Historical Religious Art

Classical artworks featuring religious themes, including the Annunciation and scenes depicting resurrection, blending intricate details and figures.

Alexander's Entrance into Babylon (Entree d'Alexandre dans Babylone) Charles Le Brun (1619-1690/French) Musee du Louvre, Paris

The Queen's Reconciliation with Her Son (Life of Marie de Medici, Queen of France) c.1622 Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640/Flemish) Musee du Louvre, Paris, France

Annunciation, surrounded by prophets, right part, 1571 print In the middle the kneeling Mary, with the kneeling angel with a lily in hand in front of her. Prophets left and right. Above them angel choirs in the clouds, in the middle in a jet wreath, God the Father as an old man with globe and the Holy Spirit in the form of a pigeon. Rome paper engraving the Annunciation: Mary kneeling. the twelve apostles ~ the twelve prophets. God the Father represented as human being, usually with crown or tiara or sceptre and/or globe. Holy Ghost represented as a dove (in flames). angels singing, making music

Lamentation over Dead Christ (Poldi Pezzoli Pieta) 1495, Sandro Botticelli (1444-1510/ Italian) Tempera on Wood Panel Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan

Alexander's Entrance into Babylon (Entree d'Alexandre dans Babylone) Charles Le Brun (1619-1690/French) Musee du Louvre, Paris

Revival of Lazarus, Johannes Wierix, 1593 print Christ is in the midst of a group of people at the grave of Lazarus. He carries them on the stone before the opening of the cave. The bystanders get the canvases where Lazarus' body is complicated. Various elements from the performance are letters that correspond with the legend in the margin. Antwerp paper engraving Lazarus' shroud is removed

Transfiguration Giulio Cesare Procaccini (1574-1625 /Italian) Oil on Canvas Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan, Italy

Christ Driving Out Those That Bought and Sold James Tissot (1836-1902/French) Watercolor and Paper

Healing the Woman with the Issue of Blood Veronese (Paolo Caliari) 1528-1588 /Venetian

A Young Man is Greeted by the Liberal Arts 15th C. Sandro Botticelli (1444-1510/Italian ) Fresco Muse du Louvre, Paris

Scipio returns a virgin, which he received as a reward for a victory, to her husband-to-be. In lower margin Latin text, Nobility of Scipio., print maker: Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert, (mentioned on object), after: Peter Paul Rubens, (mentioned on object), Antwerp, 1596 - 1659, paper, engraving, h 425 mm × w 598 mm

Francesco Salviati, The Resurrection, 1545 1548 The Resurrection

Annunciation, 1515, Woodcuts, approx. 2 13/16 x 1 15/16 in. (7.2 x 4.9 cm), Paper / Sheet approx. 3 x 2 1/16 in. (7.6 x 5.2 cm), Stamped in brown ink, verso A. Freiherr von Lanna (Lugt 2773), Cream laid

unknown, Audran, Claude, France, Gérard, S. Bruno, H. Bruno, verso - stamped, print, prints, engravings, height 219 mm, width 141 mm, 1640 - 1703-07-26, print maker, printmaker, 1650 - 1703, paper, papier, etching, etchingsen, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after a design by, granter of privilege

Abraham, Sarah and Hagar Circle of Pietro B. da Cortona Oil on canvas

Lazarus, come out, the raising of Lazarus, John chapter 11, verse 43, cave, grotto, rock, staircase, call, run, death, dead, white robe, grave, group, Christian religion, Bible, New Testament, steel engraving Doré, historical illustration 1885

Dead Christ Begen by an Angel, Jan Harmensz. Muller, after Jacopo Ligozzi, 1593 - 1597 print An angel mourns with the Dead Christ. The scene is protected by a lantern. At the bottom of the margin a four -line verse in Latin. Amsterdam paper engraving Christ lamented by angels

The Flagellation of Christ by Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553) / Art History Museum, Vienne / 1538 / Germany / Oil on wood / Bible / 108x84

Dirck Volckertz Coornhert, after Maerten van Heemskerck, The Unmerciful Servant Brought before the King, 1554 The Unmerciful Servant Brought before the King

Full-page miniature of the Sermon on the Mount featuring an elaborate full border with human figures., 1550 (Questionable), Italy, Caryatids, Borders (Ornament Areas), Jesus Christ, Preaching

Jerusalem, Plate 26, "Such Visions Have....". Date/Period: 1804 to 1820. Print. Orange print, pen, black ink and watercolor on cream-colored paper (Relief etching printed in orange with pen and black ink and watercolor on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper). Height: 165 mm (6.49 in); Width: 225 mm (8.85 in). Author: William Blake.

