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TitleBlessing of Jacob

Creator nameUnknown

Creator name (description)Follower of Pedro Orrente

Creator nationality/cultureSpanish

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1600–1700

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

LocationArt Market, Barcelona

Accession numberUnknown

SubjectsHistory of Biblical events--ArtFathers and sons in artPainting, SpanishPainting, Baroque

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Chapter 6. The Good Death

Charlene Villaseñor Black

Creating the Cult of St. Joseph: Art and Gender in the Spanish Empire

~INSTEAD OF DYING a glorious martyr’s death, Catholicism’s most exalted fate, St. Joseph instead expired from natural causes. Spanish and Mexican images of St. Joseph’s last moments depict the aged, bed-ridden saint during his final illness with Mary and...

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Charlene Villaseñor Black

PublisherPrinceton University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.135-156

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00281.7

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Chapter subject tags:Joseph, SaintDeathPainting, SpanishPainting, MexicanCoronations

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Adoration of the Magi

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 14

Creator nameMaino, Juan Bautista

Creator nationality/cultureSpanish

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1612-1614

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions315 × 174 cm

LocationMuseo del Prado, Madrid

https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/the-adoration-of-the-magi/3f1f4d63-0476-4ac0-904f-776713defe78

Accession numberP000886

Adoration of the Magi

Kitchen Scene with Christ in the House of Martha and Mary

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 10

Creator nameVelázquez, Diego

Creator nationality/cultureSpanish

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1618

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions23 5/8 x 40 15/16 in. (60 x 104 cm)

LocationNational Gallery, London

https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/diego-velazquez-christ-in-the-house-of-martha-and-mary

Accession numberNG 1375

Kitchen Scene with Christ in the House...

Kitchen Scene with Christ in the House of Martha and Mary

Jael and Sisera

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameGentileschi, Artemisia

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1620

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions86 × 125 cm

LocationSzépmüvészeti Múzeum, Budapest

https://www.mfab.hu/artworks/jael-and-sisera/

Accession number75.11

Jael and Sisera

The Angel Leaving the Family of Tobias

Posted by:John Carlson

Nov 13

Creator nameRembrandt van Rijn

Creator nationality/cultureDutch

Dimensions26 3/4 × 20 1/2 in. (68 × 52 cm)

LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris

https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010062024

Accession number1736

The Angel Leaving the Family of Tobias

Susanna and the Elders

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameGentileschi, Artemisia

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1610

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions66 7/8 × 46 7/8 in. (170 × 119 cm)

LocationCollection Graf von Schönborn, Pommersfelden, Germany

Susanna and the Elders

The black bride of the Song of Songs. Krumlov Compilation, p. 256 (detail).

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 11

Creator nationality/cultureGerman

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1420

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

Dimensions310 × 215 mm

LocationKnihova Národního Muzea, Prague

Accession numberMS. III B 10

The black bride of the Song of Songs....

The black bride of the Song of Songs. Krumlov Compilation, p. 256 (detail).

Meeting of Christ and St. John the Baptist

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameReni, Guido

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1620–1629

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions78 × 58 1/4 in. (198 × 148 cm)

LocationPinacoteca dei Gerolamini, Naples

Meeting of Christ and St. John the...

Meeting of Christ and St. John the Baptist

Birth of Eve, detail of Adam

Posted by:John Carlson

LocationModena, Italy

Birth of Eve, detail of Adam

Judah rejects his wife; Christ rejects Synagoga, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1220–1230

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

LocationÖsterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna

Accession numberCod. 2554, fol. 8

Judah rejects his wife; Christ rejects...

Judah rejects his wife; Christ rejects Synagoga, detail

Panel with the Flight in to Egypt

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. 1130–1170

Object typeMosaic

LocationCappella Palatina, Palermo, Italy

Panel with the Flight in to Egypt

Susanna and the Elders

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameGentileschi, Artemisia

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1652

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions78 7/8 × 88 7/8 in. (200.3 × 225.6 cm)

LocationPinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna, Italy

Susanna and the Elders

Description: Joseph sold to Potiphar by the Ishmaelites. "Octateuch," fol. 59v...

Joseph sold to Potiphar by the Ishmaelites. "Octateuch," fol. 59v (lower scene)

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 26

Creator nationality/cultureRoman/Byzantine

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1000–1100

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBiblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City

Joseph sold to Potiphar by the...

Joseph sold to Potiphar by the Ishmaelites. "Octateuch," fol. 59v (lower scene)

Description: Bead from a chaplet or rosary, Herod and Salome with the head of John the Baptist on...

Bead from a chaplet or rosary, Herod and Salome with the head of John the Baptist on a dish

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleArtist

Creation datec. 1520–1530

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonical Object

MaterialsElephant ivory

Dimensionsheight: 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm)

LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London

http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O102743/herod-and-salome-with-the-bead-unknown/

Accession number2150-1855

Bead from a chaplet or rosary, Herod and...

Bead from a chaplet or rosary, Herod and Salome with the head of John the Baptist on a dish

Marduk

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 04

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation date1903

Object typeIllustration

LocationFrom Friedrich Delitzsch, "Babel and Bible" (New York, 1903)

Marduk

Dream of Joseph, detail, angel pointing to Joseph

Posted by:John Carlson

LocationSS. Pietro ed Orso, Aosta, Italy

Dream of Joseph, detail, angel pointing...

Dream of Joseph, detail, angel pointing to Joseph

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

The Magi Before Herod

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 11

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1200

Object typePainting

LocationSainte-Julian (apse vault), Le Petit-Quevilly (Normandy)

The Magi Before Herod

Esther Before Ahasuerus

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameGentileschi, Artemisia

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1627–1630

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions82 × 107 3/4 in. (208.3 × 273.7 cm)

LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436453

Accession number69.281

Esther Before Ahasuerus

Description: Black executioner in the judgment of Solomon. Carved tympanum, left side of the...

