Vision of a Knight. October 22, 1914 Massacre of the Innocents A million men had been brought to this place, for the purpose of killing each other. These are the baby boys in Bethlehem that Herod the Great had slaughtered in an attempt to kill the Baby Jesus. The Magdalen Chapel is believed to be the starting-point of Giotto's work in other areas of the Lower Church. The Transfiguration. The Massacre of the Innocents is a religious painting that was executed by Giotto di Bondone in 1305. MOST POPULAR PAINTINGS. The School of Athens. The Massacre of the Innocents was a much smaller genocide as compared to, say, the Holocaust or the nationwide genocide in Moses’ day in Exodus. Madonna of the Pinks. The Massacre of the Innocents depicts the episode of the biblical Massacre of the Innocents of Bethlehem, as related in the Gospel of Matthew. For Josephus, his interests may have been in major events, people places, etc., so Bethlehem as a small town (and its Massacre) wouldn’t have been high on his priority list. Father Diaz, who was 58, was born in Spain, and had worked in Rhodesia for 28 years. The Massacre of the Innocents, Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem, 1590 oil on canvas, h 245cm × w 358cm More details When Herod, the King of Judea, learned that a child destined to become ‘King of the Jews’ would be born in Bethlehem, he ordered the slaughter of all boys under the age of two. 17 Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying: In painting, the subject was particularly abundant during the Renaissance. Massacre of the Innocents. Domenico Ghirlandaio 1449 – 1494. Rubens put the drama outside Herod's palace. Herod was the king who ordered the killing of all young male children in Bethlehem. During this age of the rediscovery of antiquity, artists were inspired by Roman reliefs depicting The Battle of Lapiths and Centaurs in their depictions of this Christian theme. fresco — 1486-90 Santa Maria Novella, Florence This work is linked to Matthew 2:16 St. George and the Dragon. St. George. Massacre of the Innocents. Sistine Madonna. The painting measures 200 x 185 cm, and it's located in Arena Chapel. We know from Suetonius and from the book of Acts that the Emperor Claudius expelled the Jews from Rome in A.D. 49, but neither Josephus nor the second … Massacre of the Innocents has always been a popular theme in both literature and the visual arts. On December 28, the Church commemorates the slaughter of the holy innocents. Herod’s massacre would also not have been the first historical event Josephus failed to record. 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