Georges de La Tour (1593 1652) French painter. Adoration of the Bergers (Magi)

The Flight into Egypt by Luca Giordano, oil on canvas, (1632-1705)

Scene from the life of a saint with three monks, a bishop and two men, Anonymous, 1700 - 1800 drawing Scene from the life of a saint: in the foreground three monks, in the background a bishop and two men look from behind a rock paper. chalk saints

The Triumph of Titus and Vespasian c. 1527 Giulio Romano (1492-1546/Italian) Musee du Louvre, Paris

Adoration of the Magi Camillo Procaccini c. (1560-1629/ Italian) Oil on Canvas Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan

Nativity, by Antonio del Massaro, (1460-1516), Italy, Civic Museum

Death of King Saul of Israel, 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 Feast of Venus, with groups of satyrs, nymphs, and putti dancing around a statue of Venus 1732 Anton Joseph von Prenner After the painting by Rubens in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.. The Feast of Venus, with groups of satyrs, nymphs, and putti dancing around a statue of Venus. Anton Joseph von Prenner (Austrian, Wallerstein 1683-1761 Vienna). 1732. Etching. Frans van Stampart (Flemish, Antwerp 1675-1750 Vienna). Prints

Assumption of the Virgin 1577 El Greco (1541-1614/Greek) Oil on Canvas Art Institute of Chicago

Christ and Simon the Cyrenian Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) 1477/1489-1576/ Venetian)

Joseph and Benjamin James J. Tissot (1836-1902/French) Jewish Museum, New York

The Angel of Death Peste a Roma 1869 Jules Elie Delaunay (1828-1891/French) Oil on panel The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Italy, Bonasone, Giulio, Annunciation, verso on sheet - stamped, A dove appears to Mary. Mary sits behind a lectern with a book. In the background on the left a drapery., print, prints, height 224 mm, width 184 mm, Italian, 1510 - 1576, print maker, printmaker, 1501 - 1580, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by

Mater Dolorosa James Tissot (1836-1902 /French)

Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane. Three sleeping apostles in the foreground. Behind, Christ supported by an angel., Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane, print maker: Jacob Matham, (mentioned on object), after: Jacopo Palma, (mentioned on object), Cornelius Schonaeus, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1594 - 1598 and/or 1601 - 1652, paper, engraving, h 394 mm × w 275 mm

Three Angels ca. 1485 Bartolomeo di Giovanni (active ca.1488-1500/Italian) Tempera on wood panel

Pilate Announces Judgement from the Gabbatha James Tissot (1836-1902 /French)

The Departure of the Prodigal Son 1862-63 James Tissot French. The Departure of the Prodigal Son 339785

A Christian Allegory Jan Provost (1465-1529/Flemish) Oil on Wood Musee du Louvre, Paris

The Triumph of Galatea 1511 Raphael (1483-1520 Italian) Fresco Villa Farnesina, Sala di Galatea, Rome

Cristofor de Premis (1440-1486). Italian miniaturist. Jesus raises the Daughter of Jairus. Codex De Predis. (1476). Royal Library, Turin, Italy.

