FLIGHT TO EGYPT
After Vicenzo Foppa 1472-1515

FUGA IN EGITTO
Ispirato a Vicenzo Foppa 1472-1515

© Beth Grossman 2003
19" h x 15" w x 3" d
Gold leaf on wooden yoke
ALL THE LORD’S PATHS ARE STEADFAST LOVE

TUTTE LE STRADE DEL SIGNORE SONO DI MISERICORDIA E VERITÀ



The New Testament recounts Mary and Joseph received word from an angel that King Herod had ordered the killing of all male infants because he feared a future challenge to his throne. Mary and Joseph took their baby by donkey to Egypt where Jesus survived the Slaughter of the Innocents. In my sculpture, Mary’s hands grip the yoke with both fear and protection similar to the way she holds Jesus in the altar piece, Flight to Egypt by Vicenzo Foppa. Even while they were on the perilous road, they would have said this Jewish prayer “All the Lord’s paths are steadfast love.