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The Flight into Egypt (Annibale Carracci)
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The Flight into Egypt is a painting by the Italian
Baroque
painter Annibale Carracci
. Dating from c. 1604, it is housed in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj of Rome
.
The painting was commissioned in 1603 by Cardinal Pietro Aldobrandini
for the family chapel in his palace in Rome, later known as Palazzo Doria Pamphilj. The commission include six paintings in six lunettes, which were executed by Carracci and his pupils (including Francesco Albani
, Domenichino and Giovanni Lanfranco
).
The work is considered one of Carracci's most important contributions to the veduta
genre, which was a model for Domenichino, Nicolas Poussin
, Gaspard Dughet
and others. The painter sought for the effect of a balanced, idyllic landscape beauty, with a perfect sentimental fusion of the holy characters, their stories and the landscape
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
painter Annibale Carracci
Annibale Carracci
Annibale Carracci was an Italian Baroque painter.-Early career:Annibale Carracci was born in Bologna, and in all likelihood first apprenticed within his family...
. Dating from c. 1604, it is housed in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj of Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
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The painting was commissioned in 1603 by Cardinal Pietro Aldobrandini
Pietro Aldobrandini
Pietro Aldobrandini was an Italian Cardinal and patron of the arts.He was made a cardinal in 1593 by his uncle, Pope Clement VIII. He took over the duchy of Ferrara in 1598 when it fell to the Papal States...
for the family chapel in his palace in Rome, later known as Palazzo Doria Pamphilj. The commission include six paintings in six lunettes, which were executed by Carracci and his pupils (including Francesco Albani
Francesco Albani
Francesco Albani or Albano was an Italian Baroque painter.-Early years in Bologna:Born 1578 in Bologna, his father was a silk merchant who intended to instruct his son in the same trade; but by age twelve, Albani became an apprentice under the competent mannerist painter Denis Calvaert, where he...
, Domenichino and Giovanni Lanfranco
Giovanni Lanfranco
Giovanni Lanfranco was an Italian painter of the Baroque period.-Biography:Giovanni Gaspare Lanfranco was born in Parma, the third son of Stefano and Cornelia Lanfranchi, and was placed as a page in the household of Count Orazio Scotti...
).
The work is considered one of Carracci's most important contributions to the veduta
Veduta
A veduta is a highly detailed, usually large-scale painting of a cityscape or some other vista....
genre, which was a model for Domenichino, Nicolas Poussin
Nicolas Poussin
Nicolas Poussin was a French painter in the classical style. His work predominantly features clarity, logic, and order, and favors line over color. His work serves as an alternative to the dominant Baroque style of the 17th century...
, Gaspard Dughet
Gaspard Dughet
Gaspard Dughet , also known as Gaspard Poussin, was a French painter born in Rome.A pupil of Nicolas Poussin, Gaspard Dughet was the brother of Poussin's wife...
and others. The painter sought for the effect of a balanced, idyllic landscape beauty, with a perfect sentimental fusion of the holy characters, their stories and the landscape