Massacre of the Innocents by Domenico Gargiulo, The massacre of the innocents, an episode told in the Gospel according to Matthew. Herod the Great, king of Judea, orders a massacre of children in order to kill the newborn Jesus. Museum, Italy, ( Domenico Gargiulo called Micco Spadaro (1609-1610 – 1675) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, mainly active in Naples )

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Location: Museo di Capodimonte, Naples, Italy
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