Biblical Illustrations

Pencil sketches depicting significant biblical events and figures, showcasing artistic interpretations of religious narratives from different eras.

Lourdes. Imploring before the grotto., c, 1912-13, France, by Jean Forain. Gift of Sir John Ilott, 1952.
Lourdes. Imploring before the grotto., c, 1912-13, France, by Jean Forain. Gift of Sir John Ilott, 1952.
161 assets in this story
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The king performing a religious ceremony, 1849. Published by J. Murray in London. Features bas-reliefs, trees, and themes of mythology related to Assyro-Babylonian culture, including rites and ceremonies. Depicts ceremonial objects and the Northwest Palace of Calah (an extinct city). Presented in color lithographs, with dimensions of 38 x 56 cm
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Christ healing an infirm Richomme, Jules (1818-1903). Christ healing an infirm. Watercolor.
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Piggy bank for me In the end of the Virgin Mary (Frauenkirche) in Miej, verso: stone bridge; Scholtz, Julius (1825-1893); 1844 (1844-00-00-1844-00-00);
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Buddhist monks on the stairs of the Angkor Wat Temple in Cambodia, 1931 Page 68 from a sketchbook with 48 sheets. Cambodia paper. watercolor (paint). pencil brush temple, shrine ~ Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism. flight of steps. religious functionaries ~ Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism Angkor what
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Ekman, Robert Wilhelm, work, Repentant Magdalene at Christ's tomb - 'the first night', Mary with the dead Christ in her arms (two-sided work), drawing, 37 cm x 22.5 cm
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High altar and Tabernakel, Gemert, 1857 Page 12 Recto from a sketchbook with 77 sheets. paper. pencil altar. tabernacle ~ altar
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Religious Procession, 1902 A few figures carry a reliquary through a street with a gate. Page 2 from a sketchbook with 30 sheets. paper. pencil street (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage). procession ~ Christian religion. relics (and reliquaries)
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Figures bringing sacrifices to an altar. Page 67 From a sketchbook with 74 sheets.
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Decorated cremation tower, 1931 Page 43 from a sketchbook with 74 sheets. Indonesia chalk. pencil ritual practices ~ Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism. burial rites. architecture
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The Crucifixion, last half 1600s. Gerrit van Battem (Dutch, c. 1636-1684). Gouache; framing lines in black ink and graphite(); sheet: 23.8 x 38.9 cm (9 3/8 x 15 5/16 in.).
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Imitator of Rembrandt van Rijn, Christ before Pilate Christ before Pilate
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Two floating figures, possibly angels, c. 1858 Blad 19 Verso from a combined album Amicorum and Sketchbook with a total of 39 magazines. paper. pencil angels
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Print, Longinus Piercing the Side of Christ; France; wood engraving on paper; 4.7 × 5.5 cm (1 7/8 × 2 3/16 in.); 1945-200-477
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Pencil drawing by Josef von Führich showing a son kneeling before his dying father, who places a blessing hand on his head, depicting family, death, and blessing rituals.
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From a balcony Krishna and Radha look down on a group of women in a festive group, some wearing a doll on their heads. Black frame lines with pieces of leftover red filled in, The Gangaur party, draughtsman: anonymous, Bundi, c. 1795 - c. 1805, paper, brush, pen, h 282 mm × w 162 mm
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Unknown architect, Evangelical Church in Zerniki (without date): Details of the bench, baptismal basin, door and altar. Pencil on transparent, 36.2 x 30.4 cm (including scan edges) N.N. : Evangelische Kirche, Zerniki
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This brown ink drawing with wash and raster lines, dated around 1600, depicts Christ appearing to disciples at Emmaus.
