Biblical Scenes and Stories

Artistic depictions of biblical stories, featuring groups of figures engaged in significant events, rendered in print form with historical context.

The Hague, Hondt, Pieter de, Hoet, Gerard (I), Blois, H. de, Accountability of the Rubenites, etc., over den Altar, The descendants of Ruben answering to the Israelites about the construction of an altar, verso lower right - stamped, The descendants of Ruben answering to the Israelites about the construction of a large altar with which they are unfaithful to God. The title is written in six languages below the image., print, book illustration, prints, height 358 mm, width 220 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1720 - 1728, paper, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1648-08-22 - 1733-12-02, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Jozef sold to traders by his brothers, Jan Luyken, 1704 print Amsterdam paper etching while Joseph's brothers are eating, a caravan of Ishmaelite (Midianite) merchants passes by: Judah proposes to sell Joseph to them

Jozef sold to traders by his brothers, Jan Luyken, 1704 print Amsterdam paper etching / letterpress printing while Joseph's brothers are eating, a caravan of Ishmaelite (Midianite) merchants passes by: Judah proposes to sell Joseph to them

Preaching of Johannes den Boper, Jan Luyken, 1712 print Amsterdam paper etching John the Baptist preaching (perhaps Christ among the bystanders)

Return of the scouts from Canaan.

Christ broadcasts his disciples.

Boaz interrogates his supervisor about Ruth, Jan Luyken, 1704 print Amsterdam paper etching Boaz questions his servant concerning Ruth

Jacob coast Rachel at the source.

The Hague, Hondt, Pieter de, Hoet, Gerard (I), Blois, H. de, Accountability of the Rubenites, etc., over den Altar, The descendants of Ruben answering to the Israelites about the construction of an altar, verso lower right - stamped, The descendants of Ruben answering to the Israelites about the construction of a large altar with which they are unfaithful to God. The title is written in six languages below the image., print, book illustration, prints, height 358 mm, width 220 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1720 - 1728, paper, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1648-08-22 - 1733-12-02, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Apostles share bread on the crowd, on top of a mountain, Christ is. .

Baptism of Christ, Johannes Glaber, After Gerard de Lairesse, 1656 - 1726 print In the foreground, Christ is baptized by John the Baptist in the Jordaan. The Holy Spirit in the form of a pigeon descends from heaven. Two angels Christ hold his clothes on the right in the foreground. The print is part of a series with biblical, mythological and allegorical representations. print maker: unknownpublisher: Amsterdam paper etching baptism of Christ in the river Jordan: John the Baptist pouring out water on Christ's head: the Holy Ghost descends (+ Holy Ghost (as dove)). angels

Moses receives the legal tables and shows them to the people.

Saint Sebaldus van Nuremberg as hermit, Johann Sadeler (I), After Maerten de Vos, 1598 print The Holy Sebaldus, a German hermit from the eighth century AD, is in an open space in a forest and preaches for farmers and civilians. In the background the city of Nuremberg. Venice paper engraving anchorite, hermit. the hermit and pilgrim Sebald of Nuremberg; possible attributes: crown (at his feet or on book), model of church. forest, wood. preaching (in general). city-view in general; 'veduta' Nuremberg

Collecting the Manna in the desert, Caspar Luyken, 1712 print Amsterdam paper etching miracle of the manna and the quails (Exodus 16)

Reconciliation of Jacob with Esau.

The descendants of Ruben answer to the Israelites about the construction of an altar, H. de Blois, After Gerard Hoet (I), 1720 - 1728 print The descendants of Ruben answer to the Israelites about the construction of a great altar with which they are unfaithful to God. Under the show is the title in six languages. print maker: unknownpublisher: The Hague paper etching / engraving an agreement is reached: the altar built at the borders of the Jordan is only an altar of testimony

. Gargantua and his fellow travelers meet a monk and hermit on the island. Illustration at the stories of François Rabalais about Pantagruel and Gargantua. There is a line of text in French in the margin, at the bottom right: L. I. CH. 1.

