'Rest on the Flight into Egypt', 1756. Artist: Jean Bernard Restout

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'Rest on the Flight into Egypt', 1756. On the Holy Family's flight into Egypt to avoid King Herod's Massacre of the Innocents, the Virgin Mary draws back the cloth covering the basket containing the sleeping Jesus.

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License: Licensed
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