Artwork
The Massacre of the Innocents
The Massacre of the Innocents is an ink print by the Renaissance artist Nicolas Beatrizet. It dates from 1544 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
The Massacre of the Innocents is an engraving on laid paper created by Nicolas Beatrizet around 1544.
Subject & Meaning
The engraving depicts a chaotic and dramatic scene, likely referencing the biblical account of the Massacre of the Innocents. Figures are shown fighting and fleeing amidst architectural elements such as stairs and arches.
Technique & Style
Beatrizet employed cross-hatching to achieve a high level of texture and depth in the image, characteristic of engraving techniques of the time.
Artist & collection
![Castello S. Angelo di Roma [Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome], by Nicolas Beatrizet](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/nicolas-beatrizet--castello-s-angelo-di-roma-castel-sant-angelo-in-rome--6c77d3bfe127c436-w320.webp)
![Pantheum Romanum [The Roman Pantheon], by Nicolas Beatrizet](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/nicolas-beatrizet--pantheum-romanum-the-roman-pantheon--8069db7dd8e6f190-w320.webp)
Murder of the Innocents
The Slaughter of the Priests of Samaria
The Rape of the Sabines
Phaeton Asking for the Chariot
Martyrdom of St. Lawrence
The Deaths of Ananias and Sapphira
Sardanapalus among the Concubines
Rape of the Sabines
The Visitation
Delilah Cutting Samson's Hair
The Conquest of Ignorance
The Massacre of the Innocents