Artist: Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld The Binding of Isaac is a story from the…
Artist: Georg Pencz According to the Christian Bible, God commands Abraham to offer his son…
Artist: Claude Mellan This king and queen, our father and mother, and we in…
Artist: Albrecht Durer Genesis 3:6 This engraving shows the Fall of Man: the moment Eve took…
Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder Adam and Eve, according to the Christian creation myth, …
Artist: Hendrick Goltzius Adam and Eve in paradise, Eve reaches up to the branches of…
Artist: Sebald Beham Engraving. Date: 1543. Adam and Eve under the Tree of Knowledge…
Artist: Gustave Dore 'So parted they the Angel up to heaven From the thick shade,…
Artist: Hans Holbein Adam ploughing; together with Death as a skeleton in left foreground;…
Artist: Heinrich Aldegrever Adam, standing before a crouching lion, looks to the right and holds…
Angel of the Divine Presence Bringing Eve to Adam (The Creation of Eve And…
Artist: Pierre Brebiette Date created: 1610-1642 Pierre Brebiette (French, Mantes-sur-Seine ca. 1598–1642 Paris…
Artist: Unknown Recto: The Star falling into the Pit of Hell and the Plague…
Swiss and Landsknecht soldiers engage in the exceptionally-fierce hand to hand combat known…
Artist: Heinrich Aldegrever Bathsheba, seated on the edge of a bath at the lower right,…
Artist: Hans Holbein The Battle of Fornovo took place 30 km southwest of the city…
Artist: Leonhard Beck Battle of Krbava Field in 1493 in Croatia With the death of…
Behemoth and Leviathan, from Illustrations of the Book of Job Artist: William Blake The Lord…
Artist: Albrecht Durer Genesis 4 4 The man lay with his wife Eve and she was…
Artist: Unknown Islam conquered most of the Middle East and North Africa and then came…
Artist: Georg Pencz Jesus and the woman taken in adultery (or Pericope Adulterae is a…
Artist: Albrecht Durer
Christ Before Pilate
John 18:28-32
28 Then the Jews took Jesus from…
Artist: Antonio Tempesta The presence of a group of female disciples of Jesus at the…
Artist: Albrecht Durer “About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying,…
Artist: Maarten van Heemskerck Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple, from The…
Artist: Albrecht Durer Matthew 21:12 Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were…
In Christian theology, the Harrowing of Hell (Latin: Descensus Christi ad Inferos, "the descent…
Artist: Georg Pencz According to the Gospel of Matthew, when Jesus Christ came down from…
Artist: Albrecht Durer Mrs Charles W Heaton (The History of the Life of Albrecht…
Artist: Marcantonio Raimondi In Christian theology, the Harrowing of Hell (Latin: Descensus Christi ad…
Artist: Albrecht Durer Jesus made many visits to the Mount of Olives (Luke 21:37). In…
Artist: Hieronymus Bosch Christ Carrying the Cross on his way to…
Artist: Marcantonio Raimondi Roman soldiers entering through garden gate in far background. Luke…
Artist: Albrecht Durer In the year 1500 Albrecht Dürer painted his self-portrait as Christ. It…
Christ Sleeping During the Storm on Lake Tiberias Artist: Georg Pencz Calming the storm is one…
Artist: Albrecht Durer Acts 9 tells the story as a third-person narrative: As he neared…
Artist: Hans Holbein “It is not good that man should be alone; I will…
Artist: Unknown The Crusaders' arrival at Jerusalem revealed an arid countryside, lacking in water or…
Artist: Georg Pencz Bathsheba was the wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of…
Artist: Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld 1 Samuel 17:1-25:7 David said to the Philistine,…
Artist: Marcantonio Raimondi The Goliath narrative in 1 Samuel 17 Saul and the Israelites…
Dead Christ Supported by an Angel shirt Artist: Giuseppe Scolari …
Artist: Pieter van der Heyden (Ira) from The Seven Deadly Sins, After Pieter…
