The Complete Bible in Art Tours Exhibition
Explore 150 Old Testament images and 150 New Testament images, selected and arranged to carry visitors through the Bible’s great stories in museum-style sequence.
300Curated works
Two Testaments
One journey
A Digital Companion to the Traveling Exhibition
Each work was selected because it helps tell a biblical story. Open the public artwork source, read the Scripture, follow the story in sequence, and use the curator’s note to notice how the artist communicates faith through light, gesture, setting, color, and symbol.
Gallery 01 · 150 Selected Works
Creation, covenant, Exodus, kings, prophets, exile, wisdom, and hope—150 selected works that carry the Old Testament story forward.
Story 01
Genesis 1–3
The Bible opens with creation, human dignity, freedom, temptation, and exile from Eden.
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Michelangelo
Genesis 1–3
Michelangelo interprets creation and the fall with attention to the grandeur of creation, the dignity of the human figure, and the fracture introduced by disobedience. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Michelangelo
Genesis 1–3
Michelangelo interprets creation and the fall with attention to the grandeur of creation, the dignity of the human figure, and the fracture introduced by disobedience. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Michelangelo
Genesis 1–3
Michelangelo interprets creation and the fall with attention to the grandeur of creation, the dignity of the human figure, and the fracture introduced by disobedience. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Michelangelo
Genesis 1–3
Michelangelo interprets creation and the fall with attention to the grandeur of creation, the dignity of the human figure, and the fracture introduced by disobedience. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Michelangelo
Genesis 1–3
Michelangelo interprets creation and the fall with attention to the grandeur of creation, the dignity of the human figure, and the fracture introduced by disobedience. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Michelangelo
Genesis 1–3
Michelangelo interprets creation and the fall with attention to the grandeur of creation, the dignity of the human figure, and the fracture introduced by disobedience. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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William Blake
Genesis 1–3
William Blake interprets creation and the fall with attention to the grandeur of creation, the dignity of the human figure, and the fracture introduced by disobedience. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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William Blake
Genesis 1–3
William Blake interprets creation and the fall with attention to the grandeur of creation, the dignity of the human figure, and the fracture introduced by disobedience. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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William Blake
Genesis 1–3
William Blake interprets creation and the fall with attention to the grandeur of creation, the dignity of the human figure, and the fracture introduced by disobedience. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Lucas Cranach the Elder
Genesis 1–3
Lucas Cranach the Elder interprets creation and the fall with attention to the grandeur of creation, the dignity of the human figure, and the fracture introduced by disobedience. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Albrecht Dürer
Genesis 1–3
Albrecht Dürer interprets creation and the fall with attention to the grandeur of creation, the dignity of the human figure, and the fracture introduced by disobedience. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Peter Paul Rubens
Genesis 1–3
Peter Paul Rubens interprets creation and the fall with attention to the grandeur of creation, the dignity of the human figure, and the fracture introduced by disobedience. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Tintoretto
Genesis 1–3
Tintoretto interprets creation and the fall with attention to the grandeur of creation, the dignity of the human figure, and the fracture introduced by disobedience. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Raphael
Genesis 1–3
Raphael interprets creation and the fall with attention to the grandeur of creation, the dignity of the human figure, and the fracture introduced by disobedience. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Masaccio
Genesis 1–3
Masaccio interprets creation and the fall with attention to the grandeur of creation, the dignity of the human figure, and the fracture introduced by disobedience. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
Story 02
Genesis 6–11
Judgment, rescue, covenant, and humanity’s pride are told through water, rainbow, ark, and tower.
