Artist: Federico Fiori Barocci (c. 1535 – 1612), after. F. F. B. was an Italian Renaissance painter and printmaker.
Artist: Copied from the print by Cort. Cornelis Cort (c. 1533 – c. 1578) was a Dutch engraver and draughtsman. He spent the last 12 years of his life in Italy, where he was known as Cornelio Fiammingo.
Engraver: Raffaello Schiaminossi (Italian, 1572-1622).
Title: Rest on the Flight into Egypt.
The Possessors of the Painting: Pinacoteca Vaticana.
Signed, Inscribed, and Dated: The inscription (cut off) contains a quotation from Psalm 87 and the etcher's dedication to Giovanni Vitellio. Signed and dated 1612. With publisher's initials 'P S F'.
Dimensions: Sheet 10 1/4" x 8 1/4".
Publisher: P S F (Pietro Stefanoni).
Date: 1612.
Materials and Techniques: Etching on laid paper pasted on another laid paper.
Watermark: yes
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Trimmed to the image. Spots. The inscription is cut off. Margins are reinforced and extended with a strip of paper. With both vertical and horizontal folding creases. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums and Libraries: Philadelphia Museum of Art 1985-52-3503.
The British Museum V,8.155.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Italian School XVII C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from the catalog entry and uses the catalog description of the same item from the collection of the British Museum.