The Rest on the Flight into Egypt with Angels, one offering the Christ Child the...

Giuseppe Bartolomeo Chiari (Rome 1654 – Rome 1727). Oil painting on canvas, The Rest on the Flight into Egypt with Angels, one offering the Christ Child the Symbols of the Passion by Guiseppi Bartolomeo Chiari (1654-1727). Set in a landscape, Mary holds Jesus in her lap, Joseph stands behind. The child holds a cross in one hand with the other he takes a thorn from a basket held by two angels. A pupil of Carlo Maratta, Chiari painted small devotional images of this kind for collectors visiting Rome on the Grand Tour. It was probably bought by Sir Harry Harpur, 7th Baronet. (House Guide, last revised 1996) Calke Abbey, Derbyshire (Accredited Museum)