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Massacre of the Innocents

Aegidius Sadeler II Netherlandish
Publisher Marcus Sadeler Flemish
ca. 1600
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  • Title: Massacre of the Innocents
  • Artist: Aegidius Sadeler II (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1568–1629 Prague)
  • Artist: After Jacopo Tintoretto (Jacopo Robusti) (Italian, Venice 1518/19–1594 Venice)
  • Publisher: Marcus Sadeler (German, Munich before 1614–in or after 1650)
  • Date: ca. 1600
  • Medium: Engraving; third state of four (Hollstein)
  • Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 15 7/16 × 19 7/16 in. (39.2 × 49.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
  • Object Number: 49.95.2295
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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