Three friends bring bulls and rams to sacrifice for them, Jan Luyken, 1708 print Amsterdam paper etching Job's prosperity restored; the last part of his life (Job 42:10-17)

Adoration of the Golden Calf, Anonymous, After Bourdon, 1650 - 1706 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching / engraving adoration of the golden calf (which may be standing on a pillar, and is sometimes depicted as a dragon)

High Priest is anointed at Altaar, Jan Luyken, 1659 - 1712 print paper etching

Adoration of the goldencalf. Engraver: Caesare Fantetti, Italian, 1650-1700 After: Raphael, Italian, 1483-1520

Moses Striking the Rock 1555 Flanders. Engraving on ivory laid paper . Jan Collaert, I

Christ points his disciples at a crafts that collects her chicks among her wings.

Wonderful multiplication of the seven loaves and the two fish, Jan Luyken, 1708 print Amsterdam paper etching Christ and apostles distribute bread and fish among the multitude

Elisa scatters salt in the source of Jericho, Nicolaes Ryckmans, after Pieter de Jode (I), 1616 - 1636 print Elisa scatters salt in the source of Jericho to purify the water. From that moment on, drinking the spring water no longer caused deaths or misfills such as before. In the background, the prophets from Jericho kneel for Elisa. Antwerp paper engraving the water of Jericho is purified: when the citizens of Jericho complain about their water, Elisha puts some salt into a jar; he then throws the salt into the water (2 Kings 2:19-22)

Achan for Joshua. .

Elisa cursed annoying children. .

The Areopagite Judges of Athens. Willem van Swanenburg (Holland, Leiden, circa 1581-1612)Joachim Antonisz Wtewael (Netherlands, Utrecht, 1566-1638). Holland, 1605. Prints; engravings. Engraving

Funeral of Sara, Jan Luyken, 1703 - 1762 print Print Maker: Haarlem Publisher: Amsterdam paper etching / letterpress printing Sarah's burial in the cave of Machpelah

Three crosses on Golgotha, print maker: Jan Luyken, publisher: Jan Rieuwertsz. (II), publisher: Barent Visscher, Amsterdam, 1706, paper, etching, letterpress printing, h 90 mm × w 80 mm

John the Baptist preaches to the crowd. John the Baptist sits on a rock for a crowd. Dressed in his camel's skin, he preaches for his listeners in a tree-gravior landscape with a mountains and river in the background. In the collected group there are mothers with children, pilgrims, shepherds, scholars and noblemen. In the margin below a verse in Latin.

. Landscape with a spiritual horse, surrounded by audience. He preaches the gospel and people kneel for him in worship.

. High priests carry the body of Christ, which is wrapped in the shrub, to the grave. The priests are supervised by Maria and four other men.

PREEDY OF JOHNER THE BASTER. John the Baptist addresses the crowd. He stands next to a tree on an increase. The people are sitting or standing in a circle around him. Copy to a representation from Abraham Bloemaert's drawing book.

A man advises his friends to live in virtue. The devil and a wicked man are pulling an ever-thicker rope that represents the temptation of a life of sin that the man must break. An angel points the right way to eternal life. The landscape includes the parables of the shepherd and the sower, Emblem with man who advises his friends to live virtuously Den wech des eeuwich levens (series title), Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert, print maker: anonymous, publisher: Hendrik Aertssens (II), Antwerp, 1620 - 1623 and/or 1623, paper, engraving, h 137 mm × w 93 mm

Amsterdam, Luyken, Caspar, Moses explains the Ten Commandments to the Elders, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 77 mm, width 90 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1672-12-18 - 1708-10-04, print maker, printmaker, 1698 - 1698, paper, papier, etching

