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'''''Rest on the Flight into Egypt''''' is a {{Circa|1508}} oil on panel painting by [[Titian]], owned by the [[Marquess of Bath]] and held at [[Longleat House]] near [[Warminster]], Wiltshire, England. The artwork portrays [[Saint Joseph|Joseph]], [[Mary, mother of Jesus|Mary]], and [[Jesus]] as [[Rest on the Flight into Egypt|they stop to rest]] during their [[flight into Egypt]]. |
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==Description== |
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The painting is mounted on a wooden panel 64 cm (2 ft) wide and is believed to have been made by Titian in about 1508, when he was 20 years old.<ref name=auction>Angela Giuffrida, [https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/13/storied-titian-painting-found-at-london-bus-stop-after-theft-goes-to-auction "Storied Titian painting found at London bus stop after theft goes to auction"], ''The Guardian'', 13 June 2024.</ref> |
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== Provenance == |
== Provenance == |
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In the early 17th century, the painting was documented in the possession of a Venetian spice merchant.<ref name=auction/> By the 1660s it was in the collection of the [[Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria]], where it was included in the catalogue titled ''[[Theatrum Pictorium]]'' by his [[court painter]] [[David Teniers the Younger]].<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/gri_33125009347911#page/n122/mode/1up Engraving, no. 63] as shown in the ''[[Theatrum Pictorium]]'', c. 1660</ref> In 1809, it was stolen from [[Belvedere Palace]] in Vienna by French troops during the [[Napoleonic Wars]].<ref name=auction/> It was purchased from [[Christie's]] by the [[John Thynne, 4th Marquess of Bath|4th Marquess of Bath]] in 1878 and has since been at the family residence, Longleat House. It was stolen from the drawing room there in 1995 and was recovered in [[Richmond, Surrey|Richmond]] in 2002 by the art detective [[Charley Hill (detective)|Charley Hill]].<ref name=theft>Nicholas Pyke, [https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/aug/23/arttheft.arts "Stolen £5m Titian found in carrier bag after seven-year hunt"], ''The Guardian'', 23 August 2002.</ref> |
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== Copies == |
== Copies == |
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In addition to the engraving for the catalogue of the Archduke's collection, Teniers made a miniature of the painting. As with most of his miniatures, it is unclear whether the engraving was made after the miniature or the original; in the case of ''Rest on the Flight into Egypt'', the current literature points to both the miniature and the engraving having been made from the original.<ref>[https://rkd.nl/nl/explore/images/3231 Record 3231] in [[RKDimages]] for the Teniers miniature painting after Titian</ref> |
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File:David Teniers after Titian - Rest on the Flight into Egypt.jpg|Miniature copy by Teniers |
File:David Teniers after Titian - Rest on the Flight into Egypt.jpg|Miniature copy by Teniers |
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File:El archiduque Leopoldo Guillermo en su galería de pinturas en Bruselas (David Teniers II).jpg|''[[The Archduke Leopold Wilhelm in his Painting Gallery in Brussels]]'' |
File:El archiduque Leopoldo Guillermo en su galería de pinturas en Bruselas (David Teniers II).jpg|''[[The Archduke Leopold Wilhelm in his Painting Gallery in Brussels]]'' by Teniers; ''Rest on the Flight into Egypt'' can be seen to the right of the door. |
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== Recent events == |
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== Forthcoming auction == |
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Judged to be worth about £5m in 2002, the two-foot wide panel had been stolen from the first floor state drawing room in 1995 and was recovered "in a plastic shopping bag" in August 2002.<ref name="theft" /> |
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The painting is to be auctioned by Christie's in July 2024.<ref name=auction/><ref>[https://www.christies.com/en/stories/titian-rest-on-the-flight-into-egypt-3cabe9063aa4498a8a6bd9ee8ea502fc "Titian's ''The Rest on the Flight into Egypt'': coveted by aristocrats, emperors and archdukes — and once left at a bus stop"], Christie's, 5 June 2024.</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 09:34, 13 June 2024
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| Artist | Titian |
| Year | c. 1508 |
| Medium | oil paint on wood-mounted canvas |
| Subject | Rest on the Flight into Egypt |
| Dimensions | 46.5 cm × 64 cm (18.3 in × 25 in) |
Rest on the Flight into Egypt is a c. 1508 oil on panel painting by Titian, owned by the Marquess of Bath and held at Longleat House near Warminster, Wiltshire, England. The artwork portrays Joseph, Mary, and Jesus as they stop to rest during their flight into Egypt.
Description
The painting is mounted on a wooden panel 64 cm (2 ft) wide and is believed to have been made by Titian in about 1508, when he was 20 years old.[1]
Provenance
In the early 17th century, the painting was documented in the possession of a Venetian spice merchant.[1] By the 1660s it was in the collection of the Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria, where it was included in the catalogue titled Theatrum Pictorium by his court painter David Teniers the Younger.[2] In 1809, it was stolen from Belvedere Palace in Vienna by French troops during the Napoleonic Wars.[1] It was purchased from Christie's by the 4th Marquess of Bath in 1878 and has since been at the family residence, Longleat House. It was stolen from the drawing room there in 1995 and was recovered in Richmond in 2002 by the art detective Charley Hill.[3]
Copies
In addition to the engraving for the catalogue of the Archduke's collection, Teniers made a miniature of the painting. As with most of his miniatures, it is unclear whether the engraving was made after the miniature or the original; in the case of Rest on the Flight into Egypt, the current literature points to both the miniature and the engraving having been made from the original.[4]
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Miniature copy by Teniers -
Engraving for the Theatrum Pictorium by Theodoor van Kessel -
The Archduke Leopold Wilhelm in his Painting Gallery in Brussels by Teniers; Rest on the Flight into Egypt can be seen to the right of the door.
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Forthcoming auction
The painting is to be auctioned by Christie's in July 2024.[1][5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Angela Giuffrida, "Storied Titian painting found at London bus stop after theft goes to auction", The Guardian, 13 June 2024.
- ^ Engraving, no. 63 as shown in the Theatrum Pictorium, c. 1660
- ^ Nicholas Pyke, "Stolen £5m Titian found in carrier bag after seven-year hunt", The Guardian, 23 August 2002.
- ^ Record 3231 in RKDimages for the Teniers miniature painting after Titian
- ^ "Titian's The Rest on the Flight into Egypt: coveted by aristocrats, emperors and archdukes — and once left at a bus stop", Christie's, 5 June 2024.