Why it matters
Soldiers with knives attack screaming mothers and their children in a carefully mirrored classical composition. Reni painted it for the Basilica of San Domenico in Bologna.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1611.
- The episode comes from the Gospel of Matthew.
- It is in the Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna.
Based on the Wikipedia article Massacre of the Innocents (Reni) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
