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Massacre of the Innocents at Bethlehem
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Massacre of the Innocents at Bethlehem

Jan Luyken · 1708 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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On a plain in Bethlehem, mothers try to protect their children against the soldiers of Herod. The soldiers have been ordered to kill all boys of two years and younger.

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Credit lineKindermoord te Betlehem. 1708. Jan Luyken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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