Biblical Narratives in Art

Artworks depicting significant biblical events and figures, showing emotional scenes and traditional portrayals from historical texts and engravings.

Extreme Unction for a dying man Date: 1820

Samuel birth. Ana's Prayer. Ana got up after eating and drinking in Silo, and while the priest Eli was sitting in the chair next to the door post of the temple of the LORD, she, very distressed, prayed to the LORD and wept bitterly. Samuel Book. Sacred biblical history Old Testament. Old engraving from the book Historia Sagrada 1920 Juan Lagui Lliteras

Extreme Unction for a dying man Date: 1820

THE OLD WOMAN AND HER SERVANTS, BY GUSTAVE DORE

Jacob (Israel) blesses Ephraim and Manasseh, watched by Joseph. Engraving by G. Presbury after J. Franklin.

Monk looks into the gaping mouth of an old woman, Caspar Luyken, Christoph Weigel, 1704

$Isaac is deceived by Jacob\nGenesis. Chaper 27. Engraving by Gustave Dore (1832-1883).$

The widow's son ecstatically returns to life in response to Elijah's prayer. Wood engraving.

Saint Catherine. Engraving by A. Wierix III.

Sisters of Mercy according to the drawing of Michał E. Andriolli. A clipping of ears 1873 (2) 217 Cross, Kazimierz (N.N.), Andriolli, Micha Elwiro (1836 1893)

War according to Artur Grottger (cycle) IX. Only misery. X. sacrilege. Cleastle from Tygodnik Ilustrowany1869 (1) 268 Styfi, Jan (1841 1921), Grottger, Artur (1837 1867)

Worshiper of Shepherds.

Isaak zegent Jakob.The old Isaac is in bed and gives his paternal blessing to the kneeled Jacob, who occurs as Esau. Robekka is a loaded finger behind Isaque. On the right in the background view of the field where Esau shoots a deer with arrow and bow. Biblical performance from Gen. 27: 22-29 with the title of the show in six languages in the margin.

Man bij standbeeld op tombe; Le Festin de Pierre.A man looks up towards the statue of the conimendator on a tomb. He points to another man who has just fallen to the ground. Scene from the play Dom Juan Ou Le Festin de Pierre (Don Juan, or the stone guest), from Molière.

Isaac Blessing Jacob - Old Testament

Maria with the Body of Christ. Maria leans against a stone and sleeps, the body of Christ is next to her. There are Christ's crown crown and nails on the stone block. Under the show a verse in Latin and a drive through the bishop of Gent Antonius van Triest.

Drawing by Bartolomeo Altomonte depicting Saint Franz Xaver baptizing an Indian, using lead handle with wash and white highlights on blue paper.

Lot and the two angels, Anonymous, After Frans Menton, 1550 - 1570 print Lot invites the two angels for the meal and an overnight stay at his home. At the bottom of the margin a two -line text in Latin. print maker: Netherlandspublisher: Antwerp paper engraving Lot and the two angels (Genesis 19:1-23)

Queen Mary I of Hungary (1371-1395) and his mother Queen consort Elizabeth of Bosnia (1339-1387) mourning at the tomb of her father and husband Louis I of Hungary (1326-1382). Engraving after the painting of A. Liezen-Mayer. 19th century.

David prays for the life of the child of Bathseba.

Rome, Papal Court, Italy, Stefanoni, Pietro, Cambiaso, Luca, Schiaminossi, Raphael, Mary Teaching the Christ Child to Walk, verso - stamped, In an interior, Mary sits on a chair, her arm outstretched toward the Christ Child. On the left, the Child stands with his hands in the air and one leg off the ground to take a step. Joseph stands behind them and looks on., print, prints, height 345 mm, width 239 mm, Italian, 1572 - 1622, print maker, printmaker, 1614 - 1614, paper, papier, etching, etchings, plaattoon, Work conception, 1527-10 - 1585, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1589 - 1627, publisher, uitgever van privilege

Historical illustration from the 19th century, King Lear and his daughter Cordelia, after the tragedy by William Shakespeare

The bedroom of a parturient. Midwives tend to a newborn baby while the mother rests in bed. Another child lies in a cradle beside her. Facsimile of an engraving after a miniature in "Histoire de la Belle Hélène", manuscript of the 15th century. "Moeurs, usages et costumes au moyen-âge et à l'époque de la Renaissance", by Paul Lacroix. Paris, 1878.

in an Italian church 1872

Schmidt, Georg Friedrich, inventor: Rembrandt, work, Christ raises Jairus' daughter from the dead, 1767, etching, graphics, leaf width 27.8 cm, leaf height 23.5 cm, image width 27.1 cm, image height 21.4 cm

Voltaire (Franc_ois-Marie Arouet) (1694-1778). French writer of The Enlightenment. Voltaire blesses Franklin's grandson. Engraving.