Black executioner in the judgment of Solomon. Carved tympanum, left side of the lower register

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 26

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 1220

Object typeSculpture

LocationCathedral of Notre Dame, Chartres, France

Black executioner in the judgment of...

Black executioner in the judgment of Solomon. Carved tympanum, left side of the lower register

St. John the Evangelist and St. John the Baptist

Posted by:John Carlson

LocationFerrara, Italy

St. John the Evangelist and St. John the...

St. John the Evangelist and St. John the Baptist

Etchmiadzin Gospels: The Sacrifice of Isaac

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator name (description)Executed in the monastery of Noravank', Siunik'

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation dateAD 989

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationYerevan, Armenia

Accession numberMs. Matenadaran 2374

Etchmiadzin Gospels: The Sacrifice of...

Etchmiadzin Gospels: The Sacrifice of Isaac

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: Solomon worshipping idols. Hans Vintier, "Die Blumen der Tugend,"...

Solomon worshipping idols. Hans Vintier, "Die Blumen der Tugend," fol. 6r

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 11

Creator nationality/cultureGerman

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1411

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsPaper

Dimensions280 × 193 mm

LocationÖsterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna

Accession numberCod. 13567

Solomon worshipping idols. Hans Vintier,...

Solomon worshipping idols. Hans Vintier, "Die Blumen der Tugend," fol. 6r

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

The Calling of St. Matthew, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 14

Creator namePareja, Juan de

Creator nationality/cultureSpanish

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1661

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions22.5 × 32.5 cm

LocationMuseo del Prado, Madrid

https://www.museodelprado.es/coleccion/obra-de-arte/la-vocacion-de-san-mateo/34917e11-611e-451d-84df-a0efb1ac6381

Accession numberP001041

The Calling of St. Matthew, detail

Flight into Egypt, detail, Virgin and Child

Posted by:John Carlson

LocationSS. Pietro ed Orso, Aosta, Italy

Flight into Egypt, detail, Virgin and...

Flight into Egypt, detail, Virgin and Child

Left jamb ﬁgures: Gabriel, Jeremiah, and Daniel

Posted by:John Carlson

LocationFerrara, Italy

Left jamb ﬁgures: Gabriel,...

Left jamb ﬁgures: Gabriel, Jeremiah, and Daniel

Christ Blessing the Children (Sinite Parvulos)

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameGentileschi, Artemisia

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1626–1627

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions53 1/8 × 38 3/4 in. (135 × 98.5 cm)

LocationBasilica di S. Carlo Borromeo al Corso, La Venerabile Arciconfraternita dei Santi Ambrogio e Carlo, Rome

Christ Blessing the Children (Sinite...

Christ Blessing the Children (Sinite Parvulos)

Description: Creation scenes, including the Death of Cain by Lamech, in the Roda Bible (Biblia...

Creation scenes, including the Death of Cain by Lamech, in the Roda Bible (Biblia Sancti Petri Rodensis)

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 26

Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher

Object typeBook/Manuscript

Location"Roda Bible" (Biblia Sancti Petri Rodensis), MS lat. 6 (1), fol. 6r. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

Creation scenes, including the Death of...

Creation scenes, including the Death of Cain by Lamech, in the Roda Bible (Biblia Sancti Petri Rodensis)

Adoration of the Magi

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameGentileschi, Artemisia

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1636–1637

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions121 1/4 × 80 3/4 in. (308 × 205 cm)

LocationMuseo Nazionale di Capodimonte, Naples

Adoration of the Magi

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

Judgment of Solomon

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 26

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1250–1350

Object typeSculpture

LocationCathedral of Saint-Etienne, Auxerre, France

Judgment of Solomon

Judith and Her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameGentileschi, Artemisia

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1623–1625

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions72 7/16 × 55 3/4 in. (184 × 141.6 cm)

LocationDetroit Institute of Arts

https://www.dia.org/art/collection/object/judith-and-her-maidservant-head-holofernes-45746

Accession number52.253

Judith and Her Maidservant with the Head...

Judith and Her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes

Judith and Her Maidservant

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameGentileschi, Artemisia

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1645–1650

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions107 1/8 × 87 in. (272 × 221 cm)

LocationMuseo Nazionale di Capodimonte, Naples

Judith and Her Maidservant

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

Virgin Annunciate

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameGentileschi, Artemisia

Creator name (description)attributed to Artemisia Gentileschi

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1612

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Virgin Annunciate

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameCavallino, Bernardo

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1650–1653

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions46 1/2 × 37 in. (118 × 94 cm)

LocationNationalmuseum, Stockholm

http://collection.nationalmuseum.se/eMP/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=19074&viewType=detailView

Accession numberNM 80

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Solomon and the Queen of Sheba (detail)

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 26

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator roleArtist

Creation datec. 1270

Object typeStained Glass

LocationMusée de l'Oeuvre Notre-Dame, Strasbourg, France

Solomon and the Queen of Sheba (detail)

Judith and Her Maidservant

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameGentileschi, Artemisia

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1618–1619

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions44 7/8 × 36 3/4 in. (114 × 93.5 cm)

LocationGalleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti, Florence

Judith and Her Maidservant

Adoration of the Magi

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 11

Creator nationality/cultureGerman

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1330–1331

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

LocationÖsterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna

http://data.onb.ac.at/rec/AC13953572

Accession numberCod. 1198

Adoration of the Magi

Christ and the Woman of Samaria, recto

Posted by:John Carlson

May 19

Creator name (description)Sienese?