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Interior of the church with organs. unknown
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God Father . The project of the quarters is stained up to the Western window in the Franciscan church in Krakow Wyspiały, Stanis Aw (1869 1907)
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Christ in a cloak with hood, 1869 - 1925 Leaf 23 Verso from a sketchbook with 28 sheets. paper. pencil Christ as adult
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The conversion of Paulus, Elias van Nijmegen, 1677 - 1755 drawing Design for a painting. paper. ink. watercolor (paint). pencil brush / pen on the way to Damascus Christ appears to Saul, who falls from his horse and is blinded by the light
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Barbarigo, Giovanni Francesco, Audenaerd, Robert van, Rome, Numismata virorum illustrium ex Barbadica gente, Portrait of Angelo Barbarigo and the personifications Religion and Heresy, verso - stamped, Pedestal in the form of a cartouche. On it a medallion with the portrait of Angelo Barbarigo on the front. He is wearing a biretta. On the back, the Council of Constance. The participants are seated on either side of an altar with a cross. Above it, the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove. On the pedestal, Religion defeats the personification of Heresy. Religion is depicted in an ecclesiastical robe, a bishop's staff and a temple. Heresy is depicted as a man with a snake. Black smoke comes from his mouth. A snake also winds from the book in his left hand. At the bottom left, a key, club, poison cup, axe and knife. On the left, among other things, is a pilgrim's staff. The print is part of an album., print, album sheet, prints, height 220 mm, width 239 mm, 1663 - 1743, print maker, printmake
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A 1771 drawing by Joseph Bergler the Younger depicting Saint Franz Xaver performing a baptism in Japan, rendered in pencil, ink, and feather, showing figures and ritual action.
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Monk with tonsure in a pij.Leaf 15 recto from a sketchbook with 46 sheets.
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Monk seduced by devils. A monk is at a table where a devil figure serves him. In the air, more devils fly with food. In the foreground is a beer vessel, among other things. Also a study of a running woman. Page 39 From a sketchbook with 34 sheets.
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Standing catholic clergyman in a white pipe. He makes a blessing gesture. A piece of the round leaf has been cut out and the head is missing. The drawing is part of a combination of two disks, the other disk (with different heads) is missing. Anti-romantic satire representation, Standing catholic clergyman making a blessing gesture without head., draughtsman: anonymous, 1600 - 1699, parchment (animal material), brush, d 102 mm
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Lehmmübner Paul (1855-1916), church in Belsdorf (without dat.): Ornaments. Pencil on paper, 54.4 x 83.3 cm (including scan edges) Lehmgrübner Paul (1855-1916): Kirche, Belsdorf
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Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) holding a goldfinch with the Christ Child and Saint John the Baptist. Process print after Raphael.
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Study for 'Sacred Lesson', Daniel Huntington, American, 1816-1906, Graphite on cream wove paper, Woman seated in right profile, at a table, facing a bearded man who stands, pointing to a picture of the crucifixion in a book. Verso: A child at Lake Brienz; a young woman seated, upper right., USA, October 1844, religion, Drawing, Drawing
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Kali Presenting the Heads of Chanda and Munda to Durga: Scene from the Devi Mahatmya (Glory of the Goddess). Culture: India (Himachal Pradesh, Guler). Dimensions: 5 5/8 x 7 9/16 in. (14.3 x 19.2 cm). Date: ca. 1780.In order to engage in battle, Durga manifests as the fierce, emaciated goddess Kali. At the center of the frenzied battle, together with her lion vehicle (vahana), Kali beheads the demons Chanda and Munda. In the upper right, both goddesses appear: Kali presents the heads of the demons to Durga, who is shown in a benign form with many arms and holding a trident. In turn, Durga bestows the name Chamunda on her terrible manifestation. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Indonesian women. Women wear traditional costume. Page 107 From a sketchbook with 74 sheets.
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Hindu monument, 1897 - 1898 Possibly a place of worship. A sculpture, presumably from a deity, has a prominent place on the structure. Page 2 from a sketchbook with 84 sheets. India pencil temple, shrine ~ Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism. statues, paintings, etc. ~ objects of worship (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism)
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Maffet Ledger: Mounted Indian ca. 1874-81 Southern and Northern Cheyenne. Maffet Ledger: Mounted Indian 765955
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S. Teresa P. (Teresa of Avili); Czerski, Stanisław (1777-1833); 1822-1832 (1822-00-00-1832-00-00);
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Cremation of Jujaka's Body(): Scene from Vessantara Jataka 19th-20th century Thailand. Cremation of Jujaka's Body(): Scene from Vessantara Jataka 38068
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Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor in attire from c. 1024, according to illustration from a missal. Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), draughtsman, cartoonist
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Buddha with many devils and other figures. Woodcut.
