Biblical Scenes in Art

Engravings depicting biblical narratives, showcasing historical and cultural interpretations of religious stories from different periods.

A society of patriotic ladies, at Edenton in North Carolina , Patriotism, Boycotts, Tea, United States, History, Revolution, 1775-1783

Laven van de Dorstigen, Abraham Bosse, 1640 - 1642 print Paris paper etching / engraving the (seven) Acts of Mercy. giving the thirsty to drink, 'sitiens potatur' ~ one of the (seven) Acts of Mercy. garden fountain

April; Months of the year. Easter celebration. Five figures are eating eggs at a table. On the right is a woman on her knee's stew ready. A second woman has a full dish for the guests in her hands. A bull is in the background.

Persecution of Protestants in France, 1685, print maker: Jan Luyken, publisher: Pieter van der Aa (I), print maker: Amsterdam, publisher: Leiden, 1698, paper, etching, letterpress printing, h 109 mm × w 152 mm

Last Supper, Jan Punt, After Jacob de Wit, after Peter Paul Rubens, 1752 print Last Supper; Under the octagonal representation a verse in Latin from matt. 26:20. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving Last Supper (in general) (Matthew 26:21-35; Mark 14:18-31; Luke 22:3, 22:15-23; John 13:21-38) Carolus Borromeuskerk

From the School Act struggle, Marius Bauer, 1895 Cartoon at the school struggle in Belgium in 1895. Pastiche on the judgment of King Solomon who has to choose between the church as in favor and the liberal opponent of the School Act, in the middle a crying school child The Hague paper king. hierarchy of jurisdiction ~ Roman Catholic church. scholastic education, tuition. political caricatures and satires Belgium

. Interior of a community house where Germanic families cook, eat and drink.

Johannes de Boper is born and receives his name, Dietrich Krüger, after Andrea del Sarto, 1617 print paper engraving naming of John the Baptist; Zacharias writing John's name. birth of John the Baptist, sometimes Mary present

Denial of Peter. A woman recognizes Peter as a follower of Christ, but Petrus denies this. With soldiers and card players, from whom the faces are lit by candlelight. Under the show a Latin fresh.

Procession dans une église Espagnole , Musicians, Religious processions, Churches, Clergy, Alphonse Legros (1837-1911)

Alkmaar, Schabaelje, Jan Philipsz, Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Bosse, Abraham, Jegher, Jan Christoffel, Den Grooten Figuer-Bibel, De leeftijden van de mens, Les IIII Aages de L'homme, Van Iacob en Esau, De oude leeftijd, recto - handwritten, Interior with an old couple warming themselves at an open hearth. Above it hangs a shield with a skeleton, as a reference to death. Next to them a servant with a plate in her hands and a dog. On the right in the foreground two cats. Originally this is the fourth print from a series of four with the ages of man. In this picture bible the print has been given a new meaning by adding a new title and a reference to a Bible text in Gen. 26:34-35, where it says that Esau and his two wives were a source of constant annoyance to his parents Isaac and Rebekka. This print is part of an album., print, album leaf, prints, Waer med' hij zijne oud'ren niet, dan hertseer affliction and sorrow. Gen.26.34., height 195 mm, width 250 mm, 1618-11-03 - 1667

December: Sinterklaas evening, Jan Caspar Philips, 1736 - 1775 print The month of December: interior with a family that celebrates the Sinterklaas party. In the margin a two -way poem in Dutch and in French. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving December and its 'labours'. festivities on St. Nicholas (Eve) (December 5)

Procession dans une église Espagnole , Musicians, Religious processions, Churches, Clergy, Alphonse Legros (1837-1911)

