Biblical Legends and Visions

Illustrations of dramatic biblical narratives, featuring figures like Job, Samuel, and Saul, showcasing themes of struggle, revelation, and divine encounters.

Jezebel, Phoenician princess and wife of King Ahab of Israel is thrown out of the window on the orders of Jehu, and her body is eaten by dogs. 2 Kings 9.33. From Gustave Dore illustrated 'Bible' 1866 Wood engraving

Flying dragons, On after the Book of Wonderful, Travel Mandeville, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1867.

Job Speaks with His Friends (Job on his manure), Illustration from the Dore Bible 1866. In 1866, the French artist and illustrator Gustave Dore (18321883), published a series of 241 wood engravings for a new deluxe edition of the 1843 French translation of the Vulgate Bible, popularly known as the Bible de Tours. This new edition was known as La Grande Bible de Tours and its illustrations were immensely successful. Job is the central figure of the Book of Job in the Bible. Job is a prophet in the Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Job is presented as a good and prosperous family man who is beset with horrendous disasters that take away all that he holds dear

Conversion of Saul. Acts 9:4. Engraving. Bible Illustration by Gustave Dore. 19th century.

Samuel appears to Saul at Endor, cave, underground, passage, eavesdrop, watch, two men, gods, ascend, earth, king, speak, fearless, staff, crawl, ground, Bible, Old Testament, First Book of Samuelis, chapter 28, verse 13, historical illustration c. 1850, Middle East

Old Testament. The Burial of Sarah. Genesis 23. Engraving by Gustave Dore (1832-1883).

The Oath in Götterhain, a central ritual for those who believe in the Old Gods, 1887, authentic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century model, exact date of presentation unknown, historical

Martin Luther burning the papal bull of excommunication in Wittenberg, year 1520, pope, catholic church, protentatism, religion, controversy, judgement, fire, cityscape, 16th century, historical illustration around 1860

Franco-U.S. Historical Documents. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Execution of the prisoners in the third crusade, 1880, historical woodcut, Germany, Europe

Engraving by Gustave Doré from Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy "Purgatory and Paradise"; Dante and Virgil meet the Gluttons

Jezebel, Phoenician princess and wife of King Ahab of Israel is thrown out of the window on the orders of Jehu, and her body is eaten by dogs. 2 Kings 9.33. From Gustave Dore illustrated 'Bible' 1866 Wood engraving

The Golden Calf, Second Book of Moses, Chapter 32, Verses 1-9, Old Testament, Bible, Moses, Tablets of the Law, worship, Aaron, altar, woman, men, offering, rejoicing, joy, people of Israel, landscape, historical illustration 1890

An Easter Morning in the American West, Large Family Praying Together, 1881, Historic, Digital Reproduction of an Original 19th century Original

Hell: the city of Dis, Roman god of the underworld. Sinners burning in Hell 'Their lids suspended; and beneath, / From them forth issued lamentable means' Canto X. Gustave Dore's illustrated Dante Inferno, 1863. Wood engraving

Daniel, chapter 3, verse 23, The king has the three men Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego thrown into the glowing fiery furnace, Old Testament, Bible, fire, flames, embers, heat, torment, watching, religion, steel engraving Doré, historical illustration 1885

Hannibal's crossing of the Alps in 218 BC was one of the most important events of the Second Punic War, the history of ancient Rome, the Roman Empire, Italy, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, Europe

Sepulcher of Jesus (rock-cut tomb). Engraving, 19th century.

Angels Trumpets by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, (1794-1872)

Vintage antique illustration and line drawing or engraving of biblical story of crossing the Red Sea, Moses is leading Israelites through, Egyptian army is drowned.From Biblische Geschichte des alten und neuen Testaments, Germany 1859.Exodus 13.. Vintage Drawing of Biblical Story of Crossing the Red Sea, Moses Leading Israelites Safely Through, Egyptian Army is Drowned

Burial of Don José de Libarona. Argentina, South America. Adventures and misadventures of Mrs. Libarona in the Gran Chaco 1840-1841

New Testament. The sermon of the Mount. (Matthew 6:28,29). Drawing by Gustave Dore and engraving by Adolphe Gusmand (1821-1905).

