Biblical Scenes and Figures

Artistic representations of various biblical themes, featuring important figures and events, rendered in classic print styles with intricate details.

Annunciatie, François Langot, after Peter Paul Rubens, 1600 - 1672 print paper engraving the Annunciation: Mary, usually reading, is visited by the angel (sometimes a woman overhears the conversation)

Anna-in three with the 'Ave Gratia plena' motet. Maria with child and the H. Anna, sitting on a throne with ballroom. The child sits on Maria's lap, who loves a grape roos in her right hand. On the shot of the H. Anna a Bible, open at the text of Isaiah 9.6, in which the birth of Christ is announced. Above the throne in a cloud five angels that hold an open music book in which music format of the four-bell motet 'Ave Gratia plena' from Cornelis Verdonck. Two angels that play the zinc and the viola da braccio. On the edge of the throne quote from Lukas 1: Mater Mea et Frathes May Hi Sunt, Qui Verbum dei Audiunt and Faciunt.

Christ's guest with a family, Frans de Bakker, 1736 - 1767 print A young woman sits in a room towards her parents. A young man (Christ) Speaks with her. Amsterdam paper etching

David is reprimanded for his adultery; You are that man!. Because of the adultery with Batseba, King David will be reprimanded by the prophet Natan in the name of God. King David confesses his sin.

Adoration of the child by two shepherd girls ..

Seven Silly Virgers Waiting for a groom, Heinrich Vianden, 1844 print Belgium (possibly) paper etching Sloth, Indolence, 'Acedia', 'Desidia'; 'Accidia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Christ as Good Shepherd. representation of foolish virgin(s). oil-lamp. molluscs: snail

Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child, Saint Dominic Guzman and Saint Catherine of Siena. Engraving after Pellegrino da Modena.

The good mother; La Bonne Mère. A mother sitting next to a crib with a baby, takes a second child that lies on her lap. There is an older daughter behind her.

Annunciatie, François Langot, after Peter Paul Rubens, 1600 - 1672 print paper engraving the Annunciation: Mary, usually reading, is visited by the angel (sometimes a woman overhears the conversation)

Jacob blesses Ephraim and Manasse; If Josef his father reputed this, the old man gave him to know that he knew very much, what he did. The old Jacob blesses Ephraim and Manasse, the sons of Joseph. He does this with crossed hands and predicts a great future for Ephraim, the youngest son of Joseph.

Man in a monk trick bends for a woman. In a leaving a man bends with a monk trij in front of a woman who has lifted her arm. There is a mask and a sword on the floor. There are two men in the doorway.

Holy Justina, Johann Sadeler (I), After Maerten de Vos, 1583 - 1587 print The Holy Justina, sitting. She reads a book. There is a sword in the foreground. Her beheading in the background. The twelfth print of a seventeen -part series with female saints. Germany paper engraving female saints (JUSTINA)

Doornenkroning, anonymous, after Annibale Carracci, in or after 1606 print A soldier places the crown of thorns on the head of Christ. Another man gives Chritus a Staff of Riet. Italy paper engraving the crowning with thorns: soldiers with sticks place a thorny crown on Christ's head and give him a reed (Matthew 27:27-31; Mark 15:16-20; John 19:2-3)

Dress the nudes; The works of mercy. A man helps the beggar in a jacket. A girl brings a tie and another man comes with shoes from the house. Under the show a Dutch verse about the works of mercy.

Ascension of a saint. .

Church father Tertullianus van Carthage, Jan Luyken, after Jan Goeree, 1698 print The church father Tertullian of Carthage looks at an angel who offers him a laurel wreath. Tertullian is on a pedestal. On the front a scene in which he writes one of his writings. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving male saints (TERTULLIAN OF CARTHAGE). writer, poet, author

James De Minerere; Christ and the apostles; Thesaurus Novi Testamenti Elegantissimis Iconibus Expressus Continens Historias Atque Miracula Doni Nostri Iesu Christi. The apostle James the lesser standing with the fluorescent knife against himself and a book in the hands. On the left in the background are torture. He is killed. Under the show a line from the apostolic creed and a three-legged text about James De Lolere in Latin. This print is part of an album.

