hoakley March 27, 2016 General, Language, Painting

The Story in Paintings: index of well-known narratives 3 Biblical

Walter Crane (1845–1915), Ruth and Boaz (1863), oil on canvas, 25.5 × 33.5 cm, Private collection. Wikimedia Commons.

This is an index of the 30 well-known stories and narratives from Biblical sources (including accounts of the lives of the Saints) which are covered in articles about narrative painting on this blog. These are arranged in alphabetical order, for each giving the type of narrative and its origin, links to the paintings featured here, and a ‘lead’ example painting is shown. There are separate illustrated indexes for other sources of narratives, e.g. classical.

Bathsheba and King David (Biblical, Old Testament) Rembrandt, Bathsheba with King David’s Letter (1654) Gérôme, Bathsheba (1889/95)

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, Bathsheba with King David's Letter (1654), oil on canvas, 142 x 142 cm, Musée du Louvre, Paris. Wikimedia Commons. — Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, Bathsheba with King David’s Letter (1654), oil on canvas, 142 x 142 cm, Musée du Louvre, Paris. Wikimedia Commons.

Belshazzar’s Feast (Biblical, Old Testament) Rembrandt, Belshazzar’s Feast (c 1635-1638); Martin, Belshazzar’s Feast (1820); Allston, Belshazzar’s Feast (1817/1843)

rembrandtbelshazzarsfeasta — Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669), Belshazzar’s Feast (c 1635-1638), oil on canvas, 167.6 x 209.2 cm, The National Gallery, London. Wikimedia Commons.

Benaiah (Biblical, Old Testament, Samuel II) Etty, Benaiah (small copy) (1829)

ettybenaiah — William Etty (1787–1849), Benaiah (small copy) (1829), oil on canvas, 63.7 x 80.5 cm, York Art Gallery, York, England. Image courtesy of York Museums Trust :: http://yorkmuseumstrust.org.uk :: Public Domain.

Charles (Carlo) Borromeo di Arona, Saint, Oblates of St Ambrose (Saints) Magnasco, Saint Carlo Borromeo Receiving the Oblates

magnascosaintcarloborromeooblates — Alessandro Magnasco (1667–1749), Saint Carlo Borromeo Receiving the Oblates (date not known), oil on canvas, 98.8 x 73.5 cm, Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan, Italy. Wikimedia Commons.

Christ and the Samaritan woman (Biblical, New Testament, John 4) Magnasco, Christ and the Samaritan Woman (1705-10)

magnascochristsamaritanwoman — Alessandro Magnasco (1667–1749), Christ and the Samaritan Woman (1705-10), oil on canvas, 144.8 x 109.2 cm, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA. Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum.

Christ, baptism (Biblical, New Testament) Magnasco, The Baptism of Christ (c 1740)

magnascobaptismchrist — Alessandro Magnasco (1667–1749), The Baptism of Christ (c 1740), oil on canvas, 117.5 x 146.7 cm, The National Gallery of Art (Samuel H. Kress Collection 1943.4.27), Washington, DC. Courtesy of The National Gallery of Art.

Christ, Crucifixion (Biblical, New Testament) Gérôme, Golgotha (Consummatum Est, or Jerusalem) (1867) Vedder, Return from Calvary (c 1867)

geromegolgotha — Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824–1904), Golgotha (Consummatum Est, or Jerusalem) (1867), oil on canvas, 81.3 x 146 cm, Musée d’Orsay, Paris. The Athenaeum.

Christ, Deposition (Biblical, New Testament) Böcklin, The Deposition (1876)

Arnold Böcklin (1827–1901), The Deposition (1876), tempera on panel, 160 cm x 250 cm, Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin. Wikimedia Commons.

Christ, Entry into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday) (Biblical, New Testament) Doré, Christ’s Entry into Jerusalem (before 1876)

dorechristsentryjerusalem — Gustave Doré (1832–1883), Christ’s Entry into Jerusalem (before 1876), oil on canvas, 98.4 x 131.4 cm, Private collection. Wikimedia Commons.

