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Old Testament Scene

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Description: Old Testament Scene
TitleOld Testament Scene
Creator nameSwanevelt, Herman van
Creator nationality/cultureDutch
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1600–1655
Object typePainting
MaterialsPaint on silver colored copper plate
LocationMuseum Bredius, The Hague
https:/­/­en.museumbredius.nl/­product/­swanevelt-van-herman-old-testament-scene/­
Accession number115-1946
SubjectsLandscape painting, Dutch--17th centuryHistory of Biblical events--Art
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Chapter 10: Italianate and Classical Painting
Seymour Slive
Description: Dutch Painting, 1600–1800
Dutch Painting, 1600–1800
~Seventeenth-century Dutch artists discovered the beauties of Italian motifs seen in the warm shimmering light of the south, as well as the more homely ones of their own spacious landscape. In our time the painters of Italian scenes do not...
Author
Seymour Slive
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright© Jakob Rosenberg and Seymour Slive 1966, 1972, 1977 New material copyright © Seymour Slive 1995
Related print edition pages: pp.225-245
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-23921&redirecttoanchor=104041
Chapter subject tags:Painting, Dutch--17th centuryFrederick Henry, Prince of Orange, 1584-1647Laer, Pieter van, approximately 1592-1642Dutch Italianates (Group of artists)Landscape painting, Dutch--17th centuryPainting, Dutch--Italian influences

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Description: Massacre of the Innocents
Massacre of the Innocents
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameRaimondi, Marcantonio
Creator name (description)after Raphael
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1510–1514
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions11 1/8 x 17 1/8 in. (28.3 x 43.4 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://research.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1417652&partId=1&search
Accession numberH,1.19
Massacre of the Innocents
Massacre of the Innocents
Description: Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten Commandments
Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten Commandments
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1373
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
Accession numberFr. 14939, fol. 5r
Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten...
Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten Commandments
Description: Solomon and the Queen of Sheba
Solomon and the Queen of Sheba
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameCrabbe van Espleghem, Frans
Creator nationality/cultureFlemish
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1520–1530
Object typePrint
MaterialsEtching
Dimensions9 7/8 x 7 1/2 in. (25.2 x 19.2 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1468736&partId=1
Accession number1846,0509.33
Solomon and the Queen of Sheba
Solomon and the Queen of Sheba
Description: The Wedding at Cana, detail
The Wedding at Cana, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 07
Creator nameGiotto
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1305
Object typePainting
MaterialsFresco
LocationScrovegni Chapel, Padua, Italy
The Wedding at Cana, detail
The Wedding at Cana, detail
Description: The Lamentation
The Lamentation
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator nameGiotto
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1305
Object typePainting
MaterialsFresco
LocationScrovegni Chapel, Padua, Italy
The Lamentation
The Lamentation
Description: Entombment
Entombment
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameMantegna, Andrea
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1470-1500
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions13 1/8 x 18 3/8 in. (33.3 x 46.8 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_V-1-52
Accession numberV,1.52
Entombment
Entombment
Description: Bestiary: Creation of Eve
Bestiary: Creation of Eve
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator nationality/cultureEnglish
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1201–1225
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom
https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/547571c6-0e1e-414f-b245-f36706655540
Accession numberMs. Ashmole 1511, fol. 7
Bestiary: Creation of Eve
Bestiary: Creation of Eve
Description: Massacre of the Innocents
Massacre of the Innocents
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameRaimondi, Marcantonio
Creator name (description)after Raphael
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1510–1515
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions11 1/8 x 17 1/8 in. (28.3 x 43.4 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_V-5-27
Accession numberV,5.27
Massacre of the Innocents
Massacre of the Innocents
Description: Raising of Lazarus, detail
Raising of Lazarus, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 26
Creator nameSebastiano del Piombo
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1517–1519
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas, mounted on board, transferred from wood
LocationNational Gallery, London
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/sebastiano-del-piombo-the-raising-of-lazarus
Accession numberNG1
Raising of Lazarus, detail
The Raising of Lazarus
Description: The Deluge, detail
The Deluge, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameVellert, Dirk
Creator nationality/cultureNetherlandish
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1544
Object typePrint
MaterialsEtching and engraving
LocationRijksmuseum, Amsterdam
http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.37855