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation datec. 1390–1410

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsPen and brown ink with gray-brown wash, heightened with white over black chalk on paper rubbed with red chalk

Dimensions27.5 × 20.8 cm

LocationBritish Museum, London

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1895-0915-680

Accession number1895,0915.680

Christ and the Woman of Samaria, recto

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

Birth of the Virgin

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameGuarino, Francesco

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1640–1645

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions66 7/8 × 46 1/2 in. (170 × 118 cm)

LocationPrivate collection, Naples

Birth of the Virgin

Adoration of the Magi

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 11

Creator nationality/cultureNetherlandish

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1465

Object typePainting

MaterialsParchment

Dimensions297 × 292 mm

LocationÖsterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna

Accession numberCod. 2771–72

Adoration of the Magi

Judas Repentant

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 14

Creator nameRembrandt van Rijn

Creator nationality/cultureDutch

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1629

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on panel

Dimensions79 × 102 cm

LocationPrivate collection, London

Judas Repentant

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

Madonna and Child

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameGentileschi, Artemisia

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1613

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions45 7/8 × 34 in. (116.5 × 86.5 cm)

LocationGalleria Spada, Rome

Madonna and Child

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 Sacrifice of Praise

Posted by:John Carlson

MaterialsCeiling fresco

LocationVatican Museums, Vatican City

Adam's Sacrifice of Praise

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

King David

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 26

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 1130–1230

Object typeSculpture

LocationFidenza, Italy

King David

Prophet Daniel, left jamb

Posted by:John Carlson

LocationFerrara, Italy

Prophet Daniel, left jamb

Samson Threatening His Father-in-Law

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 14

Creator nameRembrandt van Rijn

Creator nationality/cultureDutch

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1635

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions158.5 × 130.5 cm

LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin

https://id.smb.museum/object/865733/simson-bedroht-seinen-schwiegervater

Accession number802

Samson Threatening His Father-in-Law

Madonna di Loreto

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameCaravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1603–1605

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions102 3/8 × 59 in. (260 × 150 cm)

LocationSant'Agostino, Rome

Madonna di Loreto

Esther Before Ahasuerus, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameGentileschi, Artemisia

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1627–1630

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436453

Accession number69.281

Esther Before Ahasuerus, detail

Description: Alliance between Abraham and Abimelech at Beer-Sheba. "Bible of Jean de...

Alliance between Abraham and Abimelech at Beer-Sheba. "Bible of Jean de Sy," fol. 34r (bottom of page)

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 11

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1355

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

LocationBibliothèque nationale, Paris

Accession numberMS. fr. 15397

Alliance between Abraham and Abimelech...

Alliance between Abraham and Abimelech at Beer-Sheba. "Bible of Jean de Sy," fol. 34r (bottom of page)

The Breaking of Bread

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 170–300

Object typePainting

LocationCatacomb of Priscilla, Rome

The Breaking of Bread

The Immaculate Conception

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameReni, Guido

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1627

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions105 1/2 × 73 in. (268 × 185.4 cm)

LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437423

Accession number59.32

The Immaculate Conception

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

The Cloisters Cross, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 1150–1160

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWalrus ivory

LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/470305?&searchField=All&sortBy=Relevance&ft=63.12&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=1

Accession number63.12

The Cloisters Cross, detail

A Pisgah-Sight of Palestine and the Confines Thereof, title page

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 02

Creator name (description)after Francis Cleyn

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1650

Object typePrint

MaterialsEngraving

LocationBeinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut

https://collections.library.yale.edu/catalog/16190053

Accession numberMhc9 F959 +P67 1662

A Pisgah-Sight of Palestine and the...

A Pisgah-Sight of Palestine and the Confines Thereof, title page

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

Sarah returning to Abraham. "Octateuch," fol. 65r (lower scene)

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 26

Creator nationality/cultureRoman/Byzantine

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1100–1200

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBiblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City

Sarah returning to Abraham. "Octateuch,"...

Sarah returning to Abraham. "Octateuch," fol. 65r (lower scene)

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

Samson Slaying Two Philistines

Posted by:John Carlson

May 10

Creator name (description)after lost Michelangelo model

Creator roleSculptor

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsBronze

LocationMuseo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence

Samson Slaying Two Philistines

Assumption of the Virgin

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameCarracci, Annibale

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1592

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions102 3/8 × 69 3/4 in. (260 × 177 cm)

LocationPinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna, Italy

https://www.pinacotecabologna.beniculturali.it/it/content_page/item/89-assunzione-della-vergine_89

Accession number455

Assumption of the Virgin

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

Death of Cain

Posted by:John Carlson

LocationSainte-Marie-Madeleine, Vézelay, France

Death of Cain

Description: Bears destroy the children who mocked Elisha; Titus and Vespasian destroy the Jews...

Bears destroy the children who mocked Elisha; Titus and Vespasian destroy the Jews who mocked Christ, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1220–1230

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

LocationÖsterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna

Accession numberCod. 2554, fol. 57

Bears destroy the children who mocked...

Bears destroy the children who mocked Elisha; Titus and Vespasian destroy the Jews who mocked Christ, detail

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

Adam and Eve in Paradise

Posted by:John Carlson

May 19

Creator nameVillalpando, Cristóbal de

Creator nationality/cultureMexican

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1688

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on copper

LocationPuebla Cathedral, Mexico

Adam and Eve in Paradise

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

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

Fall of Man

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1493

Object typePrint

MaterialsWoodcut

Dimensions10 x 8 3/4 in. (25.5 x 22.3 cm)

LocationMultnomah County Library, Portland, Oregon

Fall of Man

Christ and the Samaritan Woman

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameGentileschi, Artemisia

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1637

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions105 1/4 × 81 1/8 in. (267.5 × 206 cm)

LocationPrivate collection

Christ and the Samaritan Woman

Meeting of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. Stained glass window (detail)

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 26

Creator nationality/cultureBritish

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1150–1200

Object typeStained Glass

LocationCanterbury, England

Meeting of Solomon and the Queen of...

