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Doré, Schnorr von Carolsfeld and Tissot Bible art, digitally restored; originals are public domain. · 756 images · books in Bible (Catholic canon) order

Genesis 62

Day one: light breaks into the dark.The Creator sets the heavens in order.Day three: land and green growth.Day four: sun, moon and stars.Day five: birds and sea creatures.Schnorr plate 006 (Genesis, Adam & Eve sequence; title to verify)Day seven: God rests.The Creation of EveSchnorr plate 008 (Genesis, Adam & Eve sequence; title to verify)God seeks the ones who hid.The Expulsion from the GardenDriven out of Paradise.

Exodus 16

Israel enslaved in EgyptMoses in the BulrushesThe finding of MosesMoses defends a HebrewThe burning bushAaron's staff becomes a serpentThe first Passover in EgyptThe Last SupperThe death of the firstbornThe Red Sea closesManna from heavenMoses' hands held up

Leviticus 1

Agnus Dei: The Scapegoat

Numbers 6

Grapes from CanaanThe judgement on KorahMoses shows Aaron's rod, now budding, among the rods of the tribes. The sign confirms whom God has chosen as priest.The bronze serpentBalaam's donkey stops and kneels because an angel with a sword blocks the road. Balaam finally sees the angel and recognises his error.Moses lays his hand on Joshua before the priest and the people. Joshua is appointed to lead Israel after Moses.

Deuteronomy 1

On Mount Nebo, God shows Moses the whole promised land. Moses sees it but does not enter.

Joshua 10

Rahab of Jericho hid two Israelite spies. She helped them escape through a window in her house on the city wall. In return, her family was promised safety.Near Jericho, Joshua encountered a figure holding a drawn sword. The figure named himself commander of the Lord's army. Joshua bowed down and removed his sandals.The walls of Jericho fallIsrael circled Jericho for seven days. On the seventh day the priests blew trumpets and the people shouted. The city walls collapsed.After the city fell, Jericho was burned. Rahab and her family were brought out safely, as the spies had promised. The identification of this scene is uncertain.Joshua raises his spear toward the city as a signal to the hidden troops. Israel's army then takes the city.The War against GibeonIn the battle to defend Gibeon, sun and moon appear in the sky. The story tells of a long day when Israel defeated the Amorite kings.Five kings hiding in the cave at Makkedah are brought out before Joshua. The victory marks the collapse of the southern alliance.Joshua sits under a canopy as tribal representatives come with records. Canaan is divided among the tribes by lot.

Judges 17

Sisera slain by JaelJael opens her tent curtain to show Barak the enemy commander Sisera, now dead. Israel's victory comes through a woman's hand.Deborah's Song of TriumphAn angel came to Gideon and called him to deliver Israel. Gideon asked for a sign and prepared an offering. The angel touched it with his staff, and fire sprang from the rock.At night Gideon's men blow trumpets, smash jars and raise torches. The Midianite camp panics and flees.The townspeople shelter in the tower as Abimelech attacks. A woman on top drops a millstone and ends his assault.Jephthah met by his DaughterJephthah vowed to offer whatever first came out of his house if he won. His own daughter came out to meet him with dancing and a timbrel. Jephthah was grief-stricken. Another possible identification is Deborah (Judges 4).Jephthah's Daughter and her CompanionsSamson slaying the LionOn the way to Timnah a young lion attacks Samson. With strength from the Spirit of the Lord he overcomes it bare-handed.Samson raises a donkey's jawbone after defeating the Philistine force at Lehi. Burning fields recall his feud with them.

Ruth 4

Naomi and her Daughters-in-lawAfter their husbands died, Naomi urged her two daughters-in-law to go home. Orpah left, but Ruth was determined to stay. Her loyalty became one of the Bible's best-known stories.Ruth and BoazRuth gleaned leftover barley in the field of Boaz, Naomi's relative. Boaz noticed her and asked her to keep gleaning in his field. He also made sure she was safe and fed.

