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The
flight into Egypt
is a
biblical
event described in the
Gospel of Matthew
(
Matthew 2:13
–
23
). Soon after the
visit by the Magi
, who had learned that
King Herod
intended to kill the infants of that area, an angel appeared to
Joseph
in a dream to tell him to flee to
Egypt
with
Mary
and infant son
Jesus
. The depiction here is part of
an altarpiece
by the Italian painter
Gentile da Fabriano
.
Painting:
Gentile da Fabriano
; photograph:
Petar Milošević
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