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Escapes

Act of one or more inmates leaving prison through unofficial or illegal ways

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Images from the collections

Images referencing Escapes

20 images from works
  • While the holy family rest on the way to Egypt, an angel bends a palm tree to provide them with dates. Etching.
  • Joseph reads from the Bible while the Virgin Mary breast feeds Jesus. Etching by S. della Bella.
  • An episode in Baldo by Teofilo Folengo (Merlin Cocai): a centaur releases Falchetto and his companions from a cave, while Cingar ties Muselina to a tree and whips her with branches. Etching.
  • The holy family prepare to flee for Egypt. Engraving by F. Poilly after G. Reni.
  • The flight into Egypt in the night, illuminated by the moon and the milky way. Engraving by H. Goudt, 1613, after A. Elsheimer, 1609.
  • The fugitive holy family board a barge. Aquatint with etching after C. Ferri.
  • The flight into Egypt: Mary rides on the donkey, breast-feeding Jesus; Joseph walks beside them. Etching by W. Basse.
  • Mary and Joseph walk to Egypt with the infant Jesus. Engraving by N. Pitau, 1666, after S. François.
  • The holy family resting among animals in Egypt. Etching by B. Baron, 1724, after F. Solimena.
  • Joseph and Mary arrive in Egypt, fatigued. Etching by F. Zuccarelli, 1730, after G. Manozzi (Giovanni da San Giovanni).
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Works from the collections

41 works

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    The flight of Francesco Novello di Carrara, Lord of Padua, with his wife Taddea D'Este, from Padua under attack by Milan. Engraving by F. Bacon after C.L. Eastlake.

    | Charles Lock Eastlake | Date: [between 1800 and 1899] | Reference: 3162395i
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    The holy family prepare to flee for Egypt. Engraving by F. Poilly after G. Reni.

    | Guido Reni | Reference: 24066i
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    An angel releases the apostle Peter from prison. Engraving by P. Frasmondi after M. Orsi after F. Zucchero.

    | Zucchero, F. | Reference: 24875i
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    The fugitive holy family board a barge. Aquatint with etching after C. Ferri.

    | Ciro Ferri | Reference: 22381i
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    Mary and Joseph ride to Egypt with the infant Jesus. Etching by or after J. Callot.

    | Jacques Callot | Reference: 21444i
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Related topics

Christianity
Jesus Christ - Flight into Egypt
Egypt - In the Bible
Infants in the Bible
Donkeys
Animals in the Bible
Voyages and travels
Angels
Jesus Christ - Family
Miracles

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