rubens massacre innocents Dimensions (inches):31 x 39" this particular one is an

this particular one is an exercise in perspective and geometric composition

Although throughout his career he returned again and again to this artistic genre

abstract combination of primary colors

Eugénie Lescouzec

Canvas work displayed at the National Museum of Western Art in Tokyo

rubens massacre innocents Dimensions (inches):31 x 39" this particular one is anThis piece depicts the biblical scene "The Massacre of the Innocents". When Roman King Herod the Great, during the time of Jesus's birth, ordered the killing of all newborn Jewish boys to ensure the demise of the new king, the Messiah, about whom he had been warned. In response to this event, Jesus's foster father, Joseph, took Mary and the child and fled to Egypt. According to the narrative, Bethlehem was extremely decimated, with all male children