A panel painting executed in oil and tempera, this work from the Workshop of the Master of the Correr Phaethon depicts the harrowing biblical scene of Herod's slaughter of infant boys in Bethlehem, rendered with the dramatic intensity characteristic of this anonymous master's circle. The composition likely features soldiers wielding swords amid grieving mothers, capturing both the brutal violence and emotional anguish of the narrative. The combination of oil and tempera on panel reflects the transitional techniques employed by Northern Italian workshops during the Renaissance period.