Rust op de vlucht naar Egypte

This engraving shows the Holy Family resting in a hilly landscape, with Mary seated on the ground and a donkey grazing nearby. To the right of the image is a lengthy Dutch text reflecting on the humility of Christ in contrast to the worldly power of rulers like Herod and Augustus. The work features the characteristic muscularity and complex drapery of the Haarlem Mannerist style.

Hendrick Goltzius was a leading figure in the Haarlem academy, where art was often infused with Neo-Stoic and humanist philosophy. The Latin verse refers to Christ as 'Lumen Olympi' (the Light of Olympus), a common Renaissance syncretic device that framed Christian mysteries within classical terminology.