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Henry Ossawa Tanner, Departure into Egypt (At the Inn)
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Robbins · Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian Open Access (CC0)View original →
Henry Ossawa Tanner

Departure into Egypt (At the Inn)

Current Collection

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C., United States

Medium
oil on wood
Dimensions
54.4 × 46.4 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-130042

This painting is different from Henry Ossawa Tanner’s other paintings on the same theme, in which the Holy Family flees through the desert to save their son from Herod. In Departure into Egypt (At the Inn), Mary, who holds her newborn, is just starting her journey. The bearded man holding the lantern is not Joseph, but probably the guard who will lead them out of the city.

Provenance

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Robbins

Registry history

  • Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum

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