me
(oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make
the payment easy.
This print has been sold
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