Abraham en de drie engelen; Sara hoorde het, en lagchte.The three angels visit Abraham and he brings them to the table. They promise him that he and Sara will get a son. Abraham hears the news. Sara listens from the tent.

S. Ildelfonse, archevêque (St. Ildefonsus, Archbishop), January 23rd, from Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année (Images of All of the Saints and Religious Events of the Year) 1636 Jacques Callot French This print is part of a series comprised of a title page, frontispiece, and 122 plates. Each of these 122 plates contains four oval scenes depicting Saints and Religious Events for each day of the year. This etching was originally one of four oval scenes on a plate in the series.. S. Ildelfonse, archevêque (St. Ildefonsus, Archbishop), January 23rd, from Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année (Images of All of the Saints and Religious Events of the Year). Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année. Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592-1635 Nancy). 1636. Etching; second state of two (Lieure). Israël Henriet (French, Nancy ca. 1590-1661 Paris). Prints

Elisabetta Sirani, The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and Saint John the Baptist, c 1650 1660 The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and Saint John the Baptist

Marta reigns Maria Magdalena. Maria Magdalena is sitting at a dressing table, while her hair is done. On the left her sister Marta, who points her to her vanity and trying to reverse her. This print is part of an album.

Holy family with the young John the Baptist. Maria is sitting on a wall. For her, the Christ child and the young John are the Baptist on a basket. Joseph is a book on the right. A landscape in the background.

Etching by Giuseppe Maria Mitelli depicting Saint Anthony of Padua, created between 1654 and 1718, emphasizing religious iconography and detailed engraving techniques.

Holy Catharina van Siena receives the Stigmata, Francesco Vanni, 1573 - 1610 print The holy Catharina van Siena, kneeling for a crucifix, receives the stigmata. Top left Cherubies. Italy paper etching St. Catherine of Siena, kneeling before a crucifix, or swooning into the arms of two nuns, receives the stigmata. cherubs, i.e. children's heads with wings

Love, Crispijn van de Passe (I), After Maerten de Vos, 1580 - 1588 print Landscape with the female personification of love (caritas), one of the three theological virtues, with the Christ child and the child John the Baptist in her arms. With her two other children. On the left in the background the worship of the Christ child by the shepherds. On the right in the background possibly Abraham and the Engel (Gen. 22: 15-18). In the margin a two -way caption in Latin. Third print from a series with the virtues. paper engraving Charity, 'Caritas'; 'Carití' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtues. adoration of the Christ-child by the shepherds; Mary and Joseph present. Abraham communicating with God (in general)

God Sending the Archangel Gabriel to the Virgin ca. 1595-1600 Johann Sadeler I. God Sending the Archangel Gabriel to the Virgin. ca. 1595-1600. Engraving. Prints

Saint Peter and Johannes heal a lame in a temple. Numbered at the top right: N. vi.

Sacrifice from Isaak, Johann Philipp Ganz, After Jan Lievens, 1756 - 1784 print paper etching the sacrifice of Isaac (Genesis 22)

Visitation. The pregnant Maria visits her niece Elisabet. Zecharias and Joseph are in the background.

Christ appears to his mother, 1610 - 1620 print The rising Christ greets his mother Mary, who is kneeling for a reader. Print is part of an album. paper engraving Christ, perhaps dressed as a pilgrim, appearing to his mother, who is usually shown praying

Heilige Paula van Rome als kluizenares; S. Paula Romana; Kluizenaressen; Sacra Eremus Ascetriarum.Sacred Paula of Rome as a hermit kneels in prayer. On the verso is a fragment from a French text from the edition.

A drawing by Abraham Bloemaert showing Saint Jakobus preaching, executed in black chalk and brown lavated ink with white highlights, illustrating the saint in a dynamic gesture and religious context.

