Kindermoord te Betlehem

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blad: hoogte 272 mm x breedte 426 mm

Art Historical Context

**Massacre of the Innocents Bethlehem (Kindermoord te Betlehem *Marcantonio Raimondi, 1511–1512, Engraving, 272 × 426 mm* Step into the dramatic world of Renaissance Italy with Marcantonio Raimondi's *Kindermoord te Betlehem a chilling depiction of the biblical Massacre of Innocents. This engraving captures King Herod's ruthless order to slaughter Bethlehem's children in a futile bid to eliminate the infant Jesus, a scene rich with pathos and turmoil that captivated artists of the early 16th century. Raimondi, a master engraver from Bologna, was at the forefront of the High Renaissance, ren...

About the Artist

Marcantonio Raimondi · 1475–1534

Marcantonio Raimondi (c. 1480–1534), born near Bologna, Italy, emerged as one of the Renaissance's premier engravers, revolutionizing printmaking through his mastery of reproductive techniques. He trained in the workshop of the goldsmith, painter, and niellist Francesco Francia, whose influence is evident in his early engravings, such as the goldsmith-like shading in *Pyramus and Thisbe* (1505), h...