Peter Paul Rubens1612

The Massacre of the Innocents

Herod's soldiers tear infants from their mothers' arms in Bethlehem. Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto (1612 version; a second canvas hangs in the Alte Pinakothek, Munich).

The Massacre of the Innocents by Peter Paul Rubens depicting Matthew 2:16
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About Peter Paul Rubens

1577-1640 · Flemish

Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp