HEEMSKERCK, Maerten van
(b. 1498, Heemskerck, d. 1574, Haarlem)

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

c. 1530
Oil on wood, 58 x 74 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington

This is one of Heemskerck's earliest paintings, executed in the period when he was the apprentice of Jan van Scorel in Haarlem. Its style is very close to that of van Scorel's. The pose and treatment of the Virgin's head, her hairstyle, and costume are all remarkably similar to Scorel.