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Michelangelo
Genesis 6–11
Michelangelo interprets noah, the flood, and babel with attention to the contrast between chaos and refuge, and the rainbow as a sign of covenant. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Michelangelo
Genesis 6–11
Michelangelo interprets noah, the flood, and babel with attention to the contrast between chaos and refuge, and the rainbow as a sign of covenant. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Edward Hicks
Genesis 6–11
Edward Hicks interprets noah, the flood, and babel with attention to the contrast between chaos and refuge, and the rainbow as a sign of covenant. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Jan Brueghel the Elder
Genesis 6–11
Jan Brueghel the Elder interprets noah, the flood, and babel with attention to the contrast between chaos and refuge, and the rainbow as a sign of covenant. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Roelandt Savery
Genesis 6–11
Roelandt Savery interprets noah, the flood, and babel with attention to the contrast between chaos and refuge, and the rainbow as a sign of covenant. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Jacopo Bassano
Genesis 6–11
Jacopo Bassano interprets noah, the flood, and babel with attention to the contrast between chaos and refuge, and the rainbow as a sign of covenant. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Benjamin West
Genesis 6–11
Benjamin West interprets noah, the flood, and babel with attention to the contrast between chaos and refuge, and the rainbow as a sign of covenant. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Nicolas Poussin
Genesis 6–11
Nicolas Poussin interprets noah, the flood, and babel with attention to the contrast between chaos and refuge, and the rainbow as a sign of covenant. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Joseph Mallord William Turner
Genesis 6–11
Joseph Mallord William Turner interprets noah, the flood, and babel with attention to the contrast between chaos and refuge, and the rainbow as a sign of covenant. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Gustave Doré
Genesis 6–11
Gustave Doré interprets noah, the flood, and babel with attention to the contrast between chaos and refuge, and the rainbow as a sign of covenant. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Raphael
Genesis 6–11
Raphael interprets noah, the flood, and babel with attention to the contrast between chaos and refuge, and the rainbow as a sign of covenant. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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James Tissot
Genesis 6–11
James Tissot interprets noah, the flood, and babel with attention to the contrast between chaos and refuge, and the rainbow as a sign of covenant. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Genesis 6–11
Pieter Bruegel the Elder interprets noah, the flood, and babel with attention to the contrast between chaos and refuge, and the rainbow as a sign of covenant. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Lucas van Valckenborch
Genesis 6–11
Lucas van Valckenborch interprets noah, the flood, and babel with attention to the contrast between chaos and refuge, and the rainbow as a sign of covenant. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Gustave Doré
Genesis 6–11
Gustave Doré interprets noah, the flood, and babel with attention to the contrast between chaos and refuge, and the rainbow as a sign of covenant. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
Story 03
Genesis 12–50
A family’s long journey of promise unfolds through hospitality, sacrifice, wrestling, betrayal, and reconciliation.
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Rembrandt van Rijn
Genesis 12–50
Rembrandt van Rijn interprets abraham, isaac, jacob, and joseph with attention to trust under trial, divine promise, family conflict, and reconciliation. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Andrei Rublev
Genesis 12–50
Andrei Rublev interprets abraham, isaac, jacob, and joseph with attention to trust under trial, divine promise, family conflict, and reconciliation. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Genesis 12–50
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo interprets abraham, isaac, jacob, and joseph with attention to trust under trial, divine promise, family conflict, and reconciliation. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Caravaggio
Genesis 12–50
Caravaggio interprets abraham, isaac, jacob, and joseph with attention to trust under trial, divine promise, family conflict, and reconciliation. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Rembrandt van Rijn
Genesis 12–50
Rembrandt van Rijn interprets abraham, isaac, jacob, and joseph with attention to trust under trial, divine promise, family conflict, and reconciliation. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Andrea del Sarto
Genesis 12–50
Andrea del Sarto interprets abraham, isaac, jacob, and joseph with attention to trust under trial, divine promise, family conflict, and reconciliation. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Lorenzo Ghiberti
Genesis 12–50
Lorenzo Ghiberti interprets abraham, isaac, jacob, and joseph with attention to trust under trial, divine promise, family conflict, and reconciliation. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Eugène Delacroix
Genesis 12–50
Eugène Delacroix interprets abraham, isaac, jacob, and joseph with attention to trust under trial, divine promise, family conflict, and reconciliation. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Rembrandt van Rijn
Genesis 12–50
Rembrandt van Rijn interprets abraham, isaac, jacob, and joseph with attention to trust under trial, divine promise, family conflict, and reconciliation. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Jusepe de Ribera
Genesis 12–50
Jusepe de Ribera interprets abraham, isaac, jacob, and joseph with attention to trust under trial, divine promise, family conflict, and reconciliation. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Raphael
Genesis 12–50
Raphael interprets abraham, isaac, jacob, and joseph with attention to trust under trial, divine promise, family conflict, and reconciliation. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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José de Ribera
Genesis 12–50
José de Ribera interprets abraham, isaac, jacob, and joseph with attention to trust under trial, divine promise, family conflict, and reconciliation. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Diego Velázquez
Genesis 12–50
Diego Velázquez interprets abraham, isaac, jacob, and joseph with attention to trust under trial, divine promise, family conflict, and reconciliation. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Pontormo
Genesis 12–50
Pontormo interprets abraham, isaac, jacob, and joseph with attention to trust under trial, divine promise, family conflict, and reconciliation. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Peter von Cornelius
Genesis 12–50
Peter von Cornelius interprets abraham, isaac, jacob, and joseph with attention to trust under trial, divine promise, family conflict, and reconciliation. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
Story 04
Exodus 1–20
From a child drawn from the Nile to the lawgiver at Sinai, Moses leads a people from bondage toward covenant.
