Bible Art

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Virgin of the Rocks

1483-86 Painting

This painting presents the Madonna, with infant versions of Christ and John the Baptist, and the archangel Gabriel. Like other Renaissance artists, Leonardo was interested in presenting proverbial religious narratives in a more naturalistic way. Here Leonardo's animate…

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Virgin of the Rosary

Bartolome Esteban Murillo

c. 1650 Painting

Also known as The Virgin of the Escorial, this is arguably Murillo's finest Virgin and Child. A relatively early painting, it incorporates the strong chiaroscuro inspired by Caravaggio that endured in Spanish art well into the 17th century. It is an oil on canvas and is…

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Visitation

Rogier van der Weyden

c. 1437 Painting

Visitation is a c.1445 oil on panel painting of the Visitation by Rogier van der Weyden, now in the Museum der bildenden Künste in Leipzig. It is linked to Luke 1:40.This painting is housed in the Museum der bildenden Künste, Leipzig

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Visitation of the Virgin and St. Elizabeth

Jacopo da Pontormo

1514-16 Painting

Typical of Visitation scenes, this work shows the moment when St. Elizabeth (pregnant with John the Baptist) visits the Virgin Mary (pregnant with Jesus) thus symbolizing the future importance of the relationship between the two unborn children. This work is a fresco and is…

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Visitation of the Virgin and St. Elizabeth

Jacopo da Pontormo

1514-16 Painting

This work shows the moment when St. Elizabeth (pregnant with John the Baptist) visits the Virgin Mary (pregnant with Jesus) thus symbolizing the future importance of the relationship between the two unborn children. This early painting is in fact one of two Visitation…

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Wedding at Cana

Paolo Veronese

1563 Painting

The Wedding at Cana (or The Wedding Feast at Cana) by Paolo Veronese is an oil on canvas that was painted in 1563 for the Benedectine Monastery of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice. The painting with dimensions of 666 cm x 990 cm (262 in x 390 in) is displayed in the Louvre…

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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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