Jesus Sitting in the Midst of the Doctors James Tissot (1836-1902/French)

The Raising of Lazarus, Alessandro Magnasco, after c. 1710

Mercury Entrusting Bacchus to the Nymphs on the Island of Naxos by Hyacinthe Collin de Vermont, (1693-1761), France, Tours, Musee des Beaux Arts

France, Ile-de-France, Chateau de Fontainebleau, Fresco representing Three Graces by unknown artist, 16th Century

Christ driving the Money Changers out of the Temple Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834-1890/ Danish)

The Coronation of the Virgin Domenico Ghirlandaio (1449-1494/ Florentine)

St. George Fighting the Dragon (St. George Combattant le Dragon) Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863/French)

The Wheel of Fortune Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones (1833-1898/British) Musee d'Orsay, Paris

Virgin and Child With Family, manuscript, France, Paris, Bibliotheque Nationale

Madonna and Child with Eight Saints, Bramantino, 1525.

Hercules and Omphale Artist Unknown

Raising of Jairus' Daughter Johann Friedrich Overbeck (1789-1869/German)

The outpouring of the Holy Spirit, at Pentecost comes the Holy Spirit, Acts chapter 2, verse 3, heaven, noise, flames, fire, flame tongue, sharing, descending, different languages, speaking, kneeling, praying, long robes, meeting, darkness, bright flame, bird, Christian religion, Bible, New Testament, steel engraving Doré, historical illustration 1885

St. Peter Resurrects The Child Of Theophilus (From The Life Of St. Peter Cycle) 1425-28 Masaccio (1401-1428 Italian) Fresco Cappella Brancacci, Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence, Italy

The Harpist 1897 John La Farge (1835-1910/American) Watercolor, Pencil and Gouache Christie's Images, New York, USA

John banished on Patmus, the commission to John, Revelation chapter 1, verse 9, darkness, symbol, rock, sitting, tablet, ray of light, affliction, hope, God, new world, steadfastness, Jesus, message, Christian religion, Bible, New Testament, steel engraving Doré, historical illustration 1885

Paul on the way to Damascus, conversion of Saul, Acts of the Apostles, chapter 9, verse 4, sky, rays of light, bright, illumination, lying on the ground, warrior, rider, lance, weapons, despair, rocks, hardship, fall, persecute, Jesus, Christian religion, Bible, New Testament, steel engraving Doré, historical illustration 1885

Saint Judas Thaddeus. Engraving.

The daily newspapers scatter in fright as the spectral presence of Prime Minister Asquith, the censorious bogey man emerges above them. Censorship was a constant bugbear of the press during World War One. Date: 1916

Virgin and Child with the infant Saint John the Baptist ca. 1581-1613 Anonymous. Virgin and Child with the infant Saint John the Baptist. Anonymous. ca. 1581-1613. Engraving. Matteo Florimi (Italian, active Siena, ca. 1581-died 1613). Prints

The Rod of Aaron Devours the Other Rods James J. Tissot (1836-1902/French) Jewish Museum, New York

Hendrik IV goes to church in Saint-Denis, 1593. King Henry IV goes to church in Saint-Denis, July 25, 1593. Face in the church where the king attends mass. In the foreground the king with his consequence, the bishop of Bourges and other Catholic officials. Outside of festivities: Sprinkle with coins and bread, fire pits and salute shots with guns. With caption of 16 rules in German. Unnumbered. Copy or repeat to the print of Hogenberg. Paper with red edges.

The Oreads by Bourgeois, Sir Peter Francis (1756-1811) / Musee d'Orsay, Paris / 1902 / France / Oil on canvas / Mythology, Allegory and Literature / 236x182 / Neoclassicism

Allegorical Presentation of Amsterdam, Gilliam van der Gouwen, after Philip Tidemann, 1693 print Title page with allegorical representation of Amsterdam. The personification of Amsterdam is on a throne, in her hands the Caduceus and the coat of arms of Amsterdam. Behind her, Minerva, a lance with a hat in her hand, is a symbol of freedom. In addition to Minerva, the personifications justice and faith. At the top of the air, fame flies with a praise and sprinkle two flying putti de Cornucopia over Amsterdam. Two river gods under the throne. Amsterdam paper engraving coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc.). river-gods. (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena). Freedom, Liberty; 'Libertà' (Ripa). Faith, 'Fides'; 'Fede', 'Fede catholica', 'Fede christiana', 'Fede christiana catholica' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtues. Justice, 'Justitia'; 'Giustitia divina' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues. caduceus (staff with two snakes, attribute of Mercury). 'Cornucopia', Horn of P

Etching with pinion by Rembrandt van Rijn, 1655, depicting the biblical scene of Abraham's victim, emphasizing figures, gestures, and narrative.

