Heilige familie loopt over kleine brug tijdens vlucht naar Egypte 1748 - 1752

Editor: Here we have Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo’s drawing in ink, "Holy Family Crossing a Small Bridge during the Flight to Egypt", created sometime between 1748 and 1752. There's something incredibly intimate about this piece, even though it depicts such a significant biblical scene. What catches your eye in this work? Curator: Ah, Tiepolo! You know, when I look at this, I don't just see a religious narrative, but the palpable weight of escape and uncertainty rendered so beautifully in ink. Notice how the figures seem to emerge from the landscape, almost as if they *are* the landscape? It is so human, a mother protecting her child…doesn’t it make you wonder what Mary might have been thinking at that very moment? Editor: I hadn't really considered that blending of figure and landscape. I was so focused on their expressions – the somber mood. Is that a common technique in Baroque art? Curator: To intertwine the internal world with the external, absolutely! Tiepolo’s world reflects a kind of harmony with the outside world... there’s this quiet grandeur about it. Perhaps it’s also a commentary on faith, on how even in a chaotic flight, there’s a quiet trust in the journey. Editor: I suppose it gives a sense of scale. The tiny family against that vast landscape highlights both their vulnerability and their determination. Thank you, I will be sure to share it. Curator: Indeed. It is as if he is letting us know that everything, regardless of whether good or bad, takes place within an enormous stage where the setting often steals the scene. A beautiful thing to consider when you see it that way!