Accession numberRP-P-OB-2166
The Deluge, detail
The Deluge, detail
Description: The Deluge, detail
The Deluge, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameVellert, Dirk
Creator nationality/cultureNetherlandish
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1544
Object typePrint
MaterialsEtching and engraving
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/68769001
Accession number1853,0709.29
The Deluge, detail
The Deluge, detail
Description: The Apparition (Salome)
The Apparition (Salome)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 12
Creator nameMoreau, Gustave
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1874-1876
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions55 7/8 x 40 1/2 in. (142 x 103 cm)
LocationMusée Gustave Moreau, Paris
http://en.musee-moreau.fr/object/apparition-lapparition
Accession numberCat. 222
The Apparition (Salome)
The Apparition (Salome)
Description: The Deluge
The Deluge
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameVellert, Dirk
Creator nationality/cultureNetherlandish
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1544
Object typePrint
MaterialsEtching and engraving
Dimensions11 1/8 x 15 3/8 in. (28.4 x 39.2 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1853-0709-29
Accession number1853,0709.29
The Deluge
The Deluge
Description: Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameMaster PM
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1480–1490
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions5 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. (13.9 x 20.9 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1934-1013-2
Accession number1934,1013.2
Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve
Description: Supper at Emmaus
Supper at Emmaus
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 17
Creator nameTitian
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1530
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions169 x 244 cm
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010062280
Accession number746
Supper at Emmaus
Supper at Emmaus
Description: Esther before Ahasuerus
Esther before Ahasuerus
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameCrabbe van Espleghem, Frans
Creator nationality/cultureFlemish
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1520–1530
Object typePrint
MaterialsEtching on copper
Dimensions10 3/8 x 7 1/2 in. (26.2 x 19.2 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1468734&partId=1
Accession number1842,0806.97
Esther before Ahasuerus
Esther before Ahasuerus
Description: Creation of Eve
Creation of Eve
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameAldegrever, Heinrich
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1541
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions3 x 1 7/8 in. (7.6 x 4.8 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1509303&partId=1
Accession number1852,0612.67
Creation of Eve
Creation of Eve
Description: Esther before Ahasuerus
Esther before Ahasuerus
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameCrabbe van Espleghem, Frans
Creator nationality/cultureFlemish
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1525
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPen and dark brown ink, with touches of gray-brown wash, over black chalk, incised for transfer
Dimensions10 1/4 x 7 5/8 in. (26.1 x 19.4 cm)
LocationJ. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/299/frans-crabbe-van-espleghem-esther-before-ahasuerus-recto-slight-sketch-of-an-ornamental-vase-verso-flemish-about-1525/
Esther before Ahasuerus
Esther before Ahasuerus
Description: Sacrifice of Isaac
Sacrifice of Isaac
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 07
Creator nameBrunelleschi, Filippo
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1401
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsGilt bronze
Dimensions17 3/4 x 15 in. (45 x 38 cm)
LocationMuseo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence
Sacrifice of Isaac
Sacrifice of Isaac
Description: Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus
Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 359
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationGrotte of St. Peter's, Rome
Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus
Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus with scenes from the Old and the New Testaments
Description: The Sacrifice of Isaac, detail
The Sacrifice of Isaac, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. AD 525–550
Object typeMosaic
LocationS. Vitale, Ravenna, Italy
The Sacrifice of Isaac, detail
The Sacrifice of Isaac, detail
Description: Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameDürer, Albrecht
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1504
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions9 7/8 x 7 5/8 in. (25.2 x 19.5 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://research.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=764571&partId=1&searchText=durer+adam+and+eve&page=1
Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve
Description: Panel with the Maries at the Sepulchre
Panel with the Maries at the Sepulchre
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 370–400
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsIvory
LocationCastello Sforzesco, Milan
Panel with the Maries at the Sepulchre
Panel with the Maries at the Sepulchre
Description: Eve with Cain
Eve with Cain
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameVellert, Dirk
Creator nationality/cultureNetherlandish
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1522
Object typePrint
MaterialsEtching and engraving
Dimensions2 1/4 x 1 5/8 in. (5.6 x 4.1 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://research.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1493621&partId=1&searchText=vellert&page=1
