Biblical Collection (page 72)

The Epiphany, c1230. Artist: Giotto
The Epiphany, c1230. The Magi, the three Kings from the East, Melchior, Gaspar and Balthazar, present their gifts of gold

Presentation of Jesus at the Temple, 13th century. Jesus, with Joseph on the left and Mary on the right. From an Armenian manuscript of the Gospels

Adam and Eve ( The Temptation of Adam ), c1520. Artist: Master of Lucretia
Adam and Eve ( The Temptation of Adam ), c1520. Eve offers Adam the apple of the Tree of Knowledge while the serpent, coiled round a tree, looks on. Adam and Eve are naked but each clutches a fig leaf

Judith about to cut off the head of Holofernes, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Judith about to cut off the head of Holofernes, 1866. Judith, Jewish heroine, having gained confidence of the Assyrian general Holofernes

Judith with the Head of Holofernes, c1804. Judith, Jewish heroine, having gained the confidence of the Assyrian general Holofernes, cuts off his head and saves the town of Bethulia from capture

Ruth Gleaning in the Field of Boaz, c1804. Ruth, Moabite widow, gleaning amongst the corn, attracts the attention of Boaz who marries her. Thus she becomes the great-grandmother of King David

Susanna and the Two Elders, c1804. Susannah rejecting the advances of the Elders who are trying to persuade her to commit adultery with them

Jacob, keeping Labans flocks, sees Rachel at the well, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Jacob, keeping Labans flocks, sees Rachel at the well. From the Bible (Genesis 29)

Rizpah, King Sauls concubine, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Rizpah, King Sauls concubine, 1866. Rizpah stopping the birds and beasts devouring the bodies of her sons and five others killed by the Gibeonites as a harvest sacrifice after a famine

Jewesses Suffering Martyrdom, c1804
Jewish women being tortured and put to death for having their sons circumcised. From the Bible (1 Maccabees 1.60)

Ruth embracing her mother-in-law Naomi and promising to stay with her now they are bereaved, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Ruth embracing her mother-in-law Naomi and promising to stay with her now they are bereaved, 1866. From the Bible (Ruth 1.14)

Jezebel, Phoenician princess and wife of King Ahab of Israel, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Jezebel, Phoenician princess and wife of King Ahab of Israel, 1866. Jezebel, a pagan, is described in the Bible as having turned Ahab away from the true God

Esther (c450 BC) before her husband King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I) of Persia, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Esther (c450 BC) before her husband King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I) of Persia, 1866. She is denouncing Haman as the enemy who would have her and her people (the Jews) killed. From the Bible (Esther 1-10)

Mary Magdalene anointing the feet of Jesus, c1860. From the Bible (John 12)

Adam and Eve, 1493. Adam and Eve, tempted by the Serpent, eat from the Tree of Knowledge and are expelled from the Garden of Eden by the Angel of the Lord

Delilah cutting Samsons hair, thus taking away his strength, 1820. Artist: William Marshall Craig
Delilah cutting Samsons hair, thus taking away his strength, 1820. From the Bible

Sarah, Abrahams wife, being barren, offers Hagar her maid to her husband, c1804. The result of the union was Ishmael whose name came to mean an outcast. From the Bible (Genesis 16:3)

King David looking down at Bathsheba, c1804. King David of Israel looks down from the roof of his palace and sees Bathsheba, wife of Uriah the Hittite, naked at the fountain

Angel showing Mary Magdalene and the other Mary Christs empty tomb, 1865-1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Angel showing Mary Magdalene and the other Mary Christs empty tomb, 1865-1866. From the Bible (Mark 16.5)

Saul and the Witch of Endor. Saul tries to communicate with the dead Samuel through the Witch of Endor. She brings Samuel out of the earth (Necromancy)

The offering of Jesus at the Temple, c1870
The presentation of Jesus at the Temple, c1870. Simeon holds the child, saying Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, ... while behind him, the prophetess Anna gives thanks

Micah the Moreshite prophet preaching to the Israelites, 1865-1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Micah the Moreshite prophet preaching to the Israelites, 1865-1866. For, behold, the Lord cometh forth... and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth

The Magi presenting their gifts to the infant Jesus, c1860. They are making their symbolic offerings of Gold for royalty, Frankincense for divinity, and Myrrh for bitterness and suffering, to Jesus

