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Dark engraved night landscape with two travelers and a donkey on a path by water, moon and clouds above, Latin inscription below.

The flight into Egypt in the night, illuminated by the moon and the milky way. Engraving by H. Goudt, 1613, after A. Elsheimer, 1609.

A night landscape engraving shows two travelers, a woman and a man leading a donkey, walking along a dark path beside water under a moonlit sky. Dense trees frame the scene, a band of light crosses the clouds, and a Latin inscription runs along the lower edge.

Artist
Adam Elsheimer
Date
1613
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3492 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1613.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: La huida a Egipto de noche, grabado iluminado por la luna

Un grabado de paisaje nocturno muestra a dos viajeros, una mujer y un hombre que guía a un asno, caminando por un sendero oscuro junto al agua bajo un cielo iluminado por la luna. Densos árboles enmarcan la escena, una franja de luz cruza las nubes y una inscripción en latín recorre el borde inferior.

Português: A fuga para o Egito à noite, gravura iluminada pela lua

Uma gravura de paisagem noturna mostra dois viajantes, uma mulher e um homem que conduz um burro, caminhando por uma trilha escura ao lado da água sob um céu iluminado pela lua. Árvores densas emolduram a cena, uma faixa de luz atravessa as nuvens e uma inscrição em latim percorre a borda inferior.

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