Circumcision of Christ, by Claudio Ridolfi (1570-1644), oil on canvas, 203x169 cm.

The Pilgrims of Emmaus by Louis Le Nain, (1593-1648), France, Paris, Musee du Louvre

Garden of Earthly Delights - Detail, Right Panel c. 1510/ Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450-1516/Netherlandish) Oil on Panel Museo del Prado, Madrid

William Blake, The Fall of Satan, 1825 The Fall of Satan

A dying man. From his mouth, the soul. Angels and devils fighting soul. Miniature. "Le Tresor da Sapience". 15th century. Chateau of Chantilly. France.

The Gathering of Manna James J. Tissot (1836-1902/ French) Jewish Museum, New York

Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness Circle of Anton Raphael Mengs Oil on Canvas

The Virgin and the Infant Surrounded by Angels (Detail) Sandro Botticelli (1444-1510 Italian) Private Collection

The woman at the empty grave, the angel in front of the grave, Mark chapter 16, verse 5, burial chamber, Jesus from Nazareth, rock cave, white robe, rock, door, entrance, Christian religion, Bible, New Testament, steel engraving Doré, historical illustration 1885

The apostles preach the Gospel, Pentecost sermon by the Apostle Peter, Acts chapter 2, verse 14, sermon, portal gestures, Peter, mountain landscape, eleven apostles, listeners, Jews, Jerusalem, explain, listen, raise arm, Christian religion, Bible, New Testament, steel engraving Doré, historical illustration 1885

Joseph Sold into Egypt James J. Tissot (1836-1902/French) Jewish Museum, New York

Triumph Of Galatea, The (Cupid Detail) 1511 Raphael(1483-1520 Italian) Fresco;Villa Farnesina, Sala di Galatea, Rome, Italy

Death of Jesus James Tissot (1836-1902/ French)

Title print for a series with German emperors on horseback, Crispijn van de Passe (I), 1604 print Altar on which the series title in Latin. There is an eagle on the altar. There are female personifications of the four continents around the altar. In the foreground is the Wolvin who sucks the twins Romulus and Remus and the river god of the Tiber. Title print for a series with German emperors on horseback. Cologne paper engraving Europe represented allegorically; 'Europa' (Ripa). Asia represented allegorically; 'Asia' (Ripa). Africa represented allegorically; 'Africa' (Ripa). America represented allegorically; 'America' (Ripa). Romulus and Remus are washed ashore and suckled by a she-wolf; 'Lupa Romana'. personification of river Tiber; 'Tevere' (Ripa) Tiber

Venus and Amor in a rectangular frame, 1551 - 1580 print At the bottom is a Latin text. From series of 16 partly numbered sheets with flat decorations of gods and goddesses in a frame of grotesken with fantastic creatures, animals, garlands and mascarons. France (possibly) paper engraving

The Ascension, Jesus taking leave of his disciples, Acts chapter, 1 verse 9, Saint Spirit, cloud, ascending, lifting, mountain, taking off, towards heaven, Christian religion, Bible, New Testament, steel engraving Doré, historical illustration 1885

Tax for the Roman emperor, the interest coin, Matthew chapter 22, verse 16, money, surrender, state, government duty, disciple, Herod, truth, teaching, God, taxes, street, houses, palm tree, city, coins, Rome, Christian religion, Bible, New Testament, steel engraving Doré, historical illustration 1885

The judgment of Solomon, by Francesco Podesti (1800-1895).

The Virgin and Child Enthroned; Spitz Master (French, active about 1415 - 1425); Paris, France; about 1420; Tempera colors, gold, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 20.2 x 14.9 cm (7 15,16 x 5 7,8 in.)