Penance of Henry II at the tomb of Thomas Becket, Canterbury, 12 July 1174. Henry II, 1133 - 1189, aka Henry Curtmantle, Henry FitzEmpress or Henry Plantagenet. King of England. From The History of P

The Holy Hieronymus in his study, Albrecht Dürer, 1600 - 1649 print The Holy Hieronymus is writing in a study at a reader at a curtain. There is a lion in the foreground. Nuremberg paper St. Jerome as Doctor of the Latin Church in his study with book, pen and ink; lion and cardinal's hat beside him

Esther Denouncing Haman 1865-81 After Edward Frederick Brewtnall British. Esther Denouncing Haman 642919

A musical rehearsal for a Jewish religious service (). Etching by E. Moyse, 1865.

Duplicate entry: Albrecht Dürer's 'The Holy Hieronymus in the Cell' (1511) woodcut shows Saint Jerome in a cell with books, crucifix, and scholarly tools, highlighting interior and devotional details.

The widow's son, empty-eyed, returns to life at the prayer of Elijah. Engraving by W. Holl after B. West.

Beatrice Cenci and her stepmother, in bed in prison in Rome, hear their mandate of execution being read by a Papal envoy accompanied by members of a confraternity of Saint John the Baptist. Etching, ca. 1850.

Death of St.Patrick, drawn by H.Warren engraved by J.Rogers

Christ lies on the ground, beaten and mocked. Etching by L. Simonneau after himself.

Adoration of the Kings, Adriaen Lommelin, after Peter Paul Rubens, 1663 print In a stable, Mary and Joseph show the Christ child to the three sages. The three offer the child their gifts. On the right, members look at their entourage. In the margin a two -line text in Latin. Antwerp paper engraving adoration of the kings: the Wise Men present their gifts to the Christ-child (gold, frankincense and myrrh)

Graflgging van Christ, Lambertus sweeter, 1548 print The deceased Christ is placed in a sarcophagus by four women and three men. An ointment jar at the foot of the sarcogaaf. In the top right corner a seven -line text in Latin. Southern Netherlands paper engraving Christ's entombment (possibly by angels)

Sainte Julienne de Mont-Cornillon (Retinnes 1193 - Fosses-la-Ville 1258) He dedicated much of his life to promoting the Corpus Christi devotion, whose feast was established in 1264 by Pope Urban IV. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Jesus Christ by Veuillot 1881

Antwerp, Sadeler, Johann (I), Vos, Maerten de, Frankfurt, Life and the passion of Christ and of the Virgin Mary, Annunciation, verso bottom center - stamped, Mary sits on a chair and reads a book. She is visited by the angel Gabriel, who announces the birth of a son who will be called Christ. In the sky, the dove as a symbol for the Holy Spirit. The print has a Latin Bible quotation as a caption and is the first print in a fifteen-part series on the life of Christ and the Virgin Mary., print, prints, verso middle bottom - stamped, height 200 mm, width 145 mm, South Netherlands, 1550 - 1600-08, print maker, printmaker, 1587 - 1589, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1532 - 1603-12-04, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Thomas Becket (1118-1170). Lord Chancellor (1155-1162) and Archbishop of Canterbury (1162-1170). He came into conflict with King Henry II of England (1133-1189) over the rights and privileges of the Church. He was assassinated by followers of the king on 29 December 1170, at the atrium of Canterbury Cathedral. Becket was surrounded and attacked by four Anglo-Norman knights, William de Tracy, Reginald Fitzurse, Hugh de Morville and Richard de Brito. Assassination of Becket. Engraving, 1863.

Holy Francis of Paola heals by devil possessed man; S. Francesco di Paula.

