Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Claude Lorrain painted ‘Rest on the Flight into Egypt’ in the early 1640s. Oil on canvas. It is housed in the Cleveland Museum of Art.

The painting is an example of Lorrain’s integration of landscape and biblical narrative. The scene depicts the Holy Family resting during their flight.

Claude Lorrain spent most of his life in Italy, although he was originally from the Duchy of Lorraine. His work often featured landscapes with historical or biblical scenes.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, https://clevelandart.org/art/1962.151