The Rest on the Flight into Egypt
Gerard David
€39,90
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- 380g/m² cotton canvas — certified museum quality
- Solid wood stretcher bar with 0.75” gallery wrap
- HD Giclée print — colour-true to the original
- Ready to hang — hanging hardware included
The Rest on the Flight into Egypt, painted by the Flemish master Gerard David around 1512–15, stands as one of the most tender and luminous expressions of Early Netherlandish devotional art. Executed in oil on wood, the panel depicts the Holy Family pausing during their journey from Bethlehem to Egypt — a subject beloved in late medieval and Renaissance painting for its blend of sacred narrative and intimate human warmth.
David's genius lies in his ability to suffuse the scene with quiet domesticity: the Virgin nurses the Christ Child amid a lush, carefully observed landscape, while Joseph rests nearby. The surrounding foliage and naturalistic details reflect the Flemish tradition of precise, jewel-like observation inherited from Jan van Eyck and carried forward into the sixteenth century. The soft, golden light and serene palette convey both spiritual peace and emotional tenderness, inviting contemplation rather than spectacle.
Housed in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, this masterwork endures as a touchstone of Northern Renaissance painting. This premium stretched canvas reproduction faithfully renders David's nuanced brushwork and luminous tones on museum-quality matte canvas, finished with a classic 0.75" gallery wrap — ready to display and built to last for generations.
| Artist | Gerard David |
| Year | ca. 1512–15 |
| Medium | Oil on wood |
| Dimensions | 21 in. × 15 11/16 in. (53.3 × 39.8 cm) |
| Collection | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
| Movement | Renaissance |
| Available sizes | |
| Small | 20 × 25 cm (8″ × 10″) |
| Medium | 51 × 76 cm (20″ × 30″) |
| Large | 102 × 152 cm (40″ × 60″) |
| All sizes include a 0.75" gallery wrap. Ready to hang — no framing required. | |