The thunderstorm in harvest time, agriculture, wheat harvest, thunder, rain, evil, king, curse, city wall, dark sky, fear, dread, despair, Bible, Old Testament, First Book of Samuel, chapter 12, verse 17, historical illustration c. 1850, Middle East

Aaron's burial, many people, death, event, mourning, wailing, despair, horror, Israel, Eleazar, priests, jars, Bible, Old Testament, Book 5 of Moses, chapter 10, verse 6, Asia

Woodcut, the reconciliation with Esau, Genesis 33, 4, creation of the world, Old Testament, Catholic Picture-Bible

Medea's farewell, who murdered her two children for revenge on her unfaithful husband Jason. Greek mythology, Ancient Greece. Old 19th century engraved illustration, El Mundo Ilustrado 1880

Moses Breaks the Tablets of Law by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, (1794-187)

Edmond Dupain. "Saint Gervais and Saint Protais led to martyrdom". Sketch for the church of Pierrefitte. Oil on canvas, between 1875 and 1877. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 52019-19 Catholic, Christian, Pierrefitte Church, sketch, martyr, New Testament, saint, oil on canvas

Winter camp in the Crimea, distribution of rusks, 1855, Crimean War, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Second book Samuel, chapter 24, verse 15, The Lord lets the plague come upon Israel, thousands of men of the people die between Dan and Beersheba, Old Testament, Bible, grief, death, destruction, fear, illness, plague, horror, mercy, steel engraving Doré, historical illustration 1885

The conversion of captured peasants by the knights of the Fourth Crusade, Crusades were strategically, religiously and economically motivated wars sanctioned by the Latin Church between 1095-99 and the 13th century, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th century original

The badly wounded knight confessing next to a priest, Second Crusade, Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century master copy

Judas desperation. Judas Iscariot the traitor hangs himself in a tree. Matthew book, New Testament Sacred biblical history. Old engraving from the book Historia Sagrada 1920 Juan Lagui Lliteras

Exodus of the Jews from Babylon, about 540 BC, woodcut from 1880

Abraham, The Binding of Isaac, also known as The Binding and the Akedah or Aqedah, The Sacrifice of Isaac, 1880, woodcut, Germany, Europe

Arminius, Hermann the Cheruscan hands over the captured Roman silver treasure to the priesthood at the gallows hill, ca 16 AD. Historic, digitally res...

Middle Ages crusades women listening to a veteran from the Holy Land wood engraving after Gustave Dore 19th century,

Elisha or Elisens curses the boy at Bethel, 2nd Book of Kings, two bears, children, kill, wilderness, Bible, Old Testament, historical illustration

The resurrection of Lazarus, Gospel of John, chapter 11, light, shroud, sweat cloth, death, deceased, resurrection, darkness, chamber, New Testament, Bible, historical illustration 1886

The praying Monk, historic steel engraving from 1860

David Livingstone (1813-1873) Scottish missionary and African explorer, kneeling in prayer by his bedside, found dead by his native servants, 1 May 1873: Ilala district, Zambia. Wood engraving, Paris, 1877.

Constantine the Great or Constantine I, c. 272, 337, Roman Emperor from 306 to 337

Old Testament. Genesis. Chapter 24. Rebekah gives Abraham's servant (Eliezer) water. Engraving by Gustave Dore (1832-1883).

First book of Moses, chapter 8, verse 8, Noah's sending of the dove, That water flows off on earth, Bible, Old Testament, Genesis, story of creation, law books, ark, wooden boat, death, flowing water, deluge, rays of light in the sky, naked people, rocks, white bird, historical illustration after Gustave Doré around 1880

Follow me, I want to make you fishers of men, chapter 4, verse 19, Matthew Gospel, Jesus, Sea of Galilee, Sea of Galilee, brothers, Peter, Simon, fishermen, fishing nets, boats, shore, New Testament, Bible, historical illustration 1850

St. Pirmin overcoming the dragon with the cross, historic steel engraving from 1860

Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), poeta italiano. Escena de su encuentro con Matilde.

Rendezvous at the window of the harem, historic illustration, 1877

Bible, the third day at Sinai, First Book of Moses, Moses, Old Testament, Genesis, people, mountains, migration, light, historical illustration 1885

The miraculous catch of fish attributed to Jesus in the gospels, Illustration from the Dore Bible 1866. In 1866, the French artist and illustrator Gustave Dore (18321883), published a series of 241 wood engravings for a new deluxe edition of the 1843 French translation of the Vulgate Bible, popularly known as the Bible de Tours. This new edition was known as La Grande Bible de Tours and its illustrations were immensely successful.

Secret societies in China, The punishment of traitors, vintage engraving. Secret societies in China, The punishment of traitors, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, 1880-81. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10657171

''H.R.H. The Prince of Wales in Egypt -- The Ascent of the Great Pyramid', 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891.

