Biblical Stories in Art

Engravings and illustrations depicting significant biblical events such as the raising of Lazarus and parables, rendered in dramatic styles.

1940s HE IS RISEN BY PLOCKHORST ANGEL MARY RESURRECTION OF CHRIST EASTER

Sermon on the Mount Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1794-1872/German)

the emires welcome Gottfried, Godfrey of Bouillon, 1060-1100, a Frankish knight and one of the leaders of the First Crusade / Die Emire heißen Gottfried, Gottfried von Bouillon, 1060-1100, einen fränkischen Ritter und einen der Führer des Ersten Kreuzzugs, willkommen, historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Originaldatum nicht bekannt, koloriert, handcoloriert, Koloration.

With Passover Approaching, Jesus Goes Up to Jerusalem James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). With Passover Approaching, Jesus Goes Up to Jerusalem, 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 6 1/8 x 8 3/4 in. (15.6 x 22.2 cm). European Art 1886-1894

Skiopticone image. Religious motive.

The Finding of the Baby Moses Artist Unknown

The Dead Appear in the Temple (Les morts apparaissent dans le Temple) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Dead Appear in the Temple (Les morts apparaissent dans le Temple), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 8 7/16 x 11 3/16 in. (21.4 x 28.4 cm). While the scenes of the Crucifixion examine the precise mechanics of the execution, lending a credible veracity to the ancient events, this image takes a more mystical or fantastical approach. Immediately after the death of Jesus, Matthew writes, tombs broke open and the bodies of many holy persons who had died came back to life, went into the city, and showed themselves to the people. Tissot paints the risen dead as spectral forms, flying through Jerusalem and the Temple precinct, scattering the living, who fear that contact with the dead will defile them. In the Temple, resurrected priests, garbed in the costume of their rank, fly through the court, rising like the smoke from the altar of burnt sacrifice

The Calling of Matthew James Tissot (1836-1902 French)

The Crucifixion / La Crucificazion / La Crucifixion

The Cross Welcomes the Army of the Crusaders, First Crusade, Historical, Digital Reproduction of an Original 19th century Artwork

Old Testament. Jephthah's daughter and her companions. Engraving. Bible Illustration by Gustave Dore. 19th century.

Moses and the Brazen Serpent. After a 19th century print from a painting by Gustav Dore, engraved by Alphonse Francois.

Scene from the biblical story, Cliff in Nazareth, refers to the traditional place, Mount Precipice, Mount Kedumim, from where the angry crowd in the synagogue tried to overthrow Jesus after he had read from the script, authentic reproduction of a school mural, historical, around 1900

Engraving from the Dore Bible illustrating Genesis xlvi 5 to 7 Jacob goes to Egypt by Gustave Dore 1832-1883 French artist and illustrator, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Jesus Traveling (Jésus en voyage) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). Jesus Traveling (Jésus en voyage), 1886-1896. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 5 7/8 x 10 3/16 in. (14.9 x 25.9 cm). European Art 1886-1896

The angels in the Planet Mercury: "So drew full more than thousand splendours towards us." (Canto V, lines 99-100) Date: First published: 1307-21

HISTORIA DEL NUEVO TESTAMENTO. JESUS DE NAZARET BAUTIZADO POR SAN JUAN BAUTISTA. Dibujo de G. Doré. Grabado de Ligny. Evangelio de San Mateo. Cap. III. Versículos 13 al 17. Coloreado.

Jesus Goes in the Evening to Bethany (Jésus va le soir à Béthanie) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). Jesus Goes in the Evening to Bethany (Jésus va le soir à Béthanie), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 9 3/16 x 5 3/16 in. (23.3 x 13.2 cm). European Art 1886-1894

Scene from the biblical story, Elijah and the Raven is found in the Bible in the Old Testament, where God allows Prophet Elijah to be fed by ravens who bring him bread and meat every day while he hides at the Kerit stream, authentic reproduction of a school mural, historical, around 1900

