PICTURES OF THE
BIBLE © Serge Ceruti and Gérard Dufour 2008
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TO CHOOSE A PICTURE OR A SCENE
Here is a series of pictures = the vignettes are small but you can enlarge them by clicking on each of them. These pictures represent scenes related in the Bible or inspired by the Bible. If you wish to better understand the picture you have chosen, click on "TO UNDERSTAND" beneath it to read the complete explanation.
If you prefer to choose from a list, click here : LIST
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The Baptism of Christ; Andrea VERROCCHIO and Leonardo da VINCI; 1473-78; tempera and oil on wood; Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence.
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Christ and the Woman caught in Adultery; Peter BRUEGEL the Elder; 1565; oil on panel; Courtauld Institute Galleries, London
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The Wedding at Cana; Marten de VOS; 1596-97 oil on panel; De Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal, Antwerp.
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A Feast in the House of Simon the Pharisee; Peter Paul RUBENS; c. 1618; oil on canvas; the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg
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La dernière cène;
DUCCIO; 1308-11, tempera sur
bois; Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Sienne
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The Supper at Emmaus, Diego VELASQUEZ; 1620 oil on canvas, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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Judith with the Head of Holofernes; Christofano ALLORI, 1613; oil on canvas, Palazzo Pitti, Florence
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Samson and Delilah; Lucas CRANACH the Elder; 1529; tempera on wood; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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Salome receives the Head of John the Baptist; Bernardino LUINI; c. 1527; oil on canvas; Musée du Louvre, Paris.
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Samson vanquishing the Lion; Lucas CRANACH the Elder; c. 1520-25; oil on panel; Kunstsammlungen zu Weimar, Weimar, Germany
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Jesus’ Entry into Jerusalem; c. 1409; illuminated miniature on parchment from the Très Belles Heures of the Duc de Berry; Museo Civico d’Arte Antica, Palazzo Madama, Torino.
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The Judgment of Solomon; RAPHAEL; 1518; fresco; Raphael’s Loggia; Vatican
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David and Goliath; MICHELANGELO Buonarroti; 1509; fresco; Sistine Chapel, Vatican.
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Moses comes down from Mount Sinai with the Ten Commandments; Gustave DORÉ; engraving from “The Illustrated Bible”.
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Le sacrifice d'Isaac ; Andrea MANTEGNA ; 1495, toile, Kunsthistorisches Museum , Vienne
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Moses and the Burning Bush ; Michiel van der BORCH ; illuminated miniature on vellum from Jacob van Maerlant’s « Rhimebible » of Utrecht ; manuscript MMW 10 B 21; Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague
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The Wise and the Foolish Virgins; Peter von CORNELIUS; 1813; oil on canvas; Kunstmuseum, Düsseldorf, Germany
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The Annunciation; c. 1420; tempera on wood; private collection, Haut Rhin, France
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The Good Samaritan ; Julius Schnorr von CAROLSFELD ; 1851-60; engraving from « Bibel in Bildern »
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Isaac sitting in Bed blesses Jacob; Rebecca instructs Jacob and bids him to fetch two young Goats; 1332; illuminated miniature; manuscript MMW 10 B 21 15r; Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague
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The Good Shepherd; William Charles DOBSON
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Visitation; Mariotto ALBERTINELLI; 1503; oil on wood; Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence.
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Two of the Temptations of Jesus in the Desert by Satan and Jesus served by the Angels; Master François; miniature; from St Augustine’s “La Cité de Dieu”; manuscript MMW 10 A 11; Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague.
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Jesus and the Samaritan Woman; Gustave DORÉ, 1865; engraving from the “Illustrated Bible”
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The Beheading of St John the Baptist; Hans MEMLING; 1474-79; oil on oak panel; St John Altarpiece; Memlingmuseum, St John’s Hospital, Brugge, Belgium
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Saints Peter and Paul; Carlo CRIVELLI; c. 1470; egg tempera on poplar; National Gallery, London
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The Banquet of the rich Man and Lazarus ; François MAÎTRE; 1475; miniature from “the City of God” translated by Raoul de Presle; manuscript MMW 10 A 11; Museum Meermanno Westreenianum, Koninklijke Bibliotheek,The Hague
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Job on his Dung-hill visited by his Friends and his Wife; illustrator of Petrus Comestor’s Bible; 1372; miniature; Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague
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The Birth of Jesus; Pietro CAVALLINI; 1291; mosaic; Santa Maria in Transtevere, Rome
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Jacob wrestling with the Angel ; Gustave DORÉ; 1865; engraving from “The Holy Bible”.
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Christ healing the Paralytic at the Pool of Bethesda; Bartolomeo Esteban MURILLO; 1670; oil on canvas; National Gallery, London
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Susanna and the Elders; Jacopo TINTORETTO; 1555 oil on canvas; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
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The Adoration of the Magi; unknown German master; c. 1420; tempera on wood; Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt, Germany
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David and Bathsheba; Jan MASSYS; 1562; oil on wood; Musée du Louvre, Paris.
