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Rest on the Flight into Egypt Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 1665
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Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo · 1665

Why it's great

Joseph holds a donkey while Mary rests with the baby Jesus in her lap, and angels play music in the trees. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo painted it in about 1665.

Where to see it

📍 Hermitage MuseumSaint Petersburg, Russia

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About the artist

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo

1617–1682 · born in Seville

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo was a Spanish painter born in Seville in 1617. He painted soft, warm pictures of Mary and the saints and also lovely scenes of poor children in the street. He died in Seville in 1682.

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