 The horrific subject matter of the Massacre of the Innocents also provided a comparison of ancient brutalities with the brutalities of the early modern period, during the period of religious wars that followed the Reformation Bruegel's versions show the soldiers carrying banners with the Habsburg double-headed eagle (often used at the time for Ancient Roman soldiers).The 1590 version by Cornelis van Haarlem also seems to reflect the violence of the Dutch Revolt.Guido Reni's early (1611) "Massacre of the Innocents", in an unusual vertical format, is at Bologna.