Kindermoord te Bethlehem
ca. 1514 - ca. 1527
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
422; 277
About this artwork
blad: hoogte 277 mm x breedte 422 mm
Art Historical Context
Behold the dramatic engraving *Kindermoord te Bethlehem (Massacre of theents in Bethlehem) by Marco Dente, around 1514–1527. This poignant work captures a harrowing biblical scene from the Gospel Matthew, where King Herod orders the slaughter of innocent children in a futile attempt to eliminate the infant Jesus. Dente, a Italian engraver from Ravenna during the High Renaissance, masterfully conveys the chaos and tragedy through intricate lines and dynamic compositions, measuring 277 mm high by 422 mm wide. As an engraving, the piece exemplifies a revolutionary printmaking technique of the er...
About the Artist
Marco Dente · 1515–1527
Marco Dente (died 1527), also known as Marco da Ravenna, was among the most accomplished printmakers working in Rome during the High Renaissance, a period that witnessed an extraordinary flowering of engraving as both a reproductive and an independent artistic medium. Little is known of his early training, but by the second decade of the sixteenth century he had established himself in the orbit of...