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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
The soldiers of Herod kill all boys aged two and under in Bethlehem. Mothers try to protect their children. The print has a Latin Bible quotation as an inscription and is the ninth print of a twelve-part series on the birth and early years of Christ.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineKindermoord te Betlehem. 1579 - 1582. Johann Sadeler (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
