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(c1625)
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(Siegen, 1577 - 1640)
Genesis 14
Massacre of the Innocents (Munich) by Peter Paul Rubens
- Created
- c. 1638
- Dimension
- 302cm × 198cm
- Method
- oil on panel
- Passage
- Matthew 2:13-18
- Housed at
- Alte Pinakothek Barer Straße 27, Munich
The Massacre of the Innocents is the subject of two paintings by Peter Paul Rubens depicting the episode of the biblical Massacre of the Innocents of Bethlehem, as related in the Gospel of Matthew (2:13-18). The first, measuring 142 x 182 cm, was painted after his return to his native Antwerp in 1608, following eight years spent in Italy.
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