Rest on the Flight into Egypt  1879

by Luc-Olivier Merson

Fleeing persecution at the hands of Roman authorities, the Holy Family takes refuge in Egypt. Joseph dozes beside a dying campfire while his donkey grazes on sparse desert grass. At left sleep the Virgin Mary and infant Christ, crowned with a halo of light. They lie in the arms of a sphinx, its eyes turned to the heavens, where the first stars begin to appear. A successful...
Size: 
71.8 x 128.3 cm (28 1/4 x 50 1/2 in.)
Medium: 
Oil on canvas
Credit: 
Public Domain, Courtesy of the MFA Boston

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