The Massacre of the Innocents
François Joseph Navez · 1824
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"The Massacre of the Innocents," an oil on canvas painting by François Joseph Navez, was created in 1824. The artwork measures 46 x 52 3/4 inches (117 x 134 cm) and is classified under European Paintings. It was acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2023 through a purchase involving multiple funds and bequests, including the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Wolfe Fund, Louis V. Bell, Harris Brisbane Dick, Fletcher, and Rogers Funds, and the Joseph Pulitzer Bequest.
François-Joseph Navez was a Belgian painter (1787–1869). No cultural attribution is provided for the artwork itself in the catalogue data.
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