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Nicolas Poussin
Exodus 1–20
Nicolas Poussin interprets moses and the exodus with attention to deliverance, prophetic calling, the passage through water, and the gift of the law. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Exodus 1–20
Lawrence Alma-Tadema interprets moses and the exodus with attention to deliverance, prophetic calling, the passage through water, and the gift of the law. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Orazio Gentileschi
Exodus 1–20
Orazio Gentileschi interprets moses and the exodus with attention to deliverance, prophetic calling, the passage through water, and the gift of the law. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Sandro Botticelli
Exodus 1–20
Sandro Botticelli interprets moses and the exodus with attention to deliverance, prophetic calling, the passage through water, and the gift of the law. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Domenico Fetti
Exodus 1–20
Domenico Fetti interprets moses and the exodus with attention to deliverance, prophetic calling, the passage through water, and the gift of the law. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Raphael
Exodus 1–20
Raphael interprets moses and the exodus with attention to deliverance, prophetic calling, the passage through water, and the gift of the law. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Nicolas Poussin
Exodus 1–20
Nicolas Poussin interprets moses and the exodus with attention to deliverance, prophetic calling, the passage through water, and the gift of the law. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Tintoretto
Exodus 1–20
Tintoretto interprets moses and the exodus with attention to deliverance, prophetic calling, the passage through water, and the gift of the law. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Nicolas Poussin
Exodus 1–20
Nicolas Poussin interprets moses and the exodus with attention to deliverance, prophetic calling, the passage through water, and the gift of the law. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Agnolo Bronzino
Exodus 1–20
Agnolo Bronzino interprets moses and the exodus with attention to deliverance, prophetic calling, the passage through water, and the gift of the law. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Cosimo Rosselli
Exodus 1–20
Cosimo Rosselli interprets moses and the exodus with attention to deliverance, prophetic calling, the passage through water, and the gift of the law. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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John Martin
Exodus 1–20
John Martin interprets moses and the exodus with attention to deliverance, prophetic calling, the passage through water, and the gift of the law. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Rembrandt van Rijn
Exodus 1–20
Rembrandt van Rijn interprets moses and the exodus with attention to deliverance, prophetic calling, the passage through water, and the gift of the law. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Michelangelo
Exodus 1–20
Michelangelo interprets moses and the exodus with attention to deliverance, prophetic calling, the passage through water, and the gift of the law. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Jean-Léon Gérôme
Exodus 1–20
Jean-Léon Gérôme interprets moses and the exodus with attention to deliverance, prophetic calling, the passage through water, and the gift of the law. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
Story 05
Judges · Ruth · 1–2 Samuel
Courage, loyalty, moral failure, kingship, and mercy emerge through some of Scripture’s most dramatic lives.