1 Samuel 20

Hannah, childless for years, prayed silently at Shiloh. The priest Eli saw her lips moving without sound and thought she was drunk. Her prayer was later answered with the birth of Samuel.The boy Samuel served in the Lord's house with Eli. At night he heard his name called again and again. At last he answered that he was ready to listen to the Lord.A messenger reported Israel's defeat, the death of Eli's sons, and the capture of the Ark. On hearing of the Ark, the aged Eli fell from his seat. He died of a broken neck.The Return of the ArkSaul disobeyed the Lord's command. Samuel declared that the Lord had rejected him as king. The identification of this scene is uncertain.Saul grabs Samuel's robe and tears it as the prophet turns away. Samuel declares the kingdom will be torn from Saul.Samuel was sent to Jesse's house to anoint a new king. David's impressive older brothers were passed over. David, the youngest, was called in from the fields and anointed with oil.The young David faced the Philistine giant Goliath with only a sling and a stone. Goliath fell, and David took the giant's own sword. The Philistine army fled.Saul and DavidSaul hurls his spear at DavidAs David plays the harp, Saul, troubled by an evil spirit, hurls his spear. David escapes, but Saul's hostility becomes clear.Jonathan says farewell to David

2 Samuel 10

From his palace roof King David sees a woman in the garden below. This moment begins a story of grave sin and repentance.After David's sin against Uriah and Bathsheba, Nathan came to the palace. He pointed at the king and told him he was the guilty man. David bowed and confessed his sin. The identification of this scene is uncertain.The child of David and Bathsheba fell gravely ill. David fasted and lay on the ground all night, pleading with God. His crown lies on the floor beside him.Shimei Curses DavidAs David fled from Absalom, Shimei threw stones and cursed him. David's men wanted to strike back. David held them back and humbly bore the insult.Death of AbsalomAbsalom caught in the oak treeAbsalom rebelled against his father David. When his army was routed in the forest of Ephraim, his head caught in the branches of a great tree. His mule ran on and left him hanging.David mourning over AbsalomDavid's Census

1 Kings 17

With trumpets sounding, Solomon is proclaimed king before the aged David. The people rejoice over their new king.A priest pours oil on the young king's head before the people. The moment marks the passing of Israel's throne.Judgment of SolomonTwo women dispute over a baby before Solomon. The king tests them and finds the true mother through her love.SolomonThe cedars destined for the TempleCraftsmen work on the temple while the king looks up to heaven. The temple becomes the centre of Israel's worship in Jerusalem.The Queen of Sheba arrives with servants bearing gold and spices. She comes to test Solomon's wisdom and leaves amazed.In old age Solomon is led by his wives to burn incense to foreign gods. His heart is no longer wholly loyal to the Lord.The people gather before the young King Rehoboam asking for a lighter burden. His harsh reply splits the kingdom in two.The prophet slain by a lionDuring a long drought, Elijah hid beside the brook Cherith. Ravens brought him bread and meat every morning and evening. He drank from the brook.

2 Kings 11

Elijah destroying the messengersElijah's ascentA chariot and horses of fire part Elijah from Elisha, and Elijah is carried up in a whirlwind. Elisha cries out and later takes up his master's mantle.Elisha returns the Shunammite woman's son, raised back to life. The mother embraces her child in gratitude.Death of JezebelJehu arrives at Jezreel and Jezebel is thrown down from the window. Elijah's prophecy about her end is fulfilled.Destruction of Sennacherib's hostSennacherib's Assyrian army besieged Jerusalem. That night the angel of the Lord went out and struck their camp. Sennacherib withdrew home to Nineveh.While the temple was being repaired, a Book of the Law was found. When the scribe Shaphan read it aloud, King Josiah tore his clothes in grief. He then led a renewal of worship in Judah.By night, men tear down altars and idols as fires burn. The scene appears to depict a purging of idolatry.Babylonian troops enter the city and Judah's king is seized with his household. The kingdom of Judah falls.

1 Chronicles 2

The destroying angel hovers over the city as David and the elders bow down. Fire falls on the altar as a sign the offering is accepted.The king stands among priests, musicians and scribes with a harp at his side. He prepares the order of worship and song for the temple.