The Baptism of Jesus (Baptême de Jésus) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Baptism of Jesus (Baptême de Jésus), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (21.6 x 14 cm). According to Matthew, Jesus travels from Galilee to Judaea to be baptized by John the Baptist in the Jordan River. Although John humbly protests and suggests that it is he who should be baptized by Jesus instead, Jesus insists. Here, a dove descends from the heavens as Jesus emerges from the water, while a voice from above calls him my beloved Son.” Perhaps in reference to earlier passages in the Gospels relating the curiosity and suspicion John’s desert ministry inspired in some quarters, several witnesses surreptitiously watch the proceedings through a screen of rushes on the riverbank. Tissot’s text states that John the Baptist and Jesus, cousins often presented as childhood companions in artistic tradition, met again as adults at a place marked with twelve stones,

'The Holy Women and the Angel of the Resurrection', 1910. Artist: Charles S Ricketts.

Scene from the biblical story, Not my will but your will be done, This sentence is from the New Testament and describes Jesus' prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane in front of his crucifixion, authentic reproduction of a school mural, historical, around 1900

Genesis. The Fall of Man, Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Sacred biblical history Old Testament. Old engraving from the book Historia Sagrada 1920

The Crucifixion by Gustave Dore, 1832-1883

Mary Magdalene or Mary of Magdala, sometimes The Magdalene. Saint. Repentant Mary Magdalene. Engraving by Dore. Colored.

Outrage at Gibeah, the Levite carries his dead concubine away, Illustration from the Dore Bible 1866. In 1866, the French artist and illustrator Gustave Dore (18321883), published a series of 241 wood engravings for a new deluxe edition of the 1843 French translation of the Vulgate Bible, popularly known as the Bible de Tours. This new edition was known as La Grande Bible de Tours and its illustrations were immensely successful.

The femine Sultan, the Sultana Schedscher-Eddur, in 1230, Fifth Crusade, 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

The Baptism of Christ, John Runciman (Edinburgh, Scotland, 1744 - 1768) mid 18th Century

Engraving from The Dore Bible illustrating Genesis xxix 20 Jacob Keeping Labans Flocks by Gustave Dore 1832-1883 French artist and illustrator

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606 - 1669), Christ Crucified between the Two Thieves (The Three Crosses), 1653, drypoint and burin

Close-up of painting in Church of St Peter; Gallicantu, Israel

The Foundation of St. Gall in Switzerland, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Biblical history, Ezekiel, Ezekiel, Jewish prophet of the Old Testament Chrome lithograph from a house Bible, ca 1870

The Nativity. Visitation of the shepherds to the infant Jesus in Bethlehem (Luke chapter II) New Testament. Antique bible illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883)

Jesus Speaks to Daughters of Jerusalem by unknown artist

The caption for this illustration reads: He bemoaned loudly fate Marko. Marko was a Serbian hero, who was 300 years old when he died - seen here in this illustration. He died after a seer told him he was going to. The illustration is from a 1921 book on Serbian myths and legends.

Scene from the biblical story, The Burning Bush, central event in the book of the Bible, in which God Moses appears on Mount Horeb, Sinai, in a bush that burns but does not burn, and orders him to free the Israelites from slavery in Egypt and to lead them to Canaan, authentic reproduction of a school mural, historical, around 1900

Les saintes femmes , Biblical events, Saints, Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint, Jesus Christ, Mary Magdalene, Saint, Carte de Visite Collection

Old Testament. Job. Job Hears of his misfortunes. Job 1. Engraving by G. Dore.

Jesus weeping over Jerusalem - According to the 19th chapter of the Gospel of Luke, as Jesus approaches Jerusalem, he looks at the city and weeps over it (Luke 19:41), foretelling the suffering that awaits the city. The event took place on the Mount of Olives, on the background the Second Temple. Enrique Simonet, 1892

New Testament. Gospel of Luke. Chapter XXIV. Jesus and the disciples of Emmaus. Drawing by Gustave Dore. Engraving by Pannemaker. 19th century. Colored.

New Testament. Gospel of Luke. Chapter XXIV. Jesus and the disciples of Emmaus. Drawing by Gustave Dore. Engraving by Pannemaker. 19th century. Colored.

