As follows from the inscription in the painting, Altdorfer donated his work to a temple.
The scene of peaceful rest of Joseph and Mary with the Child at the fountain on the way to Egypt is presented by the artist somewhat sentimental, and the landscape – a mountainous sea shore, in which, in the bright rays of the setting sun, there are toy houses and turrets, it reminds a cozy fairy tale.
Related Paintings 
Rest on the way to Egypt by David Gerard 
Holy Night by Albrecht Altdorfer 
Rest on the way to Egypt by Jacopo Bassano 
Rest on the way to Egypt by Anthony Van Dyck 
Rest on the way to Egypt by Lucas Cranach 
Repos pendant la fuite en Égypte – Albrecht Altdorfer 
Landscape with the family of the satyr by Albrecht Altdorfer 
Communion of the Apostles by Albrecht Altdorfer
Rest on the way to Egypt by David Gerard Holy Night by Albrecht Altdorfer Rest on the way to Egypt by Jacopo Bassano Rest on the way to Egypt by Anthony Van Dyck Rest on the way to Egypt by Lucas Cranach Repos pendant la fuite en Égypte – Albrecht Altdorfer Landscape with the family of the satyr by Albrecht Altdorfer Communion of the Apostles by Albrecht Altdorfer