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Cleveland Museum of Art147838portraitFrancesco Conti (Italian, 1681–1760)1735CC0cma sacred-art portraits flora-fauna sacred art flora fauna holy family mary jesus joseph religious art baroque oil painting desert palm tree muted colors serene italian art 17th century portrait religious scene return nazarethFrancesco Conti (Italian, 1681–1760) 1735 Italy, 18th century oil on canvas Painting European ReligiousSacred & Devotional Faces in Time The Living World
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Return to Nazareth by Francesco Conti (Italian, 1681–1760) (1735). Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund Rights: CC0. https://clevelandart.org/art/1974.2
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Upon hearing rumor of a young king born to a virgin in Bethlehem, Herod, the ruler of Judea, jealously developed a plot to find and murder the infant Jesus. Fearing Herod's wrath, the Holy Family escaped to Egypt and eventually returned to Palestine-an echo of the great Exodus of the Old Testament. Conti trained in Rome but eventually made his career in Florence. Even given the pale colors, balletic poses, and attenuated forms, the sharp contrasts of dark and light, with figures emerging from deep shadow, attests to the long shadow of Caravaggio even in Florence a century later.
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a painting depicts the holy family – mary, jesus, and joseph – in a dimly lit desert setting with a palm tree.
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