Rest on the Flight into Egypt 1593 Jan Muller Netherlandish This charming engraving by Jan Muller, one of the very few after his own design, shows the Mary, the mother of Jesus, seated under a tree, looking down at the Christ child she cradles in her arms. The two are bathed in light emanating from his halo, while their surroundings are largely left in shadow. Joseph is relegated to the background, as is usual, here taking care of the familys mule. This story of the flight from Bethlehem to Egypt to escape King Herods persecution is told briefly in the New Testament book of Matthew (2:13-14) and was elaborated on by early Christian and medieval theologians. The inscription below the image is a rebuke of King Herod, and is identical to that on a very rare etching by Mullers Amsterdam contemporary Gerrit Pietersz. Sweelink (accession nos. 68.681.8 and 1974.547.7)The great majority of Mullers engravings are after designs by other artists, and are in the virtuosic engraving style origi

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Rest on the Flight into Egypt 1593 Jan Muller Netherlandish This charming engraving by Jan Muller, one of the very few after his own design, shows the Mary, the mother of Jesus, seated under a tree, looking down at the Christ child she cradles in her arms. The two are bathed in light emanating from his halo, while their surroundings are largely left in shadow. Joseph is relegated to the background, as is usual, here taking care of the familys mule. This story of the flight from Bethlehem to Egypt to escape King Herods persecution is told briefly in the New Testament book of Matthew (2:13-14) and was elaborated on by early Christian and medieval theologians. The inscription below the image is a rebuke of King Herod, and is identical to that on a very rare etching by Mullers Amsterdam contemporary Gerrit Pietersz. Sweelink (accession nos. 68.681.8 and 1974.547.7)The great majority of Mullers engravings are after designs by other artists, and are in the virtuosic engraving style origi

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