#massacre of the innocents

[daemonicdasein]

Bible Belt hoes really out here confusing Herod the Great and Pontius Pilate.

[thyateira]

Lully, lullay, thou little tiny child, Bye bye, lully, lullay. Thou little tiny child, Bye bye, lully, lullay.

O sisters too, how may we do For to preserve this day This poor youngling for whom we sing, “Bye bye, lully, lullay?”

Herod the king, in his raging, Chargèd he hath this day His men of might in his own sight All young children to slay.

That woe is me, poor child, for thee And ever mourn and may For thy parting neither say nor sing, “Bye bye, lully, lullay.”

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Massacre of the Innocents, with Herod in his Court, and the Flight into Egypt by Giovanni Angelo del Maino / The Massacre of the Innocents by Léon Cogniet / Massacre of the Holy Innocents by Alexey Pismenny / The Massacre of the Innocents by François Joseph Navez / The Coventry Carol.

[pmamtraveller]

MASSACRE OF THE INNOCENTS | 1824 | by LÉON COGNIET

LÉON COGNIET'S painting is a powerful and intimate depiction of the biblical story of HEROD'S order to kill all male children in BETHLEHEM to avoid the loss of his throne to a newborn KING OF THE JEWS

The central figure of the painting is a terrified mother, cowering under a staircase, desperately trying to muffle the cries of her infant child. Her bare feet and head emphasize her vulnerability, and the fact that she is cornered with no apparent escape underscores the gravity of the situation. The muted colors of the mother and the ruined stairway create a solemn atmosphere, drawing the viewer's attention to the human suffering and emotion.

COGNIET'S decision to focus on the mother's anguished expression rather than the broader scene of the massacre is a deliberate choice that highlights the personal and emotional impact of the event. This approach is characteristic of ROMANTICISM, which emphasized the emotional and personal aspects of human experience.

The painting also invites the viewer to reflect on the contemporary relevance of the biblical story. The theme of religious violence and the slaughter of innocent children is a recurring motif in history, and COGNIET'S work serves as a powerful reminder of the enduring impact of such events.

Overall, "MASSACRE OF THE INNOCENTS" is a masterful work that combines technical skill with emotional intensity and historical significance. It is a powerful reminder of the enduring impact of the biblical story and the ongoing relevance of themes such as religious violence and the protection of the innocent.

[mando-jetiis-blog]

So I started watching Avatar the Last Airbender live action series and I was watching the start of the war.

As I watched I realised how similar the Airbenders situation was to that of the Jedi. And how they both were massacred.

The scenes of both massacres were so similar in their shared tragedy I had to pause the movie and write about it.

Because let's see:

Jedi were killed at the end of a war. The Airbenders massacred to start one.

They both were made of mostly people who are supposed to be pacifists.

And they both were brutally killed in their own home, leaving almost no survivors.

From old to masters to babies in their cribs.

Killed because of the greed of an old man.

Killed because of fear and greed and anger and violence.

[thefoolandthesaint]

Massacre of the Innocents, Hans Pleydenwurff (1420–1472)

[pepleosupremacy]

And then King Herod asked the babies, before signaling his soldiers to raise their swords

"Do you condemn Khamas?"

[notsolittlemerman]

I was originally thinking about watching The Nativity Story (2006), the Bible movie about the birth of Jesus Christ spanning from Nazareth to Bethlehem (and starring a young Oscar Isaac as Papa Joseph), this Christmas

but then... I remembered the very first scene of that movie... (the massacre of the innocents)

and knowing what's happening in that same place right now, it just feels like history repeating itself.

[northemoonduringthenight]

"And thou hast delivered us into the hands of our enemies that are unjust, and most wicked, and prevaricators, and to a king unjust, and most wicked beyond all that are upon the earth. "

Prophecy of Daniel, 3:32 Douay-Rheims Bible.

Artwork: Girolamo Mocetto, The massacre of the Innocents, with Herod.

[mysterious-secret-garden]

Louis Finson - Massacre of the Innocents, 1615.

[everdeenxmellark]

scène du massacre des innocents (1824)

by léon cogniet

why do you tear from me my darling son,

the fruit of my womb?

it was i who bore him,

my breast he drank.

my womb carried him about,

my vitals he sucked,

my heart he filled.

he was my life,

‘tis death to have him taken from me.

my strength has ebbed,

my speech is silenced,

my eyes are blinded.

- the mothers lament at the slaughter of the innocents

[graceandpeacejoanne]

New Year: A Community in Mourning

"Happy New Year" symbolizes a fresh start, a chance to start over with the possibility of leaving the past behind. But what happens when the new year brings fresh trouble, fresh pain, or carries with it the things of last year that will not go away?

“Happy New Year” symbolizes a fresh start, a chance to start over with the possibility of leaving the past behind. But what happens when the new year brings fresh trouble, fresh pain, or carries with it the things of last year that will not go away? Upheaval Joseph and Mary had traveled a hundred miles south from their home in Nazareth to Joseph’s ancestral roots in Bethlehem. They had come…

[scripture-pictures]

[jichanxo]

Help me, Lord, from these fantasies in my head / They ain't ever been safe ones

[princessuncertain]

people will talk about Squall being the antihero or the tragic hero. like babe. just because Wintersea is (according to him and him alone) more evil than he is, doesn't mean he's a good guy. if you met somebody who ate 50 people and somebody who ate 60 people would you be like wow the guy who only ate 50 people is such an awesome guy fr

[nsfwbible]

The story is from the Gospel of Matthew: Herod, the Roman-appointed king of Judea, learns of the birth of a new “king of the Jews.” To eliminate this potential rival, Herod demands the killing of all children in Bethlehem age two or younger (that is, at least according to Matthew; the infanticide goes unmentioned in the other gospels).

The detail is from the sprawling cycle of frescoes at the Tornabuoni Chapel in Florence that Ghirlandaio and his many assistants painted between 1486 and 1490.

Domenico Ghirlandaio (1448 - 1494) - Slaughter of the Innocents. Detail.

[northemoonduringthenight]

"Yet, when I cleansed you in your filthy lewdness,

you did not become clean from your filth;

you shall not again be cleansed

until I have satisfied my fury upon you.

I the Lord have spoken; the time is coming,

I will act.

I will not refrain,

I will not spare,

I will not relent.

According to your ways and your doings I will judge you, says the Lord God."

Ezekiel 24:13-14

Artwork: Giuseppe Maria Crespi (Italian, 1665 - 1747), The Massacre of the Innocents (1720s).