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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.
About this work
In the streets of Bethlehem, mothers try to protect their children from the soldiers of Herod. They have been ordered to kill all boys of two years and younger in Bethlehem. King Herod with a group of riders in the background. The print has a Latin inscription with a Bible text (Matt. 2) and is the first print of a series of four.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineKindermoord te Betlehem. 1581. Johann Sadeler (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
