Rest on the Flight into Egypt | Luc-Olivier Merson | 1880 Select Size:24" x 12" Camille Falte

Camille Falte

a nude woman shields her face in shame as a slave dealer displays her on a raised platform before a crowd of leering men bidding her price

The artist

"The Ghost of Oiwa

this fresco was meant to confront viewers with the terrifying consequences of sin and steer them toward repentance and salvation

Rest on the Flight into Egypt | Luc-Olivier Merson | 1880 Select Size:24" x 12" Camille FalteAbout the artwork: Rest on the Flight into Egypt (1880) by Luc Olivier Merson transforms the biblical story into a hauntingly poetic scene of silence and solitude. Instead of focusing on the traditional warmth of the Holy Family, Merson places them in a desolate desert under the pale glow of moonlight. The Virgin Mary, dressed in blue, sleeps with the infant Jesus in her arms, resting at the feet of a massive Egyptian sphinx that looms protectively