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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.
The Massacre of the Innocents. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 801. As recounted in the Gospel of Matthew (2:16–18), Herod the Great, King of Judea, ordered the slaughter of boys under the age of two in and near the town of Bethlehem.
The Massacre of the Innocents, with the pine tree ('chicot') at the right; after Raphael. c.1511-12 Engraving
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).
- Oil on Canvas, Flemish Baroque
His painting “The Massacre of the Innocents” (1875) is clearly inspired by Rubens’ work, demonstrating a similar use of color, dynamic composition, and an exploration of the theme of innocence in the face of cruelty.
The Massacre of the Innocents. Date. c. 1515. Medium. Drawing. Materials. pen and grey-brown ink with grey wash and additions in pen and brown ink on laid paper, laid down on wove paper. Dimensions. 30.5 x 21.9 cm.
Sep 6, 2021 · Paintings of the Massacre of the Innocents by century. 19th-century paintings of the birth and childhood of Jesus Christ.
