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

Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert · 1551 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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The soldiers of Herod murder all boys of two years and younger in Bethlehem. The mothers of the children try to stop them. In the background Herod gives the order for the massacre.

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Credit lineKindermoord te Betlehem. 1551. Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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