Meeting of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. Stained glass window (detail)

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

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

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

Knocker

Posted by:John Carlson

May 14

Creator name (description)France [?]

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1500–1600; 1800–1900

Object typeTool/Implement

MaterialsWrought iron, chiselled and pierced

LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London

https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O380202/knocker-with-escutcheon-unknown/

Accession number1221-1853

Knocker

The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameStanzione, Massimo

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1635

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions72 3/8 × 101 5/8 in. (184 × 258 cm)

LocationMuseo del Prado, Madrid

https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/the-beheading-of-saint-john-the-baptist/dd998887-840e-469b-9f27-677c754aa5f4

Accession numberP000258

The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist

Christ Child of Huanca

Posted by:John Carlson

May 19

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1700–1800

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Christ Child of Huanca

The Twelve Feasts

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator name (description)Made in Constantinople

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. 1300–1330

Object typeMosaic

LocationMuseo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence

The Twelve Feasts

Conversion of the Magdalene

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameGentileschi, Artemisia

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1615–1616

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions57 1/2 × 42 7/8 in. (146 × 109 cm)

LocationGalleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti, Florence

Conversion of the Magdalene

Bestiary: Creation of Eve

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationUniversity Library, Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Accession numberMs. 24, fol. 3

Bestiary: Creation of Eve

Queen of Sheba. Conrad Kyeser, "Bellifortis," fol. 122r

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 11

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1405

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

Dimensions320 × 240 mm

LocationNiedersächsische Staats-und Univeritätsbibliothek, Göttingen, Germany

Accession numberCod. Philos. 63

Queen of Sheba. Conrad Kyeser,...

Queen of Sheba. Conrad Kyeser, "Bellifortis," fol. 122r

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

Casket with scenes from the Old and the New Testaments

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 350–375

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsIvory

LocationMuseo Cristiano, Brescia, Italy

Casket with scenes from the Old and the...

Casket with scenes from the Old and the New Testaments

Martyrdom of Saint Stephen

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 10

Creator nameCarracci, Annibale

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1603

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions20 × 26 3/8 in. (51 × 67 cm)

LocationLouvre Museum, Paris

https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010062399

Accession numberINV. 203

Martyrdom of Saint Stephen

The Baptism of the Chamberlain

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 14

Creator nameRembrandt van Rijn

Creator nationality/cultureDutch

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1626

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions63.5 × 48 cm

LocationMuseum Catharijneconvent, Utrecht, Netherlands

Accession numberABM s380

The Baptism of the Chamberlain

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

Joseph and Potiphar's Wife

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameCigoli, Lodovico

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1610

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions86 5/8 × 59 in. (220 × 150 cm)

LocationGalleria Borghese, Rome

https://galleriaborghese.beniculturali.it/en/opere/joseph-and-potiphars-wife/

Accession number14

Joseph and Potiphar's Wife

Deluge and Noah and His Sons Leave the Ark

Posted by:John Carlson

LocationModena, Italy

Deluge and Noah and His Sons Leave the...

Deluge and Noah and His Sons Leave the Ark

Spies returning from Canaan, misericord

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 1470–1500

Object typeSculpture

LocationRipon Cathedral, UK

Spies returning from Canaan, misericord

Adam's Descendants

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation datec. 1493

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsPen and ink

Dimensions15 1/2 x 10 5/8 in. (39.4 x 27 cm)

LocationStadtbibliothek, Nuremberg, Germany

Adam's Descendants

Esther Before Ahasuerus, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameGentileschi, Artemisia

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1627–1630

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436453

Accession number69.281

Esther Before Ahasuerus, detail

Diptych with Six Miracles of Christ

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator name (description)Probably carved in Rome

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 450–475

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsIvory

Dimensions12 1/8 x 3 3/4 x 1/4 in., each (30.8 x 9.6 x 0.55 cm, each)

LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London

http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O94187/the-andrews-diptych-diptych-with-diptych-unknown/

Accession numberA.47&A-1926

Diptych with Six Miracles of Christ

Description: Abraham accuses Abimelech's servant. "Bible of Jean de Sy," fol....

Abraham accuses Abimelech's servant. "Bible of Jean de Sy," fol. 34v (bottom of page)

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 11

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1355

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

LocationBibliothèque nationale, Paris

Accession numberMS. fr. 15397

Abraham accuses Abimelech's servant....

Abraham accuses Abimelech's servant. "Bible of Jean de Sy," fol. 34v (bottom of page)

Judith and Her Maidservant

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameGentileschi, Artemisia

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1640–1645

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions92 1/2 × 67 3/4 in. (235 × 172 cm)

LocationMusée de la Castre, Cannes, France

Judith and Her Maidservant

Prototype for The Woman at Samaria

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 24

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Object typePrint

LocationFrom "Selden Rodman, Horace Pippin: A Negro Painter in America" (New York: Quadrangle, 1947), 15

Prototype for The Woman at Samaria

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 10

Creator nameMaino, Juan Bautista

Creator nationality/cultureSpanish

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1612–1614

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions10 ft. 4 1/16 in. x 68 1/2 in. (315 x 174 cm)

LocationMuseo Nacional del Prado, Madrid

https://www.museodelprado.es/coleccion/obra-de-arte/adoracion-de-los-pastores/103e1807-2917-4906-87ce-71a3a027f37e?searchid=0a3638b6-4dd0-b10d-a667-944c0c4cf2af

Accession numberP-3227

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Christ Healing the Blind Man, verso

Posted by:John Carlson

May 19

Creator name (description)Sienese?

