Landscape with The Flight into Egypt 1516

This oil painting by Joachim Patinir, a leading figure in the development of Northern Renaissance landscape painting, depicts the biblical scene of the Flight into Egypt. Created in 1516, the small-scale work features Mary, Joseph, and the Christ child, nestled among a richly detailed landscape. The meticulously rendered trees, rivers, and distant mountains create a sense of depth and scale, drawing the viewer's eye to the figures in the foreground. Patinir's "Landscape with The Flight into Egypt" exemplifies the growing interest in naturalistic representation and the merging of religious themes with landscape painting in the early 16th century.