Le Massacre des Innocents = Massacre of the InnocentsNicolas Poussin (French; 1594–1665)1626–27Oil o
Le Massacre des Innocents = Massacre of the InnocentsNicolas Poussin (French; 1594–1665)1626–27Oil on canvasLe Petit Palais, Paris, FranceThen Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men. (Matthew 2:16) -- source link
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