Life of Saint Philip of Jesus (Vida de San Felipe de Jesus) José Montes de Oca (Mexican, active ca. 1788-1820). Life of Saint Philip of Jesus (Vida de San Felipe de Jesus), 1801. Engraved prints on white antique laid paper, modern binding, size of cover: 9 1/8 x 6 7/16 in. (23.2 x 16.4 cm). These three objects tell a story of Mexicos early nineteenth-century Creole patriotism. The Mexican independence movement was fueled by Creoles, who were often denied a voice in colonial government. The 1821 Act of Independence formalized the independence that had been declared in 1810 and was signed by many Creole aristocrats, among them Don José María Gómez de Cervantes, whose portrait is on view nearby. New World figures like the Virgin of Guadalupe, who miraculously appeared to the Indian Juan Diego in 1521, and Saint Felipe de Jesús, the first Mexican-born saint, became important nationalist symbols, supporting the idea that the independence of Mexico was divinely ordained. Estos tres objetos

Petrus' vision of the unclean animals; Acts of the Apostles; Thesaurus Novi Testamenti Elegantissimis Iconibus Expressus Continens Historias Atque Miracula Doni Nostri Iesu Christi. Simon Petrus prays in the house of Simon the tanner. Above him a sheet with all kinds of unclean animals appears. He got the order three times to slaughter and eat the animals, but he refused. Under the show a two-legged text in Latin. This print is part of an album.

Adoration of the Kings, Albrecht Altdorfer, c. 1506 - 1538 print Three kings with gifts in their hand kneeling for Mary with the Christ child on their lap. Tenth print from a series of forty. Germany paper adoration of the kings: the Wise Men present their gifts to the Christ-child (gold, frankincense and myrrh)

Spice distribution to pilgrims and beggars at a monastery port.

Christ driving the money changers from the temple, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1635 print paper etching purification of the temple ('first' and 'second'): Christ driving the money-changers from the temple with a whip (Matthew 21:12-13; Mark 11:15-17; Luke 19:45-46; John 12:12-19)

Pest patients, including a Jesuit, are depicted being healed in front of a statue of Elias by Abraham van Diepenbeeck using graphite pencil, brown and black chalk, gray washes, and white highlights.

Worship by the shepherds, 1560 - 1580 print In an open stable, Mary is kneeling in front of the Christ child, which she wraps in a canvas. Joseph is next to it. On the right three shepherds, the ox and the donkey. Two boys look over the wall of the stable. In the background the proclamation to the shepherds. paper engraving adoration of the Christ-child by the shepherds; Mary and Joseph present

Waiting room with monkeys, approx. 1720. Waiting room or short-hearted in which monkeys as soldiers are cards and dice, drink and smoke, a cat is brought into a cat by the door. Two four-line verses in the caption.

The lost son wasted his money; Parable from the lost son. The lost son wastes his money by leading a loose life in the inn. In the distance he is carried out the city with a stick. The print series represents the parable of the lost son (Luke 15: 11-32).

Paul van Mansveld is mocked by Capuchin Moniken, Jan Mesker, 1882 print Start of the novel The house Lauernesse by A. L.G. Bosboom-Toussaint. Displayed is the Protestant German Paul van Mansveld, who comes to preach the reform in the Netherlands. He is mocked by drinking monks who are dice in an inn. The Vicar of Utrecht is in the doorway. He takes Van Mansveld to the house Lauernesse and Jonkvrouw Ottelijne. The Hague paper. specific works of literature. hotel, hostelry, inn. monk(s), friar(s). dice-games. functionaries and dignitaries (with NAME) ~ episcopal Protestant churches

Rembrandt van Rijn, The Presentation in the Temple with the Angel Small Plate, 1630 The Presentation in the Temple with the Angel: Small Plate

Margaretha of Austria receives thanks to the Grand Duke of Tuscany. Margaretha from Austria is on a throne and speaks with a man who has a letter in hand.

Sad case in the Willemstad 1793. A man with a small child are hit by a French grenade. In the background the town hall and the dome church. During the Siege of Willemstad by the French Army 27 February - 15 March 1793. Numbered at the top right: XXXII.dl.pl.iv.

