Biblical Narratives Illustrated

Engravings depicting key biblical events, such as weddings and exoduses, presenting dramatic scenes with detailed backgrounds and characters.

King Hezekía Destroyed shrines, Jan Luyken, 1712 print Amsterdam paper etching Hezekiah destroys the local shrines
King Hezekía Destroyed shrines, Jan Luyken, 1712 print Amsterdam paper etching Hezekiah destroys the local shrines
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Old Testament. Jephthah judge of Israel. Jephthah returning victorious to Maspha after defeating the Ammonites. He vowed to the Lord that he would offer a burnt offering to the first one who came out to meet him on his arrival. His only daughter was sacrificed as she was the first to come out of the house to welcome him. Engraving. "Los Héroes y las Grandezas de la Tierra". Volume I. 1854.
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St Augustine and his companions bring Christianity to Britain -- their procession approaches the camp of King Ethelbert.
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Wonderful multiplication of the seven loaves and the two fish, Jan Luyken, 1703 - 1762 print Print Maker: Haarlem Publisher: Amsterdam paper etching / letterpress printing multiplication of loaves and fishes for a multitude of four or five thousand people (Matthew 14:13-21, 15:32-39; Mark 6:32-44, 8:1-10; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-14)
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Holy family at De Wasplaats with Elizabeth and Johannes de Boper, Sébastien Bourdon, 1626 - 1671 print paper etching / engraving Holy Family with John the Baptist, Elisabeth present
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Corisca en Mirtillo, Jacob Ernst Marcus, After Walem Kok, 1784 - print Pastoral performance with a woman in classic robe and with shepherd's staff, Corisca, surrounded by sitting and standing women with musical instruments. On the left comes a young man, Mirtillo, with open arms. A number of sheep behind him. Scene with Corisca de Herder Mirtillo from the story of Baptista Guarini: Il Pastor Fido. Amsterdam paper etching (scenes from) specific works of literature: Guarini, Pastor Fido. pastorals, Arcadian scenes
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Priest examines the authenticity of the iron found from the spear of Longinus, Jan Luyken, 1683.
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John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea. Illustration for The life of Our Lord Jesus Christ written by the four evangelists, 1853
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Christ as a good shepherd. .
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Jacques Callot, Raising of the Cross, c 1624 1625 Raising of the Cross
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. On the left the ancestor than, the fifth son of Jacob. He has the staff of the judges in his hand. In the background a horse that is bitten by a hose, referrals to then as a handhaver of the right and as a hose on the road. On the right the ancestor Gad, the seventh son of Jacob. He stands on a shield and on the floor is a harness. Each image has a Latin caption and the blade contains the seventh and eighth print from a series with the subject of the twelve tribal fathers of Israel.
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Christ preaching from a boat, Jan Luyken, 1712 print Amsterdam paper etching Christ preaching from a boat
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Ferdinand of Austria with Ferdinand, King of Bohemen and Hungary, on horseback in the victory at Nördlingen, Pieter de Jode (II), 1636 print Double portrait of Ferdinand of Austria with Ferdinand, King of Bohemia and Hungary on horseback, at the victory at Nördlingen on 6 September 1634. In the foreground, enemies defeated. Upstairs in the clouds Mary with the Christ child and an angel. In the margin a caption in Latin. Tenth print from a series of 42 that illustrates the publication of the description of the entry of the Cardinal Infant Ferdinand of Austria in Ghent on January 28, 1635 as the new governor for the Spanish Netherlands. Antwerp paper engraving / etching death of human being. Madonna: i.e. Mary with the Christ-child. riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman Ghent. Friday market
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The population in and around Tokyo, Japan, are thrown into despair when an earthquake devastates the region and the sacred mountain Fujiyama erupts. Date: 1650
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Study for Pilgrims at Emmaus 1642-1682 France. Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, and lead white (discolored), on buff laid paper . Claude Lorrain
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. The H. Ammonius the Great in a monks. He sits on a couch for his cabin and reads from a Bible. A hermit village in the background. In the background other hermits.
