It is thought to be the first naturalistic rendering of the night sky in Renaissance art .
The Flight into Egypt is an oil - on - copper cabinet painting by the German artist Adam Elsheimer dating from about 1609 , while he was in Rome .
Flight into Egypt is thought to be the first naturalistic rendering of the night sky in Renaissance art .
The Flight into Egypt is an oil - on - copper cabinet painting by the German artist Adam Elsheimer dating from about 1609 , while he was in Rome .