Wizards at a table and the appearance of a demon, Anonymous, 1683 - 1783 print Two wizards are sitting at a table while a demon appears. Two men serve them. Netherlands paper etching / engraving devil(s) and demons. sorcerer, magician, wizard, warlock

Jesus Talking to Mary and Martha withLazarus. Artist: Hans Baldung, German 1484/85-1545

Three men try to hide light and a city, Anonymous, Hans Weiditz (II), 1514 - 1532 print Presentation of Biblevers Math. 5:15, which means that light, good deeds, must be seen and not hidden. Print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing a lit candle (or lamp) under a bushel (in a secret place, under a bed, or covered with a vessel) ~ proverbial saying of Christ (Matthew 5:15; Mark 4:21; Luke 8:16)

The unbelieving Thomas and Hagar and the angel in the desert ..

Jews in The Synagogue, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1850 - 1906 print paper etching / drypoint the praying Pharisee and the repentant publican in the temple (Luke 18:10-14)

The Death of Socrates, 1749-06-20. Published by J. & P. Knapton. Features themes of public figures, specifically Socrates, and includes elements related to death and burial

Daniel for King Nebuchadnezzar; History of Daniel; Theatrum Biblicum Hoc Est Historiae Sacrae Veteris et Novi Testamenti Tabulis Aeneis Expressae. Daniel and three other young Israelites are presented to King Nebuchadnezzar. The king, left on the throne, indicates the assignment to teach them so that they are suitable for joining the king. Under the show a reference in Latin to the Bible text in. 1: 3. This print is part of an album.

The Finding of Moses 1725-47 Anton Kern German. The Finding of Moses 365657

Death of Christoph Bernhard von Galen, bishop of Münster, 1678, print maker: Jan Luyken, publisher: Pieter van der Aa (I), print maker: Amsterdam, publisher: Leiden, 1698, paper, etching, letterpress printing, h 110 mm × w 153 mm

Tintoretto, Jacopo, unknown, Sadeler, Aegidius, Last Supper, verso lower left - stamped, Christ sits with his disciples at a rectangular table. They are eating and drinking. The print has a Latin caption about this Bible story., print, prints, height 259 mm, width 427 mm, South Netherlands, 1570 - 1629, print maker, printmaker, 1580 - 1629, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Italian, 1519 - 1594

Saint Helena and the miracle where dead come to life with the true cross; HL. Helena finds the true cross.

Rembrandt van Rijn, Christ Preaching (The Hundred Guilder Print), c 1649 Christ Preaching (The Hundred Guilder Print)

Majorca: a monk dances with a young woman as others watch, accompanied by a guitarist. Etching.

Christ Preaching ('La Petite Tomb'), Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1657 print paper etching / drypoint Christ preaching or teaching (in general)

Council meeting in which the miracle is sealed, Anonymous, After Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert, after Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen, 1639 - 1689 print Council meeting of the magistrates of the city in the town hall where the authenticity of the miracle is sealed. paper engraving legends and miracles associated with the Eucharist (or the Host). meeting, assembly

Worship of the kings; The fall and redemption of humanity. Three kings with gifts in their hand kneel for Mary with the Christ child on your lap. Tenth print from a series of forty.

Refused letter. A messenger, with a bazuin on his back, award a letter a letter. She does not seem to want to take the letter, she has put her arms crossed.

Parable of the rich man and poor Lazarus. Illustration for The life of Our Lord Jesus Christ written by the four evangelists, 1853

Puppet show in Rome. Spectators look at a puppet show on a square in Rome. In the background a mother and a child kneel in prayer on the stairs of a church.

