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Biblical Scenes and Characters

A collection of historical illustrations depicting biblical figures in key moments, featuring scenes of condemnation and religious teachings during early Christianity.

Numidian daughter of Hasdrubal and queen of Syphax, king of the Masaesylii, renounces him and takes poison sent by her lover Massinissa, to avoid capture by the Romans. 1 of 2 Date: 203 BCE
Numidian daughter of Hasdrubal and queen of Syphax, king of the Masaesylii, renounces him and takes poison sent by her lover Massinissa, to avoid capture by the Romans. 1 of 2 Date: 203 BCE
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Consecration of a bishop, 9th century, (1870). Artist: Unknown
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Porträt des Kurfürsten Albrecht Achilles von Brandenburg auf dem Altarbild der Stiftskirche Ansbach, digitale verbesserte Reproduktion eines Originals...
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Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, winner in the Olympic Games, Bacchus priest and Greek king from the pre-Christian era, Histor...
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The Redeemer of the world and his disciples. Engraving. "Los Héroes y las Grandezas de la Tierra". Volume I. 1854.
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Bible. Exodus. the Passover, lamb eaten before Israelite left the slavery in Egypt. Engraving. Author: Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld.
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Monastery of the Trappists c. 1855, order of the Cistercians of the strict observance, near Turnhout, Belgium, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date not known, Europe
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Europe. West Francia. 8th century. Churchmen. Engraving, 19th century.
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MUSHRUFF KHAN AND WAHID ALI
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Illustration shows President Cleveland as Ferdinand V, sitting on a throne, observing as civil service office seekers are baptized at the font of "Civil Service Reform". Among those depicted are Thomas Hendricks, Charles A. Dana, Thomas F. Grady, "Barnum", George H. Sterling, John Kelly, L.Q.C. Lamar, Thomas F. Bayard, "Pendleton", "Carlisle", George W. Curtis, Carl Schurz, and Grover Cleveland. Political Cartoon 1885
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Life of John the Baptist: John Baptizing Jesus, by unknown artist, engraving
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The Disciples Admire the Buildings of the Temple (Les disciples admirent les constructions du Temple) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Disciples Admire the Buildings of the Temple (Les disciples admirent les constructions du Temple), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 8 7/16 x 11 9/16 in. (21.4 x 29.4 cm). European Art 1886-1894
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Gregory I the Great (c540-604). Pope from 590, seeing English slave children in Rome, is reputed to have said 'These are Angels, not Angles'. Sent St Augustine (d604) and 40 monks to England in 596 to convert Anglo-Saxons to Christianity. Colour printed wood engraving c1860,
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Presentation of Christ in the Temple James Tissot (1836-1902/French) Watercolor Jewish Museum, New York, USA
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John (1167-1216) King of England from 1199, John signing Magna Carta at Runnymede 15 June 1215 while the barons look on, Chromolithograph c1860
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Henri IV (1050-1106) empereur germanique devant le pape Grégoire VII (pape de 1073 à 1085) à Canossa (Italie) en 1077. Pitigliano (Italie), Cathédrale. Author: Pietro Aldi. Location: CATEDRAL. PITIGLIANO. ITALIA. GREGORY VII POPE. ENRIQUE IV DEL SACRO IMPERIO ROMANO. ENRIQUE IV DE ALEMANIA.
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The Hebrew prophet Haggai exhorts Governor Zerubbabel and the High Priest Joshua to begin the building of Jerusalem's Second Temple. After a 19th century work by Jan Reckleben
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The Parable of the Pharisee and the Publican by Eugene Burnand, 1850-1921
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Henry II (1133-89) first Plantagenet king of England from 1154; Henry authorising Diarmaid, banished king of Leinster, to levy forces from among the English, Colour-printed wood engraving c1860
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1080s 9th CENTURY CANUTE IV VIKING KING OF DENMARK AND NORWAY REPROVING HIS COURTIERS
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Illustration depicting George Wishart (1513-1546) a Scottish religious reformer and Protestant martyr. Dated 16th Century
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Charlemagne (748-814). Holy Roman Emperor. The King sitting on the throne. Engraving, 19th C.
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San Bonifacio de Tarso (-307), mayordomo de una noble romana llamada Aglae, con quien vivía; convertidos al cristianismo, Bonifacio sufrió el martirio por orden de Simplicio, gobernador de Cilicia en tiempos de Diocleciano. Grabado de 1852.
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Gaius Julius Caesar (100 BC - 44 BC). Roman politician, general and writer. In 60 BC he established a triumvirate with Pompey and Crassus. Conquered Gaul. Head of the empire an dictator in perpetuity (Dictator Perpetuus). Assassination of Julius Caesar in Rome, on March 15, 44 BC, stabbed by Roman senators and fellow politicians. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume III, 1882.
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As the followers of Christianity increased in the second and third centuries A.D., so did the persecution of Christians. In this illustration, dating to 1905, a woman is brought before the Roman emperor Decius (A.D. 249251) and asked to profess her faith for Diana (the Roman goddess of the hunt and of maidens) and Jesus Christ. Those who refused to follow Christ were systematically persecuted.
