ELSHEIMER, Adam
(b. 1578, Frankfurt/Main, d. 1610, Roma)

Rest on Flight into Egypt (detail)

c. 1599
Oil on copper
Staatliche Museen, Berlin

In the upper part of the painting, which may have been intended for the private altar of a patron with traditional artistic taste, angels with wreaths and singing praises fill the space of the painting.




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