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The Massacre of the Innocents - 17th Century Oil on Canvas
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The Massacre of the Innocents - 17th Century Oil on Canvas

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THE MASSACRE OF THE INNOCENTS - 17TH CENTURY OIL ON CANVAS

Large, impressive and atmospheric late 17th century oil on canvas 'The Massacre of the Innocents'

This highly decorative work of a biblical narrative reflects the work of Jacopo Robusti (Tintoretto) some 100 years earlier as can be seen in this interpretation of his Mannerist composition.

In art history, particularly during the Renaissance and Baroque eras, this subject was highly favored because it allowed artists to showcase extreme human emotion, complex anatomical configurations, and chaotic movement.

Ready to hang in a carved, ebonized, and gilded wood and plaster frame.

Physical Dimensions
Height
78cm (30.71")
Width
120cm (47.24")
Depth
2cm (0.79")
Declaration

The English Interior has dated this 17th Century Oil Painting to the 17th Century.

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THE MASSACRE OF THE INNOCENTS - 17TH CENTURY OIL ON CANVAS

Large, impressive and atmospheric late 17th century oil on canvas 'The Massacre of the Innocents'

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This highly decorative work of a biblical narrative reflects the work of Jacopo Robusti (Tintoretto) some 100 years earlier as can be seen in this interpretation of his Mannerist composition.
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fig 1. A 17th-century Baroque oil painting depicting the biblical scene of the Massacre of the Innocents set in a dark carved wooden frame.
fig 1. The Massacre of the Innocents - 17th Century Oil on Canvas

In art history, particularly during the Renaissance and Baroque eras, this subject was highly favored because it allowed artists to showcase extreme human emotion, complex anatomical configurations, and chaotic movement.

Ready to hang in a carved, ebonized, and gilded wood and plaster frame.

Height
78cm (30.71")
Width
120cm (47.24")
Depth
2cm (0.79")
Date of Manufacture

The English Interior has dated this 17th Century Oil Painting to the 17th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1232953
The English Interior
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Archive I A 17th-century Baroque oil painting depicting the biblical scene of the Massacre of the Innocents set in a dark carved wooden frame.

The Massacre of the Innocents - 17th Century Oil on Canvas

Archive II A 17th-century Baroque oil painting depicting the biblical scene of the Massacre of the Innocents set in a dark carved wooden frame. View II
Archive III A 17th-century Baroque oil painting depicting the biblical scene of the Massacre of the Innocents set in a dark carved wooden frame. View III
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A 17th-century Baroque oil painting depicting the biblical scene of the Massacre of the Innocents set in a dark carved wooden frame.
THE MASSACRE OF THE INNOCENTS - 17TH CENTURY OIL ON CANVAS
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Baroque art from the 17th century typically features dramatic chiaroscuro lighting, intense emotional narrative subjects, and dynamic compositions depicting biblical or historical events.

Artists predominantly applied hand-ground oil pigments mixed with binding oils onto woven linen or hemp canvas, which was stretched over wooden frames.

Authenticity is verified through natural age-related craquelure, historic stretchers, timber frame construction, pigment composition analysis, and signs of canvas oxidisation.

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