Christ, Feasts – Marriage Feast at Cana, Feast in the House of Simon the Pharisee, Feast in the House of Levi (Biblical, New Testament) Veronese, The Marriage Feast at Cana (1562-3); The Feast in the House of Simon the Pharisee (1570); The Feast in the House of Levi (1573) (also, originally, The Last Supper)

Paolo Veronese (1528–1588), The Marriage Feast at Cana (1562-3), oil on canvas, 667 × 994 cm, Musée du Louvre, Paris. Wikimedia Commons.

Christ, raising of Lazarus (Biblical, New Testament, John 11) Magnasco, The Raising of Lazarus (1715-1740)

magnascoraisinglazarus — Alessandro Magnasco (1667–1749), The Raising of Lazarus (1715-1740), oil on canvas, 65.5 × 83.5 cm, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Wikimedia Commons.

Christ, Resurrection, Noli Me Tangere, Mary Magdalene (Biblical, New Testament, John 20:11-18) Magnasco, Noli Me Tangere (1705-10)

magnasconolimetangere — Alessandro Magnasco (1667–1749), Noli Me Tangere (1705-10), oil on canvas, 144.8 × 109.2 cm, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA. Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum.

Christ, Supper at Emmaus (Biblical, New Testament) Veronese, The Supper at Emmaus (c 1559)

veronesesupperemmaus — Paolo Veronese (1528–1588), The Supper at Emmaus (c 1559), oil on canvas, 241 × 415 cm, Musée du Louvre, Paris. Wikimedia Commons.

Christ, The Last Supper (Biblical, New Testament) Veronese, The Last Supper (c 1585)

veroneselastsupper — Paolo Veronese (1528–1588), The Last Supper (c 1585), oil on canvas, 220 x 523 cm, Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan. Wikimedia Commons.

Christ, Virgin Mary, Annunciation (Biblical, New Testament) Waterhouse, The Annunciation (1914)

waterhouseannunciation — John William Waterhouse (1849–1917), The Annunciation (1914), oil on canvas, 99 × 135 cm, Private collection. Wikimedia Commons.

Christ, walking on water, Sea of Galilee (Biblical, New Testament) Magnasco, Christ at the Sea of Galilee (c 1740)

magnascochristseagalilee — Alessandro Magnasco (1667–1749), Christ at the Sea of Galilee (c 1740), oil on canvas, 118.1 x 146.7 cm, The National Gallery of Art (Samuel H. Kress Collection 1943.4.31), Washington, DC. Courtesy of The National Gallery of Art.

Esther, Feast of, with Ahasuerus and Haman (Biblical, Old Testament, Esther) Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606–1669), Ahasuerus and Haman at the Feast of Esther (1660)

rembrandtahasuerushamanesther — Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606–1669), Ahasuerus and Haman at the Feast of Esther (1660), oil on canvas, 73 x 94 cm, Pushkin Museum, Moscow. Wikimedia Commons.

Flood, Noah (Biblical, Old Testament, Genesis 6-9) Martin, The Deluge (1834) Unknown, The Great Flood (c 1450-1499); Michelangelo; Wtewael; Elsheimer; Poussin, Winter (Flood) (c 1660-1664); Martin, The Deluge (1834); Comerre (1911); Hofheinz-Döring; Holzer; Cole; Turner, The Morning after the Deluge (c 1843)

comerreflood — Léon Comerre (1850–1916), The Flood of Noah and his Companions (1911), oil on canvas, dimensions not known, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nantes, Nantes, France. Wikimedia Commons.

Jacob, Rachel and Leah (Biblical, Old Testament, Genesis 29) Dyce, The Meeting of Jacob and Rachel (1850)

dycejacobrachel — William Dyce (1806–1864), The Meeting of Jacob and Rachel (detail) (1850), oil on canvas, 70.5 x 91 cm, New Walk Museum & Art Gallery, Leicester, England. The Athenaeum.

Jael and Sisera – see Judith and Holofernes

John the Baptist and Salome (Biblical, New Testament) Moreau, Salome (1876)

moreausalome — Gustave Moreau (1826–1898), Salome (1876), oil on wood, 144 x 103.5 cm, Armand Hammer Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA. Wikimedia Commons.