Artist: Pieter van der Heyden “What kind of fear or shame is created by…
Artist: Pieter van der Heyden “Envy is a terrible monster, the most savage curse.” …
Artist: Pieter van der Heyden “Drunkenness must be shunned, and the gourmandism of food.”…
Artist: Pieter van der Heyden “Extravagance weakens power, it emasculates the body.” …
Artist: Pieter van der Heyden “No conceited man loves others like him, nor…
Artist: Pieter van der Heyden “Slothfulness diminishes strength, it weakens vigour by its…
Artist: Heinrich Aldegrever Death and the Bishop, from The Power of Death (Allegory of Original…
Artist: Daniel Hopfer This 16th century memento mori by German artist Daniel Hopfer explores…
Artist: Jacques Callot Death of Judas, from the series 'The little apostles' (Les petits…
Artist: Claude Mellan Delilah preparing to cut Samson's hair with scissors in her right…
Artist: Hans Burgkmair the Elder Plate 6 from a series of 21 woodcuts with…
Artist: Claude Mellan Mary Magdalene is mentioned in the Gospels as being among the…
Artist: Dalziel's Bible Gallery 1 Kings 17:2-16 2 Then the word of the Lord…
Artist: William Blake Enoch, a mysterious Old Testament figure described in Genesis 5:22-29 as…
Artist: Heinrich Aldegrever Eve, standing before a stag, holds up the apple in her left…
Artist: Claude Mellan In 1637, after a period of time in Aix-en-Provence with Nicolas-Claude…
Frontispiece for New Testament shirt Artist: Claude Mellan …
Artist: Dalziel's Bible Gallery The Birth of Moses Exodus 2 1 Now a man of the tribe…
Artist: Dalziel's Bible Gallery This scene from the Old Testament (Genesis, 46, 2) illustrates the…
James The Greater from the Martyrdom of the Twelve Apostles Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder James,…
Artist: Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld Matthew 8:23-27 23 Then he got into the…
Artist: Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld The storm is often made visible by its effects: the…
Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder Jesus is said to have spent time on the…
Artist:Hans Burgkmair the Elder John Perceiving the Seven Candlesticks shirt Plate 1 from a series of…
Joseph and Potiphar's Wife, from The Story of Joseph
Artist: Georg Pencz
Potiphar is a person…
Artist: Georg Pencz Joseph explains his dream to his brothers and father in an interior…
Artist: Georg Pencz Joseph was the second youngest of twelve brothers born to Jacob,…
Artist: Dalziel's Bible Gallery According to the King James Version, Genesis 37:3 reads, "Now Israel…
Artist: Cornelis Galle The deuterocanonical Book of Judith tells how Judith served her people…
Judith from Heroes and Heroines of the Old Testament Artist: Unknown Judith 13:1-10 1 When…
Judith Slaying Holofernes Artist: Dirk Volckertsz Coornhert The subject takes an episode from the…
Artist: Maarten van Heemskerck Judith Slaying Holofernes, from The Story of Judith and…
Artist: Sebald Beham The account of the beheading of Holofernes by Judith is given…
Artist: Albrecht Durer Judas kissing Christ in the middle ground, surrounded by soldiers, in foreground…
Artist: Georg Pencz Only two daughters are mentioned in Genesis 19, while Lot and his…
Artist: Heinrich Aldegrever Lot Prevents the Sodomites from Violence, from The Story of Lot Lot, at…
Artist: Heinrich Aldegrever Lot Welcomes the Angels, from The Story of Lot Lot, at left, greets…
Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder Martin Luther was a German professor of theology, composer,…
Artist: Albrecht Durer According to tradition, the martyrdom of St. John the Evangelist was accomplished…
Artist: Claude Mellan According to tradition, Catherine was a Christian saint and virgin, who…
Artist: Unknown The Basics: Birth date and place unknown; died 345 in what is…
