Biblical Stories in Art

Artistic renderings of biblical narratives, showcasing powerful events and historical figures, illustrating scenes from the Old Testament.

The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple by William Holman Hunt, 1854-1860, Great Britain, West Midlands, Birmingham City Centre, City Art Gallery
The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple by William Holman Hunt, 1854-1860, Great Britain, West Midlands, Birmingham City Centre, City Art Gallery
133 assets in this story
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Jesus condemned to death , Biblical events, Stations of the Cross, Jesus Christ
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France, Chinoiseries, The Feast of the Chinese Emperor
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Confirmation of the monastic rule of St Francis by Pope Innocent III, Sacro Monte Orta, Piedmont, Italy, Europe
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Syrian Jews are Jews who inhabit the region of the modern state of Syria, and their descendants born outside Syria. Syrian Jews derive their origin from two groups: from the Jews who inhabited the region of today's Syria from ancient times (known as Musta'arabi Jews, and sometimes classified as Mizrahi Jews, a generic term for the Jews with an extended history in the Middle East or North Africa); and from the Sephardi Jews (referring to Jews with an extended history in the Iberian Peninsula, i.e. Spain and Portugal) who fled to Syria after the expulsion of the Jews from Spain (1492 CE). There were large communities in Aleppo and Damascus for centuries, and a smaller community in Qamishli on the Turkish border near Nusaybin. In the first half of the 20th century a large percentage of Syrian Jews emigrated to the U.S., Central and South America and Israel. Most of the remaining Jews left in the 28 years following 1973. Today there are about 25 Jews in Syria, all of them living in Damascu
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Art , Mythology Painting , Krishna in Court of Duryodhan
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'A Boyar Wedding', 1883, (1965). Creator: Klavdi Vasilevich Lebedev.
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On Christmas Day in the year 800 A.D. Charlemagne, king of the Franks and part of the Carolingian line, was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III (795-816). The coronation took place during mass at the Basilica of St. Peter in Rome. The coronation of Charlemagne created the Holy Roman Empire, which endured until 1806.
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Ancient Age. 6th century BC. Interview. Croesus with Solon. Philosophical disquisition. Engraving. Later colouration.
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The Boxer Rebellion (1900). Boxer prisoners in a village in China guarded by German sailors. Engraving by Etching Gerlach. Colored.
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There stepped from out of the crowd an old, old man - Scene from Scottish History
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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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The caption for this illustration reads: In the instant that Voukashin to reach his son. Here Prince Marko is headed to a church, chased by his father King Voukashin. Marko hears a voice from within the church that tells him to rush within so as to not be killed by his father. The illustration is from a 1921 book on Serbian myths and legends.
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An Abyssinian woman sits on the floor near a smoking hooka. Coloured lithograph by J. Heicke after I. Forray, 18th century.
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Entrance of the Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre, created by Luigi Mayer in 1804, published by R. Bowyer. It depicts the entrance to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, highlighting its historical significance and architectural features
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The Gentiles Ask to See Jesus (Les gentils demandent à voir Jésus) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Gentiles Ask to See Jesus (Les gentils demandent à voir Jésus), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 7 3/16 x 11 3/8 in. (18.3 x 28.9 cm). European Art 1886-1894
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St Elizabeth of Hungary (1207-1231) daughter of Andras II of Hungary, wife of Louis, Landgrave of Thuringia, Germany. Noted for piety and ascetcism. Elizabeth aged 9 talking with the servants. 19th century chromolithograph.
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The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple, 1855. Artist: William Holman Hunt.. Oil On Canvas
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Dasaratha being asked in court to banish Rama by Kaikeyi and her humpbacked female slave Manthara. Chromolithograph.
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Betrothed of Cana in Galilee James Tissot (1836-1902 French)
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Father looking at sons playing fight, historical clothing
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Martha and Mary, Women in Sacred History
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Jesus, at the age of 12, according to the Gospel of the disciple Luke, speaks with the elders in the temple in Jerusalem.
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Muslims at prayer, Holy Land, Historical, Digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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Kairo. Ägyptische Tänzerin, Ägypten, digital restaurierte Reproduktion eines Originals aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Aufnahmedatum nicht angegeben, Kairo. Egyptian dancer, Egypt, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, record date not stated
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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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Angels and a knight surrounding the holy grail. An Illustrated magazine for boys and girls, 1866. Engraving. Later colouration.
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Hassan I (1836-1894). Sultan of Morocco between 1873 and 1894, member of the Alaouite dynasty. The Sultan receives a dispatch. 19 the century engraving R. Caton Woodville. Colored.
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Adoration of the Shepherds by unknown painter, Artist Unknown
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Hugues Merle (1822 to 1881), French painter: The Sorceress, L'Envoûteuse, The Sorceress (1883), Oil painting depicting a woman in an elaborate costume interpreted as a sorceress or witch, Painting, Reproduction of the painting, Artwork, Historical, A woman in luxurious garb holds a staff surrounded by occult objects, including a skull
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Ancient Gods series, Assyrians, Astarte, flower offerings of young girls, digitally enhanced reproduction of a collector's picture from c. 1900
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A 'harem' is not a bordello, seraglio or brothel, but refers to the women's quarters, usually in a polygynous household, which are forbidden to men. It originated in the Near East and is typically associated in the Western world with the Ottoman Empire. Female seclusion in Islam is emphasized to the extent that any unlawful breaking into that privacy is haram ie, 'forbidden'. A Muslim harem does not necessarily consist solely of women with whom the head of the household has sexual relations (wives and concubines), but also their young offspring, other female relatives or odalisques, which are the concubines' servants. The harem may either be a palatial complex, as in Romantic tales, in which case it includes staff (women and eunuchs), or simply their quarters, in the Ottoman tradition separated from the men's selamlik. A hammam is a common bath house.
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External mural, Wat Phra That Haripunchai Temple, Lamphun, Near Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand
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The Wise and Herod James Tissot (1836-1902 French)