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Etching of a wooded landscape with small travelers and a donkey on a path, and a distant town under a pale sky.

The Flight into Egypt

An etching of a wooded landscape with a winding path climbing toward the viewer, where two small travelers and a donkey pass beneath tall trees. A distant town and river fade into pale light on the left, rendered in fine brown ink lines on cream paper.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1653
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3840 × 2876 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1653; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: CC0

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rembrandt, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

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