Flight to Egypt, The group, placed on a hilly ground, consists of a donkey walking to the left, on which Mary is sitting with the child, preceded by Joseph. Maria, turned towards the viewer, leans slightly to the left and holds the shod feet together. She wears on the right arm the child, placed in profile, dressed in a shirt, holding her headscarf with both hands, while supporting her legs with her left hand. Joseph walks ahead with great strides and turns his head to Mary. With his left hand he leads the donkey (to the bridle) and with his right hand he holds the staff, on which hangs a basket, which is covered with a cloth. Maria has, under a wide cloak, part of which is knocked back at the left knee, an undergarment with long sleeves and a flat-lying collar, over which the loose-hanging hair lies. Joseph is wearing a knee-length tunic with wide sleeves and cuffs, the upper left sleeve shows an open split with three buttons. Over his tunic a loose hanging cloak, with two buttons on the shoulder, which hangs over the right arm and blows up from behind. On the curled hair a cap with ear flaps and a hanging button, around his waist a belt with bag, boots on his feet. The donkey has a bridle. On the rocky, undulating bottom a few boulders, the flight into Egypt: Mary, Joseph, the child (and sometimes others) on their way, Mary usually riding on an ass, anonymous, Holland (possibly), c. 1515, oak (wood), h 42.5 cm × w 56.5 cm × d 8.5 cm
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