Massacre of the Innocents by Carl Heinrich Bloch

Massacre of the Innocents in Bethlehem. King Herod ordered all the babies age 2 and under to be murdered. Mary, Joseph and the infant Jesus fled to Egypt because an angel warned Joseph in a dream. Artist is Carl Heinrich Bloch 1834-1890, Denmark.

• • Carl Heinrich Bloch,
  • flight to Egypt,
  • Herod slays the babies,
  • king herod,
  • Massacre of the Innocents,
  • Rachel weeping