Bible Art

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Category

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Parable of the Unmerciful Servant

1548-1552 Painting

Hemessen’s figures fill the foreground of the painting, and their expressive faces and animated gestures create an arresting effect. On the left the king raises an accusing finger toward the servant, who sits anxiously on the right with his hands intertwined. Between them…

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Parable of the Wedding Guests

Bernardo Strozzi

1636 Painting

The Parable of the Wedding Guests is based upon Matthew 22:1–14. This is part of a larger canvas painted by Bernardo Strozzi in about 1636 for the church of the Ospedale degli Incurabili in Venice and was part of the decoration for the ceiling together with the Parable of…

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Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen

Marten van Valckenborch

c. 1580 Painting

The Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen, also known as the Parable of the Bad Tenants, is a parable of Jesus found in the Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 21:33–46), the Gospel of Mark (Mark 12:1–12) and the Gospel of Luke (Luke 20:9–19). It is also found in the non-canonical Gospel…

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Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen

Domenico Fetti

c. 1620 Painting

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Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins

Hieronymus Francken the younger

c. 1616 Painting

The related scripture is (Matthew 25:1–13). The overall and easily seen thrust of the parable is that Christ will return at an unknown hour and that His people must be ready. The foolish virgins on the left represent false believers who enjoy the benefits of the Christian…

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Parable of the Workers

Jacob Willemszoon de Wet

mid-17th century Painting

According to Matthew 20:1–16 Jesus says that any "laborer" who accepts the invitation to the work in the vineyard (said by Jesus to represent the Kingdom of Heaven), no matter how late in the day, will receive an equal reward with those who have been faithful the longest.

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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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