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

Crispijn van den Queborn · 1637 · letterpress printing; engraving; paper

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

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Soldiers with drawn swords, at Herod's command, kill all boys younger than two years in the wide area of Bethlehem. The soldiers pull the children from the arms of their mothers who struggle fiercely. Page from a book with text on the recto and verso.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineKindermoord te Betlehem. 1637. Crispijn van den Queborn. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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