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Caravaggio
Judges · Ruth · 1–2 Samuel
Caravaggio interprets judges, ruth, and david with attention to courage and vulnerability, the reversal of worldly power, and the cost of kingship. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Artemisia Gentileschi
Judges · Ruth · 1–2 Samuel
Artemisia Gentileschi interprets judges, ruth, and david with attention to courage and vulnerability, the reversal of worldly power, and the cost of kingship. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Sandro Botticelli
Judges · Ruth · 1–2 Samuel
Sandro Botticelli interprets judges, ruth, and david with attention to courage and vulnerability, the reversal of worldly power, and the cost of kingship. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Rembrandt van Rijn
Judges · Ruth · 1–2 Samuel
Rembrandt van Rijn interprets judges, ruth, and david with attention to courage and vulnerability, the reversal of worldly power, and the cost of kingship. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Peter Paul Rubens
Judges · Ruth · 1–2 Samuel
Peter Paul Rubens interprets judges, ruth, and david with attention to courage and vulnerability, the reversal of worldly power, and the cost of kingship. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Anthony van Dyck
Judges · Ruth · 1–2 Samuel
Anthony van Dyck interprets judges, ruth, and david with attention to courage and vulnerability, the reversal of worldly power, and the cost of kingship. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
067 / 150
Jean-François Millet
Judges · Ruth · 1–2 Samuel
Jean-François Millet interprets judges, ruth, and david with attention to courage and vulnerability, the reversal of worldly power, and the cost of kingship. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
068 / 150
William Blake
Judges · Ruth · 1–2 Samuel
William Blake interprets judges, ruth, and david with attention to courage and vulnerability, the reversal of worldly power, and the cost of kingship. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
069 / 150
Simeon Solomon
Judges · Ruth · 1–2 Samuel
Simeon Solomon interprets judges, ruth, and david with attention to courage and vulnerability, the reversal of worldly power, and the cost of kingship. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Michelangelo
Judges · Ruth · 1–2 Samuel
Michelangelo interprets judges, ruth, and david with attention to courage and vulnerability, the reversal of worldly power, and the cost of kingship. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Donatello
Judges · Ruth · 1–2 Samuel
Donatello interprets judges, ruth, and david with attention to courage and vulnerability, the reversal of worldly power, and the cost of kingship. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
072 / 150
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Judges · Ruth · 1–2 Samuel
Gian Lorenzo Bernini interprets judges, ruth, and david with attention to courage and vulnerability, the reversal of worldly power, and the cost of kingship. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
073 / 150
Caravaggio
Judges · Ruth · 1–2 Samuel
Caravaggio interprets judges, ruth, and david with attention to courage and vulnerability, the reversal of worldly power, and the cost of kingship. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Rembrandt van Rijn
Judges · Ruth · 1–2 Samuel
Rembrandt van Rijn interprets judges, ruth, and david with attention to courage and vulnerability, the reversal of worldly power, and the cost of kingship. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Nicolas Poussin
Judges · Ruth · 1–2 Samuel
Nicolas Poussin interprets judges, ruth, and david with attention to courage and vulnerability, the reversal of worldly power, and the cost of kingship. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
Story 06
1 Kings 1–11 · 2 Chronicles 1–9
Wisdom, splendor, worship, and warning shape the reign of Solomon and the building of the Temple.
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Peter Paul Rubens
1 Kings 1–11 · 2 Chronicles 1–9
Peter Paul Rubens interprets solomon and the temple with attention to the responsibilities of wisdom, the meeting of sacred and royal space, and the fragility of earthly glory. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Nicolas Poussin
1 Kings 1–11 · 2 Chronicles 1–9
Nicolas Poussin interprets solomon and the temple with attention to the responsibilities of wisdom, the meeting of sacred and royal space, and the fragility of earthly glory. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Giorgione
1 Kings 1–11 · 2 Chronicles 1–9
Giorgione interprets solomon and the temple with attention to the responsibilities of wisdom, the meeting of sacred and royal space, and the fragility of earthly glory. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Raphael
1 Kings 1–11 · 2 Chronicles 1–9
Raphael interprets solomon and the temple with attention to the responsibilities of wisdom, the meeting of sacred and royal space, and the fragility of earthly glory. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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William Blake
1 Kings 1–11 · 2 Chronicles 1–9
William Blake interprets solomon and the temple with attention to the responsibilities of wisdom, the meeting of sacred and royal space, and the fragility of earthly glory. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Sebastiano Conca
1 Kings 1–11 · 2 Chronicles 1–9
Sebastiano Conca interprets solomon and the temple with attention to the responsibilities of wisdom, the meeting of sacred and royal space, and the fragility of earthly glory. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Luca Giordano
