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Virgin in a blue mantle nurses the Christ Child on a rocky slope, with dark trees and a distant town behind them.

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt

The Virgin in a blue mantle sits on a rocky outcrop in a wooded landscape, nursing the Christ Child, who rests against her knee. Behind them, dense trees frame a distant town and a small figure on a path, painted in oil on wood with fine, detailed foliage.

Artist
Gerard David
Date
ca. 1512–15
Medium
Oil on wood
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
3078 × 4000 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1520).
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Jules Bache Collection, 1949

Español: El descanso en la huida a Egipto, Gerard David

La Virgen, con un manto azul, está sentada sobre un peñasco en un paisaje boscoso, amamantando al Niño Jesús, que se apoya en su rodilla. Detrás, árboles densos enmarcan un pueblo lejano y una pequeña figura en un camino, pintados al óleo sobre tabla.

Português: O descanso na fuga para o Egito, Gerard David

A Virgem, com um manto azul, está sentada sobre um penhasco em uma paisagem arborizada, amamentando o Menino Jesus, que se apoia em seu joelho. Atrás, árvores densas emolduram uma cidade distante e uma pequena figura em um caminho, pintados a óleo sobre madeira.

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