Herod stands at the top of a flight of stairs commanding his soldiers to massacre the children held by distraught women, who try to protect their infants.
Details
Title
Massacre of the Innocents
Artist Life
French (active Rome), 1507 or 1515–c. 1565
Role
Engraver
Accession Number
P.73.29
Provenance
(David Tunick, Inc., New York); sold to MIA, 1973.
Catalogue Raisonne
B 14; B.XIV.25.21
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Herod stands at the top of a flight of stairs commanding his soldiers to massacre the children held by distraught women, who try to protect their infants.