Netherlands, Hooghe, Romeyn de, De Kuyp aen Duygen, By the transport of Prince Willem van Furstenberg, Bishop of Mets, Colonel of a double Regiment, and Chief Kuyper in French service, Capture of Prince Wilhelm von Fürstenberg, 1674, Capture and kidnapping of Prince Wilhelm von Fürstenberg, 16 February 1674. During the night the prince is attacked and taken away in a carriage. Above a cartouche with a representation of a tub falling apart: the intrigues of France falling apart. Surrounding this are various French ministers and army commanders. With the print a text sheet with a text in 2 columns with an explanation of the numbers 1-32 in Dutch., print, prent, nieuwsprent, prints, prenten, height 245 mm, width 349 mm, height 302 mm, width 376 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1645-09-10 - 1708-06-15, print maker, printmaker, 1674 - 1674, third quarter 17th century, derde kwart 17e eeuw, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), letterpress printing, Work conception,

Scenes from the Life of Saint Augustine of Hippo. Artist: Master of Saint Augustine (Netherlandish, ca. 1490). Culture: South Netherlandish. Dimensions: 54 1/4 × 59 in. (137.8 × 149.9 cm)Other (greatest thickness): 3/8 in. (1 cm). Date: ca. 1490.This painting was the central panel of a triptych dedicated to Saint Augustine (354-430), a Christian theologian so celebrated that he is sometimes called a Doctor of the Church. The composition is divided into five scenes: in the center, Saint Augustine is consecrated bishop of Hippo Regius, a Roman city in present-day Algeria; in the upper left, Saint Augustine is ordained as a priest; in the lower left, Saint Augustine preaches while his mother, Monica, anachronistically says the rosary, a prayer regimen of the late Middle Ages. At the upper right, Saint Augustine converses with a boy who says that filling a hole in the sand with the sea is no more difficult than explaining the Trinity; and in the lower right, Saint Augustine preaches. In

Adoration of the Magi by Juan de Flandes, (1510), (1496-1519), USA, Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art

Woodcut by Johann Zainer showing Olympias, Pausania, and Cleopatra, depicting figures from Macedonian history, created in 1473.

Dorftanz all Nacht Alfred Kubin (1877-1959/Austrian) Oil on Canvas

Four evangelists, Anonymous, 1622 print The four evangelists with books and the four accompanying creatures are around the title. Above that, the monogram IHS and a pigeon appears in jet wreath as a symbol of the Holy Spirit. Surrounded by putti and angels on clouds. paper engraving the evangelists writing

Christ washing the disciples' feet, from back panels of La Maesta (Majesty), painted 1308 for high altar of duomo (cathedral), Siena

Armenian Christian illustrated manuscript showing Mary at the crucifixion of Christ; 13th century

The wandering jew - Illustration shows South African President Paul Kruger wandering Europe in exile. Political Cartoon, 1901

Oh! Mon ami...., quel beau turco!..., from Au Camp de Saint-Maur, published in Le Charivari, August 15, 1859 August 15, 1859 Honoré Daumier. Oh! Mon ami...., quel beau turco!..., from Au Camp de Saint-Maur, published in Le Charivari, August 15, 1859. Au Camp de Saint-Maur. Honoré Daumier (French, Marseilles 1808-1879 Valmondois). August 15, 1859. Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil). Aaron Martinet (French, 1762-1841). Prints

St. Helena Of Port Lligat by Salvador Dali, 1904-1989, USA, Florida, St. Petersburg, Salvador Dali Museum

A Roman war camp, around the year 200, in Germania, school picture, authentic reproduction of a school mural, around 1911, exact date unknown, historical

Note the name"Phiz" underneath this illustration of Browne titled "Ghostly Passengers in the Ghost of a Mail."

St. Paul Preaching in Athens 1749 Jean Achille Bellanger French. St. Paul Preaching in Athens. Jean Achille Bellanger (French, 1745-1763). 1749. Etching. Prints

The Ancient of Days 19th C. William Blake (1757-1827/British) British Museum, London

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