The Flight with Obelisk at the Left

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

National Gallery of Art

This print depicts three human figures and a donkey. Near the bottom right corner, one person is sitting on the donkey, their back to us. They are covered with draped white cloth and have a halo around their head. They appear to hold a small bundle on their lap. An angel stands in front of this person, its long wings raised. On the left, another person is walking in front, holding the donkey's reins as it walks over a small hill. This person also has their back to us and wears a loose-fitting cloth tunic while holding a long staff. A halo is in the sky over their balding head. On the far left is a tall stone tower with birds flying around it. Cherubs are flying above the figure on the donkey, surrounded by clouds and rays of light in the otherwise empty sky.