Ezra 2

A great company sets out with carts and belongings, led by an elder pointing ahead. The scene appears to show the exiles on the march.A priest stands at a newly raised altar as workers and musicians gather. The returned people restore worship in Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 1

After Jerusalem's walls were rebuilt, the people gathered before the gate. Ezra stood on a wooden platform and read the Law aloud. The people wept as they listened.

Tobit 2

An aged father sits at the threshold as a young man leaves with his staff. This is likely Tobias leaving Tobit.On their wedding night Tobias and Sarah kneel and pray for the Lord's protection. The evil spirit troubling Sarah is driven away.

Judith 1

This story comes from the Book of Judith, which is deuterocanonical. Judith, a widow of Bethulia, entered the enemy camp to save her city. She defeated the general Holofernes and returned with her maidservant.

Esther 3

The king wished to honour Mordecai, who had once foiled a plot against his life. Ironically, Haman, Mordecai's enemy, had to lead his horse through the city streets. It marked the start of Haman's downfall.Esther confounding HamanQueen Esther risked her life by going before the king. She begged him to overturn Haman's plot to destroy her people. The identification of this scene is uncertain.

1 Maccabees 4

Mattathias at the altar of Modin (title inferred, unverified)The king's officers force the Jews to sacrifice to idols. The old priest Mattathias refuses and begins the resistance.Mattathias calls all who are faithful to follow him, and they flee to the hills with families and livestock. The Maccabean revolt grows from there.Judas Maccabeus, leader of the revolt

2 Maccabees 4

Heliodorus punished in the TempleWhen Heliodorus tries to seize the temple treasury, a heavenly rider appears and strikes him down. The people rejoice at this deliverance.Heliodorus came to seize the treasury of the Temple in Jerusalem. According to 2 Maccabees, a splendid horseman and two young men appeared and struck him. He fell and was carried out helpless.King Antiochus pressed seven brothers to break the law of their fathers. One by one they refused, strengthened by their mother. The story is remembered as an example of faithfulness.

Song of Songs 1

Jesus Looking through a Lattice

Isaiah 1

Isaiah

Jeremiah 2

A prophet sits bowed while women burn incense to idols and soldiers approach. He grieves for a people who keep serving other gods.Baruch

Lamentations 2

Jeremiah mourns over JerusalemAfter Babylon destroyed Jerusalem, the city lay desolate. By tradition, the prophet Jeremiah mourned its ruin. The Book of Lamentations voices grief over the once-crowded city.

Ezekiel 5

Ezekiel's vision of the throne of GodBy the river Chebar, Ezekiel saw a storm and blazing fire. Within it appeared winged creatures, wheels, and a throne with a glorious figure. The prophet fell on his face to the ground.Ezekiel prophesyingThe Vision of EzekielPeople rise from ground strewn with bones while a cross and heavenly figures appear above. The artist links the prophecy of new life with Christian hope.

Daniel 8

DanielThe Fiery FurnaceBelshazzar's FeastAt King Belshazzar's feast, a hand wrote on the palace wall. None of the wise men could read it except Daniel. He declared that Belshazzar's kingdom had been weighed and would come to an end.Daniel in the lions' denDaniel is thrown into the lions' den, but an angel is with him and the lions do him no harm. The story stands for faithfulness under threat.Two wicked elders lay in wait for Susanna in her husband's garden and pressed her. She refused them despite their threat of false accusation. She chose to stay faithful to God.As Susanna was led to execution, young Daniel cried out before the people. He questioned the two elders separately and proved their testimony false. Susanna was freed and her accusers were punished.

Amos 1

The prophet Amos

Jonah 1

Jonah calling Nineveh to repentance

Matthew 128

The Betrothal of Mary and JosephSaint JosephThe Anxiety of Saint JosephThe Vision of Saint JosephThe Star in the EastThe Magi JourneyingThe Magi in the House of HerodLed by the star, the wise men from the East came to where the Child was. They knelt in worship and offered gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Joseph stands beside Mary.The Adoration of the MagiThe Flight into EgyptBy night an angel warns Joseph to take the child and his mother to Egypt. Herod is seeking the child to kill him.An angel warned Joseph in a dream that Herod meant to kill the Child. Joseph at once took Mary and Jesus and fled to Egypt. They stayed there until Herod died.

