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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).
Oct 14, 2023 · The Massacre of the Innocents, painted by Peter Paul Rubens in 1612, is one of a pair of paintings by this famous artist. The second work, completed much later in his life, is a different version of the same spectacle.
The Massacre (or Slaughter) of the Innocents is a biblical story recounted in the Nativity narrative of the Gospel of Matthew ( 2:16 – 18) in which Herod the Great, king of Judea, orders the execution of all male children who are two years old and under in the vicinity of Bethlehem. [2] "
Oct 12, 2019 · The inspiration for the exhibition, as well as its centrepiece, is Rubens's important masterpiece: The Massacre of the Innocents, gifted to the AGO by Canadian collector Kenneth...
Oct 14, 2023 · Peter Paul Rubens produced several different interpretations of the theme of the Massacre of the Innocents with this one being completed around 1636-1638, just a few years before his death. The canvas in front of us features an extraordinary level of detail, with figures found in every corner.
AGO’s collection of close to 95,000 works ranges from cutting-edge contemporary art to European masterpieces; from the vast collection by the Group of Seven to works by established and emerging Indigenous Canadian artists.
Jan 29, 2009 · Samson and Delilah and The Massacre of the Innocents hung together for 200 years in the Prince of Liechtenstein's private collection before being separated in the 1880s.
