Biblical Scenes and Illustrations

Engravings capturing significant biblical moments, portraying profound messages from the Old and New Testaments with historical elements.

Cleansing the Temple by Gustave Dore, 1832-1883

The arrest of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. Kiss of Judas. Engraving. Holy Bible, 19th century.

Baptism of Clovis, Clodowig, 466-511, the first king of the Franks to unite all of the Frankish tribes under one ruler, Illustration aus 1880

Historical photograph (ca 1880) of Rome, Ecce Homo by A. Ciseri, National Gallery, Scene of Ecce Homo is a standard component of cycles depicting the ...

The Roman politician and General Marcus Antonius (83-30 BC)before the dead body of the Roman statesman Julius Caesar (100-44 B.C.). Engraving. 19th century. Colored.

Samuel is offered to the Lord, group, offer, child, altar, soul, woman, woman, God, pray, interior, prietser, candelabra, Bible, Old Testament, First Book of Samuelis, chapter 1, verse 26, historical illustration circa 1850, Middle East

Scene from the biblical story, Joseph is sold as a slave to Egypt by his jealous brothers after they throw him into a cistern because he was their father Jacob's favorite son, authentic reproduction of a school mural, historical, around 1900

Old Testament. The Ark carried by Levite Priest in King Solomon's Temple. Engraving, color.

Ascension, Biblical Scene, Historical, Digital Reproduction of an Original 19th century Artwork

Elizabeth Irish Costumes time, after an extremely rare print of the collection of the late Mr Sweet, vintage engraved illustration. Colorful History of England, 1837.

Saint Victor of Vita (430-490). African bishop. Engraving by Capuz. Christian Year, 1852.

Engraving depicting Jesus Christ being mocked as the crown of thorns is placed upon his head, with John the Apostle kneeling beside him. Dated 19th century

King Canute reproving his courtiers for believing he had power over the elements. He had commanded the sea to stay off his land. When it drenched his feet he rebuked his entourage for their stupid f

Elijah, Old Testament prophet, rebuking Ahab, mid 19th century. Artist: Unknown

Aeneas Relates his Story to Dido

St Paul the Apostle in prison, writing his epistle to the Ephesians. 1st century AD. 'Bible' Ephesians 3.1. 19th century wood engraving.

Socrates (center, left), at the school of Athens, 400 BC. Engraving after painting by Raphael.

Rome. Curia of Pompey. Assassination of Julius Caesar by a group of senatores, 44 BC. "Historia de Europa en el siglo XVIII" by Emilio Castelar. Volume I. 1895.

Paul told the philosophers of the Athens that Lord of heaven and earth dwelleth not in temples made with hands", vintage engraved illustration.

Edward the Confessor spoiling his mother of her effects and treasures, John Hamilton Mortimer (1740-1779 British), The Huntington-San Marino, California

"The Meeting of Abraham's Servant with Rebekah at the Well", by W. Hilton, R.A., in the National Gallery, South Kensington, 1864. Engraving of a painting. 'The servant, when he arrives "without the city," and had made his camels kneel by a well of water "at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water," prays to the "Lord God of his master that the damsel to whom he shall say, 'Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink;' and she shall say, 'Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also:' let the same be she that thou hast ap

Biblical History, The Interest Groschen, Historical steel engraving from 1860

Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556) Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury, under Mary I burnt at the stake at Oxford. Mid 19th century engraving

"Be like the star which announces the coming of the day; show the world the light; in the sacred name of Lucifer, eradicate obscuratim" cries the President to the recipient, who is kneeling before a golden cloud symbolising the star. Date: 1890s

Martin Luther and Hans Kohlhase, room, hall, view, two persons, submissive, desperate, talking, on the floor, pleading, lamp, table, front door, religion, Protestantism, 16th century, historical illustration c. 1860

Gustave Doré; The Last Supper; Black and White Engraving

Worship, to Serapis, a Greek-Egyptian god, the story of ancient Rome, Roman Empire, Italy, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century origina...

Jesus before the doctors , Biblical events, Jesus Christ

History of the ecumenical councils of Rome. St. Peter receiving the keys. Published in Paris, engraving, 1869.

Biblical Story, The Death of Mary, Historical steel engraving from 1860

The first musical instrument, flute, music, make music, group, men, woman, children, toddler, listen, goats, outdoors, walking stick, pan flute, sandals, Jubal, Lamech, Bible, Old Testament, First Book of Moses, chapter 4, verse 21, historical illustration 1850

KNIGHTS OF THE ANCIENT ORDER OF THE SWAN.

Historia Sagrada. José, hijo preferido del patriarca Jacob y de Raquel, explica sus sueños a sus hermanos y provoca sus celos. Grabado de 1916.

Biblical History, The Magi, Historical steel engraving from 1860

Crowds gather as Christ heals sick people. Lithograph after Benjamin West.

Jesus Meets His Afflicted Mother (4th station of the Cross) by Martin Ritter von Feuerstein, oil painting, circa 1898, 1856 - 1931, Germany, Munich, Saint Anna Church

The mission of the Apostles, historic steel engraving from 1860

COLLOQUE DE POISSY French cardinals meet to discuss the reformist views of Theodore de Beze, before a distinguished audience of royalty Date: 9 December 1561

Pope Gregory in Rome seeing blonde slaves, 19th century. Artist: James William Edmund Doyle

Historia Sagrada. El patriarca Jacob, padre de José, lo envía con sus hermanos. Grabado de 1916.

