Massacre of the Innocents

Print

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

In a dynamic etching, a muscular figure in a sitting posture holds an exaggerated, elongated instrument with an abstract, surreal quality, featuring prominent shading and vigorous line work that create dramatic shadows and intense contrast, adding to the mysterious and evocative atmosphere of the artwork, perhaps symbolizing struggle or introspection.

In a dynamic etching, a muscular figure in a sitting posture holds an exaggerated, elongated instrument with an abstract, surreal quality, featuring prominent shading and vigorous line work that create dramatic shadows and intense contrast, adding to the mysterious and evocative atmosphere of the artwork, perhaps symbolizing struggle or introspection.

Name/Title

Massacre of the Innocents

Entry/Object ID

2006.7.1.21

Description

Part of the CIVA Florence Portfolio. A nude male figure holds a long knife back prepared to strike the child in his right hand. Behind him lies another figure.

Type of Print

Intaglio

Category

Vault, Abstract, People, Objects

Made/Created

Artist

Edward Knippers

Date made

1993

Dimensions

Dimension Description

image size

Height

23-3/4 in

Width

17-7/8 in

Dimension Description

mat size

Height

32 in

Width

24 in

Exhibitions

Florence Portfolio - Center Art Gallery, Calvin College: October 21, 2010 - February 5, 2011
Loan - Florence Portfolio @ Woodlawn CRC Ministry Center: April 19-June 24, 2013
Loan - Florence Portfolio @ Dordt College, Campus Center Art Gallery: January - February 2014
Loan - Florence Portfolio @ ICCF: Grand Rapids, MI: March 6 - June 14, 2015
Loan - Florence Portfolio @ LaGrave CRC: Florence Portfolio – Grand Rapids, MI: May 11 – September 2025