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Massacre of the Innocents at Bethlehem, upper left
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Massacre of the Innocents at Bethlehem, upper left

anonymous · 1668 - 1693 · engraving; paper

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

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Fragment of the Massacre of the Innocents at Bethlehem. Near Herod's palace a great slaughter takes place. Soldiers snatch children from the arms of desperate mothers to kill them with swords. From the sky three angels look on.

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Credit lineKindermoord te Betlehem, linksboven. 1668 - 1693. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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