Antwerp, Jode, Gerard de, Vos, Maerten de, Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti, Youth of Christ, Flight into Egypt, recto under the pasted-on print - handwritten in ink, Mary breastfeeds Christ, while she is sitting on the donkey during the flight into Egypt. Joseph leads the donkey. In the background the Massacre of the Innocents in Bethlehem and the legend of the rapidly growing corn. Some soldiers on horseback ask a farmer if he has seen a family pass by. The farmer tells him that he saw the family when he was sowing the corn. The soldiers then conclude that this must have been a very long time ago and they abandon the search. On the right against the tree a pointing man with a sun on his head. Possibly an idol that will soon fall from its pedestal. Under the representation a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Mat. 2., print, prints, Pendant une nuit obscure Joseph conduit l'enfant avec sa mere en Egypt et les soustrait a la barberie D'herode, height 191 mm, width 259 mm, Work conception, South Dutch, 1532 - 1603-12-04, after a design by, 1585 - 1585, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), print maker, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1509 - 1591-02-05, publisher
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