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Dec 26, 2012 · On Dec. 28, the Church commemorates the slaughter of the holy innocents. These are the baby boys in Bethlehem that Herod the Great had slaughtered in an attempt to kill the Baby Jesus.
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Poussin's gut-wrenching Massacre of the Innocents was inspired by a story from the New Testament found in the Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 2: 16-18). According to the Bible, when Joseph and Mary gave birth to Jesus, it was prophesized that the child would grow up to become the King of the Jews. Three men known as the "three wise men" (or the ...
Massacre of the Innocents - Then Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly angry; and he sent forth and put to death all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the wise men. Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying: “A voice was ...
The Massacre of the Innocents is one of the artist’s most original and famous compositions, as evidenced by the various versions known today. The painter depicts the biblical story of the massacre of male babies, ordered by Herod, in a setting that evokes contemporary Flanders, buried under winter snow.
Massacre of the Innocents, therefore, might also be referring to the infamous Sack of Antwerp in 1576, in which 7,000 people died from military rape and murder. Rubens painted the grisly scene eight years after moving back to Antwerp from Italy in 1611—the time period from which art collectors also expect to find his best work.
The Massacre of the Innocents - Then Herod, when he realized that he had been outwitted by the wise men, flew into a rage. He gave orders to massacre all the boys in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, in keeping with the time he had learned from the wise men. Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping, and great ...
