Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Paris Bordone's Rest on the Flight into Egypt from around 1530 depicts the Holy Family's pause during their flight from Herod. Bordone, a Venetian painter trained under Titian, brings his characteristic richness of color and atmospheric landscape to this popular devotional subject. Bordone worked extensively throughout Europe, spending time at the court of Francis I in France, and was well-regarded for both religious and portrait subjects, bringing the warmth of Venetian color to diverse European patrons.

Bordone's warm Venetian palette and lush landscape setting create an idyllic pastoral atmosphere, with the resting figures painted in soft, atmospheric tones characteristic of his Titianesque style.