The Massacre of the Innocents

Cornelis van Haarlem1591

Details

Title: The Massacre of the Innocents
Creator: Cornelisz van Haarlem, Cornelis
Date Created: 1591
Physical Dimensions: h268 cm x w257 cm
Provenance: Commissioned by the Haarlem magistrates for the Prinsenhof, Haarlem, 1591; exchanged with four other paintings for the Haarlem town hall and placed in the Nationale Konst-Gallery, The Hague, 1804; acquired in exchange with the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 1825; on long-term loan to the Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem, since 1917; this loan proceeded via the Netherlands Institute for Cultural Heritage until 2013
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil on canvas

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