Artist: Gustave Dore Massacre of the Waldensians of Merindol in 1545 The Massacre of Merindol took…
Legend of the passage of the viaticum across a wooden bridge, at Utrecht, in…
Artist: Gustave Dore Illustration by Gustave Doré for John Milton's Paradise Lost. This episode of…
Artist: Dalziel's Bible Gallery Miriam is described in the Christian Bible as the daughter…
Artist: Dalziel's Bible Gallery Korah incited all the people against Moses, arguing that it was…
Artist: Dalziel's Bible Gallery Exodus 32:19 "When Moses approached the camp and saw the calf…
Artist: Dalziel's Bible Gallery Moses Slaying the Egyptian (Dalziels' Bible Gallery) After Sir Edward John…
Artist: Unknown In 1529 aged 70, he was asked to organize the defense of…
Artist: Dalziel's Bible Gallery 9 This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was…
Artist: Dalziel's Bible Gallery Sacrifice of Noah. In the centre of the background, Noah officiates…
Artist: Albrecht Durer "Noli me tangere" is the Latin version of a phrase spoken, according…
Artist: Maarten van Heemskerck Reuben Genesis 49.3-4, from the series The Twelve Patriarchs.…
Artist: Heinrich Aldegrever
Rich Man Transported to Hell, from The Parable of the Rich Man…
Artist: Claude Mellan Saint Bernard Kneeling before the Virgin and Child Bernard of Clairvaux,…
Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder The legend of Saint George and the Dragon describes the…
Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder Saint George was a Roman soldier of Greek origin and…
Artist: Heinrich Aldegrever John – a disciple of Jesus and possibly the youngest of his…
Artist: Heinrich Aldegrever Luke – a doctor who wrote what is now the book of…
Artist: Heinrich Aldegrever Mark – a follower of Peter and so an "apostolic man," is…
Artist: Heinrich Aldegrever Matthew – a former tax collector who was called by Jesus to…
Artist: Albrecht Durer Saint Sebastian (died c. 288 AD) was an early Christian saint and…
Artist: Unknown (c. AD 5 – c. AD 34) traditionally venerated as the protomartyr…
Artist: Unknown Stephen's Speech to Sanhedrin In a long speech to the Sanhedrin comprising…
Artist: Hans Baldung The Bible’s gospel of Mark recounts how King Herod, captivated by the…
Artist: Hans Burgkmair the Elder Delilah is loved by Samson, a Nazirite who possesses…
Artist: Georg Pencz Judges 16 1 One day Samson went to Gaza, where he…
Artist: Dalziel's Bible Gallery
Judges 16
Samson Carries Off the Gates of Gaza
16 One…
Artist: Albrecht Durer Upon returning from his 1495 trip to Italy, Dürer produced large…
Artist: Hans Burgkmair the Elder
Judges 14:6
The Spirit of the LORD came powerfully…
Artist: William Blake Job 2:7 "So Satan went out from the presence of…
Artist: Unknown An illustration to John Milton’s epic poem, ‘Paradise Lost.’ Satan, on the…
Artist: Martin Schongauer The temptation of Christ is detailed in the Gospels of Matthew,…
Artist: Unknown The small Simon, a little boy from Trent, was slayed on the…
Artist: Maarten van Heemskerck Solomon Building the Temple, from The Story of Solomon.…
Artist: Unknown "Anyone who attempts to construe a personal view of…
Artist: Albrecht Durer In the well-known version from Jacobus de Voragine's Legenda aurea (The Golden…
The Revelation of St John 3. St John and the Twenty-four Elders in Heaven…
The Revelation of St John: 9. St John Devours the Book Artist: Albrecht Durer The…
The Revelation of St John: 5. Opening the Fifth and Sixth Seals Artist: Albrecht Durer …
Artist: Pieter van der Heyden The story behind this print is that the…
Artist: Claude Mellan St. Jerome was a biblical translator and monastic leader, traditionally regarded…
Artist: Unknown Italian, 16th century St. John, seated and holding a writing instrument to…
St Louis, King Louis IX of France, disembarks in Carthage in 1270 during the…
