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Old Testament

117 works by 25 artists

117 works featuring “Old Testament” by 25 artists, from the 15th to the 20th century, held in 52 museums.

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

The Creation of Adam, Michel-Ange

The Creation of Adam, 1511–1512.

Creation of Adam (museum title)

Michel-Ange (Italian), fresco

Vatican Museums, Vatican

Dead Abel, Carlos Baca-Flor

Dead Abel, c. 1886.

Abel muerto (museum title)

Carlos Baca-Flor (Peruvian), oil on canvas

Lima Art Museum (MALI), Peru

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

Esther before Ahasuerus, Nicolas Poussin

Esther before Ahasuerus, 1655.

Esther devant Assuérus (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Hermitage Museum, Russia

David avec la tête de Goliath, Caravaggio

David avec la tête de Goliath, 1605.

David avec la tête de Goliath (museum title)

Caravaggio (Italian), oil on canvas

Borghese collection, Italy

Moses Striking the Rock, Nicolas Poussin

Moses Striking the Rock, 1649.

Le Frappement du rocher (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Hermitage Museum, Russia

David et Goliath, Caravaggio

David et Goliath, 1600.

David et Goliath (museum title)

Caravaggio (Italian), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Judith décapitant Holopherne, Caravaggio

Judith décapitant Holopherne, 1599.

Judith décapitant Holopherne (museum title)

Caravaggio (Italian), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Ancient Art, Italy

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

Winter, Nicolas Poussin

Winter, 1660–1664.

L'Hiver (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

Eliezer and Rebecca, Nicolas Poussin

Eliezer and Rebecca, c. 1660–1665.

Éliézer et Rebecca (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Fitzwilliam Museum, United Kingdom

Jacob's Departure, Rodolfo Amoedo

Jacob's Departure, 1884.

A Partida de Jacó (museum title)

Rodolfo Amoedo (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Museu Nacional de Belas Artes, Brazil

Original Sin and Banishment from the Garden of Eden, Michel-Ange

Original Sin and Banishment from the Garden of Eden, 1509–1510.

Original Sin and Banishment from the Garden of Eden (museum title)

Michel-Ange (Italian), fresco

Vatican Museums, Vatican

David avec la tête de Goliath, Caravaggio

David avec la tête de Goliath, 1607.

David avec la tête de Goliath (museum title)

Caravaggio (Italian), oil on poplar panel

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

The Tower of Babel, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Tower of Babel, 1563.

The Tower of Babel (museum title)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), oil on oak panel

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria

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

Moses Saved from the River, Nicolas Poussin

Moses Saved from the River, 1647.

Moïse sauvé des eaux (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

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

Moses Turning Aaron's Staff into a Serpent, Nicolas Poussin

Moses Turning Aaron's Staff into a Serpent, 1640s.

Moïse changeant en serpent la verge d'Aaron (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

Isaac and Rebecca, Known as ‘The Jewish Bride’, Rembrandt van Rijn

Isaac and Rebecca, Known as ‘The Jewish Bride’, c. 1665–1669.

Portret van een paar als Isaak en Rebekka, bekend als 'De… (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Creation of the Sun, Moon and Plants, Michel-Ange

Creation of the Sun, Moon and Plants, 1511.

Creation of the Sun, Moon and Plants (museum title)

Michel-Ange (Italian), fresco

Vatican Museums, Vatican

Paysage avec Agar et l'ange, Nicolas Poussin

Paysage avec Agar et l'ange, 1660.

Paysage avec Agar et l'ange (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Ancient Art, Italy

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

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

Le Sacrifice d'Isaac, Caravaggio

Le Sacrifice d'Isaac, 1603.

Le Sacrifice d'Isaac (museum title)

Caravaggio (Italian), oil on canvas

Uffizi Gallery, Italy

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

Susanna and the Elders, Rik Wouters

Susanna and the Elders, 1910.

Suzanna en de grijsaards (museum title)

Rik Wouters (Belgian), ink on paper

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA), Belgium

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

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

Spring, Nicolas Poussin

Spring, 1660–1664.

Le Printemps (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

Judit with the Head of Holofernes, Sandro Botticelli

Judit with the Head of Holofernes, 1497–1500.

Judith avec la tête d'Holopherne (museum title)

Sandro Botticelli (Italian)

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

The Tower of Babel, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Tower of Babel, 1568.

The Tower of Babel (museum title)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), oil on wood

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Netherlands

La Lutte de Jacob avec l'Ange, Eugène Delacroix

La Lutte de Jacob avec l'Ange, 1861.

La Lutte de Jacob avec l'Ange (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil, plaster, and wax

Church of Saint-Sulpice, Paris, France

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

The Judgment of Solomon, Nicolas Poussin

The Judgment of Solomon, 1649.

Le Jugement de Salomon (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

Eliezer and Rebecca, Nicolas Poussin

Eliezer and Rebecca, 1648.

Éliézer et Rebecca (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

Saul and David, Rembrandt van Rijn

Saul and David, 1650.

Saul and David (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on canvas

Mauritshuis, Netherlands

Tobit Burying the Dead, Antoine Watteau

Tobit Burying the Dead, c. 1710.

Tobit Burying the Dead (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), red chalk

National Gallery of Art, United States

Moses Saved from the River, Nicolas Poussin

Moses Saved from the River, 1638.

Moïse sauvé des eaux (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

Summer, Nicolas Poussin

Summer, 1660–1664.

L'Été (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

Autumn, Nicolas Poussin

Autumn, 1660–1664.

L'Automne (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

Adam and Eve, Hans Holbein le Jeune

Adam and Eve, 1517.

Adam und Eva (museum title)

Hans Holbein le Jeune (Swiss), oil on paper, mounted (probably at a later date) on spruce wood; watermark: ox head with rope

Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland

The Flood, Michel-Ange

The Flood, 1508–1509.

The Flood (museum title)

Michel-Ange (Italian), fresco

Vatican Museums, Vatican

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

Judith with the Head of Holofernes, Sandro Botticelli

Judith with the Head of Holofernes, c. 1469.

Le Retour de Judith à Béthulie (museum title)

Sandro Botticelli (Italian), tempera on wood

Cincinnati Art Museum, United States

The Finding of the Infant Moses, Nicolai Abildgaard

The Finding of the Infant Moses, 1790.

Moses tages op af vandet (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

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

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

Susanna and the Elders, Rembrandt van Rijn

Susanna and the Elders, 1647.

Susanna and the Elders (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on wood

Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, Germany