Identification title(s): infanticide in bethlehem. Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-3047. Catalog reference: new hollstein german (altdorfer) w. 46-1(2). The illustrated bartsch 46. Inscriptions / marks: number, verso bottom center, handwritten: '89'. Description: a group of soldiers at the entrance of a gate. With their swords they kill the children held by desperate mothers. A man, possibly herod, seen from behind and leaning on his sword, watches. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: albrecht altdorfer (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: germany. Dating: 1511. Physical features: woodcut. Material: paper technique: woodcut. Dimensions: image: h 194 mm × w 146 mm. Subject: what: the massacre of the innocents. Acquisition: transfer of management 1816. Date: 1511.
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