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Egypt - In the Bible

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  • While the holy family rest on the way to Egypt, an angel bends a palm tree to provide them with dates. Etching.
  • Moses is retrieved from the Nile by Egyptian women. Engraving by S. Smith, 1786, after G. Robertson after F. Zuccarelli.
  • Joseph reads from the Bible while the Virgin Mary breast feeds Jesus. Etching by S. della Bella.
  • The mother of Moses sadly abandons her child by the river Nile. Etching by C. Heath, 1821, after R. Westall after N. Poussin, 1654.
  • The holy family prepare to flee for Egypt. Engraving by F. Poilly after G. Reni.
  • The flight into Egypt in the night, illuminated by the moon and the milky way. Engraving by H. Goudt, 1613, after A. Elsheimer, 1609.
  • The infant Moses is brought before Pharaoh's daughter. Coloured lithograph by F. Hanfstaengl after P. Caliari, il Veronese.
  • The foundling Moses is brought to Pharoah's daughter. Engraving by W. Hogarth and L. Sullivan, 1752, after the former, c. 1746.
  • Scenes from the life of Moses before the Exodus. Etching, 1799.
  • The fugitive holy family board a barge. Aquatint with etching after C. Ferri.
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    The holy family prepare to flee for Egypt. Engraving by F. Poilly after G. Reni.

    Guido Reni | Reference: 24066i
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    The foundling Moses is brought to Pharoah's daughter. Engraving by W. Hogarth and L. Sullivan, 1752, after W. Hogarth, c. 1746.

    William Hogarth | Date: February 5. 1752 | Reference: 2474139i
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    The plague of darkness. Wood engraving by Hermann Fechenbach, ca. 1930.

    Hermann Fechenbach | Date: [1930?] | Reference: 525619i
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    The fugitive holy family board a barge. Aquatint with etching after C. Ferri.

    Ciro Ferri | Reference: 22381i
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    Mary and Joseph ride to Egypt with the infant Jesus. Etching by or after J. Callot.

    Jacques Callot | Reference: 21444i
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Related topics

Jesus Christ - Flight into Egypt
Christianity
Escapes
Infants in the Bible
Donkeys
Animals in the Bible
Voyages and travels
Jesus Christ - Family
Plagues of Egypt
Infanticide

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