Biblical Narratives in Art

Classical paintings depicting significant biblical events and figures, rich in detail and historical context, capturing profound religious themes.

The preaching of John the Baptist; 1634/35 Rembrandt; Dutch (1606 Leiden - 1669 Amsterdam)

Road to Calvary, by Lambert Sustris (ca 1515-after 1560).

'The Preaching of Saint John the Baptist', 1602. Artist: Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem

Abraham on the Road to Canaan by Castiglione, Giovanni Benedetto (1610-1665) / Musei di Strada Nuova, Genoa / 1650-1660 / Italy, School of Genoa / Oil on canvas / Bible / 186x282

Deeds of mercy (Matthew 25:35-36). Vos, Simon de (1603-1676), painter

Tabula Cebetis (The Tabula or Cebes or the Journey of Human Life). Tabula Cebetis. Allegorical representation of the path of life as the passage by concentric rings to the temple of happiness on a mountain in the middle. Detailed show with countless persons and allegorical figures with inscriptions.

The Finding of Moses, Garzi, Luigi, 1715.

Crucifixion, by Prospero Fontana (1512-1597).

Scenes from the Life of Christ of Crucifixion, by Sacchis Giovanni Antonio de known as il Pordenone, 1520 - 1522, 16th Century, fresco. Italy, Lombardy, Cremona, Cathedral. Whole artwork. Crucified Christ robbers warriors horsemen Virgin Mary in a faint pious women Golgotha Calvary horses towered walls Roman vexillum: standard.

Rudolf of Habsburg (1218-1291) handing over his horse to a priest delivering the viaticum, D'Arthois, Jacques (1613-1686)

The preaching of John the Baptist; 1634/35 Rembrandt; Dutch (1606 Leiden - 1669 Amsterdam)

Nicolas Poussin, The Baptism of Christ, 1641 1642 The Baptism of Christ

Sacrifice of Hindoo Hindu widow upon funeral pile of her husband India Copyright: xJehangirxSorabjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Crucifixion, by Caliari Paolo know as Veronese, 1582, 16th Century, canvas. Italy, Veneto, Venice, Accademia Art Galleries. Whole artwork. Crucifixion group crowd horse soldier landscape red sky clouds gray black light blue: azure brown tones: hues.

Brueghel / Carrying the Cross / Detail

Tobias and the Angel. Landscape with Tobias and the angel, the angel points tobias on the fish in a small lake under trees. Tobias has a dog with himself, left in the background shepherds with sheep.

Witches' Sabbath or Devil's Dance, regular, secret, nocturnal, festival-like meeting of so-called witches and sorcerers of a region with the devil at a certain, usually remote place, the so-called Witches' Dance Place, gallows, painting by Domenicus van Wijnen, called Ascanius, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from an original of the time

The Descent from the Cross by Zick, Johann Rosso Januarius (1730-1797)/ State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow/ Germany/ Oil on canvas/ Baroque/ 56x78/ Bible

Golgotha (Matthew 27:35-38; Mark 15:24-27; Luke 23:33; John 19:18). Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640), painter

The Council of the Gods, painting by Cornelis van Poelenburch, 1630, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

LA CONQUISTA DE GRANADA EN LA CAPILLA DE LA VISITACION - 1890. Author: RIBERA CARLOS LUIS. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. BURGOS. SPAIN. Catholic Monarchs. ISABEL LA CATOLICA (1451-1504) ISABEL I DE CASTILL. FERNANDO EL CATOLICO (1452-1516) FERNANDO II ARAGO. FERNANDO II DE ARAGON (1452/1516) REY CATOLICO.

Circumcision of Moses' son. Weenix, Jan Baptist (1621-1659/1661), painter

The Adoration of the Magi - 16th century - 141x219 cm - oil on canvas - Italian Renaissance - NP 433. Author: TIZIANO VECELLIO DE GREGORIO-TICIANO-. Location: MONASTERIO-PINTURA. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN. INFANT JESUS. VIRGIN MARY. Melchor. Gaspar. BALTASAR.

Painting titled 'Calvary' painted by Pseudo Wellens de Cock. Dutch painter. Dated 16th Century

Christ and city. Wydra, Jan (1902-1937), painter

Pashur Smites Jeremiah in the Temple, Fight during a meal of priests and monks in a temple of Jupiter, Leonaert Bramer, c. 1648

Christ and the fishermen (the calling of Saint Peter)

The Ascension of Elijah. Dating: 1627. Measurements: support: h 40.5 cm × w 72.2 cm; d 6.3 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: David Colijns.