Broedelet, Willem, Luyken, Jan, Amsterdam, Miraculous multiplication of the seven loaves and the two fish, verso lower left - stamped, The disciples of Christ distribute bread to the large group of listeners who came to listen to Christ. Christ in the right background, blessing the bread., print, prints, height 270 mm, width 184 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1649-04-16 - 1712-04-05, print maker, printmaker, 1700 - 1700, paper, papier, etching, etsen, Work conception, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Reconciliation of Jacob and Esau, Jan Luyken, Pieter Mortier, 1703 - 1762

Amsterdam, Visscher, Barent, Rieuwertsz., Jan (II), Luyken, Jan, Three crosses on Golgotha, verso - stamped, print, book illustration, prints, height 90 mm, width 80 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1649-04-16 - 1712-04-05, print maker, printmaker, 1706 - 1706, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, uitgever, Noord-Nederlands

Christ and the fig tree sign.

Punishment of the children who mock Elisa, Jan Luyken, 1712 print Amsterdam paper etching the cursing of the children: when Elisha is on his way some children mock him for his baldness; Elisha curses them (2 Kings 2:23-25)

Two representations on a plate. Above: early Christians gather at a cemetery outside a town. They are kneeling to pray. In the background the city walls. Below: early Christians sit in the wilderness around a preacher and listen to his words. In the background a city., Early Christians gather near a cemetery and early Christians listen to a sermon in the wilderness Religious Meeting in a Cemetery / Religious Meeting in the Field , print maker: Jan Luyken, (mentioned on object), bookseller: Barent Visscher, publisher: Jacobus van Hardenberg, 1700, paper, etching, h 275 mm × w 162 mm

Copper engraving by Francesco Cecchini around 1790 depicting the anointing of Solomon, showing figures, gestures, and ceremonial elements.

Christ points his disciples on a clock that collects her chicks under her wings, Jan Luyken, 1712 print Christ points his disciples to a clock that collects her chicks under her wings, Matthew 23: 37b and Lucas 13: 34b. Amsterdam paper etching Christ explaining his doctrine to the apostles and disciples

. Print at the top right labeled: first book fol. 87.

Christ heals the sick in Galilee, Jan Luyken, 1712 print Amsterdam paper etching miracles of Christ ~ healing the sick

Elisa's bones make a deceased man come to life, Jan Luyken, 1708 print Amsterdam paper etching during a funeral a band of ransacking Moabites is seen approaching and the corpse is thrown hastily into Elisha's tomb; when it touches Elisha's bones the man comes back to life

John the Baptist Preaching in the Desert ca. 1527-28 Engraved by Nicolaes de Bruyn Netherlandish. John the Baptist Preaching in the Desert 368077

Feast of Tabernacles, Jan Luyken, 1703 print Print Maker: Haarlem Publisher: Amsterdam paper etching sacrificial feast in Solomon's temple

Jeroboam and the prophet Achia; History of Jeroboam and Rechabeam; Theatrum Biblicum Hoc Est Historiae Sacrae Veteris et Novi Testamenti Tabulis Aeneis Expressae. The prophet Achia has torn its cloak in twelve pieces and hand over ten pieces to Jeroboam. The torn mantle symbolizes the split of the Jewish people. Jeroboam became king of ten of the twelve tribes. Under the show a reference in Latin to the Bible text in 1. 11:29. This print is part of an album.

Moses says goodbye to Eleazar and Joshua.

Christ predicts the destruction of Jerusalem, Jan Luyken, 1681 print Amsterdam paper etching Christ mourning over Jerusalem and its future destruction (Luke 19:41-44)

Christ talking to the Apostles, Jan Luyken, Pieter Mortier, 1703

Aaron and his four sons are ordained as a priest.

