The Bible and the incidents that unfolded have been of great importance to many. Biblical scenes captured the stories, emotional and others, and covered the themes that were very close to people.

The painting depicts the biblical scene when John the Baptist’s severed head was presented to Salome, King Herod’s daughter-in-law, who requested that he be killed.

Caravaggio was an expert in Biblical paintings and mythological figures, and here we mention some of his paintings that feature figures of Greek mythology, and biblical scenes.

Her particularly gruesome interpretations of these classic biblical scenes are understood as protofeminist revenge fantasies. The best of Artnet News in your inbox. Sign up for our daily newsletter.

In works from her Biblical Domestic (2021–2024) and Menstrual Hystery (2024) series, Lightman trades halos for housework, and ...

Bible Scenes Uncovered in Ruins of Ancient Synagogue. On a hill above the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel, archaeologists have discovered one amazing fifth-century floor mosaic after another.

When not painting biblical scenes and images of saints, these artists were portraying the rich and powerful. "Charles II, King of Spain" (1679-'80), ...

Some have also compared the scene to a painting of the gods of Olympus called “The Feast of the Gods.”Painted by the Dutch artist Jan van Bijlert in the 17th century, it shows gods crowded ...