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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 Herod's soldiers, who have been ordered to kill all boys aged two and under in Bethlehem. Below the image, a Latin reference to the biblical text in Matthew 2:16. This print is part of an album.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineKindermoord te Betlehem. 1572 - 1576. Johann Sadeler (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