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St. Francis of Assisi tries to convert Sultan al-Kamil, Al-Kamil Muhammad al-MalikBorn 1180, was the fourth Sultan of the Ayyubids in Egypt, Fourth Crusade, Egypt, Crusades were strategically, religiously and economically motivated wars sanctioned by the Latin Church between 1095-99 and the 13th century, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown, Africa
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9. Jesus falls for the third time, Church of the Virgin Mary in Sisak, Croatia 9. Kreuzweg.
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Kyrgyz Sultan Yanantuck his daughter and son, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia. Old 19th century engraved illustration, Le Tour du Monde 1863
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Disputation with the Doctors of Church, by Pupin Velentino, 1879, 19th Century, canvas. Italy, Veneto, Schio, Vicenza, San Giacomo Church. Whole artwork. St Joseph Virgin Mary Jesus Christ Doctors Temple grooved columns brown tones: hues white blue.
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Engraving depicting Pepper's Ghost, an illusion technique used in theatre, amusement parks, museums, television, and concerts. Named after John Henry Pepper (1821-1900) a British scientist and inventor. Dated 19th century
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Renaissance fresco of the Passion and the Crossing of Christ by the Italian artist Bernardino Luini, Church of Santa Maria degli Angeli, Lugano on Lake Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland, Europe
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Joseph interpreting the Pharaoh's Dream. Genesis 41:25-26. 19th century. Colored engraving. "Historia de la Naciones".
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San Vito de Lucania (290-303), y San Modesto (-303), mártires durante la persecución de Diocleciano. Grabado de 1852.
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King Siegfried meeting the wise hermit Grypin, telling him about his future and a cursed treasure from and controlled by Fafner the dragon, from the cycle of the Legend of Siegfried, Neuschwanstein Castle, Fussen, Germany.
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The Moorish Proselytes of Archbishop Ximenes at Granada, 1500. Painted in 1873 by Edwin Long 1829-1891. Ximenes ordered the forced conversion of all Muslims as part of the Reconquista
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This chapel depicts the scene in which Pilate leads Christ, with the wounds of the scourging and the crowning with thorns and bound by the Roman soldiers, in front of the crowd and says: Ecce homo. Depicted in figures in terracotta with real hair by Giovanni d'Enrico, and frescoes by Pier Francesco Mazzucchelli called il Morazzone. Chapel on the Sacro Monte di Varallo, created for the Counter-Reformation. UNESCO World Heritage Site This chapel, the scene is, in Pilate Christ, tied with the wounds o
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New Testament. Martydom of St. Stephen. Engraving. Bible Illustrations by Gustave Dore. 19th century. Colored.
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Vasco da Gama presenting a letter from the King of Portugal to the Samudrin von Calicut, Kozhikode, state of Kerala in India, 20 May 1498 Vasco da Gama presenting a letter from the King of Portugal to the Samudrin von Calicut, Kozhikode, state of Kerala in India, 20 May 1498 Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 21660611
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1880s THE VIGIL A SQUIRE PRAYING PREPARING FOR HIS KNIGHTING CEREMONY WHITE ROBE FOR PURITY RED FOR COURAGE BY JOHN PETTIE 1884
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Emperor Charlemagne (768 - 814) used capitularies as central royal reform instruments to enforce his political goals. These legislative decrees were dictated or written in the environment of the Carolingian court and served to bind the magnates, Illustration, reproduction from a 19th century original. Authentic, file restored for optimal use, exact date of original unknown, Historical
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Consul and Lictors. The consul was a highest elected office of the Roman Republic. They were elected every year. The lictors were a member of a special class of Roman Civil servant. Engraving. Later colouration. 19th century.
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Gregorio Fernández / Retablo mayor de la Iglesia de San Miguel Arcángel de Vitoria, 1626-1632.
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Joseph of Egypt rises from slavery to become overseer of pharaoh's granaries. Ancient Egypt History. Old 19th century engraved illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1879
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After Geirrod was king, a visitor named Grimnir (who actually was Odin) came to court. Geirrod had him tortured as a sorcerer.
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Constans II (630-668), also called Constantine the Bearded, was emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 641 to 668. Constans was assassinated in his bath by his chamberlain in 668. He was succeeded by his son, Constantine IV (652-685), also known as Constantine the Bearded. His rule saw the first serious check to nearly 50 years of uninterrupted Islamic expansion.
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(Detail from) The Flight into Egypt 1883 by Edwin Long 1829-1891. Egyptian children offer Shabti figures to a mother and child
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Simson and Delila, opera by Saint Saens, Simson calls Israel be free, my people rise up, digitally restored reproduction of a collective picture from ca 1900, public domain, exact date unknown
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Die Opferung des Lammes waehrend der Hochzeit der Affen From the book Der Freimaurer by Eugen Lennhoff, published 1932, Sacrificing the Lamb during the Marriage of the Apes From the book The Freemason by Eugen Lennhoff published 1932, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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Simson and Delila, opera by Saint Saens, Delila speaks to me, you proud warrior who has freed his people, digitally restored reproduction of a collect...