1 Kings 1–11 · 2 Chronicles 1–9
Luca Giordano interprets solomon and the temple with attention to the responsibilities of wisdom, the meeting of sacred and royal space, and the fragility of earthly glory. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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James Tissot
1 Kings 1–11 · 2 Chronicles 1–9
James Tissot interprets solomon and the temple with attention to the responsibilities of wisdom, the meeting of sacred and royal space, and the fragility of earthly glory. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Jean-Jacques Lagrenée
1 Kings 1–11 · 2 Chronicles 1–9
Jean-Jacques Lagrenée interprets solomon and the temple with attention to the responsibilities of wisdom, the meeting of sacred and royal space, and the fragility of earthly glory. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Edward Poynter
1 Kings 1–11 · 2 Chronicles 1–9
Edward Poynter interprets solomon and the temple with attention to the responsibilities of wisdom, the meeting of sacred and royal space, and the fragility of earthly glory. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Giovanni Demin
1 Kings 1–11 · 2 Chronicles 1–9
Giovanni Demin interprets solomon and the temple with attention to the responsibilities of wisdom, the meeting of sacred and royal space, and the fragility of earthly glory. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
087 / 150
Konrad Witz
1 Kings 1–11 · 2 Chronicles 1–9
Konrad Witz interprets solomon and the temple with attention to the responsibilities of wisdom, the meeting of sacred and royal space, and the fragility of earthly glory. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
088 / 150
Tintoretto
1 Kings 1–11 · 2 Chronicles 1–9
Tintoretto interprets solomon and the temple with attention to the responsibilities of wisdom, the meeting of sacred and royal space, and the fragility of earthly glory. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
089 / 150
Claude Vignon
1 Kings 1–11 · 2 Chronicles 1–9
Claude Vignon interprets solomon and the temple with attention to the responsibilities of wisdom, the meeting of sacred and royal space, and the fragility of earthly glory. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
090 / 150
Hans Holbein the Younger
1 Kings 1–11 · 2 Chronicles 1–9
Hans Holbein the Younger interprets solomon and the temple with attention to the responsibilities of wisdom, the meeting of sacred and royal space, and the fragility of earthly glory. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
Story 07
1 Kings 17–19 · 2 Kings 2 · Isaiah 6
Prophets confront kings, defend the vulnerable, call a nation back to God, and discover that divine power may arrive in stillness.
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Dirk Bouts
1 Kings 17–19 · 2 Kings 2 · Isaiah 6
Dirk Bouts interprets elijah and the prophets with attention to prophetic courage, fire and silence, care for the vulnerable, and the costly truth spoken to power. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Daniele da Volterra
1 Kings 17–19 · 2 Kings 2 · Isaiah 6
Daniele da Volterra interprets elijah and the prophets with attention to prophetic courage, fire and silence, care for the vulnerable, and the costly truth spoken to power. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Washington Allston
1 Kings 17–19 · 2 Kings 2 · Isaiah 6
Washington Allston interprets elijah and the prophets with attention to prophetic courage, fire and silence, care for the vulnerable, and the costly truth spoken to power. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Sebastiano Ricci
1 Kings 17–19 · 2 Kings 2 · Isaiah 6
Sebastiano Ricci interprets elijah and the prophets with attention to prophetic courage, fire and silence, care for the vulnerable, and the costly truth spoken to power. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Giuseppe Angeli
1 Kings 17–19 · 2 Kings 2 · Isaiah 6
Giuseppe Angeli interprets elijah and the prophets with attention to prophetic courage, fire and silence, care for the vulnerable, and the costly truth spoken to power. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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William Blake
1 Kings 17–19 · 2 Kings 2 · Isaiah 6
William Blake interprets elijah and the prophets with attention to prophetic courage, fire and silence, care for the vulnerable, and the costly truth spoken to power. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Bernardo Strozzi
1 Kings 17–19 · 2 Kings 2 · Isaiah 6
Bernardo Strozzi interprets elijah and the prophets with attention to prophetic courage, fire and silence, care for the vulnerable, and the costly truth spoken to power. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Ferdinand Bol
1 Kings 17–19 · 2 Kings 2 · Isaiah 6
Ferdinand Bol interprets elijah and the prophets with attention to prophetic courage, fire and silence, care for the vulnerable, and the costly truth spoken to power. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
099 / 150
Juan de Valdés Leal
1 Kings 17–19 · 2 Kings 2 · Isaiah 6
Juan de Valdés Leal interprets elijah and the prophets with attention to prophetic courage, fire and silence, care for the vulnerable, and the costly truth spoken to power. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Gustave Doré
1 Kings 17–19 · 2 Kings 2 · Isaiah 6
Gustave Doré interprets elijah and the prophets with attention to prophetic courage, fire and silence, care for the vulnerable, and the costly truth spoken to power. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Raphael
1 Kings 17–19 · 2 Kings 2 · Isaiah 6
