This painting by Peter Paul Rubens shows the Virgin Mary with her son Jesus Christ, surrounded by the Holy Innocents.

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Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) was a Flemish Baroque painter. He was greatly acclaimed in his day and is regarded today as one of the foremost of the Western World's artists. This painting, which shows the Virgin Mary with her son Jesus Christ, surrounded by the Holy Innocents. The Holy Innocents are the young male children of Bethlehem, who, according to the Gospel of Matthew, the ruler Herod had slaughtered so that a King of the Jews would not take over his kingdom, as was foretold by the Magi, the three wise men who came to visit Jesus with his mother soon after his birth in Bethlehem.

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Size: 3586px × 5040px
Photo credit: © Ivy Close Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: baroque, bible, child, christ, christianity, flemish, gospel, herod, holy, innocents, jesus, magi, mary, matthew, painter, paul, peter, rubens, testament, virgin