The Lord Bless You and Keep You: Numbers 6 in Art
The Lord bless you and keep you. The Aaronic blessing of Numbers 6:24-26 in art, from the high priest Aaron to the oldest scripture ever found.
I Can Do All Things Through Christ: Philippians 4:13 in Art
I can do all things through Christ. The real meaning of Philippians 4:13, written from prison, seen through Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Valentin de Boulogne, and El Greco.
Be Still and Know That I Am God: Psalm 46 in Art
Be still, and know that I am God. Follow Psalm 46:10 through Christian art, from Rembrandt’s stolen storm to Delacroix and Ensor, and the verse as wall art.
10 Moses Paintings That Tell the Whole Story of Exodus
Moses paintings span the entire history of Christian art, because no Old Testament figure gave painters more to work with….
10 Noah’s Ark Paintings That Capture the Great Flood
Noah’s Ark paintings form one of the oldest and richest traditions in Christian art. The story of a righteous man,…
Judith and Holofernes: The Story Behind Art’s Most Shocking Beheading
Judith and Holofernes is one of the bloodiest stories in the Bible, and one of the most painted. A beautiful…
The Samson and Delilah Story: Hero, Love, and Hair
The Samson and Delilah story is one of the most dramatic tales in the whole Bible: a hero with the…
10 Religious Paintings by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Pieter Bruegel the Elder is remembered first as the great painter of peasants, of hunters in the snow and dancing…
The Hail Mary Prayer: Full Text, Meaning, and the Art It Inspired
The Hail Mary prayer in English and Latin, its meaning, and the paintings that show it line by line, from Fra Angelico and Simone Martini to Raphael and Caravaggio.
Adam and Eve Paintings and the Loss of Paradise
Adam and Eve paintings through art history, from Durer and Cranach to Titian, Rubens, Hans Baldung and Gustav Klimt, with the meaning of the apple, the serpent and the fig leaf.