Accession number1858,0417.982
Eve with Cain
Eve with Cain
Description: Parable of the Prodigal Son
Parable of the Prodigal Son
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameBeham, Hans Sebald
Creator nationality/cultureBavarian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Object typePrint
MaterialsWoodcut from eight blocks
Dimensions26 1/8 x 37 in. (66.5 x 94 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
Parable of the Prodigal Son
Parable of the Prodigal Son
Description: Adam and Eve Mourning the Death of Abel
Adam and Eve Mourning the Death of Abel
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameLucas van Leyden
Creator nationality/cultureNetherlandish
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1529
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions6 3/8 x 4 1/2 in. (16.2 x 11.5 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://research.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1336493&partId=1&searchText=lucas+van+leyden+abel&page=1
Accession number1849,1027.5
Adam and Eve Mourning the Death of Abel
Adam and Eve Mourning the Death of Abel
Description: Ashburnham Pentateuch: The Legislation on Mount Sinai and the Tabernacle
Ashburnham Pentateuch: The Legislation on Mount Sinai and the Tabernacle
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. AD 570–700
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
Accession numberMS. nouv. acq. lat. 2334, fol. 76r
Ashburnham Pentateuch: The Legislation...
Ashburnham Pentateuch: The Legislation on Mount Sinai and the Tabernacle
Description: Susanna and the Elders
Susanna and the Elders
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameLucas van Leyden
Creator nationality/cultureNetherlandish
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1508
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions7 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (19.8 x 14.7 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1336531&partId=1
Accession number1910,0212.317
Susanna and the Elders
Susanna and the Elders
Description: Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten Commandments
Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten Commandments
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1464
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
Accession numberFr. 958, fol. 1
Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten...
Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten Commandments
Description: The Subsiding of the Waters of the Deluge
The Subsiding of the Waters of the Deluge
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 31
Creator nameCole, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1829
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions35 3/4 × 47 5/8 in. (90.8 × 121.4 cm)
LocationSmithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.
http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=5080
Accession number1983.4(0)
The Subsiding of the Waters of the...
The Subsiding of the Waters of the Deluge
Description: The Sacrifice of Isaac
The Sacrifice of Isaac
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 17
Creator nameCaravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1603
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions41 x 53 1/8 in. (104 x 135 cm)
LocationGalleria degli Uffizi, Florence
https://www.uffizi.it/en/artworks/sacrifice-of-isaac
Accession numberInventory: 1890 no. 4659
The Sacrifice of Isaac
The Sacrifice of Isaac
Description: Raising of Lazarus
Raising of Lazarus
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 02
Creator nameSebastiano del Piombo
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1517–1519
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas, transferred from wood
Dimensions150 x 114 in. (381 x 289.6 cm)
LocationNational Gallery, London
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/sebastiano-del-piombo-incorporating-designs-by-michelangelo-the-raising-of-lazarus
Accession numberNG1
Raising of Lazarus
Raising of Lazarus
Description: Birth of the Baptist, detail
Birth of the Baptist, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 07
Creator nameGhirlandaio, Domenico
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1485–1490
Object typePainting
MaterialsFresco
LocationTornabuoni Chapel, Santa Maria Novella, Florence
Birth of the Baptist, detail
Birth of the Baptist, detail showing a possible portrait of Giovanna Tornabuoni
Description: Massacre of the Innocents
Massacre of the Innocents
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameRaimondi, Marcantonio
Creator name (description)after Raphael
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1510–1530
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions11 x 16 3/4 in. (28 x 42.5 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
Massacre of the Innocents
Massacre of the Innocents
Description: Massacre of the Innocents
Massacre of the Innocents
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameRaimondi, Marcantonio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1510–1515
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions11 1/8 x 17 1/8 in. (28.3 x 43.4 cm)
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/the-massacre-of-the-innocents-36867
Accession numberP1217
Massacre of the Innocents
Massacre of the Innocents
Description: Codex Rossanensis: Christ before Pilate; below, the Repentance of Judas (fol. 15)
Codex Rossanensis: Christ before Pilate; below, the Repentance of Judas (fol. 15)
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. AD 500–600
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationRossano, Italy
Codex Rossanensis: Christ before Pilate;...
