The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 15, 2026

A horizontally oriented etching in fine black lines depicts the Flight into Egypt. In the foreground, people with light skin tones travel toward the right; Joseph leads a donkey carrying Mary and the Christ child. Tall, leafy trees tower over a rocky bank on the left. A river winds through a wooded landscape toward hills under a streaked, clouded sky. Text at the bottom reads, "Herman van Swanevelt Inventor fecit."

The Flight into Egypt

c. 1652–54

Herman van Swanevelt

(Dutch, c. 1600–1655)
Netherlands
etching
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection 1943.625
Location: Not on view
  • M. Knoedler & Co.
    (M. Knoedler & Co.)
  • Italy Through Dutch Eyes. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI (organizer) (April 15-May 24, 1964).
  • {{cite web|title=The Flight into Egypt|url=false|author=Herman van Swanevelt|year=c. 1652–54|access-date=15 July 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1943.625