Raphael interprets elijah and the prophets with attention to prophetic courage, fire and silence, care for the vulnerable, and the costly truth spoken to power. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Marcantonio Franceschini
1 Kings 17–19 · 2 Kings 2 · Isaiah 6
Marcantonio Franceschini interprets elijah and the prophets with attention to prophetic courage, fire and silence, care for the vulnerable, and the costly truth spoken to power. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Michelangelo
1 Kings 17–19 · 2 Kings 2 · Isaiah 6
Michelangelo interprets elijah and the prophets with attention to prophetic courage, fire and silence, care for the vulnerable, and the costly truth spoken to power. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Michelangelo
1 Kings 17–19 · 2 Kings 2 · Isaiah 6
Michelangelo interprets elijah and the prophets with attention to prophetic courage, fire and silence, care for the vulnerable, and the costly truth spoken to power. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
105 / 150
Rembrandt van Rijn
1 Kings 17–19 · 2 Kings 2 · Isaiah 6
Rembrandt van Rijn interprets elijah and the prophets with attention to prophetic courage, fire and silence, care for the vulnerable, and the costly truth spoken to power. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
Story 08
Jonah · Daniel 1–6
Prophets and exiles face storms, empires, furnaces, and lions while learning the reach of divine mercy and faithfulness.
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Michelangelo
Jonah · Daniel 1–6
Michelangelo interprets jonah, daniel, and faith in exile with attention to faith under pressure, deliverance, repentance, and compassion extending beyond expected boundaries. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
107 / 150
Pieter Lastman
Jonah · Daniel 1–6
Pieter Lastman interprets jonah, daniel, and faith in exile with attention to faith under pressure, deliverance, repentance, and compassion extending beyond expected boundaries. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
108 / 150
Jan Brueghel the Elder
Jonah · Daniel 1–6
Jan Brueghel the Elder interprets jonah, daniel, and faith in exile with attention to faith under pressure, deliverance, repentance, and compassion extending beyond expected boundaries. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
109 / 150
James Tissot
Jonah · Daniel 1–6
James Tissot interprets jonah, daniel, and faith in exile with attention to faith under pressure, deliverance, repentance, and compassion extending beyond expected boundaries. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
110 / 150
Gustave Doré
Jonah · Daniel 1–6
Gustave Doré interprets jonah, daniel, and faith in exile with attention to faith under pressure, deliverance, repentance, and compassion extending beyond expected boundaries. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
111 / 150
Andrea Vaccaro
Jonah · Daniel 1–6
Andrea Vaccaro interprets jonah, daniel, and faith in exile with attention to faith under pressure, deliverance, repentance, and compassion extending beyond expected boundaries. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
112 / 150
Peter Paul Rubens
Jonah · Daniel 1–6
Peter Paul Rubens interprets jonah, daniel, and faith in exile with attention to faith under pressure, deliverance, repentance, and compassion extending beyond expected boundaries. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
113 / 150
Briton Rivière
Jonah · Daniel 1–6
Briton Rivière interprets jonah, daniel, and faith in exile with attention to faith under pressure, deliverance, repentance, and compassion extending beyond expected boundaries. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
114 / 150
Henry Ossawa Tanner
Jonah · Daniel 1–6
Henry Ossawa Tanner interprets jonah, daniel, and faith in exile with attention to faith under pressure, deliverance, repentance, and compassion extending beyond expected boundaries. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
115 / 150
Rembrandt van Rijn
Jonah · Daniel 1–6
Rembrandt van Rijn interprets jonah, daniel, and faith in exile with attention to faith under pressure, deliverance, repentance, and compassion extending beyond expected boundaries. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
116 / 150
James Tissot
Jonah · Daniel 1–6
James Tissot interprets jonah, daniel, and faith in exile with attention to faith under pressure, deliverance, repentance, and compassion extending beyond expected boundaries. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
117 / 150
Rembrandt van Rijn
Jonah · Daniel 1–6
Rembrandt van Rijn interprets jonah, daniel, and faith in exile with attention to faith under pressure, deliverance, repentance, and compassion extending beyond expected boundaries. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
118 / 150
Simeon Solomon
Jonah · Daniel 1–6
Simeon Solomon interprets jonah, daniel, and faith in exile with attention to faith under pressure, deliverance, repentance, and compassion extending beyond expected boundaries. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
119 / 150
William Blake
Jonah · Daniel 1–6
William Blake interprets jonah, daniel, and faith in exile with attention to faith under pressure, deliverance, repentance, and compassion extending beyond expected boundaries. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
120 / 150
Gustave Doré
Jonah · Daniel 1–6
Gustave Doré interprets jonah, daniel, and faith in exile with attention to faith under pressure, deliverance, repentance, and compassion extending beyond expected boundaries. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
Story 09
Esther · Ezra · Nehemiah
In foreign courts and ruined cities, courage and providence preserve a people and open a way home.