Mark 56

Saint James the GreaterJesus Casts Out a Possessed Man in the SynagogueThe Possessed Man in the SynagogueThe Healing of Peter's Mother-in-lawAll the City Was Gathered at His DoorJesus Went Out into a Desert PlaceFriends of a paralysed man lower him through the roof to reach Jesus. Jesus forgives his sins and heals him.The Palsied Man Let Down through the RoofThe disciples plucking corn on the SabbathThe Man with the Withered HandThe Pharisees and the Herodians Conspire Against JesusOrdaining of the Twelve Apostles

Luke 113

Portrait of Zacharias and ElizabethAs the priest Zechariah burned incense in the Temple, the angel Gabriel stood at the right of the altar. The angel said that his wife Elizabeth would bear a son. That child would become John the Baptist.The Vision of ZachariasThe angel Gabriel comes to Mary with news that she will bear the Son of God. Mary receives the message with humility.The AnnunciationAfter the angel's message, Mary went to the hill country of Judah to visit her kinswoman Elizabeth. On hearing Mary's greeting, Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and blessed her. Joseph and Zechariah appear nearby.The VisitationThe MagnificatThe mute Zechariah writes on a tablet that his son's name is John. At once his mouth is opened and he praises God.The Childhood of John the BaptistThe NativityMary lays the infant Jesus in the manger while Joseph and the shepherds kneel in worship. Angels gather in the light above.

John 112

Our Lord Jesus ChristJohn the Baptist points to Jesus passing by and calls him the Lamb of God. Some of his disciples then follow Jesus.John the Baptist Sees Jesus from AfarThe Calling of John and AndrewSaint AndrewSaint PhilipNathanael Under the Fig TreeAt a wedding in Cana the wine runs out, and Jesus has the servants fill the jars with water. The water becomes wine, his first sign.The Bride and Groom of CanaThe Marriage at CanaJesus drives the traders and money-changers out of the temple courts. He will not let his Father's house become a marketplace.The Merchants Chased from the Temple

Acts 23

Forty days after the resurrection, Jesus is taken up into heaven before his disciples. They gaze at the sky in awe.The AscensionThe AscensionTwo Angels after the AscensionThe disciples were gathered together on the day of Pentecost. A sound like a rushing wind came, and tongues of fire rested on them. They were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages.At the Temple's Beautiful Gate, a lame man asked Peter and John for alms. Peter said he had no silver or gold, but healed him in Jesus' name. The man leapt up and praised God.The martyrdom of St StephenStephen bore bold witness before the council. Enraged, they dragged him out of the city and stoned him. He prayed for their forgiveness, while Saul looked after their cloaks.Philip comes up to the chariot of an Ethiopian official who is reading Isaiah. He explains the good news about Jesus, and the official is baptised.Saul's conversionOn the road to Damascus, Saul is struck down by a light from heaven. Jesus speaks to him, and his life is changed for ever.Saint Paul

Colossians 1

Saint Luke

Jude 1

The archangel Michael keeps watch in the mountains after Moses' death. Tradition says he disputed with the devil over Moses' body.

