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The Massacre of the Innocents at Bethlehem
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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In the streets of Bethlehem, mothers try to protect their children from the soldiers of Herod. The soldiers have been ordered to kill all boys of two years and younger. Below the image, four four-line verses in Dutch and a reference to the biblical text in Matt. 2.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineKindermoord te Betlehem. 1630 - 1652. Geertruydt Roghman. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
