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Landscape with the Rest on the Flight to Egypt by Rembrandt Van Rijn was painted way back in 1647. #309152743
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Having been notified that a new âKing of the Jewsâ had been born, King Herod ordered the slaying of all male children under the age of two in Bethlehem. In order to save the Christ Child, an angel came to Joseph in a dream and told him to flee with his family to Egypt. This subject occupies only a small place in Rembrandtâs painting. The artist chose to place more emphasis on the mesmerising atmosphere of a hilly landscape at night, illuminated by multiple light sources. The painting is one of nine painted landscapes by Rembrandt and the only by night.
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