The Return of the Holy Family from Egypt
Cleveland Museum of Art

The Return of the Holy Family from Egypt

Claude Simpol (French, c. 1666–before 1711) · c. 1695–1700

pen and black ink, gray opaque watercolor and white heightening on prepared yellow paper
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

To make this drawing, the artist employed an unusual combination of materials, consisting of grey and white opaque watercolors and ink on a yellowish prepared paper, which offsets the figures in the scene with a warm glow.

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