Massacre of the Innocents
Artist
Hendrick Goltzius
(Dutch, 1558 - 1617)
Datelate 16th century
MediumEngraving
DimensionsOverall: 19 1/4 × 14 11/16 inches (48.9 × 37.31 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number33-1621
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Gallery LabelGoltzius visited Italy and was much influenced by Italian mannerism and a study of Roman antiquities. Here the background group has a typically mannerist elegance and confusion while the bigger foreground figures are more monumental and recall classical statuary. The way the figures are set against a plain foreground suggests this print may have been unfinished or intended for further development
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