Massacre of the Innocents n.d.
domenicopiola
theartinstituteofchicago
drawing, print, paper, ink, inorganic-material, chalk, black-chalk
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drawing
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toned paper
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ink painting
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pencil sketch
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charcoal drawing
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paper
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ink
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fluid art
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ink drawing experimentation
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inorganic-material
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coffee painting
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underpainting
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chalk
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water
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watercolour illustration
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italy
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black-chalk
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watercolor
Domenico Piola's "Massacre of the Innocents" depicts the biblical story of King Herod's order to kill all male infants in Bethlehem in an attempt to eliminate the newborn Jesus. Piola's drawing, executed in brown wash, shows the chaos and tragedy of the event, with mothers desperately trying to shield their children from the violence of the soldiers. This artwork, now housed at The Art Institute of Chicago, offers a glimpse into the artist's skilled rendering of human emotion and drama, characteristic of his Baroque style.
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