Codex Rossanensis: Christ before Pilate; below, the Repentance of Judas (fol. 15)
Description: Panels from an Ivory Casket with the Story of Adam and Eve
Panels from an Ivory Casket with the Story of Adam and Eve
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 29
Creator nationality/cultureByzantine
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1000–1200
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsIvory, gilt, polychromy
Dimensions6.7 x 9.8 cm, each panel
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/464020; https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/464019
Accession number17.190.139; 17.190.138
Panels from an Ivory Casket with the...
Plaque with Adam and Eve at the Forge, Constantinople
Description: Bible: Initial "P" for II Corinthians and St Paul escapes from...
Bible: Initial "P" for II Corinthians and St Paul escapes from Damascus
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. 1260
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationMorgan Library & Museum, New York
Accession numberM. 111, fol. 170v
Bible: Initial "P" for II Corinthians...
Bible: Initial "P" for II Corinthians and St Paul escapes from Damascus
Description: The Garden of Gethsemane
The Garden of Gethsemane
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. AD 500–530
Object typeMosaic
LocationS. Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, Italy
The Garden of Gethsemane
The Garden of Gethsemane
Description: Hours of Engelbert of Nassau: The Holy Family refused admittance at the Inn
Hours of Engelbert of Nassau: The Holy Family refused admittance at the Inn
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator nameMaster of Mary of Burgundy
Creator nationality/cultureFlemish
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. 1480
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom
https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/47342dbd-925d-4638-8897-c5f81c641dfe
Accession numberMs. Douce 219, fol. 115
Hours of Engelbert of Nassau: The Holy...
Hours of Engelbert of Nassau: The Holy Family refused admittance at the Inn
Description: Dish with scenes from the life of Jonah and portraits of the sons of Constantine the...
Dish with scenes from the life of Jonah and portraits of the sons of Constantine the Great
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. AD 300–400
Object typeContainer
MaterialsGilded glass
LocationWallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne, Germany
Dish with scenes from the life of Jonah...
Dish with scenes from the life of Jonah and portraits of the sons of Constantine the Great
Description: Christ Driving the Money-Changers from the Temple
Christ Driving the Money-Changers from the Temple
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator nameBuonarroti, Michelangelo
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1550
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsBlack chalk on paper
Dimensions5 1/2 x 6 5/8 in. (13.9 x 16.7 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1860-0616-2-2
Accession number1860-6-16-2/I
Christ Driving the Money-Changers from...
Christ Driving the Money-Changers from the Temple
Description: Esther Preparing Herself to Meet King Ahasuerus
Esther Preparing Herself to Meet King Ahasuerus
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 23
Creator nameChassériau, Théodore
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1841
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions45.5 × 35.5 cm
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010060208
Accession numberR.F. 3900
Esther Preparing Herself to Meet King...
Esther Preparing Herself to Meet King Ahasuerus
Description: The Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes, detail of the wooden doors
The Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes, detail of the wooden doors
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 432
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsWood
LocationS. Sabina, Rome
The Multiplication of the Loaves and...
The Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes, detail of the wooden doors
Description: Bible: Chronicals II, initial "A" with Adam and Eve
Bible: Chronicals II, initial "A" with Adam and Eve
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1200–1300
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationNew College, Oxford, United Kingdom
Accession numberMs. 7, fol. 97
Bible: Chronicals II, initial "A" with...
Bible: Chronicals II, initial "A" with Adam and Eve
Description: Annunciation
Annunciation
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 07
Creator nameAngelico, Fra
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1426
Object typePainting
MaterialsPanel
Dimensions76 3/8 x 76 3/8 in. (194 x 194 cm)
LocationMuseo del Prado, Madrid
https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/the-annunciation/9b02b6c9-3618-4a92-a6b7-26f9076fcb67
Accession numberP00015
Annunciation
Annunciation
Description: Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten Commandments
Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten Commandments
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1200–1300
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
Fr. 938, fol. 2v
Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten...
Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten Commandments
Description: Temptation of Adam and Eve, detail from Sistine Chapel
Temptation of Adam and Eve, detail from Sistine Chapel
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 12
Creator nameBuonarroti, Michelangelo
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1508–1512
Object typePainting
MaterialsFresco
LocationSistine Chapel, Vatican City
http://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/collezioni/musei/cappella-sistina/volta/storie-centrali/peccato-originale-e-cacciata-dal-paradiso-terrestre.html
Temptation of Adam and Eve, detail from...
Temptation of Adam and Eve
Description: David with the Head of Goliath
David with the Head of Goliath
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 26
Creator nameDonatello
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1430–1440
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
DimensionsHeight 72 7/8 in. (185 cm)
LocationMuseo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence
David with the Head of Goliath
David with the Head of Goliath
Description: Deposition
Deposition
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 07
Creator nameRembrandt van Rijn
Creator nationality/cultureDutch
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1633
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on panel
Dimensions35 1/4 x 25 5/8 in. (89.4 x 65.2 cm)
LocationAlte Pinakothek, Munich
https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/bookmark/artwork/01G13E0vxk
Accession number395
Deposition
Deposition
Description: Abraham on the Road to Canaan
Abraham on the Road to Canaan
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 13
Creator nameLastman, Pieter
Creator nationality/cultureDutch
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1614
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas (transferred from panel)
Dimensions28 3/8 × 48 in. (72 × 122 cm)
LocationHermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
https://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/digital-collection/01.+paintings/45399
Accession numberГЭ-8306
Abraham on the Road to Canaan
Abraham on the Road to Canaan
Description: The Drowning of Pharaoh's Army, after conservation
The Drowning of Pharaoh's Army, after conservation
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 13
Creator namePepyn, Martin
Creator name (description)Attributed to Martin Pepyn
Creator nationality/cultureFlemish
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1595–1643
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPen and brown ink and brush and brown wash with pen and black ink and opaque white watercolor on pieced, cream laid paper
Dimensions10 1/4 × 38 1/8 in. (26 × 97.7 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/114065/the-drowning-of-pharaoh-s-army
Accession number1993.248.104
The Drowning of Pharaoh's Army, after...
Moses Drowning Pharaoh's Army, after conservation treatment
Description: Bible moralisée: The journey to Bethlehem
Bible moralisée: The journey to Bethlehem
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1225–1250
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsParchment
LocationBritish Library, London
http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=harley_ms_1527_f009r
Accession numberHarley MS 1527, fol. 9r
Bible moralisée: The journey to...
Bible moralisée: The journey to Bethlehem
Description: Panel with the Maries at the Sepulchre and the Ascension
Panel with the Maries at the Sepulchre and the Ascension
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 400
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsIvory
Dimensions7 3/8 x 4 1/2 in. (18.7 x 11.5 cm)
LocationBayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich
Accession numberMA 157
Panel with the Maries at the Sepulchre...
Panel with the Maries at the Sepulchre and the Ascension
Description: Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 12
Creator nameTitian
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1550
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions94 1/2 x 73 1/4 in. (240 x 186 cm)
LocationPrado, Madrid
https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/adam-and-eve/e0ca4331-fb89-47a7-9ba0-be0ece23426b?searchid=52b0bb92-01e6-635c-3c71-d65087d58bc2
Accession numberP00429
Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve
Description: Salomé
Salomé
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 17
Creator nameTanner, Henry Ossawa
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1900
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions45 7/8 x 35 1/4 in. (116.5 x 89.4 cm)
LocationNational Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=23677
Accession number1983.95.207A
Salomé
Salomé
Description: Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. AD 330–370
Object typePainting
LocationCatacomb of St. Peter and St. Marcellinus, Rome
Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve
Description: Box containing pilgrims' mementoes of the Holy Land with scenes from the Life of...
Box containing pilgrims' mementoes of the Holy Land with scenes from the Life of Christ
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. AD 570–630
Object typeContainer
MaterialsPainted wood
LocationMuseo Sacro Cristiano, Vatican City
Box containing pilgrims' mementoes of...
Box containing pilgrims' mementoes of the Holy Land with scenes from the Life of Christ
Description: Floor mosaic with scene from the life of Samson
Floor mosaic with scene from the life of Samson
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. AD 450–500
Object typeMosaic
LocationChurch, Misis-Mopsuestia, Turkey
Floor mosaic with scene from the life of...
