Repos pendant la Fuite en Égypte
Rubens designed this lively scene of the Holy Family taking a breather during their escape to Egypt, with the intricate carving handled by his collaborator Christoffel Jegher. Instead of a solemn religious moment, the viewer finds a playful woodland picnic: Mary cradles baby Jesus under a tree while three chubby cherubs wrestle with a goat in the foreground. Joseph is tucked away in the background, seemingly resting near their donkey. This print was part of a series Rubens published to spread his compositions across Europe, proving that even sacred subjects could have the dynamic, bustling energy typical of the Baroque style.
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