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Book illustration accompanying the story of Christ and his disciples in the storm on the Sea of Galilee (Matthew 14: 24-31 ). Christ's disciples are sailing in a boat across the Sea of Galilee during a storm. Christ follows them across the water. The disciples are greatly frightened by this miracle. Peter walks across the water toward Christ. He threatens to drown but Christ saves him. The print includes a caption with a reference to the accompanying Bible passage, Christ and His Disciples in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee Scenes from the Bible Biblia sacra , print maker: Abraham de Bruyn, (mentioned on object), Crispijn van den Broeck, (mentioned on object), Christoffel Plantijn, Antwerp, 1583, paper, engraving, h 162 mm × w 115 mm
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Allegory with a lion cheated by the Catholic Church, ca. 1607; Gaetuli Pastoris Lybici Case, Glaudii Imperatoris Tempore, SGO Contra Irrventis Leonis Impetum Injecto, Pudendam Pene Eius Ferae Domanda Rationem Ostendit. Allegory with a lion cheated by the Catholic Church, ca. 1607. A Jesuit throws a cloth (Falsa Persuasio) over the head of a lion. On the right a group of foxes or wolves dressed as Catholics with three royal lions. On the left the pope with other clergymen for a tent. In the background a coastal landscape with different symbolic elements labeled with figures, but a statement is missing. The title a reference to C. Pliny Secundus, Naturalis Historiae Printed separately above the plate. It is unclear whether this show is related to the events in the Netherlands.
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Indians torture their prisoners; Outinae milites ut caesis hostibus Utantur; India Occidentalis II. A group of Indians torts the bodies of their prisoners. They cut ledges and carry the hair from their victims as a trophy to a stick.
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. Karel Emanuel I from Savoy on horseback. He tramples the female Personifications heresy (with a snake tail and a Bible) and hatred (a heart). A battle in the background.
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Engraving titled 'L'Ordre et la Marché des puissances coalisees contre la France' depicting an allegorical female figure riding in a chariot drawn by mules with the crowned head of Kings of various European countries; it is following three hags leading the way to the temple of folly in the upper left corner. In the mid-foreground is a decapitated mule wearing a fleur-de-lis banner and with the head of Louis XVI on the ground nearby. In the lower left corner is the Pope with several other clerical figures, blessing the procession. On the right is a group of figures wearing foreign dress. Fame flies overhead, blowing horns with her mouth and anus. Includes a Remarque showing a wreath with a rooster crowing at top and the letters "RF" within. Jean-Baptiste-Marie Louvion (1740-1804) French printmaker. Dated 18th Century
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Mary sits with the Christ Child on her lap, her heart pierced with a dagger. The Christ Child is adored by the inhabitants of Hoogstraten and Minderhout. In the distance the church towers of these towns. Above the scene a bible verse in Dutch, Luc. 2. In the margin a two-line Dutch caption, Inhabitants of Hoogstraten and Minderhout adore the Christ child H. Maria Moeder Godts , print maker: Adriaen Lommelin, (mentioned on object), Antwerp, 1630 - 1677, paper, engraving, h 87 mm × w 135 mm
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Turk and spiritual with prisoners; Title page for: Pieter Dan, History of Barbaryen, and even sea roovers, 1684. A man turban and stick and a spiritual with money bags face each other. Christian prisoners stand behind them. Behind it is tortured and put to work. In the background a view of a city on the water with sailing ships.
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INDIGENAS DE AMERICA DEL SUR. PERU. SIGLO XVIII. "Diversos tipos de indios y objetos del Perú". A-Inca o rey del Perú. B-Reina. C-Indio del Perú. D-India llevando una mantilla. E-Casas habitadas por indios. F-Mitad del horno para hervir la hierba Icho. G-Perfil de la "Bicharra" H-Diferentes formas de vasijas encontradas en las tumbas de los indios ancianos. Grabado francés del año 1716.
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P. Andreas Vitus. Heintsch, Johann Georg, 1647-1712. 1657 - 1692. Tanner, Mathias, 1630-1692. Illustrations. Rare Book Division. Jesuits, Baptisms, White, Andrew, 1579-1656