Bible Art

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Category

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Judas Sells Jesus for Thirty Pieces of Silver.

c. 1340 Fresco

Judas Sells Jesus for Thirty Pieces of Silver is also known as The Bargain of Judas is a biblical episode related to the life of Jesus which is recorded in all three Synoptic Gospels, Matthew 26:14–16, Mark 14:10–11 and Luke 22:1–6. It relates how Judas Iscariot made a…

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Judith and Holofernes

Artemisia Gentileschi

1620-21 Painting

This dynamic painting depicts the Biblical story of the pious widow Judith and her attendant Abra as they behead the struggling Assyrian general Holofernes. When Holofernes besieged and threatened to destroy her city, Judith adorned herself and went out to meet him on the…

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Judith and Holofernes

Donatello

1464 Sculpture

Donatello’s sculpture depicting the famous Biblical story of Judith slaying Holofernes is arguably one of the most iconic artistic portrayals of this story that’s ever been done.

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King David

Girolamo da Santacroce

c. 1540-50 Painting

This work depicts Biblical King David playing his lyre. Restored in 1994, this painting reveals the work's rich, original coloration and the artist's detailed brushwork. This oil on canvas measures 54 1/4 x 38 x 1 1/4 inches. It is housed in the Smart Museum of the…

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King Solomon Receiving the Queen of Sheba

Frans Francken the Younger

1620-1629 Painting

The queen of Sheba is reported in the Book of Kings to have journeyed to Jerusalem to test King Solomon’s wisdom and see the splendor of his court. She was thought by some 17th-century European scholars to have come from Ethiopia and by others, from Arabia. Since the…

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King’s College Chapel

late 15th to early 16t Century Stained Glass

Throughout the late 15th and early 16th centuries, a beautiful Gothic chapel was erected in the University of Cambridge's King's College. In addition to mesmerizing fan vaulting and a painting by Baroque master Peter Paul Rubens, King's College Chapel is famous for its…

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Bible Artwork by Artist

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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