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156 works by 31 artists

156 works featuring “Bible” by 31 artists, from the 16th to the 20th century, held in 74 museums.

The Light of the World, William Holman Hunt

The Light of the World, 1900–1904.

The Light of the World (museum title)

William Holman Hunt (British), oil on canvas

St Paul's Cathedral, United Kingdom

Apparition of the Angel to the Family of Tobias, Ignacio Merino

Apparition of the Angel to the Family of Tobias, c. 1865–1870.

Aparición del ángel a la familia de Tobías (museum title)

Ignacio Merino (Peruvian), oil on canvas

Ignacio Merino Municipal Art Gallery, Peru

The Shadow of Death, William Holman Hunt

The Shadow of Death, 1873–1874.

The Shadow of Death (museum title)

William Holman Hunt (British), oil on wood

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Tobias and the Angel, Jacek Malczewski

Tobias and the Angel, 1924.

Tobiasz z aniołem (museum title)

Jacek Malczewski (Polish), oil on wood

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

The Scapegoat, William Holman Hunt

The Scapegoat, 1854–1855.

The Scapegoat (museum title)

William Holman Hunt (British), oil on canvas

Lady Lever Art Gallery, United Kingdom

Jael Killing Sisera, Rembrandt van Rijn

Jael Killing Sisera, c. 1658–1659.

Jaël doodt Sisera (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), pen and brown ink, heightened with white

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph, Rembrandt van Rijn

Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph, 1656.

Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on canvas

Hessen Kassel Heritage, Germany

La Décollation de saint Jean-Baptiste, Eugène Delacroix

La Décollation de saint Jean-Baptiste, 1858.

La Décollation de saint Jean-Baptiste (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Kunstmuseum Bern, Switzerland

Faith, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Faith, 1559.

Faith (museum title)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), pen and brown ink on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Susanna and the Elders, Rembrandt van Rijn

Susanna and the Elders, c. 1650–1655.

Susanna en de ouderlingen (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), pen and brown ink, brown and gray wash, heightened with white

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

The Bible Reader, Albert Anker

The Bible Reader, 1908.

Der Bibelleser (museum title)

Albert Anker (Swiss), watercolor on paper

Kunstmuseum Solothurn, Switzerland

The Shadow of Death, William Holman Hunt

The Shadow of Death, 1878.

The Shadow of Death (museum title)

William Holman Hunt (British), engraving

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Mrs. Brøndum reading the Bible, Michael Ancher

Mrs. Brøndum reading the Bible, 1909.

Fru Brøndum læser i Bibelen (museum title)

Michael Ancher (Danish), oil on canvas

Skagens Museum, Denmark

The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple, William Holman Hunt

The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple, 1862.

The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple (museum title)

William Holman Hunt (British), oil on canvas

Sudley House, United Kingdom

Moses Smashing the Tablets of the Law, Rembrandt van Rijn

Moses Smashing the Tablets of the Law, 1659.

Moses Smashing the Tablets of the Law (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on canvas

Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, Germany

Christ and the two Marys, William Holman Hunt

Christ and the two Marys, 1847.

Christ and the two Marys (museum title)

William Holman Hunt (British), oil on canvas

Art Gallery of South Australia

Repose in Egypt, James Barry

Repose in Egypt, c. 1776.

Repose in Egypt (museum title)

James Barry (Irish), etching and aquatint

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Faith, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Faith, 1560.

Faith (museum title)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), engraving

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Saul and David, Rembrandt van Rijn

Saul and David, 1650.

Saul and David (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on canvas

Mauritshuis, Netherlands

Moses and the Burning Bush, Nicolas Poussin

Moses and the Burning Bush, 1641.

Moses and the Burning Bush (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Return of the Prodigal Son, Rembrandt van Rijn

Return of the Prodigal Son, c. 1668.

Return of the Prodigal Son (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on canvas

Hermitage Museum, Russia

The Triumph of the Innocents, William Holman Hunt

The Triumph of the Innocents, 1876–1887.

The Triumph of the Innocents (museum title)

William Holman Hunt (British), oil on canvas

Walker Art Gallery, United Kingdom

The Triumph of the Innocents, William Holman Hunt

The Triumph of the Innocents, 1870–1903.

The Triumph of the Innocents (museum title)

William Holman Hunt (British), oil on canvas

Fogg Art Museum, United States

The Sermon on the Mount I., Károly Ferenczy

The Sermon on the Mount I., 1896.

A hegyi beszéd I. (museum title)

Károly Ferenczy (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

The Light of the World, William Holman Hunt

The Light of the World, 1853.