Laban Searching for his Stolen Household Gods, c. 1665-1670. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (Spanish, 1617-1682). Oil on canvas; framed: 278 x 398 x 14 cm (109 7/16 x 156 11/16 x 5 1/2 in.); unframed: 243 x 362 cm (95 11/16 x 142 1/2 in.). This story comes from the Old Testament book of Genesis and stresses the value of reconciliation. Jacob lived with his uncle Laban for years, marrying Labans daughters Rachel and Leah. When the relationship between the men soured, Jacob and his family departed, while Rachel secretly stole her fathers household gods. When Laban discovered that the statues were missing, he pursued Jacob, accusing him of theft. Here, Jacob invites Laban to search his tent, while Rachel sits on the saddlebag containing the statues. After coming up empty-handed, Laban proposes a truce, ending the squabble.

Last Judgment by German master, Oil on wood, 16th century, Private Collection 74x95

The raising of Lazarus. Lazarus revival. In front of surprised spectators, the lazarus to life is drawn from his grave. Left is Christ with abandoned left arm. Pendant from SK-C-1360.

Calvary, Pseudo Jan Wellens de Cock, c. 1520 painting The Calvarieberg, scene with different scenes from the passion of Christ: Soldiers dice in the foreground, in addition a executioner gaps in the cross, Christ is undressed on the right. A little further back, Christ is waiting on the cross on his crucifixion on the left, in the middle Maria is silent, supported by John, on horseback on horseback with a roll of paper in hand. On the left, the two killers get to drink before they are crucified, high priest Annas on horseback gives an executioner instructions. In the middle other executioners with a ladder and two crosses. In the background the crucifixion. In the distance the cross -bearing in a procession that comes from the city gate of Jerusalem. Leiden wood (plant material). oil paint (paint) Christ meets Veronica, who has a cloth to wipe Christ's face. making of the cross ~ prelude to Christ's death on the cross. Christ standing near the cross. the crucifixion of Christ: Christ'

Calvary Pieter Pietersz I (1540-1603 Dutch) Oil on wood Republic of Latvia Museum of Foreign Art, Riga

Turkish Women in the Countryside near Istanbul. The women are all looking up at an apparition of a vague, floating female figure. What story is depicted here is not known. It might be a Turkish folk tale, or perhaps what we see are the hallucinations of women smoking opium.

The Great Calvary, Brueghel, Jan, the Elder, 1604.

VISITA DE LA VIRGEN A SANTA ISABEL - SIGLO XVII - BARROCO FLAMENCO. Author: ESCUELA FLAMENCA. Location: FUNDACION SANTANDER CENTRAL HISPANO. MADRID. SPAIN. VIRGIN MARY. SAN JOSE ESPOSO DE LA VIRGEN MARIA. SAINT ELIZABETH. ZACARIAS.

The Climbing Of The Capitol With The Gray Horse Of The Newly Electified Pope. The entrance to the capitar with the white horse of the newly chosen pope, accompanied by a priest with a cross. In the foreground the crowded crowd, left sheep on the quay of the river. On the right the stairs of the capitar with the great statues on pedestals of horses. In the distance other buildings of Rome: the angel castle and the dome of the Saint Peter's.

St John Baptizing Christ by Nicolas Poussin. Painting owned by Duke of Rutland

The Conversion of Saint Paul, Solimena, Francesco (1657-1747)

Vision of Ezekiel across the valley of bones, Nicolaes de Bruyn, 1606

Village market scene with quack or charlatan 18th century

TESTAMENTO Y MUERTE DE MOISES, FRESCO DE LOS LATERALES DE LA CAPILLA SIXTINA- 1481/1483. Author: LUCA SIGNORELLI. Location: MUSEOS VATICANOS-CAPILLA SIXTINA. VATICANO.

Armenian Wedding. An Armenian wedding procession makes its way to the church. First are the musicians. They are followed by the bridegroom, accompanied by a young man with a sabre. Then come the grooms father, priest, and women of the party, including the bride dressed in red. Candle bearers walk before the bride and the groom; the couple will keep the candles after the marriage.

Gillis Mostaert (1528-1598). Flemish painter. The Bearing of the Cross, ca.1575-1589. Wallraf-Richartz Museum. Cologne. Germany.

Adoration of the Magi, by Giovanni Andrea Coppola (1597-1659), oil on canvas, Cathedral of St Agatha, Gallipoli, Italy.

Feeding the Hungry, Michael Sweerts, 1646 - 1649 painting The hungry food. In an Italian area, a group of hungry people get to eat at the stairs of a church, a standing beggar with a stick in the middle. Part of a series of performances of the seven works of mercy (see: SK-A-2845/48). canvas. oil paint (paint) feeding the hungry, 'esuriens cibatur' ~ one of the (seven) Acts of Mercy

The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds,.. By Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

The Adoration of the Magi, 1573

The Ascent to Calvary, c. 1506

Women leaving Jerusalem

Scenes from the Passion of Christ, ca. 1470. Anonymous. Haarlem. Catharijneconvent Museum. Utrecht. Netherlands.

The Adoration of the Magi, by Damini Vincenzo, 1737, 18th Century, fresco. Italy, Abruzzo, L'Aquila, San Giuliano Church. Detail. Black: colored King Magus Oriental style: fashion garment turban gifts cup: goblet thurible: censer servant white yellow red blue.

Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including a mob in France, Merlin and King Arthur ?, and the Boxer Rebellion ?. Coloured lithograph, c.1840?.

Belshazzar's Feast Giulio Carpioni 1613-1679 Italian Christie's Images

Serpentara Landscape with the Procession of the Magi. Date/Period: 1820. Oil on oak. Oil on oak. Height: 35.5 cm (13.9 in); Width: 49.4 cm (19.4 in). Author: Joseph Anton Koch.

Bödingen an der Sieg, Pilgrimage Church of the Sorrowful Mother of God

Mary, Joseph and Baby Jesus by Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem, oil on canvas, (1620-1683, Russia, Moscow , State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, 100x140

Annunciation to the Shepherds 1705-1715 Italy. Oil on canvas . Jacopo Bassano

'Circumcision of Moses's Son'. Holland, 17th century. Dimensions: 92x125 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: CORNELIS HOLSTEYN.

The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek, by Spada Lionello, 1600 - 1605, 17th Century, oil on canvas. Italy: Emilia Romagna: Bologna: National Gallery of Art. Detail. Army soldiers spears/lances helmets turbans sky clouds purple red yellow

Village Wedding, Steen, Jan

Adoration of the Holy Wood, Procession of the Queen of Sheba, Legend of the True Cross, Fresco Cycle, Piero della Francesca, Bacci Chapel, Cappella Bacci, Cappella Maggiore, 1452-1466, Basilica of St Francis, Basilica di San Francesco, Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Adoration of the Magi, circle of Bartholomeus Breenbergh, c. 1640 - c. 1650

Christ on the way to Emmaus; Breenbergh, Bartholomeus (1598-1657); 1632 (1632-00-00-1632-00-00);Italy, baroque (style), landscapes, ancient ruins, biblical scenes, religious scenes, purchase (provenance)

The Preaching of Saint John the Baptist, Velde, Esaias, van de (1591-1630)

Christ on the way to Emmaus (Luke 24:28-29). Breenbergh, Bartholomeus (1598-1657), painter

De' Roberti, Ercole (c. 1450-1496) National Gallery, London Painting 28,9x63,5 Bible The Israelites gathering Manna

'St Jerome in a landscape'. St Jerome kneels before the Cross, his companion lion in the foreground and his cardinal's hat hanging on rock ourtside his cell. Herri met de Bles (16th C. Netherlandish) Oil on wood Private collection

ABSIDE - DESCENDIMIENTO DE CRISTO - 1852-1855 - FRESCO - DETALLE. Author: THEODORE CHASSERIAU. Location: IGLESIA SAINT PHILIPPE DE ROULE. France.

Crucifixion by Vasili Petrovich Vereshchagin, Oil on canvas, 1869, 1835-1909, Russia, Moscow, State Tretyakov Gallery, 66, 5x100

Paris (1st arr.), France The preaching of Saint Etienne in Jerusalem, Carpaccio, Louvre museum , (French - Paris ( Ier arr. ) , France La Prédication de saint Etienne à Jérusalem , Carpaccio , musée du Louvre). Museum, Christianity, Painting, Religion , Art, France, Paris, Louvre museum: preaching from St Etienne to Jerusalem (Carpaccio)

Moses Parting the Red Sea in the Presence of Saint Michael. Attributed to Bernard Van Orley (c.1488-1541). Oil on panel, arched tops. 147.6 x 59.7cm.

The Sermon of Saint John the Baptist. Date/Period: 1566. Painting. Oil on oak oil on oak. Height: 950 mm (37.40 in); Width: 1,605 mm (63.18 in). Author: Pieter Brueghel The Elder.

Peru. Cusco city. The Archbishop Palace. Paintings of Diego Quispe Tito. Zodiac series.

Retreat with Hermit, by probably Bruegel Jan called Bruegel the Elder, 17th Century, oil on copper. Italy, Lombardy, Milan, Brera Art Gallery. Whole artwork. Hermit monk altar statue Madonna St Mary Virgin building shadow darkness night book Holy Scriptures night landscape prayer solitude candle habit: tunic.

Procession of the Magi Kings to Bethlehem, 1459, by Benozzo Gozzoli (1420-1497), fresco, tempera and oil on wall. Chapel of Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Florence.