Les saintes femmes , Biblical events, Saints, Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint, Jesus Christ, Mary Magdalene, Saint, Carte de Visite Collection

Jephthah's daughter and her companions. Old Testament. Antique bible illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883)

The Appearance of Christ at the Cenacle (Apparition du Christ au cénacle) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Appearance of Christ at the Cenacle (Apparition du Christ au cénacle), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 5 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. (14 x 26 cm). Christ appears to his followers at the cenacle, the upper room where they had shared the Last Supper. Exposing his glowing wounds, Jesus reveals himself to themto their delight and wonderwhile the servants who tend the disciples peer through the curtains in astonishment. European Art 1886-1894

The Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ (La nativité de Notre-Seigneur Jésus-Christ) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ (La nativité de Notre-Seigneur Jésus-Christ), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 5 5/8 x 6 3/4 in. (14.3 x 17.1 cm). Paying his usual rigorous attention to researching the settings for his interpretation of the narrative, Tissot places the episode of Jesus birth in one of the caves in the mountains in and around Bethlehem, a departure from visual tradition, which often locates the Nativity in a stable. Unable to find rooms in the town, Mary and Joseph take shelter here. In his commentary, Tissot explains the presence of animals who gaze upon the newborn Jesus by noting that shepherds often used these caves on cold evenings. Although Tissot spurned the art-historical convention of the halo in his depictions of the Holy Family and the apostles, he endows the infant Christ with a glow that illuminates the

Jesus Christ Crucified

Study for Moses and the Burning Bush. oil on canvas. Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Christ Crucified between the two Thieves: 'The Three Crosses', Rembrandt van Rijn, 1653 print parchment (animal material) drypoint the crucifixion of Christ: prelude to Christ's death on the cross (Matthew 27:34-44; Mark 15:23-32; Luke 23:33-43; John 19:18-24)

Christ in the Desert, or Christ in the Wilderness, painting by Russian artist Ivan Kramskoi, reflecting the Fasting of Christ. 1872. Ivan Nikolayevich Kramskoi (1837 - 1887); was a Russian painter and art critic. He was an intellectual leader of the Russian democratic art movement in 1860-1880

The Levite of Ephraim takes away the body of his wife. Old Testament. Antique digitally colored Biblical illustration by Gustave Doré (1832-1883)

Engraving by Gustave Doré from Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy; Dante is surrounded by a thousand souls

Christus zegent de kinderen.Christ blesses the children. On the right is Christ with outstretched arms, left mothers with children. A gatehouse in the background.

Scene from the biblical story, The Good Shepherd, is a central metaphor for Jesus Christ in the Bible, authentic reproduction of a school mural, historic, around 1900

Worshipping an image of the Virgin. Woodcut, circa 1754.

Biblical History, A Raid in the Catacombs of Rome, Historical Steel Engraving from 1860

The Sermon on the Mount, speech of Jesus of Nazareth in Matthew's Gospel, chromolithograph from a home bible, 1870

Way of the Cross, Meeting of Mother and Son, black and white postcard, Passion Play Oberammergau 1930, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

The Crucifixion. The death of Christ. Darkness that follows the death of Jesus Christ on the cross. New Testament. Antique digitally colored Biblical illustration by Gustave Doré (1832-1883)

The Three Crosses. When you scratch a line in an etching plate, it produces a small raised edge called a burr’. The burr, which gives drypoint lines such a sumptuous velvety look, wears away quickly. As a result, the decorative effect of the technique diminishes and the representation becomes increasingly lighter. Here Rembrandt solved that problem by making areas of shadow darker again with extra lines, for example under the dog in the foreground.

Revelation. Saint John vision of Christ. Apocalypse. Engraving, 19th century.

Rembrandt van Rijn, Christ Crucified between the Two Thieves (The Three Crosses), 1653 Christ Crucified between the Two Thieves (The Three Crosses)

New Testament. Jesus preaching in the Sea of Galilee. Gospel of Luke, Chapter IV, Verses 1-3. Gustave Dore drawing. Engraving by Hildebrand. 19th century. Colored.

