Flight into Egypt

E19163

New Testament narrative biblical event subject in Christian art

The Flight into Egypt is a biblical event in which Joseph, Mary, and the infant Jesus flee to Egypt to escape King Herod’s massacre, a scene frequently depicted in Christian art and tradition.

Aliases (2)

Journey to Egypt ×1
flight into Egypt ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	New Testament narrative → biblical event → subject in Christian art →
associatedWith	Holy Family → Infancy of Jesus →
biblicalBook	Gospel of Matthew GENERATED →
biblicalChapter	Matthew 2 GENERATED →
biblicalVerses	Matthew 2:13–15 GENERATED →
commemoratedIn	Christian devotional tradition → Christian liturgy →
commonSubjectOf	Christian painting GENERATED → Christian sculpture → illuminated manuscripts → stained glass →
depictedInWorkBy	Caravaggio → Fra Angelico → Giotto GENERATED → Pieter Bruegel the Elder → Rembrandt →
describedIn	Gospel of Matthew →
destination	Egypt →
featuresCharacter	Jesus → Joseph → King Herod → Mary →
followedBy	Return from Egypt →
fulfillsProphecy	Hosea 11:1 →
hasCause	King Herod’s persecution → Massacre of the Innocents →
hasGenre	infancy narrative →
iconographicType	Journey to Egypt → Rest on the Flight into Egypt GENERATED →
involves	angelic warning to Joseph →
languageOfPrimarySource	Koine Greek GENERATED →
motivatedBy	divine warning in a dream →
origin	Bethlehem →
partOf	Life of Jesus in the New Testament →
quotedAs	Out of Egypt I called my son →
relatedEvent	Adoration of the Magi → Massacre of the Innocents →
religiousTradition	Catholicism → Christianity → Eastern Orthodoxy → Protestantism →
scripturalStatus	canonical narrative in the New Testament →
theologicalTheme	divine protection → exile and return → fulfillment of prophecy →
timePeriod	early 1st century →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Holy Family → Joseph the Betrothed → Milk Grotto →	associatedWithEvent
Feast of the Holy Innocents ("flight into Egypt") → Saint Joseph →	associatedWith
The Flight into Egypt (cantata) →	basedOn
Gospel infancy narratives →	featureEvent
Flight into Egypt ("Journey to Egypt") →	iconographicType
John Harbison →	notableWork
Joseph →	tookPartIn