The Massacre of the Innocents, Peter Paul Rubens, circa 1638

Three main groups carry the action. The middle one leads the viewer from the woman who raises a bloody diaper to the sky like a monument of despair, to herod's palace, which awaits completion. Object Type: painting. Genre: religious art. Date: circa 1638. Dimensions: height: 198.5 cm (78.1 in); width: 302.2 cm (118.9 in). Medium: oil on oak wood. Collection: Alte Pinakothek. Peter Paul Rubens - Massacre of the Innocents - WGA20259