Jesus blesses the children, Jan Luyken, 1712 print Amsterdam paper etching Christ blessing children brought by their mothers, usually with some disciples disapprovingly looking on (Matthew 19:13-15; Mark 10:13-16; Luke 18:15-17)

John the Baptist preaches to the crowd, Nicolaes de Bruyn, after Lucas van Leyden, 1581 - 1656 print John the Baptist is sitting on a rock for a crowd. Dressed in his camel skin, he preaches for his audience in a tree -rich landscape with a mountain and river in the background. In the collected group there are mothers with children, pilgrims, shepherds, scholars and noblemen. In the margin underneath is a fresh in Latin. paper engraving John the Baptist preaching (perhaps Christ among the bystanders)

Entry of Christ in Jerusalem, Claudine Stella, After Nicolas Poussin, 1646 - 1697 print paper engraving / etching entry into Jerusalem: people spreading their clothes before Christ on the ass, and waving palm branches (Matthew 21:1-11, 21:14-16; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; John 12:12-19)

Deacon Philip Baptising the Eunich. Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich (German, 1712-1774). Etching;

The Holy Mansuetus brings the son of King Leucorus to life, Jacques Callot, 1616 - 1626 print The Holy Mansuetus, the first bishop of Toul, is in front of a procession of people (including a king, a queen and some saints or clergy) opposite a man who holds a little boy in his arms. A tennis racket and tennis ball are on the ground. A tournament is going on in the background for a monastery site. Under the performance a caption in Latin. Nancy (possibly) paper etching male saints (with NAME). tournament. abbey, monastery, convent ~ Roman Catholic church. raising from the dead

Saint Nicholas Preaching. Jacques Callot; French, 1592-1635. Date: 1612-1635. Dimensions: 201 × 281 mm (image/sheet). Etching on paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Preaching of Johannes de Boper, Anonymous, After Frederick Bloemaert, After Abraham Bloemaert, 1650 - 1750 print John the Baptist addresses the crowd. He stands next to a tree on an elevation. The people sit, lies or stands in a circle around him. Copy to a performance from the drawing book by Abraham Bloemaert. paper engraving / etching John the Baptist preaching (perhaps Christ among the bystanders)

Mozes says goodbye to Eleazar and Jozua, Jan Luyken, 1704 print Amsterdam paper etching Deuteronomy: the crowning events of the wanderings; Moses prepares for his death

Christ points his disciples to Muses, Jan Luyken, 1712 print Amsterdam paper etching Christ explaining his doctrine to the apostles and disciples

Ascension of Christ, Anonymous, After Jan Luyken, 1720 print paper etching the Ascension (Christ surrounded by radiant light or in a mandorla)

Wonderful multiplication of the seven loaves and the two fish, Jan Luyken, 1700 print The students of Christ hand out bread to the large group of listeners who came to listen to Christ. Christ on the right after plan, blessing the bread. Amsterdam paper etching Christ and apostles distribute bread and fish among the multitude

Landscape with Abraham and De Drie Engelen, Julius Goltzius, After Hans Bol, c. 1560 - 1595 print Abraham kneels for the three angels and welcomes them in his house. Sara is in the door of the house. In the background, Abraham leads the angels to Sodom. The city of Sodom in the distance. The print is part of a four -part series of landscapes with scenes from the old and New Testament. Antwerp paper engraving Abraham kneels before the angels. Abraham accompanying the departing angels. outskirts of city

King Boleslaw III (known as Wrymouth) pays tribute to emperor Lothair II and carries his sword in token of fealty. (But he gets lots of land in return.) Date: circa 1127

Elia by the angel admonished to respond to the prayer of the chief, Caspar Luyken, 1712 sent by Ahazia print Amsterdam paper etching an angel advises Elijah to go to the king with the officer

. The envoys of Jefta ask the king of the ammonites why he attacks them on their own ground. The king answers that the area belongs to him from the Arnon to the Jabbok and the Jordaan and therefore to be returned to Him without a battle (Ri. 11: 12-28).