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Artemisia Gentileschi
Esther · Ezra · Nehemiah
Artemisia Gentileschi interprets esther, exile, and return with attention to courageous advocacy, hidden providence, reversal of fortune, and the patient rebuilding of community. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
122 / 150
Tintoretto
Esther · Ezra · Nehemiah
Tintoretto interprets esther, exile, and return with attention to courageous advocacy, hidden providence, reversal of fortune, and the patient rebuilding of community. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Jan Steen
Esther · Ezra · Nehemiah
Jan Steen interprets esther, exile, and return with attention to courageous advocacy, hidden providence, reversal of fortune, and the patient rebuilding of community. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
124 / 150
Rembrandt van Rijn
Esther · Ezra · Nehemiah
Rembrandt van Rijn interprets esther, exile, and return with attention to courageous advocacy, hidden providence, reversal of fortune, and the patient rebuilding of community. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
125 / 150
Jan Victors
Esther · Ezra · Nehemiah
Jan Victors interprets esther, exile, and return with attention to courageous advocacy, hidden providence, reversal of fortune, and the patient rebuilding of community. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
126 / 150
Pieter Lastman
Esther · Ezra · Nehemiah
Pieter Lastman interprets esther, exile, and return with attention to courageous advocacy, hidden providence, reversal of fortune, and the patient rebuilding of community. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
127 / 150
Théodore Chassériau
Esther · Ezra · Nehemiah
Théodore Chassériau interprets esther, exile, and return with attention to courageous advocacy, hidden providence, reversal of fortune, and the patient rebuilding of community. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
128 / 150
Edwin Long
Esther · Ezra · Nehemiah
Edwin Long interprets esther, exile, and return with attention to courageous advocacy, hidden providence, reversal of fortune, and the patient rebuilding of community. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
129 / 150
Andrea del Castagno
Esther · Ezra · Nehemiah
Andrea del Castagno interprets esther, exile, and return with attention to courageous advocacy, hidden providence, reversal of fortune, and the patient rebuilding of community. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
130 / 150
Michelangelo
Esther · Ezra · Nehemiah
Michelangelo interprets esther, exile, and return with attention to courageous advocacy, hidden providence, reversal of fortune, and the patient rebuilding of community. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
131 / 150
Gustave Doré
Esther · Ezra · Nehemiah
Gustave Doré interprets esther, exile, and return with attention to courageous advocacy, hidden providence, reversal of fortune, and the patient rebuilding of community. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
132 / 150
Paolo Veronese
Esther · Ezra · Nehemiah
Paolo Veronese interprets esther, exile, and return with attention to courageous advocacy, hidden providence, reversal of fortune, and the patient rebuilding of community. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
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Gustave Doré
Esther · Ezra · Nehemiah
Gustave Doré interprets esther, exile, and return with attention to courageous advocacy, hidden providence, reversal of fortune, and the patient rebuilding of community. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
134 / 150
James Tissot
Esther · Ezra · Nehemiah
James Tissot interprets esther, exile, and return with attention to courageous advocacy, hidden providence, reversal of fortune, and the patient rebuilding of community. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
135 / 150
Gustave Doré
Esther · Ezra · Nehemiah
Gustave Doré interprets esther, exile, and return with attention to courageous advocacy, hidden providence, reversal of fortune, and the patient rebuilding of community. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
Story 10
Job · Psalms · Proverbs · Ecclesiastes
Poetry and wisdom give visual form to praise, suffering, prayer, mortality, and hope.