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation datec. 1390–1410

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsPen and brown ink with gray-brown wash, heightened with white over black chalk on paper rubbed with red chalk

Dimensions27.5 × 20.8 cm

LocationBritish Museum, London

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1895-0915-680

Accession number1895,0915.680

Christ Healing the Blind Man, verso

The Flood

Posted by:John Carlson

May 19

Creator nameVillalpando, Cristóbal de

Creator nationality/cultureMexican

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1689

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on copper

LocationPuebla Cathedral, Mexico

The Flood

St. Januarius in the Amphitheater

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameGentileschi, Artemisia

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1636

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions121 1/4 × 78 3/4 in. (308 × 200 cm)

LocationMuseo Nazionale di Capodimonte, Naples

St. Januarius in the Amphitheater

The Crucifixion of Saint Andrew

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 10

Creator nameCaravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1606–1607

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions79 3/4 × 60 1/8 in. (202.5 × 152.7 cm)

LocationCleveland Museum of Art

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1976.2

Accession number1976.2

The Crucifixion of Saint Andrew

Transfiguration

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1538

Object typePrint

MaterialsEngraving

Dimensions13 1/2 x 9 3/8 in. (34.3 x 23.7 cm)

LocationAlbertina, Vienna

Transfiguration

Susanna and the Elders

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator name (description)Artemisia Gentileschi or Bernardo Cavallino

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1636–1638

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions104 3/8 × 82 5/8 in. (265 × 210 cm)

Susanna and the Elders

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

Nativity, detail, Joseph’s gaze

Posted by:John Carlson

LocationSS. Pietro ed Orso, Aosta, Italy

Nativity, detail, Joseph’s gaze

Adoration of the Magi, and Annunciation ﬁgures at each end of the lintel

Posted by:John Carlson

LocationFerrara, Italy

Adoration of the Magi, and Annunciation...

Adoration of the Magi, and Annunciation ﬁgures at each end of the lintel

Adam and Eve at the Tree of Knowledge

Posted by:John Carlson

LocationCremona, Italy

Adam and Eve at the Tree of Knowledge

Creation of the animals

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 01

Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher

Creation datec. 1130–1170

Object typeBook/Manuscript

Dimensions42 × 32 cm

LocationTopkapı Sarayı Müzesi Kütüphanesi, Istanbul, Turkey

Accession numberMs. Gr. 8, fol. 32v

Creation of the animals

The Creation of the World

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. 1183

Object typeMosaic

LocationAbbey Church, Monreale, Italy

The Creation of the World

Right jamb ﬁgures: Mary, Isaiah, and Ezekiel

Posted by:John Carlson

LocationFerrara, Italy

Right jamb ﬁgures: Mary, Isaiah,...

Right jamb ﬁgures: Mary, Isaiah, and Ezekiel

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameStanzione, Massimo

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1640

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions78 1/2 × 57 1/2 in. (199.4 × 146.1 cm)

LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437745

Accession number59.40

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

The Crossing of the Red Sea

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. AD 330–370

Object typePainting

LocationCatacomb on the Via Latina, Rome

The Crossing of the Red Sea

Adam and Eve, detail, eating the fruit

Posted by:John Carlson

LocationModena, Italy

Adam and Eve, detail, eating the fruit

Samson and Delilah

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameGentileschi, Artemisia

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1635

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions35 3/8 × 43 1/8 in. (90 × 109.5 cm)

LocationMuseo Nazionale di Capodimonte, Naples

Samson and Delilah

X-radiograph of Esther Before Ahasuerus

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameGentileschi, Artemisia

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1627–1630

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436453

Accession number69.281

X-radiograph of Esther Before Ahasuerus

Ezekiel

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 26

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 1130–1230

Object typeSculpture

LocationFidenza, Italy

Ezekiel

Pharaoh's Daughter

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. AD 432–440

Object typeMosaic

LocationS. Maria Maggiore, Rome

Pharaoh's Daughter

The Last Supper, Abraham and Melchizedek, Moses receiving manna

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 11

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation datec. 1500–1530

Object typeTextile

MaterialsTapestry

Dimensions200 × 600 cm

LocationAbbey Church of St-Robert (choir), La Chaise-Dieu, France

The Last Supper, Abraham and...

The Last Supper, Abraham and Melchizedek, Moses receiving manna

Susanna and the Elders

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameGentileschi, Artemisia

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1622

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions63 5/8 × 48 1/2 in. (161.5 × 123 cm)

LocationBurghley House Collection, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England

https://collections.burghley.co.uk/collection/susannah-and-the-elders-by-artemisia-gentileschi-1593-1652/

Accession numberPIC218

Susanna and the Elders

Dream of Joseph, detail, Joseph sleeping

Posted by:John Carlson

LocationSS. Pietro ed Orso, Aosta, Italy

Dream of Joseph, detail, Joseph sleeping

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

Seaport with the Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 10

Creator nameLorrain, Claude

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1648

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions58 3/4 × 77 3/8 in. (149.1 × 196.7 cm)

LocationNational Gallery, London

https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/claude-seaport-with-the-embarkation-of-the-queen-of-sheba

Accession numberNG14

Seaport with the Embarkation of the...

Seaport with the Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba

Book of Genesis: Joseph presents his father to Pharaoh

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. 36

Book of Genesis: Joseph presents his...

Book of Genesis: Joseph presents his father to Pharaoh

Door knocker

Posted by:John Carlson

Dimensions26 × 13 × 4 in. (66 × 22 × 10 cm)

LocationMuseo Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia

Door knocker

Annunciation, spanning the portal: Gabriel in left jamb, Mary in right jamb

Posted by:John Carlson

LocationFerrara, Italy

Annunciation, spanning the portal:...

Annunciation, spanning the portal: Gabriel in left jamb, Mary in right jamb

Annunciation

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameFinoglia, Paolo

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1630–1635

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions85 × 60 5/8 in. (216 × 154 cm)

LocationSzépmüvészeti Múzeum, Budapest

https://www.mfab.hu/artworks/annunciation-3/

Accession number92.2

Annunciation

Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten Commandments

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1311

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque de l'Arsenal, Paris

Accession numberMs. 6329, fol. 7v

Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten...

Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten Commandments

Dish with the Anointing of David

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleArtist

Creation dateAD 629–630

Object typeContainer

MaterialsSilver

DimensionsOverall 10 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (26.6 x 3.8 cm)

LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/464379

Accession number17.190.398

Dish with the Anointing of David

Joseph Led into Egypt

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 26

Creator name (description)Circle of the Master of the Magdalene

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. 1280–1290

Object typeMosaic

LocationBaptistery, Florence

Joseph Led into Egypt

Description: Solomon worshipping idols. "Speculum humanae salvationis," fol....

Solomon worshipping idols. "Speculum humanae salvationis," fol. 16r, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 11

Creator nationality/cultureGerman

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1430

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

LocationKongelige Bibliotek, Copenhagen

Accession numberMS. G Kgl. Samlg. 79, 2⁰

Solomon worshipping idols. "Speculum...

Solomon worshipping idols. "Speculum humanae salvationis," fol. 16r, detail

Descendants of the Sons of Noah. "Octateuch," fol. 60v (detail)

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 26

Creator nationality/cultureRoman/Byzantine

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1100–1200

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBiblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City

Descendants of the Sons of Noah....

Descendants of the Sons of Noah. "Octateuch," fol. 60v (detail)

Lot and His Daughters

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameGentileschi, Artemisia

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1636–1638

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions90 3/4 × 72 in. (230.5 × 182.9 cm)

LocationToledo Museum of Art, Ohio

http://emuseum.toledomuseum.org/objects/55087/lot-and-his-daughters

Accession number1983.107

Lot and His Daughters

Annunciation, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameGentileschi, Artemisia

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1630

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

LocationMuseo Nazionale di Capodimonte, Naples

Annunciation, detail

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: Isaac and Rebecca before Abimelech. "Octateuch," fol. 47v (upper...

Isaac and Rebecca before Abimelech. "Octateuch," fol. 47v (upper scene)

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 26

Creator nationality/cultureRoman/Byzantine

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1000–1100

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBiblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City

Isaac and Rebecca before Abimelech....

Isaac and Rebecca before Abimelech. "Octateuch," fol. 47v (upper scene)

Death of Abel, detail of Cain’s weapon

Posted by:John Carlson

LocationModena, Italy

Death of Abel, detail of Cain’s...

Death of Abel, detail of Cain’s weapon

Description: Magi's dreams. John of Hildesheim, "Die Heiligen Drige Kunige,"...

Magi's dreams. John of Hildesheim, "Die Heiligen Drige Kunige," fol. 20r

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 11

Creator nationality/cultureGerman

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1450

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsPaper

Dimensions291 × 271 mm

LocationBritish Library, London

Accession numberMS. Add. 28752

Magi's dreams. John of Hildesheim, "Die...

Magi's dreams. John of Hildesheim, "Die Heiligen Drige Kunige," fol. 20r

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

The Twelve Feasts

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator name (description)Made in Constantinople

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. 1300–1330

Object typeMosaic

LocationMuseo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence

The Twelve Feasts

Description: Destruction of the Tower of Babel and dispersion of the nations....

Destruction of the Tower of Babel and dispersion of the nations. "Octateuch," fol. 61v (detail)

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 26

Creator nationality/cultureRoman/Byzantine

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1100–1200

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBiblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City

Destruction of the Tower of Babel and...

Destruction of the Tower of Babel and dispersion of the nations. "Octateuch," fol. 61v (detail)

Madonna of the Blessing

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameGuercino

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1651

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions190 × 137 in. (74.75 × 54 cm)

LocationGalleria Sabauda, Turin, Italy

https://www.museireali.beniculturali.it/catalogo-on-line/#/dettaglio/56899

Accession number131

Madonna of the Blessing

St. Simon holding scroll indicating the way to Rome

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 26

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 1130–1230

Object typeSculpture

LocationFidenza, Italy

St. Simon holding scroll indicating the...

St. Simon holding scroll indicating the way to Rome

Queen of Sheba between Balaam and Solomon

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 26

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 1230

Object typeSculpture

LocationCathedral of Notre Dame, Chartres, France

Queen of Sheba between Balaam and...

Queen of Sheba between Balaam and Solomon

Relief of Pilgrims, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 26

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 1130–1230

Object typeSculpture

LocationFidenza, Italy

Relief of Pilgrims, detail

The Last Supper

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 02

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1575–1600

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsInk and wash on paper

LocationChrist Church Picture Gallery, Oxford, United Kingdom

The Last Supper

Description: Conversion of the Ethiopian eunuch. Bible of Evert van Zoudenbalch, vol. II, fol....

Conversion of the Ethiopian eunuch. Bible of Evert van Zoudenbalch, vol. II, fol. 81v

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 11

Creator nationality/cultureNetherlandish

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1465

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

Dimensions297 × 292 mm

LocationÖsterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna

Accession numberCod. 2771–72

Conversion of the Ethiopian eunuch....

Conversion of the Ethiopian eunuch. Bible of Evert van Zoudenbalch, vol. II, fol. 81v

The Clothing of Adam and Eve, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

May 24

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation date1200–1300

Object typeMosaic

MaterialsMosaic

LocationBasilica of San Marco, Venice

The Clothing of Adam and Eve, detail

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

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

Sarcophagus of Adelfia with scenes from the Old and the New Testaments

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 340

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsMarble

LocationMuseo Archeologico Nazionale, Syracuse, Italy

Sarcophagus of Adelfia with scenes from...

