The Bible in Pictures

Paintings by old masters, filed under the Bible passages they show, each with a short text and enlarged details. AI pictures respond to the paintings; they are marked as such.

102 paintings · 55 Painters · 13 / 66 books with pictures

Geertgen tot Sint Jans, The Nativity at Night, c. 1490

Rembrandt, The Return of the Prodigal Son, c. 1668

Fra Angelico, The Annunciation, c. 1440–45

Old Masters

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Hieronymus Bosch, The Creation of the World, c. 1490–1500 — Genesis 1:9
**Hieronymus Bosch**, The Creation of the World, c. 1490–1500

Michelangelo, The Creation of the Sun, Moon and Plants, c. 1511 — Genesis 1:16
**Michelangelo**, The Creation of the Sun, Moon and Plants, c. 1511

Jacopo Tintoretto, The Creation of the Animals, c. 1550–53 — Genesis 1:21
**Jacopo Tintoretto**, The Creation of the Animals, c. 1550–53

Michelangelo, The Creation of Adam, c. 1511–12 — Genesis 1:27
**Michelangelo**, The Creation of Adam, c. 1511–12

Michelangelo, The Fall and the Expulsion from Paradise, c. 1509–10 — Genesis 3:6
**Michelangelo**, The Fall and the Expulsion from Paradise, c. 1509–10

Lucas Cranach the Elder, Adam and Eve, 1526 — Genesis 3:6
**Lucas Cranach the Elder**, Adam and Eve, 1526

Titian, The Fall of Man, c. 1550 — Genesis 3:6
**Titian**, The Fall of Man, c. 1550

Masaccio, The Expulsion from the Garden of Eden (detail), c. 1425–27 — Genesis 3:23
**Masaccio**, The Expulsion from the Garden of Eden (detail), c. 1425–27

By Scripture

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Old Testament

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New Testament

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Genesis 1:1 The Creation · 4 works
Genesis 3:6 The Fall of Man · 4 works
Genesis 22:12 The Sacrifice of Isaac · 3 works
Exodus 14:22 The Exodus from Egypt · 3 works
Ruth 2:12 Ruth in the Field of Boaz · 3 works
1 Samuel 17:49 David and Goliath · 5 works
Psalm 23:1 The Lord is my shepherd · 3 works
Isaiah 11:1 The Stem of Jesse · 3 works
Matthew 1:20 Joseph's Dream · 3 works
Matthew 2:11 The Adoration of the Magi · 6 works
Matthew 2:14 The Flight into Egypt · 4 works
Matthew 2:18 The Massacre of the Innocents · 3 works
Matthew 3:3 The Voice in the Wilderness · 4 works
Matthew 3:17 The Baptism of Christ · 3 works
Matthew 25:31 The Last Judgment · 4 works
Matthew 25:40 The Works of Mercy · 3 works
Luke 1:28 The Annunciation · 4 works
Luke 1:41 The Visitation · 2 works
Luke 2:7 The Birth of Christ · 11 works
Luke 2:29 Simeon's Song · 3 works
Luke 22:19 The Last Supper · 4 works
Luke 24:31 Emmaus · 4 works
John 3:16 For God so loved the world · 8 works
Acts 7:59 The Stoning of Saint Stephen · 3 works
1 Corinthians 2:2 The Reformation Altarpiece · 2 works
Revelation 7:9 A Great Multitude · 3 works