Who painted “The Flight into Egypt”?

“The Flight into Egypt” was painted by Adam Elsheimer in 1609. Where to see it: Bavarian State Painting Collections.

Baroque

What to look for

Baroque: Renaissance painting is calmer and evenly lit; Rococo after it is lighter, paler and playful. Dutch Golden Age painting is the Protestant, everyday side of the same century.

Adam Elsheimer (18 March 1578 – 11 December 1610) was a German Baroque painter who worked in Rome. Though his career was short, his relatively few paintings were very influential in the early 17th century. Wikipedia

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More by Adam Elsheimer

“Self-portrait”, 1606
“The Holy Family with the infant John the Baptist and angels”, 1600
“The Altarpiece of the Holy Cross”, 1604
“Aurora”, 1606
“Ceres in the House of Hecuba”, 1605
“Jupiter and Mercury at Philemon and Baucis”, 1609
“Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness”, 1610
“The Baptism of Christ”, 1599