Revelation 1

Death on the pale horse

Other scenes

Jesus healing the sickThe Sermon on the MountThe dumb man possessedChrist's entry into JerusalemJesus and the tribute moneyThe Last SupperPrayer of Jesus in the Garden of OlivesThe BetrayalClose of the CrucifixionThe Angel at the SepulchreDavid praises God with the harpA king and queen sit in the palace as musicians and people gather. The exact scene from the books of Kings is not yet identified.A figure in red points at a bowed old man while others watch in sorrow. The exact episode is not yet identified.A young man clasps hands with an elder under trees, surrounded by family and fruit-pickers. The exact episode is not yet identified.A psalmist kneels with his harp while angels make music above and scenes of the people unfold around him. The plate is allegorical.A figure in red plays the harp before a choir of angels while people emerge from flames. This plate is also allegorical.In a city square, a leader in red embraces kneeling men as trumpets sound. This is probably a Maccabean triumph.A figure with a sword strides within a ring of fire while a priest prays and soldiers lie fallen. The exact episode is not yet identified.This plate appears to be an allegorical image for the Book of Psalms. A psalmist with a harp sits in front, while above an angel holds a sword and scales. The identification of this scene is uncertain.This plate appears to illustrate the Song of Songs. A king sits in a flowering garden with his beloved, surrounded by attendants. The book celebrates the love between a bridegroom and his bride. The identification of this scene is uncertain.A woman holding a child looks up toward the watchmen above a gate while another woman carries a bundle inside. The exact scene of this plate has not been identified.A man lies on a bed while an angel and others stand around him. The scene may come from the Book of Tobit, but this has not been confirmed.A dignified elder speaks from his chair to an assembled group. The scene may be the story of Susanna, when Daniel examines two elders, but this has not been confirmed.An old man leans on a garden fence and speaks to mothers, children, and men gathered nearby. The exact scene of this plate has not been identified.A commander stands among his soldiers before a city and points toward the enemy. The plate may depict the Maccabean wars, but this has not been confirmed.Jesus stands by a doorway while several men approach and gesture to one another. The exact Gospel scene of this plate has not been identified.A Street in JerusalemA Typical Woman of JerusalemA Well near the Bridge of KedronAn Armenian (2)An ArmenianAncient Tombs, Valley of Hinnom (2)Ancient Tombs, Valley of HinnomAngels Holding a Dial of the Hours of the PassionColumn, Jerusalem (2)Column, JerusalemEsplanade of the HaramFig Tree, Valley of HinnomGarden of the Citadel, CairoGarden of the Dancing Dervishes, CairoGarden of the Dancing Dervishes, Cairo (2)The Haram and the Dome of the Rock, JerusalemOld CairoJerusalem Seen from the Mount of OlivesJerusalem, South-East Corner from the Road to BethanyJerusalem from the Mount of Evil CounselJerusalem from the South with Zion and the MosquesJesus and his Mother at the FountainJewish OssuaryLamp Mosque of El-AksaOlive Trees, Valley of HinnomCourt of the Gentiles, HaramPortico of the Mosque of Muhammad AliPortrait of the PilgrimSaint AnneSea of TiberiasSynagogue of the Maugrabians at JerusalemThe Kidron BridgeThe Kidron Bridge and the Tomb of AbsalomThe Entrance to the Tomb of the ProphetsThe Holy FaceThe Holy Virgin in Her YouthThe Holy Virgin in Old AgeThe Lake of Gennesaret near the Site of BethsaidaThe Pagan Temple Built by Hadrian on the Site of CalvaryThe Testing of the Suitors of the Holy VirginThey Dressed Him in His Own GarmentsTomb of AbsalomTombs in Valley of HinnomTouch Me NotTwo or Three GatheredType of Jew 2Type of Jew 3Type of Jew 4Type of Jew 5Type of JewType of Jew JerusalemTypes of Jews 2Types of Jews 3Types of Jews 4Types of JewsTypes of Jews JerusalemTypes of JudeaValley of HinnomValley of Jehosaphat from BethanyValley of the KedronKedron near Mar-SabaView of NazarethVineyards with Watch TowersWalls of Jerusalem North SideWith Passover Approaching, Jesus Goes Up to JerusalemWoe unto You, Scribes and PhariseesWoman Behold Thy Son (Stabat Mater)Woman of Geba SamariaWomen of CairoWomen of GalileeYou Could Not Watch One HourYou Follow Me for the MiraclesZacchaeus in the SycamoreZacharias Killed Between Temple and AltarHealWomanSabbathJesus Teaching on the Sea-ShoreThe life of our Saviour… 365 compositionsTissot 2The Pharisee and the PublicanThe Descent from the Cross