The Light of the World (museum title)

William Holman Hunt (British), oil on canvas

Keble College, Oxford, United Kingdom

Christ preaching ('La Petite Tombe'), Rembrandt van Rijn

Christ preaching ('La Petite Tombe'), c. 1657.

De predikende Christus ('La Petite Tombe') (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), etching and drypoint

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Temptation of Adam, James Barry

Temptation of Adam, 1776.

Temptation of Adam (museum title)

James Barry (Irish), etching, aquatint and open bite

Yale Center for British Art, United States

God the Father Supported by Angels, Rembrandt van Rijn

God the Father Supported by Angels, 1655–1660.

God the Father Supported by Angels (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), pen and brown ink

National Gallery of Art, United States

Jacob wrestling with the angel, Rembrandt van Rijn

Jacob wrestling with the angel, 1650s.

Jacob wrestling with the angel (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on canvas

Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, Germany

Nathan Admonishing David, Rembrandt van Rijn

Nathan Admonishing David, 1650–1655.

Nathan Admonishing David (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), pen and brown ink, heightened with white

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Tobie et l'ange, Eugène Delacroix

Tobie et l'ange, 1863.

Tobie et l'ange (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Oskar Reinhart Collection “Am Römerholz”, Switzerland

Christ before Pilate, Mihály Munkácsy

Christ before Pilate, 1881.

Christus vor Pilatus (museum title)

Mihály Munkácsy (Hungarian), oil on wood

Belvedere Museum, Austria

The Circumcision, Rembrandt van Rijn

The Circumcision, 1661.

The Circumcision (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

L'Ange, debout dans le soleil, J. M. W. Turner

L'Ange, debout dans le soleil, 1846.

L'Ange, debout dans le soleil (museum title)

J. M. W. Turner (British), oil on canvas

Tate Britain, United Kingdom

Job Reproved by His Friends, James Barry

Job Reproved by His Friends, 1777.

Job Reproved by His Friends (museum title)

James Barry (Irish), etching over traces of aquatint

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The Adoration of the Shepherds: Nocturne, Rembrandt van Rijn

The Adoration of the Shepherds: Nocturne, c. 1657.

De aanbidding der herders: nachtstuk (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), etching and drypoint

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Christ on the Waves, Victor Meirelles

Christ on the Waves

Cristo sobre as ondas (museum title)

Victor Meirelles (Brazilian), oil on paper on canvas laid on wood

Museu Victor Meirelles, Brazil

La Déploration du Christ, Eugène Delacroix

La Déploration du Christ, 1857.

La Déploration du Christ (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, Germany

Daniel in the Lions’ Den, Rembrandt van Rijn

Daniel in the Lions’ Den, c. 1650.

Daniël in de leeuwenkuil (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), pen and brown ink, brown wash, heightened with white

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Cain Slaying Abel, Rembrandt van Rijn

Cain Slaying Abel, 1648–1651.

Cain Slaying Abel (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch)

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Jesus among the doctors, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Jesus among the doctors, 1862.

Jésus parmi les docteurs (museum title)

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French), oil on canvas

Ingres-Bourdelle Museum, France

Jonah, James Barry

Jonah, c. 1800.

Jonah (museum title)

James Barry (Irish), etching

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Moses and the Daughters of Jethro, Théophile Hamel

Moses and the Daughters of Jethro, after 1838.

Moses and the Daughters of Jethro (museum title)

Théophile Hamel (Canadian), oil on canvas

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Canada

Judith and Holofernes, Francisco de Goya

Judith and Holofernes, 1819.

Judith et Holopherne (museum title)

Francisco de Goya (Spanish), oil on plaster, transferred to canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Job Reproved by his Friends, James Barry

Job Reproved by his Friends, 1777.

Job Reproved by his Friends (museum title)

James Barry (Irish), etching and aquatint

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Repose in Egypt, James Barry

Repose in Egypt, c. 1776.

Repose in Egypt (museum title)

James Barry (Irish), etching, aquatint and open bite

Yale Center for British Art, United States

The Temptation of Adam, James Barry

The Temptation of Adam, 1767–1770.

The Temptation of Adam (museum title)

James Barry (Irish), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Ireland

Esther before Ahasuerus, Rembrandt van Rijn

Esther before Ahasuerus, 1655–1660.

Esther before Ahasuerus (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), pen and brown ink, brown wash

National Gallery of Art, United States

Christ Healing a Leper, Rembrandt van Rijn

Christ Healing a Leper, c. 1650–1655.

Christus geneest een melaatse (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), pen and brown ink, heightened with white

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Christ Healing the Sick (‘Hundred Guilder Print’), Rembrandt van Rijn

Christ Healing the Sick (‘Hundred Guilder Print’), c. 1648.

Christus geneest de zieken (‘Honderdguldenprent’) (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), etching and drypoint

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands