{"product_id":"rest-on-the-flight-into-egypt-elisabetta-sirani","title":"Rest on the Flight into Egypt - Elisabetta Sirani","description":"\u003cp\u003eA delicate etching by the Bolognese Baroque artist Elisabetta Sirani, depicting the Holy Family in a moment of repose during their flight into Egypt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eThis etching by Elisabetta Sirani depicts the Holy Family during their journey to Egypt. Sirani, a prolific artist of the Bolognese school, demonstrates her technical facility with the needle in this composition. The scene shows the Virgin Mary seated beneath a palm tree, cradling the infant Jesus, while Joseph rests nearby. The figures are rendered with fluid, expressive lines that define their forms and the folds of their garments. \n\nSirani was one of the few women to achieve professional success in seventeenth-century Italy. She operated a busy studio in Bologna and produced a significant body of work before her premature death at the age of twenty-seven. Her approach to printmaking often mirrored the spontaneity of her drawings, prioritising movement and emotional clarity over rigid structure. The background features a simplified horizon line, allowing the focus to remain on the interaction between the figures. The inclusion of small cherubic heads in the upper left corner adds a traditional devotional element to the scene. \n\nThis print offers a glimpse into the graphic output of a highly skilled practitioner of the Baroque period. The work is characterised by its light, rhythmic hatching and the gentle posture of the figures. It avoids excessive ornamentation, relying instead on the balance of the composition to convey the narrative. As a fine art print, this piece retains the character of the original copperplate, capturing the delicate pressure of the artist's hand. It is a representative example of the religious subject matter that dominated the artistic output of the era, executed with the confidence and precision for which Sirani was known during her short but productive career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top:2rem;padding-top:1.5rem;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:0.85rem;color:#888;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.05em;\"\u003eYou might also like\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0.5rem;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/pastoral-landscape-with-the-ponte-molle-claude-lorrain\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003ePastoral Landscape with the Ponte Molle - Claude Lorrain — Claude Lorrain\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/self-portrait-as-the-allegory-of-painting-artemisia-gentileschi\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eSelf-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting - Artemisia Gentileschi — Artemisia Gentileschi\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Elisabetta Sirani","offers":[{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ Small Square (30x30 cm) \/ -","offer_id":57949100769615,"sku":null,"price":37.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ Medium Square (40x40 cm) \/ -","offer_id":57949104046415,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ Large Square (50x50 cm) \/ -","offer_id":57949104079183,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/9292\/1935\/files\/Rest-on-the-Flight-into-Egypt_Poster_CompositorV1_1781662448762.jpg?v=1781665257","url":"https:\/\/www.solisprints.co.uk\/products\/rest-on-the-flight-into-egypt-elisabetta-sirani","provider":"Solis Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}