The Massacre of the Innocents
The Massacre of the Innocents

© Estate of Stephen Greene

The Massacre of the Innocents
The Massacre of the Innocents

Currently not on view

The Massacre of the Innocents,

before 1952

Stephen Greene, American, 1918–1999
y1959-2

Information

Title
The Massacre of the Innocents
Dates

before 1952

Maker
Stephen Greene
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
152 x 115 cm (59 13/16 x 45 1/4 in.) frame: 159.4 x 120.6 x 6 cm (62 3/4 x 47 1/2 x 2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of R. Kirk Askew, Jr.
Object Number
y1959-2
Signatures
Signed bottom right: Greene
Culture
American
Type
paintings, oil paintings
Materials
canvas, oil paint
Subject
bible stories, soldiers, children (people by age group), deaths, nudes, men, Christianity, Christ, women, figures (representations)

R. Kirk Askew, Jr, New York, New York, gift; to Princeton University Art Museum, 1959.

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