a visit with jesus

 Bible Art

The Flight Into Egypt
Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
 1767-80    Painting

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The flight into Egypt is a story recounted in the Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 2:13–23) and in New Testament apocrypha. Soon after the visit by the Magi, an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream telling him to flee to Egypt with Mary and the infant Jesus since King Herod would seek the child to kill him.

This painting is on view at The Met Fifth Avenue. It is an oil on canvas and measures 23 5/8 × 16 1/4 in. (60 × 41.3 cm)

The Four Apostles
Artist: Albrecht Durer
 1526    Painting

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This is a panel painting by the German Renaissance master Albrecht Dürer. It was finished in 1526, and is the last of his large works. It depicts the four apostles larger-than-life-size.