Bible Art

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Category

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Triptych of Adoration of the Magi

1478 Painting

The central panel of this triptych, which was made for an unknown patron, depicts the Adoration of the Magi, while the left panel presents the Nativity, and the right panel shows the Presentation of Christ in the Temple. This painting is oil on panel and is housed in the…

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Virgin and Child

10th Century Mosaic

This 10th century Byzantine mosaic of Virgin and Child on a gold ground is in the former cathedral Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey. Byzantine mosaics are mosaics produced from the 4th to 15th centuries in and under the influence of the Byzantine Empire. Mosaics were some…

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Virgin and Child

Unnown

11th Century Mosaic

The mosaic is in the apse of the ancient cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, the almost deserted island of Torcello in the Venetian lagoon, dates back to the 11th century

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Virgin and Child Enthroned

Cimabue

1290-1300 Painting

Cimabue painted several versions of the Virgin and Child enthroned (also known the Maestà ("majesty")). The image is set against a gold background that symbolizes the divine light and suggests an otherworldly dimension in which the scene occurs. Seated on a lavish throne,…

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Virgin and Child with Saints John the Baptist and Jerome (Vision of St Jerome)

Parmigianino

c. 1526 Painting

This is one of Parmigianino's most accomplished religious works. it shows John the Baptist gesturing towards a vision of the Madonna as Apocalyptic Woman, cresting from tumbling clouds on a crescent of light. The Christ Child is oddly mature in years, large in size, and…

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Virgin Annunciate

Antonello da Messina

1473 Painting

Virgin Annunciate is an oil-on-wood painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Antonello da Messina, it shows Mary interrupted at her reading by the Angel of the Annunciation.

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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.

Most items will contain information about the particular piece, and/or the artist who created it. Also, many entries provide links that will take you to the Bible story to which the image is related.

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