Alexius van in front, Claude Mellan, 1649 print France paper engraving the confessor Alexi(u)s of Rome (or Edessa); possible attributes: staircase

Brown ink drawing by Johann Georg Wagner showing the adoration of shepherds, depicting figures, gestures, and composition from 1762.

Heloise (1101-1162) French nun and Latin, Greek and Hebrew scholar. The love story of Heloise and Pierre Abelard is one of the world's great tragic romances. 18th century engraving of Heloise as a nun.

Rudolf II van Habsburg (German emperor), Sadeler, Johann (I), Vos, Maerten de, Keulen, Birth and first years of Christ, Birth of Christ, verso center bottom - stamped, Mary kneels before the crib with the Christ child. Around the crib three angels. In the background Joseph with the donkey. The print has a Latin Bible quotation as a caption and is the third print in a twelve-part series on the birth and early years of Christ., print, prints, verso bottom center - stamped, height 198 mm, width 133 mm, South Netherlands, 1550 - 1600-08, print maker, printmaker, 1582 - 1582, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1532 - 1603-12-04, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, 1552-07-18 - 1612-01-20, granter of privilege

Petrus appears to Ignatius, Theodoor Galle, After Juan de Mesa, 1610 print Three scenes from the life of Ignatius of Loyola. On the left, Saint Peter appears in a vision for the bedridden Ignatius of Loyola, injured in his leg after the Battle of Pamplona. In addition to his bed, the religious works that inspired him during his recovery. On the right two other visions: one of the Virgin Mary and the Christ child, one of Christ. These visions chase demons away from his heart. The print has a Latin caption with an explanation of the different visions. The print is part of a fifteen -part series about the life of Ignatius of Loyola. print maker: Antwerpafter painting by: Madridpublisher: Antwerp paper engraving St. Peter appears to the wounded St. Ignatius of Loyola after the siege of Pampeluna. the Virgin Mary appears to St. Ignatius of Loyola, who is writing his 'Spiritual Exercises'

Engraving depicting Baruch, friend and companion of the Prophet Jeremiah, to whom he acted as scribe. Dated 19th century

Poussin, Nicolas, Italy, Po, Pietro del, Lamentation of the Virgin and John, verso - stamped, Mary and John the Evangelist mourn over the body of Christ. In the background the cross on Mount Golgotha., print, prent, prints, height 300 mm, width 230 mm, Italian, 1610 - 1692-07-22, print maker, printmaker, 1620 - 1692, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, French, 1594-06 - 1665-11-19

Alexius van in front, Claude Mellan, 1649 print paper engraving the confessor Alexi(u)s of Rome (or Edessa); possible attributes: staircase

Adoration by the shepherds Natalis Christi (title on object), Shepherds and women visit the Holy Family in the stable and kneel before the Christ child. Mary and Joseph are behind the manger. The ox and the donkey lie in the background. Copy in mirror image. The print has a Latin signature., Adoration of the Christ-child by the shepherds, Mary and Joseph present, anonymous, Antwerp, 1614 - 1676, paper, engraving, h 306 mm × w 196 mm

The death of Saint Philippus, Antonio Tempesta, 1591 print The death of Saint Philippus. Philippus is laid out. Around the bed are grieving members of the Servits Order. Text in Latin in STUDMARGE. Numbered below: 14. Print Maker: Romevatican City paper etching prior general of the Order of the Servites, Philip Benizzi of Florence; possible attributes: book, cross, lily, tiara at his feet. martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of St. Philip Benizzi

Pope Leo V, imprisoned an murdered by Christopher, the Cardinal-priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso

New Testament. Resurrection of Jairus' daughter. Engraving by Rusing "Artistic illustration", 1886.

Elisabeths last night Death of Archduchess Elisabeth, st wife of the later Emperor Franz II on February ,

Gilbert Gaul, Shelter for the HomelessNight Scene in a New York Station House, 1873, wood engraving on paper.

Paid of Christ. Maria is sitting on the tomb for the opened cave. She supports Christ's head. Mary Magdalena coast his hand and John the evangelist looks sad. Left cries an angel. A few passions of vehicles are a front right.

Cushi Brings to David News of the Death of Absalom 1881 After William Small British. Cushi Brings to David News of the Death of Absalom 642915

Nicholas I (1796-1855) Emperor (Tsar) of Russia from 1825; Nicholas on his deathbed, priests saying prayers over his body. His ambition was to absorb Turkey into the Russian empire, an ambition opposed by Britain and France and which resulted in the Crimean (Russo-Turkish) War, 1853-1856.