Artist: Unknown Italian, 16th century St. Mark, seated with an unfurled scroll in…
Artist: Unknown Italian, 16th century St. Matthew, seated on a cloud with legs…
Artist: Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld Revelation 12:7 "And there was war in heaven: Michael…
Artist: Heinrich Aldegrever Susanna Accused of Adultery, from The Story of Susanna Susanna stands before a…
Artist: Unknown Also called Susanna and the Elders, is included in the…
Artist: Hieronymus Bosch Christopher decided one day that he…
Artist: Pieter van der Heyden. The Adoration of the Shepherds, in the Nativity…
The Angel and a Soldier shirt Artist: Claude Mellan An Angel and a Soldier Inscribe…
Artist: Gustave Dore God becomes angry that he went, and sends the Angel of the…
Artist: Albrecht Durer Revelation 20 The Thousand Years 20:1 And I saw an angel coming…
Artist: Hans Burgkmair the Elder From a series of 21 woodcuts of the…
Artist: James Barry The Angelic Guards James Barry (Irish, Cork 1741–1806 London) This etching is based…
Artist: Albrecht Durer The Woman of the Apocalypse (or Woman clothed in the Sun) is…
Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder In Christian teaching, at the Second Coming of Christ the…
Artist: Dalziel's Bible Gallery 2 Kings 13:17 "Open the east window," he said, and…
Artist: Gustave Dore The Battle of Lepanto was a naval engagement that took place on…
Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder According to the Synoptic Gospels, Herod, who was tetrarch, or…
Artist: Master I. A. M. of Zwolle The kiss of Judas, also known (especially…
Artist: Maarten van Heemskerck The conversion of Paul the Apostle, was, according to…
Artist: Antonio Tempesta The Creation of the World (Orbis fabrica), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses' The Metamorphoses (Latin:…
Artist: William Blake Job 38:41 In 38:4–7 "Where were you when I laid the…
Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder Lucas Cranach the Elder made an impression on the Reformation…
Artist: Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld. Engraver: Hager [or Jager], signed lower right. Source: Die…
The Descent from the Cross, from The Fall and Salvation of Mankind through the…
Artist: Pieter van der Heyden Christ the Redeemer, whose martyrdom, death and…
Artist: Erhard Schon Here is a marvelous image of the devil playing the bagpipe by…
Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder After Christ's death his faithful female disciple Mary of Magdala…
Artist: Marcantonio Raimondi Christ's body being carried to his tomb. There is some…
Artist: Marcantonio Raimondi The Entry into Jerusalem; Christ riding on a donkey towards an…
Artist: Albrecht Durer Instilled with a sense of action and urgency, this dramatic piece captures…
Artist: Heinrich Aldegrever The Expulsion from Paradise from The Story of Adam and Eve Adam and…
Artist: Jean Duvet The Fall of Babylon the Great, from the Apocalypse …
The Fall of Jericho from The Battles of the Old Testament Artist: Antonio Tempesta …
Artist: William Blake Isaiah 14:12-17 12 “How you are fallen from heaven, O …
Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder Flagellation at the hands of the Romans is mentioned in…
Artist: Antonio Tempesta The flight into Egypt is a story recounted in the Gospel of…
The Four Angels Holding the Winds, from The Apocalypse Artist: Albrecht Durer Revelation 7:1 "After this…
Artist: Albrecht Durer One of a series of 15 woodcuts by Durer depicting scenes from…
Artist: Albrecht Durer The Lamb of God, or Lion of Judah, (Jesus Christ) opens the…
Artist: Aurelio Lomi Aurelio Lomi (1556–1622) was active in Pisa, Florence, and Genoa.…
Artist: Gustave Dore In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month,…
Artist: Hans Burgkmair the Elder According to the legend, Saint Veronica wiped the face…
