{"product_id":"the-massacre-of-the-innocents-francois-joseph-navez-2","title":"The Massacre of the Innocents - François Joseph Navez","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Massacre of the Innocents\u003c\/b\u003e (1824) by Belgian Neoclassical painter \u003cb\u003eFrançois Joseph Navez\u003c\/b\u003e is a harrowing and masterfully composed work depicting one of the most tragic episodes in Christian scripture — the decree of Herod the Great ordering the slaughter of all male infants in Bethlehem. Navez, a prized student of Jacques-Louis David, brings to this subject the disciplined draughtsmanship and emotional gravitas that defined the late Neoclassical tradition, while anticipating the Romantic movement's intense theatricality and raw human pathos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe composition is dense with anguish: mothers clutch their children in desperate futility, soldiers execute their grim orders without mercy, and the arrangement of figures recalls the frieze-like clarity of ancient relief sculpture filtered through Renaissance and Baroque influences. Light falls dramatically across contorted bodies, heightening the psychological intensity and reinforcing the moral weight of the scene. Navez's meticulous oil technique — visible in the lustrous flesh tones and architectural precision — reflects his rigorous academic training and his time spent studying in Rome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow held in the permanent collection of \u003cb\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York\u003c\/b\u003e, this monumental work is presented here as a \u003cb\u003epremium stretched canvas reproduction\u003c\/b\u003e, printed on museum-quality matte canvas and hand-wrapped over a sturdy 0.75-inch gallery-wrap frame — ready to display with no additional framing required.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:24px;font-size:14px\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFrançois Joseph Navez\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eYear\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1824\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedium\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOil on canvas\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimensions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e46 x 52 3\/4 in. (117 x 134 cm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eCollection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eMovement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRomanticism\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:24px;font-size:14px;border-top:1px solid #e0e0e0\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\" style=\"padding:12px 0 8px\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAvailable sizes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:4px 0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSmall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 × 25 cm (8″ × 10″)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:4px 0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedium\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e51 × 76 cm (20″ × 30″)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:4px 0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e102 × 152 cm (40″ × 60″)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\" style=\"padding:8px 0 4px;color:#888;font-size:13px\"\u003eAll sizes include a 0.75\" gallery wrap. Ready to hang — no framing required.\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Gallerivm","offers":[{"title":"S — 30×40 cm","offer_id":60100144955726,"sku":"GLV-26466478414-S","price":39.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"M — 40×50 cm","offer_id":60100145643854,"sku":"GLV-26466478414-M","price":59.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"L — 60×90 cm","offer_id":60100145676622,"sku":"GLV-26466478414-L","price":89.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1044\/1637\/9214\/files\/DP-31220-001_33cb3b0c-8efa-40f1-8127-3f60a40dc38e.jpg?v=1783765857","url":"https:\/\/gallerivm.com\/products\/the-massacre-of-the-innocents-francois-joseph-navez-2","provider":"Gallerivm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}