Death of Christopher Columbus, 1506, (1872). Artist: Unknown

Isaac bless Jacob. The old Isaac is in bed and gives his paternal blessing to the kneeled Jacob, who occurs as Esau. Robekka is a loaded finger behind Isaque. On the right in the background view of the field where Esau shoots a deer with arrow and bow. Biblical performance from Gen. 27: 22-29 with the title of the show in six languages in the margin.

Saint Carlo Borromeo. Etching.

Babylonians watch the near total eclipse of the sun, called Bur Sagale, which took place on June 15, 763 B.C.

Die Grablegung Christi, Bildtypus der westlichen christlichen Ikonografie, von Friedrich Keller, um 1880, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, historisch

Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552). Spanish missionary. Death of Saint Francis in Shangchuan Island (China), 1552. French engraving, 1850. Colored.

Realization of Lazarus, Jan van Troyen, After David Teniers (ii), After Pordenone, 1673 - 1700 print Lazarus' body is lifted from the tomb by three men. On the right one of Lazarus' sisters points to her brother. Christ stands next to her. Brussels paper engraving / etching the raising of Lazarus ('Lazarus, come out')

Awful Apparition! Householder reading 'The Woman in White', the sensation novel by Wilkie Collins, is startled by the appearance of his wife in her nightgown. Cartoon by John Leech, a friend of Collins, from 'Punch' (London, 6 April 1861).

Saint. Kinga (Also Kunegunda, 1234 Ostrzyhom 1292 Stary Sącz) Duchass, Daughter of the Hunggarian King Beli IV and Maria Laskarina, Wife of Bolesław V Shameful, Poor Clares Hohneck, W. (fl. 1832 1835), Leopolski, Wilhelm (1828 1892)

Cure through the Intercession of a Healing Saint. Facsimile of an engraving attributed to Hans Holbein, from the German translation of Boethius "Consolation of Philosophy", published in Augsburg in 1537. Sciences & Lettres au Moyen Age et a l'epoque de la Renaissance. Paris, 1877.

Jael or Jahel kills the Canaanite commander Sissera or Sisera, Book of Judges, chapter 4, woman, pride, murder, warrior, armour, shield, weapons, spears, horses, rider, curtain, Bible, Old Testament, historical illustration from 1886

Cure through the Intercession of a Healing Saint. Facsimile of an engraving attributed to Hans Holbein, from the German translation of Boethius "Consolation of Philosophy", published in Augsburg in 1537. Sciences & Lettres au Moyen Age et à l'époque de la Renaissance. Paris, 1877. Author: Hans Holbein the Younger (c. 1497-1543). German-Swiss artist.

Berlin, Bette, Paul, Röhling, Carl, Bruckmann, Friedrich, Ingram wird Christ, Reproduction of a drawing of a scene with Ingram and Winfried from Die Ahnen by Gustav Freitag, by Carl Röhling, recto - printed, photomechanical print, reproduction, page, photos, photographically illustrated books, VERVIELFÄLTIGUNG VORBEHALTEN., height 214 mm, width 164 mm, German, 1814 - 1898, photographer, 1877 - 1877, paper, Woodbury type, cliché maker, 1849-11-21 - 1922-10-25, intermediary draftsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

VOLTAIRE, Franois-Marie Arouet, also known as (1694-1778). French Enlightenment writer and philosopher. Voltaire blessing Franklin's grandson. Etching.

Basilius devotes worthy followers on his deathbed. .

. While Ezekias - King of Judah - is on his sickbed, the prophet Isaiah points him to the sundial that can be seen through the window. This is visible how the shadow of the sun takes ten degrees back. With this sign of God, Isaiah proves that Ezekias, despite the deadly disease he suffers, will be better within three days, a child will get and have to live for another fifteen years. This print is an illustration at the second chapter of the tenth book of 'All the works of Flavius Josephus'.

Death of Christopher Columbus, 1506, (1872). Artist: Unknown.