Abraham dispels Hagar and Ismaël. Abraham sends Hagar and his first son Ismaël away at the request of his wife Sara. Sara stands with the youngest son Isaac in the doorway.

Job hears the bad news from messengers; History of Job; Theatrum Biblicum Hoc Est Historiae Sacrae Veteris et Novi Testamenti Tabulis Aeneis Expressae. Job belongs from three messengers about the disaster that has happened to him. His wife stands in the doorway, who loves her handkerchief. In the landscape you can see how jobs cattle and camels are stolen, how his shepherds and cattle died by lightning and how the house in the city links, in which the children of Job held a party, collapsed in the storm. To heaven the tetragram, as a symbol of God the father and the sky dwellers who make their appearance. Under the show a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Job 1:14. This print is part of an album.

. Interior of a temple with the cult image of Juno. A calf is prepared to sacrifice in the foreground in a sacrificial column.

St. Francis of Assisi 1763 Francesco Bartolozzi Italian. St. Francis of Assisi. Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, Florence 1728-1815 Lisbon). 1763. Etching and engraving. Thomas Bradford (British, active London 1763-73). Prints

Man in an interior accuses a heavenly light. In an interior a man is sitting on a throne, illuminated by a bundle of the sky light. The man holds a book and has put his other hand on his chest. On the right is a woman at a table on which a collection of shells lies.

The Holy Family Before A Column. Maria, Joseph and the Christ child, all for feet, with a column. Christ keeps an apple in the left hand. Under the representation two lines of Latin text.

The assignment in the Temple, Anonymous, 1700 - 1800 drawing Simeon and Anna with the Christ child and Mary. paper. ink pen / brush presentation of the Christ-child in the temple, usually Simeon (and Anna) present (Luke 2:22-39)

Epifanius is about to destroy a picture of Christ. Epifanius discovers an image of Christ behind a curtain in a church and is about to destroy it.

Saint Arsenius the Great as a recluse, Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert, after Abraham Bloemaert, 1590 - 1612 print paper engraving saints. anchorite, hermit

Saint Magna as a horror; Sancta magna; Kluizenaars; Sacra Eremus Ascetriarum ..

Holy Helena and the True Cross, Anonymous, After Parmigianino, 1513 - 1549 print Saint Helena sitting in the foreground. Behind her a window with outside the angel who appeared on her in a vision with the true cross on which Christ had hung. Italy paper engraving empress Helena, mother of Constantine the Great; possible attributes: model of church, (royal) crown, crown of thorns, cross, three nails

Copper engraving by Gilles Rousselet from 1620-1686 depicting Saint Anthony holding the child Jesus, showing figures, posture, and robes.

This copper engraving by Jacob Matham, produced around 1623, depicts St. Cecilia, emphasizing her figure and attributes associated with her saintly representation.

Opwekking of Lazarus, Reinier Vinkeles (I), After Jacobus Buys, 1797 print Christ at the grave of Lazarus. A group of people watches how Lazarus raises his arms. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving the raising of Lazarus ('Lazarus, come out')

Saint Euphrasia of Constantinople as a hermit kneels in prayer in her hermit cell and is tempted by the devil, Saint Euphrasia of Constantinople as a hermit Sancta Euphraxia Hermits Sacra Eremus Ascetriarum , Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert, Abraham Bloemaert, print maker: anonymous, 1590 - 1662, paper, engraving, h 139 mm × w 146 mm

Allegorical performance with an angel. An angel reaches a monk a roll of paper. In the foreground is an old man with a beard to write a book, next to him a woman. In the background the figures with symbols of true faith.

Acacius from Amida pays ransom to the Romans. Acacius, Bishop of Amida, pays ransom to the Romans to free 7,000 persisal prisoners that were otherwise starved. The bishop gathered the money through ecclesiastical jugs, scales and cups of gold and silver to make melt.

Christ at Nicodemus.

Copper engraving and etching by Jean Audran between 1682 and 1756 depicting Saint Scholastica of Nursia, showing figure, gestures, attire, and composition.

Adam von Bartsch, Male Dominican Saint, 1787, soft-ground etching in black ink on paper.

