| The Massacre of the Innocents | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Rubens_-_Massacre_of_the_Innocents_-_Art_Gallery_of_Ontario_2.jpg) The Massacre of the Innocents, between 1609 and 1611 | |
| Artist | Peter Paul Rubens |
| Year | 1610 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Movement | Flemish Baroque |
| Subject | Massacre of the Innocents |
| Dimensions | 142 cm × 183 cm × 1.9 cm (56 in × 72 in × 0.75 in) |
| Weight | 93.9 kilograms (207 lb) |
| Location | Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto |
| Accession | 2014/1581 |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Peter_Paul_Rubens_-_The_Massacre_of_the_Innocent_(Pinatkothek).jpg) The Massacre of the Innocents, 1638 | |
| Year | 1638 |
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| Medium | Oil on panel |
| Dimensions | 198.5 cm × 302.2 cm (78.1 in × 119.0 in) |
| Location | Alte Pinakothek, Munich |
| Accession | 572 (Bavarian State Painting Collections) |
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.[1]
- ^ Mark Irving, The Independent on Sunday, 11 January 2004