BALDUNG GRIEN, Hans
(b. 1484/85, Schwäbisch-Gmünd, d. 1545, Strasbourg)

The Holy Family in the Open

c. 1512
Tempera on wood, 48 x 38 cm
Akademie der bildenden Künste, Vienna

The landscape in this painting is close to those of the Danube School reflecting the romantic character of the alpine foothills. Although it resembles to depictions of the rest during the flight to Egypt, no motifs characteristic for this subject are included in the scene.