The Flight into Egypt
Adam Elsheimer · 1609
Why it's great
Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus walk through a dark forest at night, with a torch, a campfire, the Milky Way and the moon reflected in a pond. Adam Elsheimer painted it in 1609, and it was one of the first pictures to show the stars as they really look.
Where to see it
📍 Bavarian State Painting CollectionsMunich, Germany
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Adam Elsheimer was a German painter born in Frankfurt in 1578. He worked in Rome painting tiny, jewel-like pictures with moonlight, firelight and stars, and he influenced Rembrandt and Rubens. He died in 1610.