Mirvan lets the grave of his ancestors break open, Valentine Green, After Joseph Wright of Derby, 1772 print London paper cortege, funeral procession. desecration of grave

Last Supper, Aegidius Sadeler (II), After Jacopo Tintoretto, 1580 - 1629 print Christ is sitting with his students at a rectangular table. They eat and drink. The print has a Latin caption on this Bible story. unknown paper engraving Last Supper (in general) (Matthew 26:21-35; Mark 14:18-31; Luke 22:3, 22:15-23; John 13:21-38)

Non -resistant servant taken to prison, Anonymous, 1585 print The carefully servant is locked up in prison on behalf of his Lord who stands at the door. A soldier kicks his feet. Under the show a reference in Latin to the Bible text in mat. 18. Antwerp paper engraving the king reproaches his servant for his mercilessness and delivers him to the tormentors ~ parable of the unmerciful servant. prison, jail

Christ for Pilate, Otto van Veen, 1566 - 1629 drawing paper. oil paint (paint) Christ before Pontius Pilate (Matthew 27:11-26; Mark 15:2-15; Luke 23:2-7, 23:13-25; John 18:28 - 19:16)

The comet of 1681, 1779 - 1781 print The comet visibly in the west of the Netherlands in the winter of 1680-1681. Northern Netherlands (possibly) paper etching comet Netherlands

Abraham Bosse, The Foolish Virgins Sleeping The Foolish Virgins Sleeping

Invention of the glasses, c. 1589 - c. 1593 print Billing people on a market where glasses are sold. Text in Latin in the lower margin. Numbered 15. Print is part of an album. paper engraving eyeglasses, spectacles. spectacle-maker, optician. signboard. handwriting, writing as activity. book-shop, bookseller. reading. shoe-maker, cobbler

Friedrich, Holy Bishop of Utrecht.

Illustration for Faust Goethe Małgorzata in the church according to Alexander von Liezen Mayer. A clipping from a German magazine Unknown, Liezen Mayer, Alexander von (1839 1898)

The sexton of the church flees with a lantern in his hand from the ghostly apparition of Crispine On the ground the tombstone of Crispyn and Crispine, Sexton and the ghost Crispyn and Crispine , print maker: Noach van der Meer (II), (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Jacobus Buys, (mentioned on object), publisher: Johannes Allart, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1777, paper, etching, h 246 mm × w 152 mm

Cross instration. Christ has fallen under the weight of the cross. Veronica is approaching with a cloth to delete the sweat of his face. At the front in the tough soldiers on horseback. This print is part of an album.

Performance of the task of the spiritual position by the Pope, Philips Galle, After Maarten van Heemskerck, 1638 print The pope walks along in a procession of clergymen. In his hands the chalice with the holy host. It is the task of the spiritual position to pray for the soul of every individual in the community. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series about the different tasks of the three positions. print maker: Haarlemafter design by: HaarlemHaarlempublisher: Antwerp paper engraving organization, functionaries and dignitaries in Roman Catholic church; clergy in general. chalice bearing the Host. ceremonial procession, parade, pageant ~ pope

Jacob Prophesies, Hoet, Gerard (1648-1733/Dutch), ENGRAVING

Depiction of St. Francis receiving bread from a man in Spoleto and praying, showing both figures in interaction, drawn with feather, ink, and lavated technique.

Last Supper, Jan Brandes, 1788 - 1808 drawing The last Supper. Christ at the table surrounded by the apostles. Vissebo paper. pencil. ink brush Last Supper (in general) (Matthew 26:21-35; Mark 14:18-31; Luke 22:3, 22:15-23; John 13:21-38)

TORTURES OF THE INQUISITION The Inquisition question people whom they suspect of holding heretical views, in their own inimitable fashion Date: 17th century

Enoch and his family surrounding a meal table and holding their hands in a gesture of prayer; behind them is the open end of house; to the right a woman hands out bread to a child, young man, and old man ca. 1580-1623 Johann Theodor de Bry Netherlandish. Enoch and his family surrounding a meal table and holding their hands in a gesture of prayer; behind them is the open end of house; to the right a woman hands out bread to a child, young man, and old man 399690

François Oudot, Viscount of Auxonne, healing and exorcising people in a village square. Etching, 1760, after F. Devosge.

The three sovereigns , a master bricklayer, a masonry and an apprentice and look at a parliamentarian of the National Assembly in the Paulskirche, Unknown

Etching with drypoint by Rembrandt van Rijn around 1630 depicting the circumcision, showing figures, gestures, and composition in a religious scene.

