Biblical Historical Events

Artistic representations of biblical stories and figures, featuring rich colors and dramatic scenes from the Gospels and religious lore.

The Boy Jesus in Temple Adriaen van der Werff (1659-1722 Dutch)
The Boy Jesus in Temple Adriaen van der Werff (1659-1722 Dutch)
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History of Spain. Madrid. Slaughter of friars, 17 July 1834. Anti-clerical mutiny during the regency of Maria Cristina. Several convents in Madrid were stormed and dozens of friars were killed. In the summer of 1833 a cholera epidemic reached Spain, which spread rapidly in Madrid a year later. The epidemic caused hundreds of deaths in few days. A rumour was spread throughout the city blaming the Jesuits to poison the water in the fountains, causing a mob to massacre the religious on the afternoon of 17 July. Beheading of the friars, in the basilica of San Francisco el Grande. Illustration after the painting by Ramón Pulido. Chromolithography. "Historia General de España" (General History of Spain), by Miguel Morayta. Volume VII. Madrid, 1893.
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Persecution of the First Christians Giuseppe Mancinelli (1813-1875 Italian)
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Death of Calvin by Joseph Hornung, (1792-1870)
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Jeremiah Lamenting The Destruction of Jerusalem, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1630 painting Jeremiah sad about the destruction of Jerusalem. The old prophet is on the rocky slope of a mountain, the head based on the left hand. On a stone next to him are a golden bowl and can and books, shrines from the destroyed temple. Bottom left you can see the burning buildings of the city and soldiers. panel. oil paint (paint) Jeremiah lamenting over the destruction of Jerusalem
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The Adoration of the Shepherds The Adoration of the Shepherds, Jan Havicksz Steen, oil on canvas, C.1670, Amsterdam, Netherlands Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21697119
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Bachanalia: Human before the Flood; Roore, Jacobus Ignatius de (1686-1747); 1711 (1711-00-00-1711-00-00);Gospel, painting, Flemish painting, biblical scenes, multifaceted scenes, purchase (provenance)
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Saying Grace, Jan Miense Molenaer, c. 1653 - 1668 painting The prayer for meals. A peasant family praying around a table. panel. oil paint (paint) family group, especially parents with their child(ren). (family) meal. prayer at table, saying grace
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The Last Supper: Judas Dipping his Hand in the Dish (La Céne. Judas met la main dans le plat) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Last Supper: Judas Dipping his Hand in the Dish (La Céne. Judas met la main dans le plat), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 9 3/4 x 19 3/8 in. (24.8 x 49.2 cm). For the Passover feast, the apostles (dressed in traveling clothes, like the Jews of the Old Testament book of Exodus, Tissot explains) meet in a room decorated with garlands. During the meal, Jesus reveals that he will be betrayed by one of his disciples; many of them worriedly ask, Is it I?” In this image, Jesus hands the sop, or dipped bread, to Judas Iscariot, identifying him as the traitor. Jesus later dismisses him from the company, urging him to be quick about his business. Here, John the Evangelist, described as the beloved disciple,” lays his head on Jesus’ shoulder, as is traditional in scenes of the Last Supper. By contrast, Judas, across the table
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Juan Antonio de Frías y Escalante / 'The Israelites celebrating Passover'. 1668. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.
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Jeremiah Dictating His Prophecy of the Destruction of Jerusalem to Baruch theScribe. Artist: Washington Allston, American, 1779-1843
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Saint Francis, La Tour, Georges de, 1643
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Jesus And The Doctors Of The Law Paris. France.
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Falkman, Severin, Juhlakluke in Rome, 1866, oil on canvas, painting, RELIGION; Roman Catholic; SCENE; festive procession; penitents; ladies; kneeling; Peter's Church; Rome; Easter, 112 cm x 87 cm
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Peace Urges the Churches to Tolerance, Anonymous, 1600 - 1624
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LAS ESPIGAS COGIDAS EN SABADO Y CENSURA DE LOS FARISEOS-BARROCO ROMANO-ESCUELA CARRACCI. Author: GIULIO CESARE PROCACCINI (1574-1625). Location: PALACIO REAL-PINTURAS. Riofrío. SEGOVIA. SPAIN. JESUS.
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Giuseppe Bertini. 1825-1898. The meeting of Dante and friar Ilario. about 1845. oil painting on canvas cm 159.6 x 224.
