Flight to Egypt


Matthew 2, 13 - 15

And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt: And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.

Apocrypha: Joseph the Carpenter

8. But Satan went and told this to Herod the Great, the father of Archelaus. And it was this same Herod who ordered my friend and relative John to be beheaded. Accordingly he searched for me diligently, thinking that my kingdom was to be of this world. But Joseph, that pious old man, was warned of this by a dream. Therefore he rose and took Mary my mother, and I lay in her bosom. Salome also was their fellow-traveller. Having therefore set out from home, he retired into Egypt, and remained there the space of one whole year, until the hatred of Herod passed away.

9. Now Herod died by the worst form of death, atoning for the shedding of the blood of the children whom he wickedly cut off, though there was no sin in them. And that impious tyrant Herod being dead, they returned into the land of Israel, and lived in a city of Galilee which is called Nazareth.





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The flight to Egypt. Mosaic from the narthex           
of the Hora Church, Istanbul. The church was           
founded in the 3rd century, later rebuilt by the       
logothete Theodore Metochites (first quarter 14th)     
who also ordered the mosaics to be made.
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The flight to Egypt. Mosaic from the narthex of the Hora Church, Ista...

Flight to Egypt. Book of Hours
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Flight to Egypt. Book of Hours

Heures a l'Usage de Rome, end 14th,early 15th. French   
and Latin, parchment,21,5 x 15,5 cm, 171 pages.         
The Flight to Egypt, fol.78 verso.
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Heures a l'Usage de Rome, end 14th,early 15th. French and Latin, parchment,2...

The Flight to Egypt. From the Baptistery, Florence.    
Mosaics cover the entire cupola. They were begun in    
1220 and completed a century later. The designs are    
by Florentine painters, among them Cimabue and the     
young Giotto.
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The Flight to Egypt. From the Baptistery, Florence. Mosaics cover the entire...

The Flight to Egypt; from the north wall               
of the monastery church in Muestair.                   
Around 800
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The Flight to Egypt; from the north wall of the monastery church...

The Flight to Egypt. 153 painted, square wooden        
panels, each roughly 90 x 90 cm, form the ceiling      
of St. Martin's church in Zillis. 
1109-1114
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The Flight to Egypt. 153 painted, square wooden panels, each roughly 90...

Murals in the church of the Benedictine monastery of   
Lambach,Upper Austria.The frescos,late-Ottonian,date   
from before 1090.An angel tells Joseph in a dream that 
King Herodes has died.The Holy Family,including Jacob, 
Joseph's son,returns from Egypt.
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Murals in the church of the Benedictine monastery of Lambach,Upper Austria.Th...

Lower plate of a diptych: Annunciation Virgin Mary; trial of the bitter water; Flight to Egypt. From the eastern Mediterranean; late 6th century. Traces of incrustation and gilding. Ivory, H: 7,1 cm
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Lower plate of a diptych: Annunciation Virgin Mary; trial of the bitter water; F...

The Flight to Egypt, 1557-1559. Angels are shown pulling down the branches of a tree for the infant Jesus to take the fruit and eat. The Virgin Mary and the Christchild are riding on a donkey, led by the aged Saint Joseph.
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The Flight to Egypt, 1557-1559. Angels are shown pulling down the branches of a...

'Rest on the Flight to Egypt', 1565 - 1570. The Holy Family are resting on their flight from Bethlehem to Egypt. The Virgin Mary is seated, preparing to feed the twisting Christ Child in her arms. To the right is the standing figure of St Joseph and to the left the  horse feeding on hay. Behind are the branches of a palm tree and a rocky outcrop.
PD, 1854-6-28-4
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'Rest on the Flight to Egypt', 1565 - 1570. The Holy Family are resting on their...

Flight to Egypt. (Life of the Virgin, 14). Around 1504.
Woodcut, 297 x 209mm.
(monogrammed)
#33020156

Flight to Egypt. (Life of the Virgin, 14). Around 1504. Woodcut, 297 x 209mm....

Rest on the Flight to Egypt. (Life of the Virgin, 15). Around 1502. 
Woodcut, 295 x 210mm.
(monogrammed)
#33020157

Rest on the Flight to Egypt. (Life of the Virgin, 15). Around 1502. Woodcut, 2...