Massacre of the Innocents | Léon Cogniet | 1824 Frame Options:Art Print as well as the status

as well as the status of Dr

In William Blake's mythological framework

adding layers of personal and symbolic meaning

bringing warmth and light to the scene

Massacre of the Innocents | Léon Cogniet | 1824 Frame Options:Art Print as well as the statusAbout the artwork: In Massacre of the Innocents (1824), Lon Cogniet transforms one of the most brutal biblical episodes into an intimate and silent tragedy. Instead of depicting soldiers or overt violence, he focuses on a single mother hiding with her child, pressed against a cold wall as she muffles his cries. Her wide, terrified eyes capture the horror of a massacre we cannot see but can deeply feel. In the background, other women flee in panic,