Joseph, interprets Pharoah’s dream (Biblical, Old Testament, Genesis) Magnasco, Joseph Interprets the Dreams of the Pharaoh’s Servants Whilst in Jail (1726-31)

magnascojoseph — Alessandro Magnasco (1667–1749), Joseph Interprets the Dreams of the Pharaoh’s Servants Whilst in Jail (1726-31), oil on canvas, 134 x 177 cm, Private collection. Web Gallery of Art.

Joshua, commanding the sun at Gibeon (Biblical, Old Testament) Martin, Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still (c 1840)

martinjoshuacommandingsun — John Martin (1789–1854), Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still (c 1840), oil on canvas, 47.9 x 108.3 cm, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT. Wikimedia Commons.

Judith and Holofernes (Biblical, Old Testament Apocrypha, Judith) Gentileschi, Judith Slaying Holofernes (1611-2, 1620-1); Veronese, Caravaggio, Bigot (also Jael and Sisera) Etty, Study for Judith and Holofernes (c 1827) Doré, Judith and Holofernes (1866) Vernet, Judith and Holofernes (study) (1828/1832)

Artemisia Gentileschi, Judith Slaying Holofernes (1620-1), oil on canvas, 200 x 162.5 cm, Galleria della Uffizi, Florence. Wikimedia Commons.

Noah: see Flood.

Ruth and Boaz (Biblical, Old Testament) Crane, Ruth and Boaz (1863)

craneruthboaz — Walter Crane (1845–1915), Ruth and Boaz (1863), oil on canvas, 25.5 × 33.5 cm, Private collection. Wikimedia Commons.

Saint Anthony, Temptation (Saints, c 200 CE) Cézanne, The Temptation of Saint Anthony (c 1875)

cezannetemptstanthony — Paul Cézanne (1839–1906), The Temptation of Saint Anthony (c 1875), oil on canvas, 47 x 56 cm, Musée d’Orsay, Paris. Wikimedia Commons.

Samson and Delilah (Biblical, Old Testament, Judges) Etty, Delilah before the Blinded Samson (date not known)

ettydelilahsamson — William Etty (1787–1849), Delilah before the Blinded Samson (date not known), oil on canvas, 72.4 x 90.8 cm, York Art Gallery, York, England. Image courtesy of York Museums Trust :: http://yorkmuseumstrust.org.uk :: Public Domain.

Second Coming (Biblical, New Testament, Revelation 20:13) Leighton, And the Sea Gave Up the Dead Which Were in It (1892)

And the Sea Gave Up the Dead Which Were in It exhibited 1892 by Frederic, Lord Leighton 1830-1896 — Frederic, Lord Leighton (1830–1896), And the Sea Gave Up the Dead Which Were in It (1892), oil on canvas, 228.6 x 228.6 cm, The Tate Gallery (Presented by Sir Henry Tate 1894). Photographic Rights © Tate 2016, CC-BY-NC-ND 3.0 (Unported), http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/leighton-and-the-sea-gave-up-the-dead-which-were-in-it-n01511

Sodom and Gomorrah, destruction (Biblical, Old Testament) Martin, The Destruction Of Sodom And Gomorrah (1852)

martinsodomgomorrah — John Martin (1789–1854), The Destruction Of Sodom And Gomorrah (1852), oil on canvas, 136.3 x 212.3 cm, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Wikimedia Commons.

Solomon, judgement of (Biblical, Old Testament, 1 Kings 3) Dyce, The Judgement of Solomon (1836)

dycejudgementsolomon — William Dyce (1806–1864), The Judgement of Solomon (1836), tempera on canvas, 151.2 x 245 cm, Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland. The Athenaeum.

Vale of Tears (Biblical, Old Testament, Psalm 83) Doré, The Vale of Tears (unfinished) (1883)

dorvaleoftears — Gustave Doré (1832–1883), The Vale of Tears (unfinished) (1883), oil on canvas, 413.5 x 627 cm, Petit Palais, Paris. Wikimedia Commons.

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