The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek, anonymous, 1595 - 1638 print This print is part of an album. paper engraving / etching the meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek, the high priest and king of Salem, who brings bread and wine (Genesis 14:18-20)

Reconciliation of Jakob and Esau, Claes Moeyaert, 1612 - 1655 print Jakob and his wives and children kneel for his brother Esau. His army is behind Esau. At the bottom of the margin a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Gen. 33. Amsterdam paper etching the meeting between Esau and Jacob

Moses bids farewell to Eleazar and Joshua, print maker: Jan Luyken, publisher: Pieter Mortier (I), Amsterdam, 1704, paper, etching, letterpress printing, h 110 mm × w 159 mm

Christ heals a man who was born blind, Jan Luyken, 1712 print Amsterdam paper etching healing of a man born blind: Christ touches his eyes with an 'ointment' of dust and spittle (John 9)

Alexander Joannes, Frost of Jews, let goes against him criticized.

Bengalse groom is led to bride on horseback, Jan Luyken, 1681 print A Bengali groom is led to his bride on horseback, surrounded by torch bearers and musicians. Fireworks are set in the background. Print at the top right numbered: 60. Amsterdam paper etching (civil) marriage ceremonies (+ variant). meeting of bride and groom; groom calling for bride

Moses hits water from the rock, Caspar Luyken, 1712 print Amsterdam paper etching Moses strikes the rock twice in front of the assembled people and water gushes out; the people quench their thirst

Quail in the desert.

Joseph is sold by his brothers to merchants at De Put ..

Calling by Petrus, Jan Luyken, 1712 print Amsterdam paper etching calling of James and John, the sons of Zebedee (Matthew 4:21-22; Mark 1:19-20; Luke 5:10-11)

Funeral, Simon Fokke, 1722 - 1784 print Veiled women and men watch with raised arms how two burial diggers lower a coffin into the ground. Print at the top right marked: II. Amsterdam paper etching burial

Hagen sermons outside Antwerp, 1566, Jan Luyken, 1679 - 1684 print Hagen sermons outside Antwerp, 14 June 1566. Calvinist meetings in the woods, in the distance the city of Antwerp. In the foreground, a pastor speaks under a tree. Among the listeners are some armed Calvinist order weakers. Amsterdam paper etching sermon ~ Protestant service

Miraculous multiplication of the seven loaves and the two fish.

Imagination of the most important religions in the world, Bernard Picart, 1727 print Allegorical representation with the female personification of the Roman Church in the middle, crowned with a tiara. She tramples a rabbi holding a Hebrew text and the personification of the Roman Empire, which keeps a picture of Victoria in the hands. Superstition (Idolatria) tries to take the image of her. Left by a tree the female personification of the Christian faith, an open Bible in the hands. For her a priest who baptized a woman. In the foreground some Muslims who look up to a preaching man. One of them holds a tablet. In the background, temples and rituals of pagan religions are depicted. With an empty margin. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving allegorical and symbolical representations ~ the Church and Religion. allegorical representations ~ religion; 'Religione', 'Religione de SS. Mauritio e Lazaro', 'Religione vera christiana' (Ripa). the (True) Church vs. other churches and ideas. solemn

Margaret of Antioch, 1 of 24 prints from the series Solitudo Sive Vitae Foeminarum Anachoritarum (Female Hermits inLandscapes). Publisher: Adriaen Collaert, Flemish, 1560-1618 After: Maarten de Vos, Flemish, 1532-1603

Imprisonment of Christ; Passion of Christ; Passionis et resurrectionis. Christ is captured in the court of Getsemane by soldiers who gather around him with halibbled and lanterns. He is chained to his neck. In the background, Simon Petrus has trapped the right ear of the Malchus slave with a sword. In the margin a three-legged caption in Latin. Print from a series of fifteen with the passion of Christ.

Christ and his followers, Anonymous, After Jan Luyken, 1720 print paper etching Christ explaining his doctrine

Christ and the Samaritan woman at De Put, Jan Luyken, 1712 print Amsterdam paper etching Christ and the woman of Samaria: sitting at Jacob's well he asks her for a drink from her jug. well

Christ in conversation with the Pharisees. .