KING SOLOMON GIVES SEAT OF HONOR TO IRON WORKER WHO BUILT THE TEMPLE OLD TESTAMENT LEGEND PAINTING BY SCHUSSELLE

Christopher Columbus before Queen Isabella of Spain

The abandonment of Moses, chromolithograph from a home bible, 1870

The arrest of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. Detail of a roman soldier. Engraving. Holy Bible, 19th century.

Christ making the deaf to hear. Kronheim chromolithograph from illustrated 'Bible' c1860

The proposed decorations of the new Houses of Parliament; Paradise; Haydon's cartoon, The Curse, 1844. God expels Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden; design for the interior of the newly rebuilt Palace of Westminster in London. From "Pictorial Times", April 1844.

Diogenes, c. 412-323 B.C., was a Greek cynic philosopher who lived in Athens. He stressed the belief in the simple life by living in a tub. He is said to have gone about in daylight carrying a lantern, looking for someone showing proper human virtue. According to Plutarch, Alexander the Great met Diogenes in Corinth (see here in this early 1900s illustration) and when he asked the cynic what he might do for him, Diogenes is said to have replied, 'Move out of my sunlight.'.

Pope Gregory I the Great sees some young English slaves in Rome - 'Non Angli sed Angeli' (not Angles but angels) he is supposed to have said, as their blond hair made them appear angelic. Date: 573

Woe unto You, Scribes and Pharisees (Malheur à vous, scribes et pharisiens) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). Woe unto You, Scribes and Pharisees (Malheur à vous, scribes et pharisiens), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 6 11/16 x 10 3/8 in. (17 x 26.4 cm). European Art 1886-1894

Cultural history, from left: pre-Christian garb of western Europe, Dacier, Langobard duke Arechis, 591-641, with environment, Frank, Scythians, historical illustration

Portrait of St. Vincent de Paul Accepting the Chains of a Galley Slave Leon Joseph Florentin Bonnat (1838-1922/French)

Diogenes, c. 412-323 B.C., was a Greek cynic philosopher who lived in Athens. He stressed the belief in the simple life by living in a tub. He is said to have gone about in daylight carrying a lantern, looking for someone showing proper human virtue. According to Plutarch, Alexander the Great met Diogenes in Corinth (see here in this early 1900s illustration) and when he asked the cynic what he might do for him, Diogenes is said to have replied, "Move out of my sunlight."

Chivalry in the Middle Ages. A knight paying homage to his lord. Cavalier War Military Europe Nineteenth century Trade Card Chromolithograph

King John signing the Magna Carta at Runnymede, Surrey, 15 June 1215 (c1860). Artist: Unknown

The last Carthaginian woman, Kathago, historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original.

Ancient Greek Actors

Parable of the Good Samaritan 1860 Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1794-1872 German) Woodcut print Collection of Archiv for Kunst & Geschichte, Berlin, Germany

Vasco da Gamas audience with King Manuel I after his return to Portugal, September 1499

Picture series Development of men's clothing, Greeks, Assyrians, Persians, Jews, Egyptians and Phrygians in a port of Cyprus, 327 c. Chr, digitally re...

Spain, 10 February 1892: Four Anarchists captured during their attack on the town of Xeres attended by Roman Catholic priests as they are executed by garrotting. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 27 February 1892.

VISIT OF QUEEN OF SHEBA TO KING SOLOMON

Historia. Cristianos sacrificados a las fieras en el circo romano por el edicto de Diocleciano en el año 282. Grabado de 1871.

Jesus is Condemned to Death (1st station of the Cross) by Martin Ritter von Feuerstein, oil painting, circa 1898, 1856 - 1931, Germany, Munich, Saint Anna Church, Germany, Munich, Saint Anna Church

Egypt. Old Kingdom. Women. Engraving. Color.

Kabyle orange sellers in Algeria on engraving from 1870. Engraved by W.Thomas from a painting by A.Elmore and published in the Graphic.

Painting in Our Lady of Togo church, Abraham's sacrifice

The Trans-Siberian Railway - a network of railways connecting Moscow with the Russian Far East and the Sea of Japan. It is the longest railway in the world. The New Cathedral at Irkutsk (Irkoutsk), a simple wooden railway Siberian Railway Station and the selling of frozen (!) milk (at Irkutsk). Date: 1904

Ancient Age. Roman funeral ceremony. Engraving. Iconographic Encyclopaedia of science, Literature and Art. 19th century. Author: Johan George Heck.

Series From the time of the caliphs, the caliph Mamun organises the first degree measurement, digitally restored reproduction of a collector's picture from ca 1900, Liebig collector's picture, exact date unknown

Simson and Delila, opera by Saint Saens, Simson calls Israel be free, my people rise up, digitally restored reproduction of a collective picture from ...

The Roman Wedding Offering

Simson and Delila, opera by Saint Saens, Delila speaks to me, you proud warrior who has freed his people, digitally restored reproduction of a collector's picture from ca 1900, public domain, exact date unknown

Saint Ignatius of Antioch (1st century AD) takes a martyr's death. Engraving. 19th C.

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