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Art inspired by biblical stories. Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Caravaggio and the likes. At least one link per day. Also available on FB and Mastodon. Web: https://www.artbible.info
Today's pick: The Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple (ca. 1512) - Raphael.

Heliodorus (to the right, lying down) is sent by the [..] #art #Raphael

www.artbible.info/art/large/134.html
November 26, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: Golgotha (c. 1755) - Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo.

Christ is still on his cross when the two criminals [..] #art #Tiepolo

www.artbible.info/art/large/1008.html
November 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: The Disrobing of Christ (1579) - El Greco.

When the group arrives at Golgotha, Jesus' robe is teared [..] #art #ElGreco

www.artbible.info/art/large/895.html
November 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: Raising of the Cross (c. 1638) - Peter Paul Rubens.

This is a grandiose composition depicting the crucifixion, made by [..] #art #Rubens

www.artbible.info/art/large/1071.html
November 23, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: Garden of Earthly Delights - Hell (1480/90 or ca. 1500) - Jheronimus Bosch.

Right wing of a triptych. Click here for a detailed [..] #art #Bosch

www.artbible.info/art/large/166.html
November 22, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: The Tower of Babel (1563) - Pieter Bruegel the Elder.

The smallest of Bruegel's depictions of the Tower of Babel. [..] #art #Bruegel

www.artbible.info/art/large/296.html
November 21, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: Abraham and the Three Angels (1513) - Lucas van Leyden.

Abraham is sitting in front of his tent on the [..] #art #LucasVanLeyden

www.artbible.info/art/large/84.html
November 20, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: The Calling of James and John (1510) - Marco Basaiti.

A scene at Lake Tiberias, also known as the Sea [..] #art #MarcoBasaiti

www.artbible.info/art/large/31.html
November 19, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: David hands the Letter to Uriah (1619) - Pieter Lastman.

King David has fallen for Bathsheba, wife of Uriah, one [..] #art #Lastman

www.artbible.info/art/large/172.html
November 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: The Flagellation [1] (1607) - Caravaggio.

One of the flagellators ties Jesus to the pillar, another [..] #art #Caravaggio

www.artbible.info/art/large/7.html
November 17, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: The Messengers Return from Canaan (1621 - 1624) - Giovanni Lanfranco.

During the journey to the promised land Moses sends twelve [..] #art #Lanfranco

www.artbible.info/art/large/716.html
November 16, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: Judith, Her Maid and Holofernes' Head (1613-1614) - Artemisia Gentileschi.

Judith has just decapitated the Assyrian army chief Holofernes. Her [..] #art #Gentileschi

www.artbible.info/art/large/681.html
November 15, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: The Creation of the Sun, the Moon and the Plants (1508-1512) - Michelangelo Buonarroti.

A fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Two [..] #art #Michelangelo

www.artbible.info/art/large/663.html
November 14, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: Crucifixion with Cardinal (between 1520 and 1529) - Lucas Cranach the Elder.

Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg kneels on a pillow before the [..] #art #Cranach

www.artbible.info/art/large/522.html
November 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: The raising of Lazarus (1480's) - Geertgen tot Sint Jans.

A panel typical for Geertgen, with somewhat naive characters and [..] #art #GeertgenTotSintJans

www.artbible.info/art/large/545.html
November 12, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: Seven sacraments: baptism (1641-42) - Nicolas Poussin.

As John pours water over Jesus' head, a voice from [..] #art #Poussin

www.artbible.info/art/large/901.html
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: Joshua Fights Amalek (ca. 1625) - Nicolas Poussin.

When the Israelites were traveling through the desert, they were [..] #art #Poussin

www.artbible.info/art/large/140.html
November 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: An Allegory of the Old and New Testaments (c. 1532 - 1535) - Hans Holbein the Younger.

Hans Holbein the Younger summarizes the Bible on one panel. [..] #art #Holbein

www.artbible.info/art/large/543.html
November 9, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: The Carrying of the Cross (ca. 1510) - Jheronimus Bosch.

A curious painting with an extraordinary composition for its day [..] #art #Bosch

www.artbible.info/art/large/380.html
November 8, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: Penitent Mary Magdalene (ca. 1565) - Titian.

This painting and an earlier version are more prudent than [..] #art #Titian

www.artbible.info/art/large/359.html
November 7, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: The Prophet Nahum (c. 1900) - James Tissot.

Nahum as one of the so called minor prophets, and [..] #art #Tissot

www.artbible.info/art/large/223.html
November 6, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: Cain and Abel bring offerings (1383) - Bertram of Minden.

God accepts the sheep Abel brings, but completely ignores Cain's [..] #art #BertramOfMinden

www.artbible.info/art/large/562.html
November 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: Abraham Meets Melchizedek (ca. 1625) - Peter Paul Rubens.

Melchizedek was king of Salem (presumably Jerusalem) and high-priest of [..] #art #Rubens

www.artbible.info/art/large/186.html
November 4, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: The Fall (1508-1512) - Michelangelo Buonarroti.

Eve takes the apple from the snake, who has told [..] #art #Michelangelo

www.artbible.info/art/large/68.html
November 3, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: David with the Head of Goliath (1610) - Caravaggio.

David has killed the Philistine giant Goliath with a stone [..] #art #Caravaggio

www.artbible.info/art/large/435.html
November 2, 2025 at 10:30 AM