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The Massacre of the Innocents

17th century
Black chalk, heightened with white (partly oxidized), on paper tinted orangish red.
38.8 × 37.1 cm (15.3 × 14.6 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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