Massacre of the innocents
- Massacre of the innocents
When the three magi set off to find the newborn Christ, they asked Herod, king of Judea, if he knew where the child could be found. Upon hearing of the birth of the new king of the Jews, Herod felt his position threatened and ordered the killing of all the children in his kingdom aged two or younger. The story gave artists the occasion to paint a complex scene of violence and desperation that highlighted their artistic abilities. Among the most poignant examples are Giotto's in the
Arena Chapel in Padua (1305),
Domenico del Ghirlandaio's in the Cappella Maggiore at
Santa Maria Novella, Florence (1485-1490),
Guido Reni's in the Pinacoteca Nazionale in
Bologna (1611), and
Peter Paul Rubens'in the London National Gallery (1611-1612).
Historical dictionary of Renaissance art.
Lilian H. Zirpolo.
2008.
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