ID: 700007121 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700007121	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt with St. John the Baptist (painting (visual work); Fra Bartolommeo (Florentine painter and draftsman, 1472 - 15...; about 1509; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 96.PB.15)

Note: The Holy Family is shown resting on their flight into Egypt under a palm and a pomegranate tree. The Infant St. John the Baptist presents a reed cross to the Christ Child, who is seated on the Madonna's lap. St. Joseph leans on the horse's pack saddle, calmly observing the meeting of Christ and St. John. He seems to be resting after having picked some fruit, since a pomegranate, a symbol of the resurrection, lies half eaten in the foreground. On the right side of the background the Holy Family is shown fleeing into Egypt on a donkey. The landscape also includes a ruined arch, which alludes to the coming of Christ and the downfall of the Roman Empire's pagan order. Although the Gospels mention that Christ first met St. John the Baptist at the Baptism of Christ, it was widely believed in the Renaissance that they met during their childhood. In this work Fra Bartolommeo has created a remarkable tension between the Madonna and two children, both spatially and emotionally. They form a triangular shape, accentuated by St. John's outstretched left leg and the Madonna's extended right leg, the foot of which points outward. The Madonna's ideal beauty is further enhanced by her placement in a pristine landscape, a genre to which the artist made a unique contribution. Fra Bartolommeo constructed an evocative landscape which harmoniously includes the different stages of the narrative, with the Flight represented on a hill in the background, and the Rest shown in the right foreground.

Titles:

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt with St. John the Baptist (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt with Saint John the Baptist (C,U,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

painting (visual work) [300033618] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

Classifications:

paintings (preferred)

Creation Date: about 1509

Creator Display:

Fra Bartolommeo (Florentine painter and draftsman, 1472 - 1517) [preferred,JPGM]

painter Bartolommeo, Fra (Florentine painter and draftsman, 1472-1517) [500115575]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 96.PB.15

Display Materials: Oil on panel

	oil paint (paint) [300015050]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>, paint (coating), <paint by composition or origin>)

	panel (wood by form) [300014657]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>, wood (plant material), <wood by form or function>)

Dimensions: Unframed: 129.5 x 106.6 cm (51 x 42 in.); Framed: 151.77 x 128.27 x 6.99 cm (59 3/4 x 50 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.)

Cultures:

Italian (preferred)

General Subject:

religion and mythology (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	Flight into Egypt [901000391]
	.....((Legend of the Nativity of Christ, Life of Jesus Christ, New Testament narratives, Christian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	Saint Joseph [901000953]
	.....((Christian characters, Christian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	religion (belief system) [300073708]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), <religions and religious concepts>) (AAT)

	Holy Family [901001175]
	.....((Christian allegory, symbolism, theme, Christian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	arch [300000994]
	.....(Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, architectural elements, <structural elements and components for structural elements>, structural elements, <spanning and projecting structural elements>, <arches and arch components>) (AAT)

	Mary, Blessed Virgin [901000032]
	.....((Christian characters, Christian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	John the Baptist, Saint [901001056]
	.....((Christian characters, Christian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

Inscriptions: Secondary Inscription: Inscribed on pack of panel, "Di Fra Bartolo di S. Marco oggi dfo... Anto Salviati"

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

Sources and Contributors:
The Rest on the Flight into Egypt with St. John the Baptist	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
The Rest on the Flight into Egypt with Saint John the Baptist	........ [JPGM]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

Note:
English	..... [JPGM]
	..... J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)