Category:21. Massacre of the Innocents

**Massacre of the Innocents**
	painting by Giotto di Bondone
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Instance of	fresco;
Part of	Cycle of the Life of the Christ;
Main subject	The massacre of the innocent children of Bethlehem;
Depicts	death, child, Herod, woman, man, nudity and building
Made from material	plaster; fresco;
Genre	religious art;
Location	Scrovegni Chapel, Padua, Province of Padua, Veneto, Italy
Creator	Giotto;
Location of creation	Padua;
Collection	Scrovegni Chapel;
Inception	1303 (statement with Gregorian date earlier than 1584); 1304 (statement with Gregorian date earlier than 1584);
Width	185 cm;
Height	200 cm;
Authority file
	Q3975688;
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Artist



Alternative names	Giotto
Description	Italian painter, architect, sculptor, muralist and designer
Date of birth/death	1267 / 1276 / 1266	8 January 1337
Location of birth/death	Colle di Vespignano, part of Vicchio, Tuscany	Florence
Work location	Florence, Padua, Rome, Naples, Assisi
Authority file	: Q7814 VIAF: 27073355 ISNI: 0000000121251587 ULAN: 500010766 LCCN: n81071909 NLA: 35126164 MusicBrainz: 2fb51c85-fb7b-448d-9f54-60aae1197617 WGA: g/giotto Open Library: OL78090A DBNL: giot001 GND: 118539477 SELIBR: 188261 SUDOC: 027381668 BNF: 11943568d NDL: 00440981 BIBSYS: 90266850 NKC: jn19990002696 SBN: CFIV023311 BNE: XX893056 CiNii: DA01594658 NLP: a0000001185219 KulturNav: 13844708-a2a3-4bda-9fea-af7a3f126cdf RKD: 31840 J9U: 987007261745305171 Koninklijke: 069526494 NLK: KAC199610145 WorldCat

Title

No. 21 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 5. The Massacre of the Innocents

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Date

between 1304 and 1306

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Dimensions

height: 200 cm (78.7 in); width: 185 cm (72.8 in)

Collection

Scrovegni Chapel

	Native name	Cappella degli Scrovegni
	Parent institution	Civic Museums of Padua
	Location	Padua
	Coordinates	45° 24′ 43″ N, 11° 52′ 46″ E
	Established	1303
	Website	www.cappelladegliscrovegni.it
	Authority file	: Q963954 VIAF: 124429791 LCCN: n87840423 GND: 4075797-3 SUDOC: 250212145 NKC: ko2017938885 WorldCat