Sarcophagus of Adelfia with scenes from the Old and the New Testaments

Madonna and Child

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameGentileschi, Artemisia

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1616–1618

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions46 1/2 × 33 7/8 in. (118 × 86 cm)

LocationGalleria degli Uffizi, Florence

Madonna and Child

God curses Cain and his offspring; Christ curses the Jews, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1220–1230

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

LocationÖsterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna

Accession numberCod. 2554, fol. 2v

God curses Cain and his offspring;...

God curses Cain and his offspring; Christ curses the Jews, detail

Head of Madonna (of the Annunciation), mosaic

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 26

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. 1130

Object typeMosaic

LocationFerrara Cathedral Museum, Ferrara, Italy

Head of Madonna (of the Annunciation),...

Head of Madonna (of the Annunciation), mosaic

Bathsheba

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameGentileschi, Artemisia;Codazzi, Viviano;Gargiulo, Domenico

Creator nationality/cultureItalian; Italian; Italian

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1636–1637

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions104 1/2 × 82 1/2 in. (265.4 × 209.6 cm)

LocationColumbus Museum of Art, Ohio

https://www.columbusmuseum.org/embark-collection/pages/Obj754/

Accession number1967.006

Bathsheba

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

The Assumption of the Virgin

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameStanzione, Massimo

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1630–1635

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions108 1/2 × 74 5/8 in. (275.6 × 189.6 cm)

LocationNorth Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh

https://ncartmuseum.org/art/detail/the_assumption_of_the_virgin1

Accession numberGL.60.17.52

The Assumption of the Virgin

Death of Abel

Posted by:John Carlson

LocationPiacenza, Italy

Death of Abel

Creation scenes from the book of Genesis in the Todi Bible

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 26

Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBiblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City

https://digi.vatlib.it/view/MSS_Vat.lat.10405

Accession numberVat.lat.10405

Creation scenes from the book of Genesis...

Creation scenes from the book of Genesis in the Todi Bible

Flight into Egypt, detail, Joseph leading donkey

Posted by:John Carlson

LocationSS. Pietro ed Orso, Aosta, Italy

Flight into Egypt, detail, Joseph...

Flight into Egypt, detail, Joseph leading donkey

Call for action against Nabal; call for a crusade against the Albigensians, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1220–1230

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

LocationÖsterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna

Accession numberMS 2554, fol. 40v

Call for action against Nabal; call for...

Call for action against Nabal; call for a crusade against the Albigensians, detail

Architectural settings, Arena Chapel, c. 1305

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 11

Creator name (description)after Giotto

Creator roleIllustrator

Object typeIllustration

Architectural settings, Arena Chapel, c....

Architectural settings, Arena Chapel, c. 1305

Description: Apparition of the Star to the Magi. "Speculum humanae...

Apparition of the Star to the Magi. "Speculum humanae salvationis," fol. 31r (detail)

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 11

Creator nationality/cultureGerman

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1430

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

LocationKongelige Bibliotek, Copenhagen

Accession numberMS. G Kgl. Samlg. 79, 2⁰

Apparition of the Star to the Magi....

Apparition of the Star to the Magi. "Speculum humanae salvationis," fol. 31r (detail)

St. Peter confounds Simon Magus by reviving a dead man.

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 26

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator roleArtist

Creation datec. 1215

Object typeStained Glass

LocationCathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Troyes, France

St. Peter confounds Simon Magus by...

St. Peter confounds Simon Magus by reviving a dead man.

The Calling of St. Matthew

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 14

Creator namePareja, Juan de

Creator nationality/cultureSpanish

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1661

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions22.5 × 32.5 cm

LocationMuseo del Prado, Madrid

https://www.museodelprado.es/coleccion/obra-de-arte/la-vocacion-de-san-mateo/34917e11-611e-451d-84df-a0efb1ac6381

Accession numberP001041

The Calling of St. Matthew

Israel is No More

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 04

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation date1928

Object typeIllustration

LocationFrom Lewis Browne, "The Graphic Bible: From Genesis to Revelation in Animated Maps and Charts" (New York, 1928)

Israel is No More

Description: Moses and Aaron summoned before Pharaoh and his magicians....

Moses and Aaron summoned before Pharaoh and his magicians. "Octateuch," vol. 82v (upper scene)

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 26

Creator nationality/cultureRoman/Byzantine

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1000–1100

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBiblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City

Moses and Aaron summoned before Pharaoh...

Moses and Aaron summoned before Pharaoh and his magicians. "Octateuch," vol. 82v (upper scene)

Bead from a chaplet or rosary, Herod and Salome with the head of John the Baptist on a dish

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleArtist

Creation datec. 1520–1530

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonical Object

MaterialsElephant ivory

Dimensionsheight: 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm)

LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London

http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O102743/herod-and-salome-with-the-bead-unknown/

Accession number2150-1855

Bead from a chaplet or rosary, Herod and...

Bead from a chaplet or rosary, Herod and Salome with the head of John the Baptist on a dish

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)

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

The Toilet of Bathsheba

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 14

Creator nameRembrandt van Rijn

Creator nationality/cultureDutch

Dimensions57.2 × 76.2 cm

LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437393

Accession number14.40.651

The Toilet of Bathsheba

Bathsheba

Substitute cartoon made from Moses Ordering the Israelites to Attack the Ethiopians

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 05

Creator name (description)After Antonio Tempesta

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Object typePrint

MaterialsPinpricked countours and charcoal pouncing residue, verso (here reproduced in reverse)

Dimensions207 × 294 mm

LocationGetty Research Institute, Research Library, Los Angeles

Substitute cartoon made from Moses...

