The Flight into Egypt: The Cave by Herman van Swanevelt depicts a landscape with a cave in the foreground and a distant town on a hill. The scene is set in a mountainous area with trees and vegetation throughout. In the foreground, a cave is present on the right side. A group of people, including a woman with a child, are shown near the cave. An animal, likely a donkey, is also depicted near the cave. The sky above features clouds. The overall composition is rendered in black and white. The image is framed by a border. The title and artist's name are written at the bottom.
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- 1158 × 893 px
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