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William Blake
Job · Psalms · Proverbs · Ecclesiastes
William Blake interprets psalms, job, and wisdom with attention to the interior life of prayer, the mystery of suffering, music, repentance, and enduring hope. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
137 / 150
William Blake
Job · Psalms · Proverbs · Ecclesiastes
William Blake interprets psalms, job, and wisdom with attention to the interior life of prayer, the mystery of suffering, music, repentance, and enduring hope. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
138 / 150
William Blake
Job · Psalms · Proverbs · Ecclesiastes
William Blake interprets psalms, job, and wisdom with attention to the interior life of prayer, the mystery of suffering, music, repentance, and enduring hope. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
139 / 150
Georges de La Tour
Job · Psalms · Proverbs · Ecclesiastes
Georges de La Tour interprets psalms, job, and wisdom with attention to the interior life of prayer, the mystery of suffering, music, repentance, and enduring hope. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
140 / 150
Léon Bonnat
Job · Psalms · Proverbs · Ecclesiastes
Léon Bonnat interprets psalms, job, and wisdom with attention to the interior life of prayer, the mystery of suffering, music, repentance, and enduring hope. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
141 / 150
Ilya Repin
Job · Psalms · Proverbs · Ecclesiastes
Ilya Repin interprets psalms, job, and wisdom with attention to the interior life of prayer, the mystery of suffering, music, repentance, and enduring hope. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
142 / 150
Rembrandt van Rijn
Job · Psalms · Proverbs · Ecclesiastes
Rembrandt van Rijn interprets psalms, job, and wisdom with attention to the interior life of prayer, the mystery of suffering, music, repentance, and enduring hope. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
143 / 150
Gerard van Honthorst
Job · Psalms · Proverbs · Ecclesiastes
Gerard van Honthorst interprets psalms, job, and wisdom with attention to the interior life of prayer, the mystery of suffering, music, repentance, and enduring hope. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
144 / 150
Peter Paul Rubens
Job · Psalms · Proverbs · Ecclesiastes
Peter Paul Rubens interprets psalms, job, and wisdom with attention to the interior life of prayer, the mystery of suffering, music, repentance, and enduring hope. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
145 / 150
Jan de Bray
Job · Psalms · Proverbs · Ecclesiastes
Jan de Bray interprets psalms, job, and wisdom with attention to the interior life of prayer, the mystery of suffering, music, repentance, and enduring hope. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
146 / 150
William Blake
Job · Psalms · Proverbs · Ecclesiastes
William Blake interprets psalms, job, and wisdom with attention to the interior life of prayer, the mystery of suffering, music, repentance, and enduring hope. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
147 / 150
James Tissot
Job · Psalms · Proverbs · Ecclesiastes
James Tissot interprets psalms, job, and wisdom with attention to the interior life of prayer, the mystery of suffering, music, repentance, and enduring hope. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
148 / 150
Albrecht Dürer
Job · Psalms · Proverbs · Ecclesiastes
Albrecht Dürer interprets psalms, job, and wisdom with attention to the interior life of prayer, the mystery of suffering, music, repentance, and enduring hope. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
149 / 150
Gustave Moreau
Job · Psalms · Proverbs · Ecclesiastes
Gustave Moreau interprets psalms, job, and wisdom with attention to the interior life of prayer, the mystery of suffering, music, repentance, and enduring hope. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
150 / 150
Gustave Doré
Job · Psalms · Proverbs · Ecclesiastes
Gustave Doré interprets psalms, job, and wisdom with attention to the interior life of prayer, the mystery of suffering, music, repentance, and enduring hope. Look closely at gesture, light, setting, and the relationship between the principal figures.
Planned Special Exhibition · 75 Images
A future gallery will trace John’s visions from Patmos through the letters to the seven churches, the heavenly throne, the Lamb, seals and trumpets, the great conflict, final judgment, and the New Jerusalem.
Bible in Art Tours
The online exhibition previews the museum-style experience created for families, churches, schools, seniors, and communities across America.
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