Substitute cartoon made from Moses Ordering the Israelites to Attack the Ethiopians

The Birth of Saint John the Baptist

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameGentileschi, Artemisia

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1635

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions72 7/16 × 101 5/8 in. (184 × 258 cm)

LocationMuseo del Prado, Madrid

https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/the-birth-of-saint-john-the-baptist/65572d18-d9a1-42b8-bddd-f931c4b88da6

Accession numberP000149

The Birth of Saint John the Baptist

Judith Beheading Holofernes

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameGentileschi, Artemisia

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1620

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions146.5 × 108 cm

LocationGalleria degli Uffizi, Florence

https://www.uffizi.it/en/artworks/judith-beheading-holofernes

Accession numberInv. 1890 n. 1567

Judith Beheading Holofernes

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameReni, Guido

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1640–1642

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions189 × 129 7/8 in. (480 × 330 cm)

LocationCertosa di S. Martino, Naples

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Description: Moses fighting in the Land of the Blacks, where he finds a wife....

Moses fighting in the Land of the Blacks, where he finds a wife. "Historiated Bible," fol. 107r

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 11

Creator nationality/cultureGerman

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1400–1450

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsPaper

Dimensions400 × 275 mm

LocationSächsische Landesbibliothek, Buchmuseum, Dresden

Accession numberMsc. A 50

Moses fighting in the Land of the...

Moses fighting in the Land of the Blacks, where he finds a wife. "Historiated Bible," fol. 107r

Description: Sarah is brought to Pharaoh; Pharaoh gives Sarah back to Abraham....

Sarah is brought to Pharaoh; Pharaoh gives Sarah back to Abraham. "Octateuch," fol. 35r (two upper scenes)

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 26

Creator nationality/cultureRoman/Byzantine

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1000–1100

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBiblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City

Sarah is brought to Pharaoh; Pharaoh...

Sarah is brought to Pharaoh; Pharaoh gives Sarah back to Abraham. "Octateuch," fol. 35r (two upper scenes)

The Creation of Eve

Posted by:John Carlson

May 19

Creator nationality/cultureAndean

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation datec. 1625

Object typeTapestry

MaterialsTapestry weave, cotton arp and camelid weft

LocationCírculo de Armas, Buenos Aires

The Creation of Eve

St. John the Baptist in axial relation to St. Geminianus’ boat journey

Posted by:John Carlson

LocationModena, Italy

St. John the Baptist in axial relation...

St. John the Baptist in axial relation to St. Geminianus’ boat journey

Virgin and Child with a Rosary

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameGentileschi, Artemisia

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1651

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions23 1/2 × 15 1/8 in. (59.5 × 38.5 cm)

LocationMonasterio de San Lorenzo, El Escorial, Madrid

Virgin and Child with a Rosary

Saints Proclus and Nicea

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameGentileschi, Artemisia

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1636–1637

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions118 1/8 × 70 7/8 in. (300 × 180 cm)

LocationMuseo Nazionale di Capodimonte, Naples

Saints Proclus and Nicea

Crouching black man (detail of fig. 100)

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 26

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 1230

Object typeSculpture

LocationCathedral of Notre Dame, Chartres, France

Crouching black man (detail of fig. 100)

Allegory of the Immaculate Conception

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 14

Creator nameRoelas, Juan de

Creator nationality/cultureSpanish

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1616

Object typePainting

MaterialsSupport: Canvas

LocationMuseo Nacional de Esculturas, Valladolid

Accession numberCE0930

Allegory of the Immaculate Conception

The Entry into Jerusalem

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1100–1200

Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph

MaterialsEnamel and silver-gilt

LocationS. Marco, Venice

The Entry into Jerusalem

Saint John the Baptist Bids Farewell to His Parents

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameStanzione, Massimo

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1634–1635

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions71 1/4 × 103 5/8 in. (181 × 263 cm)

LocationMuseo del Prado, Madrid

https://www.museodelprado.es/coleccion/obra-de-arte/san-juan-bautista-se-despide-de-sus-padres/d0d97fbd-82e4-4f6a-a9f3-257bb25b4942

Accession numberP000291

Saint John the Baptist Bids Farewell to...

St. John the Baptist Bids Farewell to His Parents

Betrayal of Judas. "Sarum missal," fol. 150v

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 26

Creator nationality/cultureBritish

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1200–1300

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationJohn Rylands Library, Manchester, England

Betrayal of Judas. "Sarum missal," fol....

Betrayal of Judas. "Sarum missal," fol. 150v

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

Lamech, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

LocationModena, Italy

Lamech, detail

Adoration of the Magi

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 26

Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher

Object typeBook/Manuscript

Location"Psalter of St. Louis," MS. BPL 76A, fol. 16v. Leiden University Library, Leiden, Netherlands

Adoration of the Magi

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

Panel on a book-cover with the Dormition (MS. Clm. 4453)

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 970–1000

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsIvory

LocationStaatsbibliothek, Munich

Panel on a book-cover with the Dormition...

Panel on a book-cover with the Dormition (MS. Clm. 4453)

Black bride of the Song of Songs. Bible of Evert van Zoudenbalch, vol. I, fol. 298v

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 11

Creator nationality/cultureNetherlandish

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1465

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

Dimensions297 × 292 mm

LocationÖsterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna

Accession numberCod. 2771–72

Black bride of the Song of Songs. Bible...

Black bride of the Song of Songs. Bible of Evert van Zoudenbalch, vol. I, fol. 298v

Stoning of Saint Stephen

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 10

Creator nameCarracci, Annibale

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1603–1604

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on copper

Dimensions16 1/8 × 20 7/8 in. (41 × 53 cm)

LocationLouvre Museum, Paris

https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010062398

Accession numberINV. 204

Stoning of Saint Stephen

Death of Abel

Posted by:John Carlson

LocationModena, Italy

Death of Abel

Fall of Man

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1491

Object typePrint

MaterialsWoodcut

Dimensions9 7/8 x 6 3/4 in. (25 x 17 cm)

LocationLibrary of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Fall of Man

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