Saint Marana of Syria and Saint Cyrra as Kluizen Councils with chains; SS. Marana et Cijra; Kluizenaars; Sacra Eremus Ascetriarum.

Copper engraving by Johann Hainzelmann between 1661 and 1693 depicting the Annunciation to Mary with angelic and biblical symbolism.

Saint Rocchus in prison; The disciples at the grave of Christ. Saint Rocchus in prison is visited by two people and an angel.

Petrus liberated by an angel from prison. .

Saint Magna as a horror; Sancta magna; Kluizenaars; Sacra Eremus Ascetriarum. The Saint Magna is in her hermit cell and surrendered to her ascetic life with her attributes such as the Bible, a rosary and a crucifix. On the Verso is a fragment of French text from the edition.

Saint Luke, 1 of 4 numbered plates from the series The FourEvangelists. Engraver Possibly: Zacharias Dolendo, Dutch, 1561 - ca.1604 Publisher: Jacques de Gheyn II, Dutch, 1565-1629

Maria Magdalena, Jean Couvay (Possible), After Jean Couvay, After Charles Le Brun, 1632 - 1652 print paper engraving the penitent harlot Mary Magdalene; possible attributes: book (or scroll), crown, crown of thorns, crucifix, jar of ointment, mirror, musical instrument, palm-branch, rosary, scourge

Maria Magdalena with skull. The penitent Maria Magdalena, skull in hand. In the background its attributes. The performance is caught in an oval frame with an empty coat of arms and an empty cartouche.

HOME OF THE LOST SON. The lost son returns home. He is met by his father, who welcomes him warmly. He takes his son in the arms while he begs him for forgiveness. Other family members are waiting in the background.

Three priestesses with a sacrificial altar. .

. A performance in a cartouche of palm branches. Christ visiting Martha and Maria. Maria is next to Christ on the ground. Martha is in the background and points to the fire.

Christ in the court of Gethsemane, Nicolaes de Bruyn, 1618 print An angel appears before Christ on the Mount of Olives to give him strength. Christ kneels in prayer and looks up, he is surrounded by his sleeping disciples Peter, Jakobus and John. Netherlands paper engraving Christ's prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane during the night

Saint Philippus places himself under the care of Virgin Mary, Antonio Tempesta, 1591 print Saint Philippus places himself under the care of Virgin Mary. He is kneeling for Mary with the Christ child. Text in Latin in STUDMARGE. Print Maker: Romevatican City paper etching prior general of the Order of the Servites, Philip Benizzi of Florence; possible attributes: book, cross, lily, tiara at his feet. the Virgin Mary

Maria with child and young John the Baptist. Maria is with the Christ child on his lap for a window and a curtain. The young John the Baptist stands next to the child.

Bootless Mary Magdalene.

H. Paulus, Jan van de Velde (II), After Willem Pietersz Buytewech, 1603 - 1652 print The apostle Paulus, with sword, standing in front of a broken column, to the left, looking up to heaven. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving the apostle Paul of Tarsus; possible attributes: book, scroll, sword

Saint Franciscus Xaverius worship Maria with child.

Memorial for Thomas high. A memorial for Thomas high, pastor in Rotterdam. The monument is crowned with his portrait. The crossbearing of Christ is shown on the lower part. In addition to the monument, faith with a cross is in her hand. On the edge of the stage are a grieving woman figure and the gravy amor with an inverted torch. In the cloud behind the monument, father appears with his zeis. At the bottom of the margin a five-line text in Dutch.