Christ arrives at Golgotha 1738, oil on canvas by Giambattista Tiepolo (1696 ó 1770)

Gathering manna in the the Sinai desert, 1741

'The Anointing of Solomon ( )'. Holland. Dimensions: 50,5x85 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Jacob de Wet I (circle of).

The Corpus Christi Procession Lipi Ski, Hipolit (1846 1884)

The Annunciation to the Shepherds, Cornelis Saftleven, c. 1655 - c. 1659 painting The proclamation to the shepherds. In a landscape, shepherds kneel with women and children for the angel who appears in a cloud. On the right are sheep, goats and cows. In the distance a group of shepherds sleep under a shelter. oil paint (paint). panel painting annunciation of Christ's birth to the shepherds (and/or shepherdesses) at night; a host of singing angels in the air

Emile Signol (1804-1892). "Sketch for the Saint-Eustache church: Jesus carrying her cross, the Virgin on the way to Calvary". Oil on canvas. 1856. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. Figurative art, religious art, holy history, Christian iconography, religious iconography, saint

Entry of Christ into Jerusalem, 1526. Scorel, Jan van.

Trioneph of Christ the King with the Four Continents; 18th century Oil on canvas Unidentified artist Cuzco; Peru

The Quack, by Jan Steen, 1650-60, Dutch painting, oil on panel. A quack shows the villagers a stone he has removed from the tied man on a chair on the platform. Bottles and jars are displayed on the table at left. A cleric and monks are in the crowd and a woman pushes her drunken husband in a wheelbarrow (BSLOC_2016_3_151)

The Ascension of Elijah, David Colijns, 1627 painting The Ascension of Elia. Landscape in which the prophet Elisa sees how Elijah drives to heaven in the fiery car. panel. oil paint (paint) a chariot, horses of fire and a whirlwind appear and Elijah is carried up into heaven; Elijah's cloak falls (or he hands it over to Elisha)

Miracle of a Dominican saint, 1763, by Francesco Guardi (1712-1793), oil on canvas, 122x172 cm.

Triptych With Adoration of the Magi (Center and Inner Wings), Saint Antony Abbot (Left, Outer Wing) and Saint Adrian (Right, Outer Wing). Triptych with the worship of the kings on the middle panel. For a ruin, Mary is with the Christ child on her lap between the three kings in worship. In the stable Joseph is at the OS and Donkey, two angels keep a radiant star up. In the background, the trip of the three ways has been presented in two small scenes. On the left side panel on the inside the departure of the three kings from a port city; On the outside the Saint Antonius abt with book and boar. On the right side panel the procession of the three kings in a landscape; On the outside the holy Adrianus with sword, anvil and lion. Verso a grisaille.

Painting depicting the Baptism of Lithuania. Painted by Jan Matejko. The Christianisation of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania was carried out in the years 1387-1388 by the first Bishop of Vilnius Andrew Jastrzebiec. Dated 1889

Jacopo Ferrari. Italian painter, documented in Cremona between 1649 and 1664. Gathering of Manna, 1649. Oil on canvas. From the church of San Francesco, Cremona. Museo Civico Ala Ponzone. Cremona. Lombardy. Italy.

The First Day of School. A mother, accompanied by a group of women, brings her daughter to school for the first time. That the women are Turkish can be seen from their colourful clothing and the yellow slippers that sumptuary laws (dress codes) allowed only Muslims to wear. A servant carries the girls embroidery frame. Needlework was a favourite pastime of women in affluent Turkish circles. Slaves did the household chores.

Baptism of Christ, 1846, Church of St Nicholas Chardonnet, Paris

Ludwig Richter, Bridal procession Spring

Assault of the Infidels, detail from the Martyrdom of the Eleven Thousand Virgins, by the Master of Santa Auta (active ca 1512-1525).

Lauréus, Alexander, work, Annunciation of angels to shepherds, 1815, technique text: oil on canvas, painting, RELIGION; NT; SCENE; angels; shepherds; cattle; christmas night, 67.5 cm x 77.5 cm

Baptism of Christ #2 by Nicolas Poussin, (1594-1665)

Last Judgment. The final judgment. Sciolating man mass with Christ at the top of clouds between Maria, saints and apostles. Above angels with the cross. In the middle two angels, one with a book and a sword, the other with a scales. On the left the chosen ones are guided to the top with the help of angels, tumbling the damned between devils down into the flames of hell.

St. Sebastian's Fair, Jacob Savery de Oude, and/or workshop, c. 1598

King David sending Uriah (Bathsheba husband) to siege of Rabat detail of army and pikes

Muslim tribe by Pyotr Nikolayevich Grusinsky, oil on canvas, 1872, 1837-1892, Russia, St Petersburg, State Russian Museum, 300x400

Fire in the Temple of Diana, Ephesus

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