Tannhauser cursed by Pope. Wagner has written an opera on this well-known legend. The minstrel Tannhauser (c. 1245-1265), having committed a terrible sin, is overcome with horror at himself and journeys to Rome to seek pardon of the Pope. The Pope, equally horrified at the minstrels awful crime, curses him, declaring that he has as little chance of pardon as the dry papal staff has of becoming again covered with green leaves. The next day the staff begins to blossom, and the Pope send in haste for Tannhauser, but he has disappeared.

Jesus Christ raising the daughter of Jairus

An opium den in the East End of London Date: 1870

Traditional costumes in Venice around 1750, Rococo, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Assassination of Edward of England, Edward I of England, Crusades were strategically, religiously and economically motivated wars sanctioned by the Latin Church between 1095-99 and the 13th century, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Biblical History, The Resurrection of Christ, Historical steel engraving from 1860

Death of Edward The Confessor (c1003-1066). Anglo-Saxon king of England from 1042. Edward's death. Illustration by Daniel Maclise for 'The Story of The Norman Conquest', London, 1866. Engraving.

Memsahib attended by servants, illustration from the satirical book Curry and Rice on forty Plates by G. F. Atkinson from 1859, India, Asia

Elijah prays to resuscitate the widow's son. Line engraving by C. Heath, 1821, after R. Westall.

The Nurse has found Juliet sleeping from the effects of a potion and believes her dead, as do her parents. Only Friar Lawrence knows the truth and he cannot tell the truth. From William Shakespeare'

Saint Philip Neri with Saint Camillus de Lellis, an infirmary is shown behind them. Etching by P.L. Bombelli after G. Cades.

Biblical History, The Twelve-Year-Old Jesus in the Temple, Historical Steel Engraving from 1860

The dying mother, historic steel engraving from 1860

The burial of Atala outside her cave in the mountains. Stipple print with etching by J.P. Simon after J.B. Mallet.

Piedad. Author: LUCA PACIOLI.

Print depicting the Martyrdom of Archbishop Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556) a leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury. Dated 16th Century

Medicine. Cure through the intercession of a healing saint.

Jakob blesses Ephraim and Manasse, Lambertus Antonius Claessens, After Bouillon, After Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1808 - 1834 print Just before his death, Jakob blesses the sons of his son Josef, Ephraim and Manasse. Jacob crosses his hands by the blessing and blessing with his right hand Ephraim and with his left hand Manasse. Joseph tries to shift Jakobs arms but he doesn't succeed. Paris paper. etching / engraving Jacob blesses Manasseh and Ephraim with arms crossed; Joseph may be shown trying to uncross them or expressing (with Asenath) his disapproval

Abelard and Eloise confessing their love to his brother monks and her sister nuns. Coloured stipple engraving by Miss Martin after B. Pernotin.

John Wesley (1703-1791) English evangelical preacher and founder of Methodism. Wesley on his deathbed writing to William Wilberforce the campaigner for the abolution of slavery. Engraving from Heroes of Britain by Edwin Hodder (London, c1880).

Maria with the Body of Christ. The body of Christ is on a stone block. Maria stands behind the body with spread arms.

Esau at his father's deathbed, First Book of Genesis, Chapter 27, Verses 1-55, Old Testament, Bible, Bed, Isaac, Death, Son of Esau, Table, Room, Jacob, Firstborn, Blessing, Mourning, Historical illustration 1890

Holy Pior of Scythia, Frederick Bloemaert, After Abraham Bloemaert, After 1636 - c. 1670 print After forty years of absence, the holy pior of Scythia appears at the door of his sister with his hand on his face in prayer. Print from a series of 80 prints and a title print with hermits from the 2nd to the 6th century. paper engraving male saints (with NAME)

The Miracle of the Madonna of the Rosary (The Jealous Husband), by Damini Pietro, 17th Century, oil on canvas. Italy, Marche, Loreto, Ancona, Santa Casa Basilica. Whole artwork. Man uxoricide woman husband tailcoat gorget wife bed canopies pillow: cushion blankets drapery small table image Madonna murder dagger: knife.

Knelted woman in worship for a man, Christian Friedrich Fritzsch, 1770 - 1774 print A woman is in worship on her knees for a man and wants to hug him from this position. The man is not served by this and tries to push the woman away. Scene from the play "Adelaart or triumphant virtue". paper etching kneeling figure

The child Samuel tells Eli about God's displeasure with him. Wood engraving by A.R. Branston after R. Westall.

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