The Rest on the Flight into Egypt, Oil on copper, 9 x 11 in. (22.9 x 27.9 cm), Paintings, Pier Francesco Mola (Italian, Coldrerio 1612–1666 Rome), The story depicted in this exquisite painting is from the apocryphal gospels. Mola gives the subject a charming informality—the Christ Child, nearly nude, climbs into Mary’s lap, and an angel waters the donkey at a pool on the left
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Rest, Flight, Egypt, Oil, copper, 9 x 11, 22.9 27.9 cm, Paintings, Pier Francesco Mola, Italian, Coldrerio, 1612–1666, Rome, story, depicted, exquisite painting, apocryphal gospels, Mola gives, subject, charming informality—, Christ, Child, nearly nude, climbs, Mary, lap, angel waters, donkey, pool, left
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