Rust op de vlucht naar Egypte. NL-HlmNHA 1477 53009968

The Virgin is depicted in the foreground seated on the ground, her voluminous robes rendered with the swelling, rhythmic lines characteristic of the Haarlem Mannerist style. To the left, Saint Joseph stands on a rocky outcrop reaching into the branches of a tree, while a pack-donkey rests in the shadows to the right. The composition opens in the center to a distant view of a mountainous landscape and a fortified city.

The print reflects the Renaissance humanist practice of syncretizing Christian and Classical concepts, as seen in the inscription referring to the Christ child as the 'light of Olympus.' This blending of traditions was central to the Neoplatonic and Hermetic milieu of late 16th-century Haarlem, where Goltzius was a leading figure.