The Flight into Egypt
Annibale Carracci · 1604
Why it's great
Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus travel over a river in a calm, golden landscape, led by a donkey and a guide. Annibale Carracci painted it in 1604, and this tranquil idea of landscape influenced later painters.
Where to see it
📍 Galleria Doria PamphiljRome, Italy
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Annibale Carracci was an Italian painter born in Bologna in 1560. He and his brother and cousin founded an art school that brought back the clear, natural style of the Renaissance, and he painted the ceiling of the Farnese Gallery in Rome. He died in 1609.
