jul 25, 1604 - Carracci, Lansdscape with Flight into Egypt, 1603-04

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Aldobrandini Palace, Rome, for Pope Clement VIII

- idealized landscape
- SCene of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph feeling to save Jesus's life
- Strong verticality (height of buildings, trees) counterbalanced by strong horizontality (river, horizon, motion of figures); strong idealization, manipulating natural motifs to relay specific feeling or idea
- Shepard with sheep in the background is symbol for Jesus, the shepard of humanity

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