Rembrandt would have been familiar with Elsheimer 's work through high - quality engravings made by his friend Hendrick Goudt .
Rembrandt 's version of The Flight into Egypt ( 1627 ) , with its unique illumination , may have been inspired by Elsheimer 's .
Rembrandt would have been familiar with Elsheimer 's work through high - quality engravings made by Elsheimer 's friend Hendrick Goudt .
Rembrandt 's version of The Flight into Egypt ( 1627 ) , with its unique illumination , may have been inspired by Elsheimer 's .