Samson and Delilah :: Alexandre Cabanel
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Judith Beheading Holofernes :: Caravaggio
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David Contemplating the Head of Goliath :: Orazio Gentleschi
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Judith :: Leon Francois Comerre
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After The Flood :: Filippo Palizzi
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The Lament of Jephthah's Daughter :: George Elgar Hicks
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Sacrifice of Manoah :: Pieter Lastman
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Esther before Ahasuerus :: Claude Vignon
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Eve :: Anna Lea Merritt
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The Finding of Moses [detail] :: Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
![Bible scenes in art and painting - The Finding of Moses [detail] :: Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema](https://www.fineartlib.info/plugins/p17_image_gallery/images/tb/10/2918.jpg "The Finding of Moses [detail] :: Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema") |
Saint Mary Magdalen in Penitence :: Orazio Gentleschi
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Judith and Her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes :: Orazio Gentleschi
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Eve Tempted :: George Frederick Watts
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Judith :: Benjamin Jean Joseph Constant
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David with the Head of Goliath :: Domenico Feti
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Moses before the Burning Bush :: Domenico Feti
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The Repentant St Mary Magdalene :: Domenico Feti
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The Last Judgement
 Title Italian: Il Giudizio universale Français : Le Jugement Dernier Date: 1541 Medium: fresco Dimensions: 1,370 × 1,220 cm (539.4 × 480.3 in) |
Holy Family :: AACHEN, Hans von
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Judith :: AACHEN Hans von
 aprox. 1600 |
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The biblical theme is quite similar to the mythological one, that's why the artists portray heroes in the same idealizing way, trying to give to their pose and look the deepest meaning. They are monumental, mythical and canonical. Here everything is subject to strict rules and the authors usually adhere to the classical and traditional style.
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Noli me tangere (1524)
The painting depicts the moment of the meeting of Christ with Mary Magdalene. Mary is a woman from Galilee in Christian legends, one of the myrrh-bearer. According to the gospel story, she was healed by Jesus Christ from the possession of seven demons. After that, she followed Christ, served him, sharing her wealth, attended Calvary at his death, and witnessed his burial. After the Sabbath had passed a ban on the case and movement, she with the other myrrh-bearers [Expand]
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