Hudibras in Tribulation. 1725. Hogarth, William, 1697-1764. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Roman centurions slaughtering Druids on the island of Mona (Anglesey), 60AD. Under General Suetonius Paulinus, the Romans massacred the Druids and Celts on the island. Massacre of the Druids Copperplate engraving from M. A. Jones History of England from Julius Caesar to George IV, G. Virtue, 26 Ivy Lane, London, 1836.

A church and a tavern are contrasted, just as the pious churchgoers and the lusty, eating and sloppy people who ignore the church; representing noon. Engraving by T. Cook after W. Hogarth.

Noon , City & town life, Seduction, Crowds, Churches. Holt Collection

Ceremonies of the Cult of Isis, with celebrants holding oinochoe, sistrum and sceptre making offerings to the sacred flame. Musicians playing horns. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's "Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages," Chez Collignon, Metz, 1810.

An etching by Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich from 1783 depicting Christ healing the sick, showing figures, gestures, and a biblical narrative.

Interior of a synagogue with believers, Léopold Flameng, after Henri Leys (Baron), 1841 - 1874 print Paris paper etching benches, seats ~ Synagogue. the Synagogue (as building and place of worship ~ Jewish religion)

unknown artist, ( W. T. ), Condemned Criminals Receiving the Sacrament, 1828. Etching.

Elia meets the widow of Sarefat, Jan Saenredam, after Abraham Bloemaert, 1604 print On the way to Sarefat, Elia meets a widow and her son who are looking for Sprokkelhout. Elia sends her home to make food for him. The print has a Latin text in the lower margin. paper engraving when the brook dries up, Elijah crosses over to the city of Zarephath; at the gate he meets a woman and her little son gathering wood (the woman's sticks may form a cross)

The men of Sodom at the Loth house.

Copper engraving by an unknown engraver depicting the Last Supper, created in the mid-16th to 17th century, illustrating the biblical scene of Jesus with his disciples.

CHILDREN'S PARTIES

Party company with a drinking man with crown, Louis Jaugey, after Jan Havicksz. Steen, 1850 - 1899 print paper etching periodic celebrations, popular feasts. feasts of saints (and their relics)

Filippo Neri drinks from a bottle, 1630 - 1641 print Filippo Neri drinks out of humility from the bottle of B. Felice Cappuccino. Print no. 27 in a series of 44 prints with scenes from the life of the Holy Filippo Neri. paper engraving the founder of the Congregation of the Oratory (Oratorians) Philip Neri; possible attributes: lily, rosary

Pilgrims group on pilgrimage, Marie Danse, After Charles de Groux, 1889 print Belgium paper etching pilgrimage, pilgrim(s) under way. procession ~ Christian religion

Les pestiférés de Rome , Cardinals, Clergy, Sick persons, Last rites, Alphonse Legros (1837-1911)

FLORENCE The Church of Santa Croce the Bardi Chapel polychrome by GIOTTO The Exequies for St Francis

The marriage of Jacob and Lea and the birth of their first child; The history of Jakob. Ornament for Satellure Edge. On The Right the Meal for the Marriage of Jacob and Lea. On The Left A Glimpse Into a Bedroom with the Birth of Lea's Child. With Latin Caption in cartouche.

Torture by the Inquisition, Caspar Jacobsz. Philips, After Bernard Picart, 1752 - 1789 print Church in which members of the Inquisition torture prisoners in various ways. On the right a cardinal who watches. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving inquisition. persecution of believers

Worship of the shepherds. In a large square basket lies the Christ child and all around Maria, Joseph, three shepherds and the donkey and the OS. Two angels are watching a distance. On the stairs to the floor where two other shepherds are, a dog runs. By a window a face on the shepherds around a fire.