The Maries at the Sepulchre; Black and White Illustration;

Traveling Crier, News from the South, Aswan, Illustration from the Book, "From Pharaoh to Fellah" by C.F. Moberly Bell with Illustrations by Georges Montbard, engraved by Charles Barbant, Wells Gardner, Darton, & Co., London, 1888

Scene from the biblical story, Jesus walking across water, authentic reproduction of a school mural, historical, around 1900

New Testament. Jesus. Where is your faith After a painting of G. Guida. Engraving by Mancastropa. Colored.

The prophet Ezra praying. Old Testament. Antique bible illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883)

New Testament. Mary Magdalene repentant. Luke 7:47. Engraving by Gustave Dore. 19th c.

The Sacrament of the Last Supper by Salvador Dali, 1955, 1904-1989, USA, Washington, National Gallery of art

Jesus Stilling the Tempest (Jésus calmant la tempête) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). Jesus Stilling the Tempest (Jésus calmant la tempête), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 5 x 7 1/4 in. (12.7 x 18.4 cm). While crossing the Sea of Galilee in a ship during the night, Jesus and his disciples are overtaken by a storm. Tissot omits any sign of landfall, heightening the sense of danger in the rough, stormy sea. Awakened by his followers, who fear for their lives, Jesus quiets the tempest with a dramatic and dynamic gesture and rebukes his companions for their lack of faith. Tissots commentary connects this shipboard miracle with the miraculous draught of fishes, noting: “It was in the same boat, which then symbolized the Church, that Our Lord stilled the tempest and reassured the disciples, who typified redeemed mankind.” European Art 1886-1894

On the Way to Emmaus Adrian Kupman (1910-Austrian)

Divine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) between 1308 and his death in 1321. Paradiso Canto III. Piccarda Donati and souls whose vows had been broken. Engraving by Gustave Dore, 1868. Colored.

KRAMSKOI, Ivan Nikolaevich (1837-1887). Christ in the wilderness. 1873. Realism. Oil on canvas. RUSSIA. MOSCOW. Moscow. Tretyakov Gallery.

The Last Supper. Jesus and the disciples at the Last Supper (Matthew 26,20) New Testament. Antique bible illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883)

The Holy Virgin Kisses the Face of Jesus Before He is Enshrouded on the Anointing Stone (La Sainte Vierge baise la face de Jésus avant qu'il ne soit enveloppé par les suaires sur la pierre de l'onction) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Holy Virgin Kisses the Face of Jesus Before He is Enshrouded on the Anointing Stone (La Sainte Vierge baise la face de Jésus avant qu'il ne soit enveloppé par les suaires sur la pierre de l'onction), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 9 13/16 x 14 7/8 in. (24.9 x 37.8 cm). In his text, Tissot describes the slow, careful manner with which the Virgin, attended by other holy women, washed and dried her sons wounds before the procession accompanied the body to the stone of anointing. In this image, the body has been wrapped, according to Jewish custom, with linen bands before being placed in a series of shrouds, the last hiding the face. Before covering his visage, the Virgin gives her son a final kiss. Unlike the im

Fountain of Siloam Valley of Jehosophat - Holy Land 1842

03/27/1917. At the Eslava theater. Catalina Barcena, María Boixader and Alberto Romea in a scene from the Religious car "Lucero de Nuestra Salvación", Released with extraordinary success.

Jesus saving drowning Saint Peter

Angels ministering to Jesus after the Devil has left him, 1897. Artist: James Tissot

Dante and Virgil, 1855, painting by Rafael Flores (1832-1886).

Photograph of the painting The Last Supper, by Władysław Rossowski. Iconostasis from the Church of St Norbert in Krakow, according to the design of Jan Matejko Pierzchalski, Edward

Mattheo Gospel, 13. Jesus preaching at the seashore. Engraving, 19th century.

Detail of At the Foot of the Cross; 1846; Oil on canvas Robert Scott Duncanson; American; 1821-72

The Nativity V. Gilka (South American)

Martydom of Maccabees by Antonio Ciseri, illustration, (1821-1891)

Jesus Restores Jairus' Daughter to Life by Felix Hoffmann

The Penitent Magdalene, 1638, by Georges de La Tour (1593-1652), oil on canvas, 128x94 cm.

Lámina religiosa representado la bendición familiar de la mesa y sus alimentos. Dibujo de Joan Junceda de 1933.

of 2