The Flight into Egypt
1504
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1504
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
A small family rides through a dark forest on a donkey. Mary holds baby Jesus while Joseph leads the way, an ox following behind. Dürer carved this scene into wood, not painted it. The lines are so fine you can almost feel the grain. He packed the forest with tiny details—gnarled roots, fluttering leaves—so the holy family seems lost in a real, wild place. Look up *chiaroscuro* to see how other artists used light and shadow like this.
![Madonna and Child [obverse]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/d7b8ebf05d22ebe5/thumb.webp)
![Lot and His Daughters [reverse]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/b4ebf9b282faa17a/thumb.webp)
