在飞往埃及的航班上休息 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	在飞往埃及的航班上休息
品名（英）	Rest on the Flight into Egypt
入馆年号	1951年，51.501.6339
策展部门	绘画和印刷品（Drawings and Prints）
创作者	Jan Muller【1571 至 1628】【荷兰人】
创作年份	公元 1593
创作地区
分类	印刷品（Prints）
尺寸	8 3/4 × 7 11/16 英寸 (22.3 × 19.5 厘米)
介绍（中）	这幅由扬·穆勒（Jan Muller）创作的迷人版画是他自己设计的极少数版画之一，描绘了耶稣的母亲玛利亚坐在树下，俯视着她怀抱的基督孩子。两人沐浴在他的光晕发出的光芒中，而周围的环境则大部分都留在阴影中。像往常一样，约瑟夫被降级到后台，在这里照顾家里的骡子。这个从伯利恒逃往埃及以逃避希律王迫害的故事在新约马太福音（2：13-14）中简要讲述，并由早期基督教和中世纪神学家详细阐述。图像下方的铭文是对希律王的谴责，与穆勒的阿姆斯特丹当代人格里特·皮特斯兹（Gerrit Pietersz）非常罕见的蚀刻版画上的铭文相同。Sweelink（入藏号68.681.8和1974.547.7）穆勒的绝大多数版画都是在其他艺术家的设计之后，并且是由荷兰风格主义者亨德里克·戈尔齐乌斯（Hendrick Goltzius）发起的精湛雕刻风格。相比之下，这里的构图和技术都更加克制。与Goltzius版画中最常见的极端膨胀和锥形线条不同，穆勒使用优雅，流畅的线条进行孵化，增强了主题产生的平静和宁静感。
介绍（英）	This charming engraving by Jan Muller, one of the very few after his own design, shows the Mary, the mother of Jesus, seated under a tree, looking down at the Christ child she cradles in her arms. The two are bathed in light emanating from his halo, while their surroundings are largely left in shadow. Joseph is relegated to the background, as is usual, here taking care of the family’s mule. This story of the flight from Bethlehem to Egypt to escape King Herod’s persecution is told briefly in the New Testament book of Matthew (2:13-14) and was elaborated on by early Christian and medieval theologians. The inscription below the image is a rebuke of King Herod, and is identical to that on a very rare etching by Muller’s Amsterdam contemporary Gerrit Pietersz. Sweelink (accession nos. 68.681.8 and 1974.547.7) The great majority of Muller’s engravings are after designs by other artists, and are in the virtuosic engraving style originated by the Dutch Mannerist Hendrick Goltzius. Here, in contrast, both the composition and technique are more restrained. Rather than the extreme swelling and tapering line most common in Goltzius’s prints, Muller uses an elegant, flowing line for his hatching, enhancing the sense of calm and serenity engendered by the subject.