The inhabitants of Jerusalem see the heavenly hosts, 2nd book of the Maccabees, chapter 5, verse 2, horsemen in golden robes in the sky, clouds, bright light, lances, prayers, good signs, prophecy, spread arms, temple, Christian religion, Bible, Old Testament, steel engraving Doré, historical illustration 1885

Haman begs Esther for his life, magnificent hall, death, plead, request, fear, food, grapes, jug, plate, table, sword, Bible, Old Testament, The Book of Esther, chapter 7, verse 8, historical illustration c. 1850

Vintage antique illustration and line drawing or engraving of biblical story of Israelites and stone tablets with ten commandments given by got on mount Sinai.From Biblische Geschichte des alten und neuen Testaments, Germany 1859.Exodus 34.. Vintage Drawing of Biblical Story of Israelites Bow Down Under Mount Sinai When Got Give Moses Stone Tablets With Ten Commandments

Daniel, one of four great Hebrew prophets, cast into the Lions' den by Nebuchadnezzar (Nebuchadrezzar) king of Babylon who is calling down '..is thy God able to delivery thee from the lions?' 'Bible' Daniel 6:20. Daniel's survival demonstrated power of his true God Jehovah and insignificance of the Assyrio-Babylonian god Bel (Baal). Copperplate engraving 1804

St Paul the Apostle shaking the viper from his hand, c1808. Artist: Unknown

'Dante Alighieri ''Inferno'', first part of his ''Divina Commedia'' (Divine Comedy) 1863.Virgil and Dante look down upon souls in torment. Gustave Dore. Wood engraving '

The Sorrows of Job or Job, Biblical Story, 1869, France, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century original, exact original date unknown, Europe

Engraving by Gustave Doré from Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy; Dante drinks from the stream called Eunoè

Jesus Preaching in a Ship by Gustave Dore, 1832-1883

Carolingian age. Early Medieval. The foundation of St. Gall Abbey. Engraving, 1882.

A Night Asylum in London, England, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Job comprehends his ruin, Illustration from the Dore Bible 1866. In 1866, the French artist and illustrator Gustave Dore (18321883), published a series of 241 wood engravings for a new deluxe edition of the 1843 French translation of the Vulgate Bible, popularly known as the Bible de Tours. This new edition was known as La Grande Bible de Tours and its illustrations were immensely successful. Job is the central figure of the Book of Job in the Bible. Job is a prophet in the Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Job is presented as a good and prosperous family man who is beset with horrendous disasters that take away all that he holds dear

PRESENTACION DE CRISTOBAL COLON A LOS REYES CATOLICOS EN BARCELONA - GRABADO SIGLO XIX. Author: RICARDO ANCKERMANN (1842-1907). Catholic Monarchs. CRISTOBAL COLON (1451/1506). ISABEL LA CATOLICA (1451-1504) ISABEL I DE CASTILL. FERNANDO EL CATOLICO (1452-1516) FERNANDO II ARAGO. FERNANDO II DE ARAGON (1452/1516) REY CATOLICO.

Introductory picture to the Gospel of Mark, Jesus Preaching, Cross, People, Listener, Sea of Galilee, Rowing Boat, Palm Trees, Bible, Historical Illustration 1850

The return of the prodigal son. Son in the arms of his father. Engraving. Luke 15:20. Bible Illustration by Gustave Dore. 19th century.

The Burning of a Woman, a Witch, Witch Burning, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

África. Abisinia. Grupo de mujeres dancalis en la orilla de un rio. Grabado de 1888.

Naemi und die Ihrigen bei der Wanderung in die Fremde, Naemi, eine biblische Figur, im Buch Rut Altes Testament, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, historisch

Dr Paul Neis undertook a scientific mission to Cochinchina and Laos on behalf of the French Minister of Public Education. He returned to Bangkok by way of Chiang Mai and north Thailand. His mission lasted for 19 months between 1882 and 1884.

The veteran, returning home from the crusades, tells the youth of his life, der Veteran, 1290, Emgland

Gustave Doré; Detail of "David and Jonathan"; Black and White Engraving

The Good Samaritan, Gospel of Luke, chapter 10, verse 34, New Testament, murderer, half dead, beating, lying, priest, Levite, passing by, bandaging wounds, helping, oil, wine, grooming, horse, path, forest, nature, Bible, historical illustration 1850

The Young Mother's Prayer for Her Baby in Front of a Cross, 1869, France, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century print, exact original date unknown, Europe

Engraving by Gustave Doré from Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy "Purgatory and Paradise"; Dante and Virgil meet the Gluttons

Engraving from The Dore Bible illustrating 2 Kings ii 23 and 24 The Children Destroyed by Bears by Gustave Dore 1832-1883 French artist and illustrator

Illustrated Bible. New Testament. The erection of the Cross. Roman soldiers throwing dice for the garments of Christ. Matthew 27:35. Drawing by Gustave Dore. 19th century.

