Write a 7 pages paper on visual analysis: painting of batista dossi titled the flight into egypt. In the middle of the sixteenth century, the appearance of Italian masters who worked on painting subjects connected with biblical events was not rare. From the very beginning of the previous millennium, religious motifs with the rising role of the Catholic Church had played a key role in the development of Western art. In this context, painting of Batista Dossi titled “The Flight into Egypt” (c. 1520-1530) is typical for such a trend. However, the specific features of this artwork make it unique and outstanding in contrast to the other examples of both Medieval and Renaissance art. In its essence, the given painting reveals the biblical event connected with the escape of Joseph with his wife Mary and the infant Jesus. In this context, the very necessity of this journey was based on the law enacted by King Herold to kill all the infants in the area. Nevertheless, this story is not widely known and is not popular in art in contrast to the imaging of Madonna holding a child in glory and peace. Thus, was possible for a painter to bring more freedom in the representation of this storyline.

To start with, it is an illustrative fact that the process of a flight is shown in a realistic and down to earth manner. In fact, it is hard without referring to the title to recognize biblical mythological phenomenon from the first sight on the picture. In particular, the flight is represented with the ride on donkeys across the forests and villages with no wings or birds around. Thus, it is evident that Dossi’s creature is closer to the Renaissance artworks created in the next century than to its own coevals. On the one hand, comparison between “The Flight into Egypt” (c. 1520-1530) and Garofalo’s “Madonna and Child in Glory” (c. 1535) proves the previous statement, since Madonna and Christ on the latter picture are really flying above the skies not riding donkeys. On another hand, the basic similarity between the analyzed painting and Poussin’s “Holy Family on the Steps” (c. 1650) refers to the willingness to put biblical characters in the ordinary circumstances.&nbsp.