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Dervishes Sharing a Meal. Dervishes lived together in a tekke, which, besides a prayer hall, included living quarters, a library, a dining hall and a kitchen. The dervishes wear a sikke, their typical conical hat, and long woollen robes.
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Gerrit Dou, The Hermit, 1670 The Hermit
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First movement of the Sicilian Vespers, 1852, by Andrea Gastaldi (1826-1889), oil on canvas. Sicilian Vespers, Italy, 13th century.
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Repas de paysans dans un intrieur (peasant meal), 1642
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The Magic Lantern in a Peasant House by Solovyev, Lev Grigoryevich (1837-1919) N. Yaroshenko Art Museum, Kislovodsk 1876 Oil on canvas 52x80 Russia Russian Painting of 19th cen. Genre Painting
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The Miracle of the Miser's Heart, by Damini Pietro, 1618, 17th Century, canvas. Italy: Veneto: Padua: San Canziano church. Detail. Miracle saint Franciscan friar habit lily halo/aureole probably St Cantianus old man deceased miser anatomy lesson surgeon portrait Fabrici d'Acquapendente onlookers/bystanders skull tibias vanitas chest jewels coins gold necklace pearls cloud angels
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The miracle of St Benedict, 1744, by Pierre Subleyras (1699-1749), oil on canvas. Santa Francesca Romana Church, Rome, Italy.
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Mother blessing, Moritz Calisch, 1844
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Raising of Lazarus, ca 1750 by Franz Christoph Janneck (1703-1761).
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Georges de La Tour (1593-1652). French Baroque painter. Saint Joseph the Carpenter, ca.1642. Saint Joseph working on a beam before the Infant Jesus. Louvre Museum. Paris. France.
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Miracles of St Charles of Miracle of Aurelia of the Angels, by Crespi Giovan Battista known as Cerano, 1610, 17th Century, tempera on canvas. Italy: Lombardy: Milan: Santa Maria Nascente Dome Cathedral. Detail. Diseased leg bed sheets blood wounds gangrene elderly/old woman bandages smell man beard armchair wrinkles forehead quack surgeon light blue/azure yellow brown
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Spanish school. Child Madonna Asleep. La Virgen niña dormida. 1664. Oil on canvas (190 x 90). Jerez de la Frontera collegiate church. Author: FRANCISCO DE ZURBARAN. Location: CATEDRAL. JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA. Cadiz. SPAIN. VIRGIN MARY. VIRGEN MARIA NIÑA.
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A traditional Norwegian Dance to the music of the Hardanger Fiddle, a typical violin played in Scandinavia, Norway 19th century.
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This painting, titled "The Angelus," was done by the French artist Jean Francois Millet (1814-1875). Millet was one of the famous group of French painters who founded what is now known as the Barbizon School. Millet's work is distinguished by an absolute truthfulness to Nature that was the guiding principle of his life. He saw the peasant bent at his work in his fields, and he pictured him in all his gaunt poverty and weariness, while he invested him, by his inspired vision, with the symbolical dignity of labor. The Angelus depicts the laborers' thanks for the gift of plenty, and it expresses
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Copper engraving by Raffaello Morghen from 1800 depicting the Last Supper, showing Christ, apostles, table, and architectural setting.
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Christ and the Virgin in the House at Nazareth, c. 1640. Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish, 1598-1664). Oil on canvas; framed: 201 x 256 x 10 cm (79 1/8 x 100 13/16 x 3 15/16 in.); unframed: 165 x 218.2 cm (64 15/16 x 85 7/8 in.). Stories of Christs childhood and adolescence became increasingly popular during the Counter-Reformation because they were easily understood by a broad public. Rather than taking a story from the Bible, Zurbarán appears to have invented this subject, in which Jesus pricks himself on a crown of thorns he is weaving, foretelling his later torment at the Crucifixion. Despite the grand scale and monumental figures, the work has remarkable intimacy and quietness, emphasizing such details as the Virgins tears.
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A nobleman with a monk at Tabace; unknown Polish painter; End of the 19th century (1890-00-00-1900-00-00);
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Prayer at the grave. Grottger, Artur (1837-1867), painter
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Feast of the Wine (The Procession of the Ram) Mid-17th century Oil on canvas Master of the Processions; French Active mid-17th century
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Christ and Nicodemus - page from the bible by the Reverend John Brown of Haddington (1722-1787), a Scottish minister well know for his theological works. The illustrations in the bible are engravings some of which were hand colored in each copy of the bible.