Rest on the Flight into Egypt (Algardi) explained

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt is a c.1640 gilt-bronze relief by Alessandro Algardi.^[1] It and its companion piece The Martyrdom of St Paul are contemporary replicas of the artist's reliefs accompanying the same artist's The Martyrdom of St Paul, a marble group for San Paolo Maggiore in Bologna.^[2] Both replicas are now in the Victoria and Albert Museum, whilst a second version of Rest is now in the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge.^[3]

References

1. Web site: The Rest on the Flight into Egypt | Algardi, Alessandro | V&A Explore The Collections. Victoria and Albert. Museum. Victoria and Albert Museum: Explore the Collections.
2. Web site: The Martyrdom of Saint Paul | Algardi, Alessandro | V&A Explore The Collections. Victoria and Albert. Museum. Victoria and Albert Museum: Explore the Collections.
3. Web site: The Rest on the Flight to Egypt: M.1-1939. The Fitzwilliam Museum.