St. Agnes, historic steel engraving from 1860

Illustration depicting Saint Patrick, a fifth-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland. Known as the "Apostle of Ireland", he is the primary patron saint of Ireland, the other patron saints being Brigit of Kildare and Columba.

Judah and Tamar by Emile Jean Horace Vernet, (1789-1863)

The Brother Offer Sacrifice, artist unknown, engraving

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Hospitality for pilgrims in jerusalem in the 11th century, before first crusade, historical illustration, 1880, Germany, Europe

Monks at Supper. Alessandro Magnasco; Italian, 1667-1749. Date: 1695-1730. Dimensions: 68 x 82 cm (26 3/4 x 32 1/4 in.). Oil on canvas. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Daniel, Bible, chapter 1, verse 1, Amos, rancher from the village of Tekoa receives God's words, religionmountain, fortress, plain, shepherd's staff, steel engraving Doré, Old Testament, historical illustration 1885

Old Germanic feast of sacrifice, historical engraving, about 1888

Martin Luther's funeral in 1546, death, mourning, funeral procession, mourners, coffin, tears, crying, cross, flags, bearers, priests, children, choir singing, walking, outdoors, many people, castle, religion, Protestantism, 16th century, historical illustration circa 1860

Asia! Thy trade, thy silks and spicy stores, But ill compensate for a Land of Slaves, Whilst Liberty disdains to bless thy Shores, And Luxury thy nerv'less sons depraves ca. 1760 James Moore British. Asia! Thy trade, thy silks and spicy stores, But ill compensate for a Land of Slaves, Whilst Liberty disdains to bless thy Shores, And Luxury thy nerv'less sons depraves 362528

Christ's Sermon on the Mount, chapter 5, verses 1-2, Gospel of Matthew, disciples of Jesus, teaching, mountain of the Seven Beatitudes at Tiberias, New Testament, Bible, historical illustration 1850

The Young Mother's Prayer for Her Baby in Front of a Cross, 1869, France, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century print,...

'The Transfiguration', c1520, (1893).Artist: John L Stoddard

Tower of Babel, The Confusion of Tongues Engraving Artist Unknown

Bible, sending of the dove, Genesis 8, Moses, Old Testament, death, drowning, crowd, Noah's ark, rays of light, bright sky, rocks, sea, end of the Flood, historical illustration 1885

Umbria Perugia Trevi Chiesa della Madonna delle Lacrime7. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Views of the plain exterior focus on the sculpted portal. The spacious, white-walled interior is filled with various altarpieces and tomb monuments of the Valenti family (Romolo, Filiberto, Cardinal Erminio). The following subjects and saints figure in the altarpieces: S. Ubaldo, Ss. Battista and Antonio di Padova, S. Agostino, St. Francis, St. Joseph, St. Peter, St. Paul, Jonah, David, sibyls, prophets, the Annunciation, the Nativity, the Betrothal of the Virgin, the Flight into Egypt, the Visitation, a Madonna and Child that shed tears of blood in 1485 (now adorned with necklaces), the Deposition, the Resurrection, and various other saints and angels. Other views include a holy water font, walnut-wood benches, a marble crucifix and a Coiugali tomb. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to

The burning bush is an object described by the Book of Exodus (3: 1-21) as being located on Mount Sinai; according to the narrative, the bush was on fire, but was not consumed by the flames, hence the name. In the narrative, the burning bush is the location at which Moses was appointed by God to lead the Israelites out of Egypt and into Canaan.

Jesus and the disciples on the way to Emmaus near Jerusalem, Luke chapter 24, verse 13, village of Emmaus, companion, three men, mountain landscape, walking stick, disciple, wandering, river valley, Christian religion, Bible, New Testament, steel engraving Doré, historical illustration 1885

Birth of Jesus, Luke, chapter 2, verse 16, shepherds, stable, Mary and Joseph, crib, lamb, beef, manger, happiness, praying, men, woman, glorific, Christian religion, Bible, New Testament, steel engraving Doré, historical illustration 1885

The Vision of Saint Bernard. The Blessed Virgin Mary appears to st. Bernard and relates her history. Illustration of the Fresco by Filippino Lippi at Badia, Florence, Italy. Engraving from Lives of the Saints by Sabin Baring-Gould.

Engraving depicting the Ark of the Covenant, a gold-covered wooden chest described in the Book of Exodus as containing the two stone tablets of the Ten Commandments. Dated 19th Century

Poor people on way to church in Ireland, barefoot with shoes in hand, poor people on way to church in Ireland, barefoot with shoes in hand, Historic, historical, digitally improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact original date not known

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