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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
These eight woodcuts (1959.99.8-15) progress from Gabriel’s announcement to Mary that she would bear the Son of God, to the events of her early motherhood and beyond. This included the joy of sharing her pregnancy with her cousin Elizabeth, Jesus’s birth, and the subsequent arrival of the magi. After Jesus’s circumcision and presentation at the temple the Holy Family fled to Egypt to avoid Herod and stayed there for several years. The seemingly out of place last scene shows a glimpse of their daily life in Egypt as Joseph continues his carpentry and Mary spins wool. The Holy Family is surrounded by angels and helpful putti and are blessed by God the Father and the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove overhead.
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Albrecht Dürer — The Sojourn of the Holy Family in Egypt, fr
Albrecht Dürer — The Sojourn of The Holy Family in Egypt, fr
Albrecht Altdorfer (German, c. 1480–1538) — The Massacre of 
Albrecht Altdorfer — The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist
Wolf Traut (German, c. 1486–1520) — Christ Taking Leave of h
Titian (Italian, c. 1488–1576) — The Submersion of Pharaoh's
Albrecht Dürer — The Holy Family with the Three Hares
Albrecht Dürer — Christ on the Mount of Olives, from "The Sm
Hans Baldung (German, 1484/85–1545) — Christ Carried to Heav
Hans Weiditz (German, c. 1495-c. 1536) — The Agony in the Ga
Albrecht Altdorfer (German, c. 1480–1538) — The Fall and Red
Lucas van Leyden (Netherlandish, 1494–about 1533) — Abraham 
![Madonna and Child [obverse]](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/878db7e6-10ae-4cae-ba5d-6d6f5c413ae8/full/!500,500/0/default.jpg)
![Lot and His Daughters [reverse]](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/7565a449-f82a-414b-9bda-c93f55a51b4d/full/!500,500/0/default.jpg)
