Description
The Infancy of Christ Window
Delaporte no. 2, Deremble-Manhes no. 50
Panel 15- The Massacre of the Innocents (Matthew 2:16-18)
This panel and panels 13 and 15 form a three-panel scene of the Massacre of the Innocents (Matthew 2:16-18).
At left, man raises his sword to stab a baby held by its mother. At right, a man beheads a small child with his sword. At the bottom of the panel, a woman kneels holding the body of her child.
Subject
Cathédrale de Chartres--Pictorial works.;Church decoration and ornament--France--Chartres--Pictorial works.;Church architecture--France--Chartres--Pictorial works.;Christian art and symbolism--France--Chartres--Medieval, 500-1500--Pictorial works.