Floor mosaic with scene from the life of Samson
Description: Wedding Feast at Cana
Wedding Feast at Cana
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 14
Creator nameVeronese, Paolo
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1563
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions677 x 994 cm
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010064382
Accession number142
Wedding Feast at Cana
Wedding Feast at Cana
Description: Presentation in the Temple
Presentation in the Temple
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 07
Creator nameGentile da Fabriano
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1423
Object typePainting
MaterialsPanel
Dimensions9 7/8 x 24 3/8 in. (25 x 62 cm)
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010064451
Accession numberINV. 295
Presentation in the Temple
Presentation in the Temple
Description: Sacrifice of Isaac
Sacrifice of Isaac
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 07
Creator nameGhiberti, Lorenzo
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1401
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsGilt bronze
Dimensions17 3/4 x 15 in. (45 x 38 cm)
LocationMuseo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence
Sacrifice of Isaac
Sacrifice of Isaac
Description: Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten Commandments
Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten Commandments
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. 1295
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsParchment codex
LocationBritish Library, London
http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=add_ms_54180_f005v
Accession numberAdd MS 54180, fol. 5v
Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten...
Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten Commandments
Description: Sacrifice of Isaac
Sacrifice of Isaac
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameHolbein, Hans, the younger
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1538
Object typePrint
MaterialsWoodcut
Dimensions2 1/2 x 3 7/8 in. (6.2 x 9.9 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
Sacrifice of Isaac
Sacrifice of Isaac
Description: The Flight into Egypt
The Flight into Egypt
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. AD 700
Object typePainting
LocationChurch, Castelseprio, Italy
The Flight into Egypt
The Flight into Egypt
Description: Codex Sinopensis: The Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes
Codex Sinopensis: The Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. AD 500–600
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
Accession numberMS. suppl. gr. 1286, fol. 15r
Codex Sinopensis: The Multiplication of...
Codex Sinopensis: The Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes
Description: Creation of Eve
Creation of Eve
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameAldegrever, Heinrich
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1541
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPen and black ink
Dimensions6.7 × 4.8 cm
LocationRijksmuseum, Amsterdam
https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/search/objects?q=%22heinrich+aldegrever%22&s=objecttype&p=2&ps=12&st=Objects&ii=7#/RP-T-00-664,19
Accession numberRP-T-00-664
Creation of Eve
Creation of Eve
Description: David Dancing before the Ark
David Dancing before the Ark
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 02
Creator nameSalviati, Francesco
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1550
Object typePainting
MaterialsFresco
LocationPalazzo Ricci-Sacchetti, Rome
David Dancing before the Ark
David Dancing before the Ark
Description: The Drowning of Pharaoh's Army, before conservation
The Drowning of Pharaoh's Army, before conservation
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 13
Creator namePepyn, Martin
Creator name (description)Attributed to Martin Pepyn
Creator nationality/cultureFlemish
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1595–1643
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, heightened with lead white, on cream laid paper, pieced
Dimensions10 1/4 × 38 1/8 in. (26 × 97.7 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
https:/­/­www.artic.edu/­artworks/­114065/­the-drowning-of-pharaoh-s-army
Accession number1993.248.104
The Drowning of Pharaoh's Army, before...
Moses Drowning Pharaoh's Army
Description: Panel with the Entry into Jerusalem
Panel with the Entry into Jerusalem
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 970–1000
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsIvory
Dimensions7 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. (18.4 x 14.7 cm)
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
https://id.smb.museum/object/1441131
Accession number1590
Panel with the Entry into Jerusalem
Panel with the Entry into Jerusalem
Description: The Drowning of Pharaoh's Army, details showing restoration
The Drowning of Pharaoh's Army, details showing restoration
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 13
Creator namePepyn, Martin
Creator name (description)Attributed to Martin Pepyn
Creator nationality/cultureFlemish
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1595–1643
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, heightened with lead white, on cream laid paper, pieced
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
Accession number1993.248.104
The Drowning of Pharaoh's Army, details...
