The Flight into Egypt

Adam Elsheimer, 1609, Bavarian State Painting Collections

‘The Flight into Egypt’ is a work by Adam Elsheimer (Germany, 1578–1610). It is dated 1609. It is part of the collection Bavarian State Painting Collections. Wikidata links the work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Baroque’.

It is made of oil paint and copper. It measures 31 × 42 cm. The work belongs to the genre religious art. The things depicted include Christ Child, boy, Mary, and woman.

The catalogue has 69 more works by Adam Elsheimer.

• Adam Elsheimer
• The Baroque