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The Flight into Egypt
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The Flight into Egypt

Cornelis Galle (I) · 1586 - 1650 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The Holy Family on the Flight into Egypt in a nocturnal landscape. Mary sits with the Child on a donkey led by an angel. Joseph walks beside the donkey and looks back at the soldiers who were sent the wrong way. Two angels accompany the group.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printMary usually riding on an ass
Credit lineVlucht naar Egypte. 1586 - 1650. Cornelis Galle (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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