Artist: Albrecht Durer Paul of Thebes, also known as Saint Paul the Anchorite is regarded…
Artist: Sir John Everett Millais The Parable of the Hidden Treasure is a well…
Artist: Unknown The Inferno according to Dante; in the centre Lucifer who holds damned…
Artist: Unknown A suspected witch before the tribunal of the inquisition An ecclesiastical tribunal established…
Artist: Dalziel's Bible Gallery The Israelites in Egypt–Water Carriers (Dalziels' Bible Gallery) After Sir Edward…
Artist: Georg Pencz The Judgment of Solomon is a story from the Christian Bible in…
Artist: Sir John Everett Millais The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard (also…
Artist: Marcantonio Raimondi The Lamentation of the Dead Christ who is supported by the…
Artist: Albrecht Durer This print is one of a set of 12 woodcuts that tell…
The Last Judgement shirt Artist: Cornelis Bos This is a depiction of the Second Coming of…
Artist: Pieter van der Heyden Christianity teaches that all will stand to be…
Artist: Albrecht Durer According to the traditional narrative, Catherine was the daughter of Constus, the…
Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder Erasmus was Bishop of Formia, Italy. During the persecution against…
Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder Saint Simon the Apostle, also called Simon the Zealot, was…
Artist: Georg Pencz Feeding the multitude is a term used to refer to two separate…
Artist: Marcantonio Raimondi In Christian theology the nativity marks the birth of Jesus in fulfillment…
Artist: Georg Pencz Matthew 21:28-32 28 “What do you think? There was a man…
Artist: Maarten van Heemskerck The parable of the Good Samaritan is a parable…
Artist: Pieter Bruegel the Elder The Parable of the Lost Sheep is one of…
Artist: Georg Pencz The Parable of the Sower 1 That same day Jesus went out of…
Artist: Sir John Everett Millais It took Millais seven years to design twenty images…
Artist: William Blake The drawing illustrates a Christian parable in Matthew 25:1-13 used by…
Artist: Hans Holbein The book was banned by the French general inquisitor Vidal de Bécanis,…
Artist: Sir John Everett Millais The Parable of the Prodigal Son (also known as…
Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder The Rest on the Flight to Egypt, with Dancing Angels The…
Artist: Jacques Callot The Resurrection of Lazarus (La Resurrection de Lazare), set in a…
Artist: Hendrick Goltzius An engraving by the Dutch artist Hendrick Goltzius (1558-1617). Today is Easter,…
Artist: Sir John Everett Millais The parable of the rich man and Lazarus (also…
Artist: Heinrich Aldegrever The Rich Man at His Table, from The Parable of the Rich…
Artist: Unknown The little known history of the first Turkish attempt to take Vienna …
The Sower (The Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ) Artist: Sir John…
Artist: Heinrich Aldegrever The Temptation of Adam and Eve, from The Story of Adam and…
Artist: Pieter van der Heyden The Temptation of Saint Anthony is an often-repeated…
Artist: Heinrich Aldegrever The crowned figure of the Virgin holds the Child to her left…
The Vision of Ezekiel shirt Artist: Giorgio Ghisi The Vision of Ezekiel; a group of corpses…
Artist: Gustave Dore A Jewish shopkeeper on the Via Dolorosa watches Jesus go by his…
Artist: Sir John Everett Millais The Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen is a parable…
Artist: Pieter Bruegel the Elder The drawing illustrates a parable in Matthew 25:1-13 used…
Artist: Georg Pencz The story of how the Archangel Raphael helped a young man named…
Tobiolus Catches the Fish from the book of Tobias Artist: Georg Pencz 1 And Tobias went…
Artist: Unknown The word Tepes stands for "impaler" and was so coined because of…
Artist: Unknown In 1461, Vlad III was on his second of three reigns as…