abstract: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:
Mythological and religious paintings, including the Ringling's brilliantly colored "Rest on the FlightintoEgypt" (c. 1572), are testimony to Veronese's ability not only to orchestrate gorgeous textures fur, flesh, steel, damask but also to stage complex scenes like a master theater director.