Leaf Excised from a Psalter: Massacre of the Innocents

Medieval-style illustration of a violent scene. A gold, blue, and white archway frames three people. Two men wearing armor and a blue and tan robe. One man on the left wears a crown and holds a sword. The armored man in the middle holds a sword over his head and appears to have a child in his other arm. The child has white hair and wears a blue dress, and appears to be crying. The illustration has a decorative border with gold, blue, beige and black colors. The background of the illustration is off-white parchment. The scene depicts the "Massacre of the Innocents".

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Dimensions:: 653 × 893 px
Museum record:: View original

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Leaf Excised from a Psalter: Massacre of the Innocents

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