Flight into Egypt (disambiguation)
The Flight into Egypt is a biblical event described in the Gospel of Matthew (2:13-23), in which Joseph, Mary, and the infant Jesus flee to Egypt to escape King Herod's plan to kill the infants of that area. The phrase also refers to a number of works depicting this event:
- Rest on the Flight into Egypt (Caravaggio), 1597
- The Flight into Egypt (Annibale Carracci), 17th century
- The Flight into Egypt (Elsheimer), 1609
- The Rest on the Flight into Egypt (Mola), n.d.
- The Flight into Egypt (Lorrain), 1635
- The Flight into Egypt (Poussin painting), 1657
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