Art of the Old Testament Photos

The Old Testament is an important source of Christian art.

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Adam & Eve plus Cain & Abel Adam & Eve painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder at Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, MI Triptych of Adam & Eve painting by Corneille Lentz at Villa Vauban Museum. Luxembourg, Luxembourg Cain & Abel bone carvings by Embriachi workshop in Florence then Venice at Museum of Decorative Arts at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France
Lot & his Daughters Lot & his Daughters painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder at Coburg Castle. Coburg, Germany Lot & His Daughters painting by Jan Massys at Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Austria Lot & his daughter painting by Hendrick Goltzius at Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam, NL
Noah's Ark Noah's flood bone carvings by Embriachi workshop in Florence then Venice at Museum of Decorative Arts at Museum of Decorative Arts. Paris, France Noah sends out the Dove painting by Marc Chagall at Chagall Museum. Nice, France Noah's Ark children's play display at Skirball Cultural Center. Los Angeles, CA
Daniel in the Lions' Den French limestone column capital of Daniel in the Lion's Den at Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH Daniel in the Lions Den painting by Peter Paul Rubens at National Gallery of Art. Washington, DC Prophet Daniel in the Lion's Den lithograph by Marc Chagall at University of Arizona Museum of Art. Tucson, AZ
Jonah & the Whale Jonah painting by Albert Pinkham Ryder at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC Gilded glass bowl bottom with scene of Jonah thrown to a marine monster from Italy at Louvre Museum. Paris, France Stained glass window with Old Testament themes of Eve, Babel, & Jonah in Riverside Church. New York, NY
Samson & Delilah Samson with Jawbone painting by Salomon de Bray at J. Paul Getty Museum Center. Malibu, CA Samson & Delilah painting by Jan Steen at Wallraf-Richartz Museum. Köln, Germany Samson & Delilah painting by Lucas Cranach Elder depicting Delilah cutting Samson's hair, source of his strength, in Municipal Art Gallery at Schaezler Palace. Augsburg, Germany
Tower of Babel Tower of Babel painting by Pieter Brueghel the Elder at Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Austria Tower of Babel graphic published in New York, NY at Old Bethpage Village. Old Bethpage, NY Tower of Babel painting by Lucas van Valkenborch at Alte Pinakothek. Munich, Germany
Near Sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham Abraham & Isaac Proceeding to Mt. Moriah painting by Benjamin West at Wichita Art Museum. Wichita, KS Sacrifice of Isaac painting by Peter Paul Rubens studio at Nelson-Atkins Museum. Kansas City, MO Sacrifice of Isaac painting by Marc Chagall at Chagall Museum. Nice, France
King David Slaying Goliath or Playing Harp David with Head of Goliath painting by Andrea del Castagno of Florence at National Gallery of Art. Washington, DC David with Head of Goliath painting by Caravaggio at Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Austria Ethiopian manuscript page of King David playing Harp at National Museum of African Art. Washington, DC
Bathsheba Wife of David in Bath David & Bathsheba painting by Jan Metsys son of Quentin at Louvre Museum. Paris, France Bathsheba at her bath holding letter of David painting by Rembrandt at Louvre Museum. Paris, France David & Bathsheba painting by Gustav-Adolf Mossa at Nice Fine Arts Museum. Nice, France
King Solomon Solomon painting by Gustav-Adolf Mossa at Nice Fine Arts Museum. Nice, France Art glass of the judgment of Solomon at National Liberty Museum. Philadelphia, PA Ethiopian scroll on canvas with story of Solomon & Sheba at Museum of Natural History. New York, NY
Judith & Holofernes Judith with Head of Holofernes painting by Michael Ostendorfer at Wallraf-Richartz Museum. Köln, Germany Judith & Holofernes painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder at Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Austria Judith & Holofernes painting by Koloman Moser at Leopold Museum. Vienna, Austria
Susanna in the Bath Susanna painting by Jacopo Tintoretto of Venice at National Gallery of Art. Washington, DC Susanna & the Elders painting by Rembrandt van Rijn at Berlin Gemaldegalerie. Berlin, Germany Susanna in the Bath painting by Albrecht Altdorfer at Alte Pinakothek. Munich, Germany
Moses Paintings of Moses with horns by Joan Gascó at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain Moses smashing the tablets painting by Rembrandt van Rijn at Berlin Gemaldegalerie. Berlin, Germany Detail of Crossing the Red Sea painting by Marc Chagall at Chagall Museum. Nice, France
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