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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 Herod's soldiers. They have been ordered to kill all boys of two years and younger in Bethlehem. Below the image, a reference in Latin to the biblical text in Matthew 2:16. This print is part of an album.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineKindermoord te Betlehem. 1585. Johann Sadeler (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