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The Raising of Lazarus; Juan de Flandes; panel; Museo del Prado, Madrid
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David is anointed; 1563; woodcut from a book by Martin Luther, (n°1563 LuthB), published 1563 ; Pitts Theology Library, Emory University, Atlanta
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The Last Judgment; miniature on vellum; from a Dutch Book of Hours; manuscript KB 76 G 9; Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague
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Solomon and the Queen of Sheba; Lucas de HEERE; 1559, St Bavo cathedral, Ghent, Belgium
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The Tree of Jesse; c. 1240; miniature, tempera, ink and gold on parchment; manuscript Ludwig VIII 2, Fol. 7 V; Würzburg
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Noah sends a Dove from the Ark; Jean DREUX; c. 1450; miniature on vellum; Museum Meermanno Westreenianum, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague
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The Virgin as the Woman of the Apocalypse; Peter Paul RUBENS; c. 1623-24; oil on panel; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles.
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Jonah cast into the Sea; Franco-Flemish Master; c. 1270; tempera and gold on parchment; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles.
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The Martyrdom of St Stephen; Bernardo DADDI; 1324; fresco; Santa Croce, Florence
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The Dream of Jacob; Domenico FETTI; c. 1618-20; oil on poplar; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria
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The Prodigal Son; Julius Schnorr van CAROLSFELD; 1851-60; engraving from « Bibel in Bildern ».
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Jesus among the Doctors; Master of the Catholic Kings; 1495-97; oil on panel; National Gallery of Art, Washington
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The Conversion of St Paul; PARMIGIANINO; c. 1552; oil on canvas; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria.
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Esther and Ahasuerus; Jean MANSEL; 15th century; in « Fleurs des Histoires »; manuscript Français 55 folio 129v; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris.
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The Circumcision; Simon BENING; 1525; tempera and gold on parchment; from Cardinal Albert von Brandenburg’s Book of Prayers; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
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Jesus asleep during the Storm; Julius Schnorr von CAROLSFELD; 1851; engraving from “Bibel in Bildern”.
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The miraculous Draught of Fishes; Gustave DORÉ; 1865; engraving from “The Holy Bible”
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Daniel in the Lions’Den; Merovingian period, marble capital; Musée du Louvre, Paris
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St Peter walking on the Water; Luis BORRASSà; 1411-13; tempera on wood; St Peter, Tarrasa, Spain
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After The Last Supper : Christ washes the Feet of his Apostles; 1200; miniature on vellum; manuscript KB 76 F 5; Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague
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After The Agony in the Garden; Ford Madox BROWN and William MORRIS; stained glass window; Trinity Church; Saugerties, New York
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The Garden of Eden; Jacob de BACKER, oil on oak panel; Groeninge Museum, Brugge, Belgium
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The Ascension; Jean COLOMBE; 1485-89; illuminated manuscript ; «Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry»; Musée Condé, Chantilly, France.
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The Holy Face; Bernard BUFFET; 1953; printed intaglio work; Tate Collection, London
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Doubting Thomas; Luca SIGNORELLI; fresco; Basilica di Santa Maria, Loreto, Italy.
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The Resurrection of Christ and the Women at the Tomb; Fra ANGELICO; 1440-41 fresco; convento di San Marco, Florence
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Adam and Eve; Lucas CRANACH the Elder; 1553; oil on wood; Staatliches Museum, Berlin.
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The Pentecost; first part of 12th century; miniature from the Psalter of St Albans; Historic Collections, Aberdeen University, Scotland
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Abraham and the Three Angels ; Master of James IV of Scotland ; Flemish ; 1510-20; tempera colours, gold and ink on parchment; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles.
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The Transfiguration; Lorenzo LOTTO; 1510-12 oil on wood; Pinacoteca Comunale, Recanati, Italy
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The Sacrifice of Cain and Abel, the Murder of Abel; c. 1084; ivory; Musée du Louvre, Paris
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Noli me tangere; Alonzo CANO; circa 1640; oil on canvas; Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
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The Crucifixion; Hans MEMLING; 1491; oil on oak; Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest.
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Christ before Pilate; Hans MULTSCHER; 1437; panel; Staatliche Museen, Berlin
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The Arrest of Christ; Fra ANGELICO; circa 1450; fresco; Museo di San Marco, Florence
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Joseph and Potiphar’s wife; Guido RENI; c.1631; oil on canvas; Pushkin Museum, Moscow
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Jacob and Rachel; Julius Schnorr von CAROLSFELD; c. 1885; woodcut from “Bibel in Bildern”.
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Rebecca meeting Isaac; Julius Schnorr von CAROLSFELD; 1898; woodcut from “Bibel in Bildern”.
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Christ mocked; Hieronymus BOSCH; c. 1490-1500; oil on wood; National Gallery, London.
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Entombment; Juan de JUNI; 1554; polychrome wood; National Museum of Religious Carvings, Valladolid, Spain
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The Meeting between Abraham and Melchizedek, Dieric BOUTS the Elder; 1464-67, oil on wood; central panel of the altarpiece of the Holy Sacrament, Sint-Pieterskerk, Leuven, Belgium
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The Madonna of Loretto; RAPHAEL; oil on wood; Musée du Louvre, Paris
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Choose from the list of biblical scenes
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The List of Pictures in alphabetical order |
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The List of Pictures in biblical order
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THE OLD TESTAMENT |
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The Book of Genesis |
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The Book of Exodus |
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The Book of Judges |
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The Book of Samuel |
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The Book of Kings |
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The Book of Judith (apocrypha) |
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The Book of Esther |
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The Book of Job |
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The Book of Daniel(apocrypha) |
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The Book of Jonah |
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THE NEW TESTAMENT |
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