Magi presenting gifts to the infant Jesus, 1666. Artist: Stanislaus de Lubienietski
Magi presenting gifts to the infant Jesus, 1666. Overhead is the star said to have led them to Bethlehem. From Stanislaus de Lubienietski, Historia Universalis Omulum Cometarum. (Amsterdam, 1666)

Isaac blesses Jacob, early 17th century. Artist: Bernardo Strozzi
Isaac blesses Jacob, early 17th century. From a private collection

The Death of Sapphira, 1652. Artist: Nicolas Poussin
The Death of Sapphira, 1652. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris

Tobias Returns Sight to His Father, 1636. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Tobias Returns Sight to His Father, 1636. From the Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart, Germany

The Departure of Abraham and Isaac, 17th century. Artist: Cornelis van Poelenburgh
The Departure of Abraham and Isaac, 17th century. From a private collection

Jonah being spewed up by the whale, 1557. In the middle of the picture he is shown falling overboard and being swallowed. From Prodigiorum ac Ostentorum Chronicon by Conrad Lycosthenes. (Basel 1557)

St John on Patmos, 1865-1866. John the Evangelist on the island of Patmos, in the Aegean, where he wrote the Book of Revelations whilst in exile imposed by the Roman emeror Domitian

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, c1860. From the Bible (Isaiah 5:7)

Jeremiah, Old Testament prophet, 7th century BC (c1860). Jeremiah lamenting over the misery of Jerusalem. Among the prophecies of Jeremiah was the fall of Jerusalem to Nebuchadrezzar (Nebuchadnezzar)

Isaiah, Old Testament prophet, c1804. Isaiah telling Hezekiah (king of Judah 8th century BC) to set his house in order as he is about to die. From the Bible (Isaiah 38:1)

Moses, Old Testament prophet, c1860. Moses, having led his people out of captivity and through the wilderness, views the Promised Land on which he will never set foot. From the Bible (Deuteronomy 34)

Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist, c1890. Artist: James Tissot
Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist, c1890. Bible, New Testament. From The Life of our Saviour Jesus Christ by JJ Tissot, c1890

Jesus teaching on the sea shore, c1890. Artist: James Tissot
Jesus teaching on the sea shore, c1890. Bible, New Testament, St Matthew Ch 12. From The Life of our Saviour Jesus Christ by JJ Tissot, c1890

Jesus raising the widows son at Nain, c1890. Artist: James Tissot
Jesus raising the widows son at Nain. Young Man, I say unto thee, Arise. Bible, New Testament, St Luke Ch. 7. Name of young man said to be Quadratus

God creating Eve from Adams rib, 1508. Scene from the Bible (Genesis). It illustrates Thales concept of the universe based on the four Greek elements with a flat earth floating on water with air

Page of Biblia Pauperum (Poor Peoples Bible), 15th century. Left, David slaying Goliath and, right, Christ descending into Limbo to release the souls of the Patriarchs

Star of David in stained glass church window, Barcelona, Spain

Pestilence, one of the Seven Plagues of Egypt, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Pestilence, one of the Seven Plagues of Egypt, 1866. From the Bible (Exodus)

The Plague of Rain and Hail, one of the Seven Plagues of Egypt, c1759-c1789. Artist: James Caldwall
The Plague of Rain and Hail, one of the Seven Plagues of Egypt, c1759-c1789. From the Bible (Exodus 9.18). After the French designer and engraver Clement Pierre Marillier (1740-1808)

St John the Evangelist from the Lindisfarne (Durham) Gospel Book, c720. Produced at Lindisfarne, England, it is St Jeromes Latin version of the four Gospels made in the 4th century

St Matthew from the Book of Kells, c800. The Book of Kells is a manuscript of the Four Gospels originally thought to have been produced in Ireland in the 6th century at the time of St Columba

St Peters Tears, c1561-1614. Artist: El Greco
St Peters Tears, c1561-1614

Bathsheba at her Bath, 1654. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Bathsheba at her Bath, 1654. According to the Old Testament, Bathsheba was the wife of Uriah. She committed adultery with King David of Israel and became pregnant

St Josephs Dream, c1677-1747. Artist: Francesco Solimena
St Josephs Dream, c1677-1747. An Angel appearing to Joseph in a dream, telling him to take Mary as his wife because she was carrying the Son of God

Triptych, c1486-1530. Artist: Quentin Metsys I
Triptych, c1486-1530. A triptych with the Crucifixion as the main panel flanked by panels of donors and saints

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