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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: Abraham and Isaac (c. 1637) - Jan Lievens.

God wants to test Abraham's fidelity and asks him to [..] #art #Lievens

www.artbible.info/art/large/765.html
January 27, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: Judah and Tamar (1681) - Arent de Gelder.

This is a more refined depiction of the story of [..] #art #DeGelder

www.artbible.info/art/large/555.html
January 26, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: The parable of the blind (1568) - Pieter Bruegel the Elder.

Jesus had told his disciples that it was not necessary [..] #art #Bruegel

www.artbible.info/art/large/556.html
January 25, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: Moses Turning Aaron's Staff into a Serpent (1685) - Nicolas Poussin.

God sent Moses and Aaron to Pharaoh to ask him [..] #art #Poussin

www.artbible.info/art/large/142.html
January 24, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: Peter and John Running to the Tomb (1898) - Eugène Burnand.

The full title of this painting is The Disciples Peter [..] #art #Burnand

www.artbible.info/art/large/49.html
January 23, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: Garden of Earthly Delights - Creation (1480/90 or ca. 1500) - Jheronimus Bosch.

The triptych with wings closed. The triptych never leaves the [..] #art #Bosch

www.artbible.info/art/large/307.html
January 22, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: Saul and the Witch of Endor (1526) - Jacob van Oostsanen.

Before going to battle with the Philistines, king Saul went [..] #art #VanOostsanen

www.artbible.info/art/large/840.html
January 21, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: Haman Prepares to Honour Mordecai (ca. 1665) - Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn.

Also known as Haman recognizes his fate or The disgrace [..] #art #Rembrandt

www.artbible.info/art/large/93.html
January 20, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: Stephen Accuses the High Council (c. 1562) - Juan de Juanes.

Stephen appears before the High Council after being accused of [..] #art #DeJuanes

www.artbible.info/art/large/965.html
January 19, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: The Meeting of David and Abigail (c. 1630) - Peter Paul Rubens.

David had fled for king Saul and is hiding in [..] #art #Rubens

www.artbible.info/art/large/728.html
January 18, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: The Washing of the Feet (1308-11) - Duccio di Buoninsegna.

The Gospel of Johns tells how Jesus humbly washed his [..] #art #DuccioDiBuoninsegna

www.artbible.info/art/large/305.html
January 17, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: The Raising of Lazarus (1642) - Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn.

In this etching Jesus is not portrayed as magnificently as [..] #art #Rembrandt

www.artbible.info/art/large/465.html
January 16, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: The Punishment of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram (1482) - Botticelli.

During their journey through the desert Korah, Dathan and Abiram [..] #art #Botticelli

www.artbible.info/art/large/345.html
January 15, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: The Annunciation (c. 1435) - Jan van Eyck.

This diptych is a perfect example of a trompe-l'oeil: an [..] #art #VanEyck

www.artbible.info/art/large/667.html
January 14, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: The Prophet Joel (1508-1512) - Michelangelo Buonarroti.

The prophet Joel, one of Michelangelo's fresco's along the ceiling [..] #art #Michelangelo

www.artbible.info/art/large/72.html
January 13, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: Simeon's Song of Praise (1631) - Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn.

Mary and Joseph had taken Jesus to the temple to [..] #art #Rembrandt

www.artbible.info/art/large/597.html
January 12, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: Job Ridiculed by his Wife (ca. 1650) - Georges de La Tour.

God and the devil join in testing the pious Job. [..] #art #LaTour

www.artbible.info/art/large/135.html
January 11, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: The Crowning with Thorns (c. 1622) - Gerard van Honthorst.

Two men use a stick to firmly press the crown [..] #art #VanHonthorst

www.artbible.info/art/large/865.html
January 10, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: Entombment (c. 1460-1464) - Rogier van der Weyden.

Christ's body has been taken off the cross and is [..] #art #VanDerWeyden

www.artbible.info/art/large/327.html
January 9, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: Massacre of the Innocents (1566-1567) - Pieter Bruegel the Elder.

King Herod had all boys in Bethlehem under the age [..] #art #Bruegel

www.artbible.info/art/large/263.html
January 8, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: Seven Sorrows: The Flight into Egypt (1495-1496) - Albrecht Dürer.

Jospeh is depicted as an every-day traveller without halo. Mary [..] #art #Dürer

www.artbible.info/art/large/40.html
January 7, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: The Adoration of the Magi (1619) - Diego Rodríguez da Silva y Velázquez.

The three wise men from the east have arrived in [..] #art #Velázquez

www.artbible.info/art/large/234.html
January 6, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: The Vision of the Magi (c. 1445 - 1448) - Rogier van der Weyden.

In a vision the three Magi receive the announcement of [..] #art #VanDerWeyden

www.artbible.info/art/large/812.html
January 5, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: The Three Magi before Herod (15th century) - Anonymous.

King Herod has learned that someone was born who was [..] #art #Anonymous

www.artbible.info/art/large/578.html
January 4, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Today's pick: Simeon's Prophecy to Mary (1628) - Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn.

Mary and Joseph seem surprised when Simeon tells them that [..] #art #Rembrandt

www.artbible.info/art/large/452.html
January 3, 2026 at 10:30 AM