Moses Drowning Pharaoh's Army, details showing restoration
Description: Menologion: Jonah
Menologion: Jonah
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. AD 985
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBiblioteca Apostolica Vaticana
Accession numberMS. gr. 1613, fol. 59
Menologion: Jonah
Menologion: Jonah
Description: Adam's Descendants
Adam's Descendants
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1493
Object typePrint
MaterialsWoodcut
Dimensions14 3/4 x 8 5/8 in. (37.5 x 22 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Adam's Descendants
Adam's Descendants
Description: Canticles, hymns, etc.: The Jews before Pilate and the release of Barabbas
Canticles, hymns, etc.: The Jews before Pilate and the release of Barabbas
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1270–1300
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationSt John's College, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Accession numberMs. 262 (K.21), fol. 50v
Canticles, hymns, etc.: The Jews before...
Canticles, hymns, etc.: The Jews before Pilate and the release of Barabbas
Description: Johsua Roll: Joshua leading the Israelites towards the Jordan
Johsua Roll: Joshua leading the Israelites towards the Jordan
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. AD 900–1000
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBiblioteca Apostolica Vaticana
Accession numberMS. gr. 431, sheet 1
Johsua Roll: Joshua leading the...
Johsua Roll: Joshua leading the Israelites towards the Jordan
Description: Dance at the Court of Herod
Dance at the Court of Herod
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameMeckenem, Israhel van, the younger
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1500
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions8 3/8 x 12 1/2 in. (21.4 x 31.6 cm)
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.3350.html
Accession number1943.3.138
Dance at the Court of Herod
Dance at the Court of Herod
Description: Book of Genesis: The story of Rebecca
Book of Genesis: The story of Rebecca
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. AD 500–600
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationÖsterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna
Accession numberMS. Theol. gr. 31, fol. 13
Book of Genesis: The story of Rebecca
Book of Genesis: The story of Rebecca
Description: The Wedding at Cana
The Wedding at Cana
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 26
Creator nameGiotto
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1305
Object typePainting
MaterialsFresco
LocationScrovegni Chapel, Padua, Italy
The Wedding at Cana
The Wedding at Cana
Description: Story of Joseph
Story of Joseph
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 07
Creator nameGhiberti, Lorenzo
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1424–1443
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsGilt bronze
Dimensions28 3/4 x 28 3/4 in. (73 x 73 cm)
LocationBaptistery, Florence
Story of Joseph
Story of Joseph
Description: Samson and Delilah
Samson and Delilah
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameLandshut, Mair
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1490–1500
Object typePrint
MaterialsColored engraving
Dimensions8 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. (21.6 x 17 cm)
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
Samson and Delilah
Samson and Delilah
Description: Noah
Noah
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. AD 330–370
Object typePainting
LocationCatacomb of St Peter and St Marcellinus, Rome
Noah
Noah
Description: Sarcophagus of the Two Brothers with scenes from the Old and the New Testaments
Sarcophagus of the Two Brothers with scenes from the Old and the New Testaments
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 330–370
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationMuseo Lateranense, Rome
Sarcophagus of the Two Brothers with...
Sarcophagus of the Two Brothers with scenes from the Old and the New Testaments
Description: Deposition
Deposition
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 07
Creator nameRubens, Peter Paul
Creator nationality/cultureFlemish
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1614
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on panel
Dimensions45 3/8 x 30 in. (115.2 x 76.2 cm)
LocationCourtauld Institute of Art, London
http://www.artandarchitecture.org.uk/images/gallery/4c199f73.html
Accession numberP.1947.LF.359
Deposition
Deposition
Description: Visitation
Visitation
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 07
Creator nameGhirlandaio, Domenico
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1485–1490
Object typePainting
LocationTornabuoni Chapel, Santa Maria Novella, Florence
Visitation
Visitation
Description: Massacre of the Innocents
Massacre of the Innocents
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameDente, Marco
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions16 1/8 x 23 in. (41 x 58.5 cm)
LocationAlbertina, Vienna
Massacre of the Innocents
Massacre of the Innocents
Description: Rest on the Flight into Egypt
Rest on the Flight into Egypt
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameCranach, Lucas, the elder
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1509
Object typePrint
MaterialsChiroscuro woodcut from two blocks
Dimensions11 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (28.5 x 18.5 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
Rest on the Flight into Egypt
Rest on the Flight into Egypt

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