Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Bernard van Orley created this work around 1522 during the High Renaissance period. The painting reflects the artistic traditions and cultural preoccupations of its time and place of origin. The painting is in the Art Gallery of Ontario Bernard van Orley introduced Italian Renaissance elements into Flemish painting, serving as court painter in Brussels and designing celebrated tapestry cycles The Flight into Egypt was a subject that combined narrative tenderness with theological significance, s

The painting demonstrates the technical conventions and artistic vocabulary of the period, with attention to composition, color, and the rendering of form appropriate to the subject.