The pilgrims, Jan Baptist de Wael, 1642 - 1669

Christ predicts the destruction of Jerusalem, Anonymous, 1720

Abuse of the Israelites by the Egyptians.

Moses shows the flowering staff of Aaron to the tribal heads.

Weigel, Christoph, Amsterdam, Luyken, Jan, Elisa sprinkles salt in the well of Jericho, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 252 mm, width 200 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1649-04-16 - 1712-04-05, print maker, printmaker, 1708 - 1708, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publication, German, 1654-11-09 - 1725-02-05, publisher

Moses stands on a platform and shows the tablets of the law to the people. Centered below the reference: Exo. 34. Numbered lower right: 39. Moses shows the tablets of the law to the people Biblical scenes Historia del Testamento Vecchio, Dipinta in Roma nel Vaticano da Raffaelle di Urbino , print maker: Sisto Badalocchio, (mentioned on object), Rafaël, publisher: Giovanni Orlandi, print maker: Italy, Vaticaanstad, publisher: Rome, Italy, 1607, paper, etching, h 135 mm × w 178 mm

Abraham and Lot leave Haran, Jacob de Later, after Gerard Hoet (I), 1728 print Abraham leaves for God's order with Lot from Haran. A procession of people and animals passes through the gate. In the foreground, a woman sits on a donkey with a lamb in her arms, to the right of Abraham and Lot. Biblical show from Gen. 12: 4-5 with the title of the performance in six languages in the margin. Amsterdam paper engraving / etching Abraham starts out for the land of Canaan with Sarah, Lot and his belongings

. A forest landscape. On the right in the foreground John is the Baptist under a tree. He preaches to a large crowd.

Removing beggars, 1608 - 1649 print For an inn with the name d'aserusclep is a group of (brassing) beggars around a table, including a musician with hinged man, a woman with a child on the chest, a loving couple, a vomiting man and a man with a wooden leg . On the left a round dance. From the house is 'the broom extinguishing', which indicates that it is a dubious building. Under the sign of the inn a man and woman, whose man has a lazarus valve in his hand. Also on the two signs, a lazarus valve is also depicted. In the background, a woman and a man with one leg, "honest beggars", pass the inn. Instead, they walk in the direction of a church. Under the print on either side of the title each four verse rules in Dutch. print maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper engraving inn, coffee-house, public house, etc.. farmers Low Countries

Christ advises a rich young man, Jan Luyken, 1700 print A rich young man goes away printed after hearing Christ's advice that he must give away all his possessions. Amsterdam paper etching a rich young man who came to see Christ goes away sorrowful

Return of the prodigal son, Jan Luyken, Anonymous, 1712

Jaïrus kneels for Christ / Christ as the good shepherd / wedding in Kana / mountain, Cornelis van Noorde, in or before 1767 print Four performances. At the top left: Jairus kneels for Christ to ask him to cure his daughter. Behind Christ a woman stoops to touch the hem of his rug. (Luc. 8: 40-48) At the top right: Christ drives away a wolf like the good shepherd. (John 10: 11-12) Bottom left: Christ gives the wedding in Kana the assignment to fill the barrels with water. (John 2: 7) bottom right: The Sermon on the Mount where Christ tells about the foolish man, who built his house on the sand and the wise man who built his house on the rock. (Mat. 7: 24-27) Haarlem paper etching raising of the daughter of Jairus, who is lying in bed (Matthew 9:18-19, 9:23-26; Mark 5:21-24, 5:35-43; Luke 8:40-42, 8:49-56) (+ variant). healing of a woman with an issue of blood: she kneels before Christ after having touched his robe (Matthew 9:20-22; Mark 5:25-34; Luke 8:43-48). the good shepherd (Christ)

PREEDY OF JOHNER THE BASTER. John the Baptist with his attribute, a Kruisvaan, preaching amidst the people. With Latin caption.

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