Massacre of the Innocence and Adoration of the Magi, Scene is one of 26 images that detail the life of Christ that decorate the back of the Maesta altarpiece. Detail of two predella scenes from the life of Christ. The first, represents the Massacre or Slaughter of the Innocence, the scene from the book of Matthew in which King Herod orders the execution of all male infants to be killed. The second, also from the book of Matthew in which three Magi visit the newborn Christ with the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph.
- Contini-Volterra Photographic Archive | Early Italian (EITA) | Massacre of the Innocence and Adoration of the Magi, Scene is one of 26 images that detail the life of Christ that decorate the back of the Maesta altarpiece. Detail of two predella scenes from the life of Christ. The first, represents the Massacre or Slaughter of the Innocence, the scene from the book of Matthew in which King Herod orders the execution of all male infants to be killed. The second, also from the book of Matthew in which three Magi visit the newborn Christ with the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph., 1308-1311
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