Vatican City, Papal Court, Rome, Tempesta, Antonio, Vita B. Philippi Benicii Florent. ord. servor B. Mariae virginis, The Life of Philippus Benitius, Saint Philippus places himself under the protection of the Virgin Mary, verso - stamped, Saint Philippus places himself under the protection of the Virgin Mary. He is kneeling before Mary with the Christ Child. Text in Latin in the lower margin., print, prent, prints, height 115 mm, width 80 mm, Italian, 1555 - 1630-08-05, print maker, printmaker, 1591 - 1591, paper, papier, etching, etchings, granter of privilege

Isaac Bless Jakob, Caspar Luyken, 1712 print Amsterdam paper etching Isaac lying in bed blesses Jacob who, disguised in Esau's clothes, brings food to his father; Jacob's hands and neck are covered with goatskins

Maria with Christ child; Maria with Christ child and Joseph with carpenter tools. Round representation of Mary, sitting at a tree, with the Christ child on the arm. As a pendant, this print belongs to a print of Jozef with carpenter tools.

Holy Dioscorus of Nitria, Frederick Bloemaert, after Abraham Bloemaert, after 1636 - c. 1670 print The Holy Dioscorus, Egyptian monk from Nitria, is praying in the open air. Print from a series of 80 prints and a title print with hermits from the 2nd to the 6th century. paper engraving male saints (DIOSCORUS)

S. Conrad, évêque (St. Conrad, Bishop), November 26th, from Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année (Images of All of the Saints and Religious Events of the Year) 1636 Jacques Callot French This print is part of a series comprised of a title page, frontispiece, and 122 plates. Each of these 122 plates contains four oval scenes depicting Saints and Religious Events for each day of the year. This etching was originally one of four oval scenes on a plate in the series.. S. Conrad, évêque (St. Conrad, Bishop), November 26th, from Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année (Images of All of the Saints and Religious Events of the Year). Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année. Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592-1635 Nancy). 1636. Etching; second state of two (Lieure). Israël Henriet (French, Nancy ca. 1590-1661 Paris). Prints

Aurelius Augustinus prays to God under a tree. Aurelius Augustine is under a tree, with a described sheet of paper in his arm, to pray to God. His friend Alepius is watching from behind a tree.

H. Gregorius dictates his sermons, L. Angélique Martinet, after Carle van Loo, 1770 print Numbered in the bottom right: 5. publisher: ParisFrance paper engraving / etching St. Gregory the Great as Doctor of the Latin Church, with book, pen, and dove (divine inspiration)

Annunciatie, 1643 print The angel Gabriel announces Mary that she will become pregnant. Maria is kneeling by a bed on which is an open book. The Holy Spirit drops like a pigeon. Joseph cuts wood in the background. Print is part of a series about the eight Baves of Christ and illustrates the blessing: Blessed who is pure in heart. In the lower right corner this text from matt. 5: 8 in Latin. At the bottom of the margin a verse in Latin over the blessing and the show. This print is part of an album. Amsterdam paper engraving the Annunciation: Mary, usually reading, is visited by the angel (sometimes a woman overhears the conversation) - AA - Mary to the left, the angel to the right. blessed are the pure in heart

A bishop saint with an angel and Saint Peter the Apostle (). Etching.

Christ appears to Mary Magdalene (Noli Me Tangere). Maria Magdalena kneels Before Christ in a shed. He leans against a fence, the wound in his they are visible. Besides Maria Magdalena is her ointment pot. In the background a look through to Golgota with the three crosses. Text in undermarge.

Winieta Tytułowa do The Messiah through Klopstock with Ellinger's writings 1790 Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726 1801)

Jeroboam and the Prophet Achia. The prophet Achia has torn its cloak in twelve pieces and hand over ten pieces to Jeroboam. The torn mantle symbolizes the split of the Jewish people. Jeroboam became king of ten of the twelve tribes.

Nun with a tide book in hand. .

Three monks; Keizer Karel V in the Sint-Servaaskerk in Maastricht. .

Maria Magdalena distances himself from earthly vanities, Lucas Vorsterman (I), after Peter Paul Rubens, 1619 - 1675 print Maria Magdalena tramples a coffin with her earthly possessions, including a mirror, perfume bottle, hairpins and jewelry. paper engraving St. Mary Magdalene renounces the vanities of the world, laying aside her jewels

Memorial for Jan van der Roest. A monument for preacher and writer Jan van der Roest with silhouette portrait surrounded by a snake that bites itself into the tail. Faith points to heaven, the cross stands next to her. A putto is mapping and pointing to a reference to a discarded bible. 14:13. Under the show a four-line verse in Dutch.

