Adam Elsheimer
The Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine, 1598/1599
Kupfer, 34 x 26,5 cm
Inv. Nr. L 2547
The Flight into Egypt
Against the backdrop of a dark forest, the Holy Family takes flight in the night from Herod (Mat. 2, 13). Elsheimer has painted one of the most dramatic and atmospheric depictions of a moonlit night in the history of art.