Orazio Gentileschi, 'The Rest on the Flight into Egypt', about 1620
About the work
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- Full title
- The Rest on the Flight into Egypt
- Artist
- Orazio Gentileschi
- Artist dates
- 1563 - 1639
- Date made
- about 1620
- Medium and support
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 175.6 × 218 cm
- Acquisition credit
- On loan from Birmingham Museums Trust on behalf of Birmingham City Council
- Inventory number
- L1311
- Location
- Room 32
- Image copyright
- On loan from Birmingham Museums Trust on behalf of Birmingham City Council
- Collection
- Main Collection
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