Moses Breaking the Tablets of the Law is a 1659 oil-on-canvas painting of the prophet Moses by the Dutch artist Rembrandt. It depicts Moses about to break the original two stone tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments. It is now in the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin. Moses is…
This Oil on wood. measures H 22.2 x W 17.1 cm. and is housed in the Tate in London. This is one of James Smetham's biblical paintings, illustrating the Old Testament story of Ahab, King of Samaria, and Naboth the Jezreelite.
This pastel depicting a scene from the Old Testament (Book of Ruth, i, 14-16) is the Diploma work presented to the Royal Academy by John Russell in 1788.
There is a traditional touch to this nativity scene showing baby Christ lying on the ground with Madonna seated low nearby. The characters surrounding the Madonna maintain a conventional posture and an elegant appearance. This Italian Baroque oil on canvas painting is 268…
Noah's Ark is a biblical vessel described in the Book of Genesis, built by Noah to save his family and pairs of every animal species from a great flood sent by God to cleanse the earth of wickedness.
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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