Visioen by H. Hermann Joseph (version A), Paulus Pontius, After Anthony Van Dyck, 1616 - 1657 print The Virgin Mary appears to St. Hermann Joseph van Steinfeld. She is flanked by two angels. In the foreground the Biretta of the Saint and his attribute de Roos. In the margin a five -line caption and a two -line assignment in Latin. Antwerp paper engraving appearances of Mary. the Praemonstratense friar Herman Joseph of Steinfeld; possible attributes of St. Herman Joseph: book, branch of roses, cup (with roses), infant Christ, key, knife. head-gear

The Annunciation. Schleich, Adrian (1812-1894), graphic artist, Overbeck, Johann Friedrich (1789-1869), draughtsman, cartoonist, Verlag von G.J.Manz (fl. ca 1840-1870), publisher

Thomas Linacre throws the New Testament full of surprise on the ground; he got away from this book, and also exclaimed with a curse: or this is not the gospel, or we are not Christians!. .

Copper engraving and etching by Gilles Rousselet from 1620-1686 showing Saint Mary Magdalene in devotional portraiture.

Aurelius Augustinus prays to God under a tree, Reinier Vinkeles (I), 1804 print Under a tree, Aurelius Augustine, with a sheet described in his arm, is praying to God. His friend Alypius watches from behind a tree. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving one person praying. forest, wood. trees. spying on someone

Copper engraving by Cornelis Galle the Elder depicting Mary with crown, scepter, and child, created between 1590 and 1650, illustrating religious iconography in early 17th-century printmaking.

Christ and the personalized soul at a fountain; Jesus and the soul in a flower court at a fountain.

Mary with the Christ child in a landscape, Antonie Wierix (II), 1565 - Before 1604 print With the Christ child, Mary stands on her arm in a landscape. She hands him an apple. Above them in the clouds cherubin. In the margin a two -way caption in Latin. Antwerp paper engraving Mary standing (or half-length), the Christ-child on her arm (Christ-child to Mary's left) (+ angel(s))

Saint Helena and the true cross. Saint Helena sitting in the foreground. Behind her a window with outside the angel that appeared to her in a vision with the true cross that Christ had hung.

King Manasse in prison, Philips Galle (attributed to workshop or), After Maerten de Vos, 1547 - 1612 print King Manasse of Judah finds his faith in the dungeons of Babylon. He prays to God and is interrogated. The print has a Latin caption. Under the Latin text a handwritten Dutch caption. Antwerp paper engraving the prayer of Manasseh

Marinus must make a choice; And with the other the book of evangelien offering .. Marinus must make a choice between the sword or the gospel and opts for the second.

Angel appears to Joseph in his carpentry workshop.

Lithograph by Johann Nepomuk Strixner from 1823 depicting the Nativity scene with the infant Christ, Mary, Joseph, and surrounding figures, emphasizing detailed line work and composition typical of early 19th-century religious prints.

Annunciation; Delicious who are pure of heart; The eight salvation speaks; Theatrum Biblicum Hoc Est Historiae Sacrae Veteris et Novi Testamenti Tabulis Aeneis Expressae. The angel Gabriel announces Maria to become pregnant. Maria is kneeling at a bed on which a sloping book is located. The Holy Spirit drops down like a pigeon. In the background, Jozef wood chains. PRENT is part of a series about the eight skimmings of Christ and illustrates the salvation: delicious who are pure of heart. In the lower right corner this text from matte. 5: 8 in Latin. At the bottom of the margin a verse in Latin about the willow discussion and the show. This print is part of an album.

Mary with Christ Child, 1590 - 1595 print Round show of Maria, sitting by a tree, with the Christ child on the arm. This print includes a print by Joseph with carpenter's tools. Netherlands paper engraving Madonna: Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child in her lap (or in front of her bosom) (Mary sometimes represented half-length)

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