Adam ElsheimerGerman, 1578–1610La Fuite en Égypte
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Yes, on view now
Where is “La Fuite en Égypte” now? Musée du Louvre, Salle 807, Aile Richelieu, Niveau 2, Paris. Yes, on view now. Checked September 26, 2026.
Closed· opens at 9:00 AM
On public display.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- INV 1268
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- Musée du Louvre
- Image: Musée du Louvre — © 2017 GrandPalaisRmn (musée du Louvre) / Michel Urtado
In the life of Adam Elsheimer
The whole life1606–1608
Converts from Lutheranism to Catholicism
He converts to Catholicism by 1608, possibly as early as 1606, following the path of his Roman friends Faber and Bril.
1609
A son is born
Elsheimer and Carola have a son. He is not mentioned in the census a year later, possibly because he had been put out to a wet-nurse.
1610
Debts and hardship at the end of his life
In spite of his fame and talent, he appears to have lived and died in difficult financial circumstances: at his death Paul Bril was still owed money by him. According to one account, borrowing from Goudt once led to his brief imprisonment in a debtors’ prison.
11 December 1610
Died