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Three monks at the top of a temple staircase, 1931 Page 92 from a sketchbook with 48 sheets. Thailand (possibly) paper. watercolor (paint). pencil brush flight of steps. religious functionaries ~ Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism. baldness
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Richard Westall, 1765-1836, British, Christ Appears to Mary Magdalene (John 20:13-14), before 1836. Graphite with red pencil on medium, smooth, cream wove paper.
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Study for Christ, Chancel of St. Bartholomew, New York, Francis Augustus Lathrop, American, 1849 - 1909, Graphite on paper, Sketch for Christ in the painting in the chancel of St. Bartholomew, New York City. Shown slightly oblique, with lowered head and somewhat raised arms. He wears a tunic and a wrapper, the upper edge of which stretches from the right hip to the left armpit., USA, 1893-94, religion, Drawing, Drawing
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Stained glass drawing: Chevreuse, crucifixion left stained glass represented the Virgin and Marie-Madeleine Prosper Lafaye (1806-1883). Vitrail Drawing: Chevreuse, Crucifixion's left stained glass representing the Virgin and Marie-Madeleine, between 1845 and 1875.
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Watercolor by Ernst Stöhr showing carriers bowing or greeting before a cross.
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Jacques Callot, St Maximilian; St Carpus; St Daniel and Angelus; St Fortunatus St. Maximilian; St. Carpus; St. Daniel and Angelus; St. Fortunatus
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German Bishop Cologne, 1450; Venetian priest, 1563; English priest Carlisle Cath., 1480. Watson, Stewart, active 1843-1847. 1840. Watson, Stewart, active 1843-1847. Drawings. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Costume , Italy, Grand tours (Education), Vestments, Priests , Clothing & dress, Bishops , Clothing & dress
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Series of sketches by Alexander Rothaug depicting 'Sony martyrs of Christians', executed in pencil and ink around 1928.
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Seated figures for an altar. On the altar is a bowl, presumably a sacrifice. Page 128 from a sketchbook with 74 sheets.
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Carton for polychrome of St. Mary's Church the figure of an angel playing the flute Matejko, Jan (1838 1893)
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Monk caps ..
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The Archbishop of Reims (Dutuit page 146) Dusart, Cornelis. The Archbishop of Reims (Dutuit Page 146). Black way. 1691-1961.
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Pier Francesco Mola, Caricatures of Clerics and Priests, 1640s or 1650s() Caricatures of Clerics and Priests
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Page from a Dispersed Kalpa Sutra (Jain Book of Rituals). Culture: India. Dimensions: 4 7/8 x 7 in. (12.4 x 17.8 cm). Date: ca. 1675. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Cup of the north chapel of Clermont Cathedral.
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Jewish woman with head covering | Library of Congress
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Anonymous. "Saint Jean Baptist". Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 112281-5 Chretian art, Christianity, Preparatory drawing, religious history, Christian iconography, religious iconography, icon, Christian religion, Orthodox religion, saint
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Kreutzberg as 'Angel of the Annunciation' , Dancers, Dance, Kreutzberg, Harald, 1902-1968. The Massachusetts WPA Federal Art Project Photograph Collection
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Drawing by Anton Faistauer depicting St. Agnes with a lamb and St. Nikolaus, executed in pencil, colored pencil, ink, and cover colors on brownish paper, 1927.
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Study of Christ for the painting Pool of Siloam". Ciągliński, Jan (1858-1913), painter
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Seated man with water pipe. In Oriental clothing and turban, folded hands. Page 80 from a sketchbook with 51 sheets.
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Evangelists Lucas and Johannes, 1869 - 1925 Both evangelists sit on their lap and writing utensils in hand with a book. Page 21 Verso from a sketchbook with 28 magazines. paper. pencil Luke the evangelist; possible attributes: book, (winged) ox, portrait of the Virgin, surgical instruments, painter's utensils, scroll. the apostle John the Evangelist; possible attributes: book, cauldron, chalice with snake, eagle, palm, scroll. book
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Cremation tower in the form of a dragon. The tower is used in the funeral procession for a cremation. Page 53 From a sketchbook with 74 sheets.
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Rabbi reading; Markowicz, Artur (1872-1934); 1910 (1910-00-00-1910-00-00);