The Flight into Egypt
Dublin Core
Title
The Flight into Egypt
Description
"The Flight into Egypt" of c.1630-33 contains a number of characteristics of the French Classical Baroque style, as well as specific features of Claude's landscape manner. There are trees placed on both sides of the landscape vista that serve to frame and give pictorial focus to the biblical narrative. The mass of trees on the right side of the etching extend close to the middle of the scene before dropping off abruptly into the landscape distance; this dense concentration of figures and landscape elements on the right is balanced evenly by a vast open area of landscape space on the left side of the print.
Creator
Lorrain, Claude
Type
Still Image
Identifier
gelee-flight.jpg
Files
Collection
Citation
Lorrain, Claude, “The Flight into Egypt,” Artistic Treasures from the Knox College Special Collections & Archives, accessed March 28, 2024, https://knox.omeka.net/items/show/76.