03 — ARTWORK
The Flight into Egypt
- MEDIUM
- Oil on canvas, 71 x 98 cm
- TYPE
- Landscape
PALETTE
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COMMENTARY
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The Flight into Egypt c. 1635 Oil on canvasA woven cloth used as a support for painting. The best-quality canvas is made of linen; other materials used are cotton, hemp, and jute. It is now so familiar a material that the word 'canvas' has become almost a synonym for an oil painting, but it was not until around 1500 that it began to rival the wooden panel (which was more expensive and took longer to prepare) as the standard support for movable paintings (the transition came later in Northern Europe than in Italy). Canvas is not suitable for painting on until it has been coated with a ground, which isolates the fabric from the paint; otherwise it will absorb too much paint, only very rough effects will be obtainable, and parts of the fabric may be rotted by the pigments. It must also be made taut on a stretcher or by some other means., 71 x 98 cm Museum of Art, Indianapolis
This canvas, an early work by Claude, represents Mary, Joseph, and the Christ child going into Egypt to escape Herod's persecution in Bethlehem. The peacefulness of the pastoralRelating to a romantic or idealized image of rural life; in classical literature, to a world peopled by shepherds, nymphs, and satyrs. setting provides a sharp contrast to the violent massacre in the city they have fled.
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {The Flight into Egypt by CLAUDE LORRAIN},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-12},
url = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/claude-lorrain-rfda65e38588258/the-flight-into-egypt-rd725140ba37735},
urldate = {2026-09-12},
langid = {english}
}ACCESSED 2026-09-12. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
