The Rest of the Holy Family during the Flight into Egypt

The Rest of the Holy Family During the Flight into Egypt (1744), in the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen, is one of Boucher's rare religious paintings, depicting the sacred family resting during their flight from Herod. Boucher treats this devotional subject with the same visual sweetness and decorative elegance he brought to mythology and pastoral, the Holy Family presented in a luminous landscape of idealized beauty. Copenhagen's French collection reflects the cultural influence that France exercised over Scandinavian courts during the Rococo period.

Oil on canvas, the religious composition demonstrates François Boucher's decorative elegance and pastel palette in service of sacred narrative. The figural arrangement draws on established iconographic tradition while the handling of light and color creates emotional resonance.