Dood van Raymond Diocrès, François Chauveau, After Eustache Lesueur, 1623 - 1676 print print maker: Parisafter painting by: Parispublisher: ParisFrance paper etching / engraving the founder of the Order of the Carthusians, Bruno; possible attributes: cross, finger at lips, lily, mitre at his feet, olive-branch, ray of light, skull, (seven) star(s). the death of Raymond Diocrès: on his deathbed the tutor of St. Bruno sees his own condemnation; young Bruno is converted

'PATRON AND PATRONESS'S VISIT TO THE VILLAGE SCHOOL' BY T. FAED

Father Marek encourages Confederates to fight. Husnik & Häusler (Praga ; zakład reprograficzny ; 1888-1936), reproduction atelier, Eljasz-Radzikowski, Walery (1841-1905), draughtsman, cartoonist, unknown, publisher

A Fleet Marriage: Churchmen confined in the Fleet Prison for debtors would marry any couple without asking questions. Illustration by 'Phiz' (1815-1882).

The Earl of Strafford, going to his execution, stops to be blessed by Archbishop Laud; below, an executioner holds the head after the beheading in 1641. Line engraving with etching by J. Rogers after P. Delaroche.

. The regents of the orphanage of Haarlem meet at a table. The messenger stands in the background.

A 1649 etching by Nicolas Chaperon depicting God appearing to Moses as a cloud, illustrating divine presence in a biblical scene.

Lazarus and the rich man; Those Gods arms here despised Namaels Syn retaliation is waiting; Spacious bible. There is a rich man with his family and guests at the table in an interior. Through the doorway on the right, the beggar Lazarus can be seen, whose swears are licked by a dog. Left from top to under three smaller performances with the death of Lazarus, his ascension and funeral. Right three smaller performances with the death of the rich man, the rich man in hell and his funeral. To the Bible story in Luc. 16: 19-25.

Young children and parents eat a plate of food in poor hut. The Tom Thumb Fairy Tale by Charles Perrault, illustrated by Gustave Dore. Old 19th century engraved illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1879

Drawing by Jan Erasmus Quellinus showing St. Antonius of Padua with the child Jesus, surrounded by angels on clouds, executed in gray and blue washes with white highlights over black chalk on brown paper.

Germany, Maulbertsch, Franz Anton, Communion of the Apostles, verso - stamped, Christ gives the apostles Holy Communion. In a temple room, Jesus stands before a table at which the apostles are sitting. He distributes bread to two kneeling apostles before him. On the table is the chalice with wine. Above the table is an angel and a cherub., print, prent, prints, Broeck, Crispijn van den, Netherlands, Barbara van den

Jahara Begum Sahib

Esau sells his first burrow to Jacob; Suscipit and Esau Rubicundam a Fratre Polentam, Cui Primogeniti Tradit Habere Decus; Spacious bible. Esau has returned hungry from hunting and sits at the table. There are two hunting dogs next to the table. Esau sells his first crosship to his younger brother Jacob for a plate of lentils, which is on the table. On the right in the background Rebekka at the cooking pot. Under the show the title in Latin, four four-line verses in Dutch and a reference to the Bible text in Gen. 25:26.

Evagrius Ponticus as a recluse, Johann Sadeler (I), After Maerten de Vos, 1583 - 1588 print The Holy Evagrius Ponticus as a recluse in a hut. He is in front of his writing table and reads a book. Other hermits in the background. Antwerp paper engraving male saints (with NAME). anchorite, hermit

Last Supper and De Footwassing, Anonymous, Urs Graf, 1506 print paper Last Supper (in general) (Matthew 26:21-35; Mark 14:18-31; Luke 22:3, 22:15-23; John 13:21-38). Christ washes the feet of the apostles (John 13:1-20)

A house full of mourning, Nicolaes de Bruyn, after Maerten de Vos, 1581 - 1656 print Imagination of one of the wisdom according to the book Preacher (no. 7). In an interior, family members mourn for the deceased, a phase in the life of every person. According to Prediker we have to pursue sadness because it does our heart well. The man who enters the open door may take this wisdom to heart and enters a house full of mourning. In the margin under a verse with six lines of Latin. Netherlands paper engraving mourning the dead

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