About the work

The artist was inspired from the biblical story. The murder of the newborn babies is an episode of the New Testament story, described only in the Gospel of Matthew. King Herod, having learned from the Magi about the impending birth of the Messiah, fearing competition, orders to kill all children of a suitable age. Jesus Christ was saved thanks to the flight to Egypt, and John the Baptist - thanks to the parting rock where his mother hid.