According to the Books of Kings, Jeroboam was the first king of the break-away ten tribes or Northern Kingdom of Israel, over whom he reigned twenty-two years. Fragonard's painting depicts Jeroboam offering sacrifice for the idol of the Golden Calf. While he was engaged in…
Jesus and the Rich Young Man is an episode in the life of Jesus recounted in the Gospel of Matthew 19:16–30, the Gospel of Mark 10:17–31 and the Gospel of Luke 18:18–30 in the New Testament. The oil on canvas painting is set within the period when Jesus ministered in Perea,…
In all four gospel accounts, Pilate lobbies for Jesus to be spared his eventual fate of execution, and acquiesces only when the crowd refuses to relent. He thus seeks to avoid personal responsibility for the death of Jesus. The illustration is part of the manuscript Livre…
The Bible, its themes, events and characters, are the subject of many of mankind's finest works of art.
Here, we endeavor to present a myriad of examples from the history of art.
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