Bible Art

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Landscape with Moses & Burning Bush

1610-1616 Painting

This oil on copper painting measures 17 3/4 x 13 3/8 in. (45.1 x 34 cm). It depicts a scene from the biblical book of Exodus in which a burning bush was one of three miracles that God showed Moses to confirm his mission to lead the Israelites out of Egypt.

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Last Judgement

late 11th Century Mosaic

The monumental mosaic on the counter-facade depicts the Last Judgement, the end of human time. It dates from the late 11th century, but the three upper registers were heavily restored in the 19th century. This mosaic is in the ancient cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, the…

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Lazarus at the Rich Man's Gate

Fyodor Bronnikov

1886 Painting

Luke 16:19-31 contains the account of a very rich man who lived a life of extreme luxury. Laid outside the gate of this rich man’s house, however, was an extremely poor man named Lazarus who simply hoped “to eat what fell from the rich man’s table” (v. 21). The rich man was…

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Le Mystère Catholique

Maurice Denis

1889 Painting

Painted when Denis was just 18 years old, this work depicts a Catholic ceremony celebrating one of the Christian mysteries, the appearance of the Angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary. It shows two children carrying large candles, a woman clothed in white whose head is framed by…

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Life of Jesus

Gaudenzio Ferrari

1513 Fresco

Stories of life and passion of Christ, fresco, 1513, Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, Varallo Sesia (VC), Italy.

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Maccabees

Wojciech Stattler

1860 Painting

Who exactly were the Maccabees? According to 1 Maccabees, a historical work written in Greek and considered sacred by the Catholic church, but not by Protestant or Jewish authorities, Maccabeus was the surname of Judah, the third son of the priest Mattathias.

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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.

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