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The Massacre of the Innocents (Without the Fir Tree)

Marcantonio Raimondi

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white image depicts a chaotic scene. The scene shows a group of people with many nude or partially nude men and some women. The men are muscular, with some holding swords, one raised above his head. There are bodies of babies on the ground. Some women hold babies in their arms. The people are on a stone paved area. There is a bridge and buildings in the background. The sky is cloudy. The image does not contain a fir tree.

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900 × 602 px
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