The Flight into Egypt (1609)
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The Flight into Egypt (1609) is a small but influential nocturnal landscape painting by German artist Adam Elsheimer, celebrated for its pioneering use of naturalistic moonlight and starry sky effects in depicting the biblical scene.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Flight into Egypt (1609) canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
landscape painting
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painting ⓘ religious painting ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Die Flucht nach Ägypten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
early example of astronomical accuracy in art
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milestone in night landscape painting ⓘ |
| basedOn | Gospel of Matthew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
contrasting highlights
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dark tonal range ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| creator | Adam Elsheimer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | German ⓘ |
| creatorResidenceAtTimeOfWork | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Flight into Egypt
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Holy Family NERFINISHED ⓘ Infant Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ campfire ⓘ distant town ⓘ donkey ⓘ group of travelers ⓘ moon ⓘ river landscape ⓘ starry sky ⓘ |
| genre | nocturnal landscape ⓘ |
| hasFormat | small-scale cabinet painting ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | deep spatial recession ⓘ |
| inception | 1609 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Claude Lorrain
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Peter Paul Rubens NERFINISHED ⓘ Rembrandt NERFINISHED ⓘ later Baroque landscape painting ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| lighting |
firelight
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moonlight ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Munich ⓘ |
| location | Alte Pinakothek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | biblical scene ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Baroque ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative nocturnal landscape
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naturalistic moonlight effects ⓘ realistic starry sky ⓘ |
| partOf | European Baroque art ⓘ |
| surface | copper ⓘ |
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