Biblical art of the 17th century

Abraham Casting Out Hagar and Ishmael (1612)

Pieter Lastman (Amsterdam, 1583 - 1633)

Genesis 21:8-21

Abraham Meets Melchizedek (c1625)

Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen, 1577 - 1640)

Genesis 14

Abraham Serving the Three Angels (1646)

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (Leiden, Netherland, 1606 - 1669)

Genesis 18:1-12

Abraham meets the Three Angels (c1662)

Ferdinand Bol (Dordrecht, 1616 - 1680)

Genesis 18:1-15

Adoration of the Shepherds (1622)

Gerard Van Honthorst (Utrecht, 1592 - 1656)

Luke 2:1-21

Agony in the Garden (c1670)

Johann Heinrich Schönfeld (Biberach an der Riss, 1609 - 1684)

Luke 22:39-46

Agony in the Garden (1610)

Orazio Borgianni (Rome, 1575 - 1616)

Luke 22:39-46

Ahimelech giving Goliath's sword to David (c1680)

Arent De Gelder (Dordrecht, 1645 - 1727)

1 Samuel 21:9

Amnon and Tamar (1665)

Jan Steen (Leiden, 1626 - 1679)

2 Samuel 13:1-22

An Angel Gives Bread and Water to Elijah (1625)

Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen, 1577 - 1640)

1 Kings 19:1-9

Banquet at the House of Simon (c1630)

Bernardo Strozzi (Genoa, 1581 - 1644)

John 12:1-11

Bathing Bathsheba (1650)

Artemisia Gentileschi (Rome, 1593 - 1656)

2 Samuel 11:2

Bathsheba makes an appeal to David (1651)

Govert Flinck (Kleve, 1615 - 1660)

1 Kings 1:1-27

Cain kills Abel (1640)

Jan Lievens (1607 - 1674)

Genesis 4

Cain slaying Abel (1608)

Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen, 1577 - 1640)

Genesis 4:8

Christ Crowned with Thorns (1619)

Anthony Van Dyck (Antwerp, 1599 - 1641)

Matthew 27:27-31

Christ Risen (1616)

Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen, 1577 - 1640)

John 21:1-14

Christ and the penitent sinners (1617)

Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen, 1577 - 1640)

Luke 23:26-43

Christ in the House of Martha and Mary (1628)

Jan Brueghel (Brussels, 1568 - 1625)

Luke 10:38-42

Christ in the House of Martha and Mary (c1654)

Johannes Vermeer (Delft, 1632 - 1675)

Luke 10:38-42

Christ in the House of Mary and Martha (1618)

Diego Velázquez (Seville, 1599 - 1660)

Luke 10:38-42

Christ on the Cross (1627)

Francisco De Zurbarán (Fuente de Cantos, 1598 - 1664)

Luke 23:26-43

Christ with the Crown of Thorns (c1612)

Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen, 1577 - 1640)

John 19

Cyrus Hands over the Looted Treasure (c1660)

Ferdinand Bol (Dordrecht, 1616 - 1680)

1 Esdras 2:10

Daniel in the Lions' Den (1615)

Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen, 1577 - 1640)

Daniel 6

Daniel's Vision (c1650)

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (Leiden, Netherland, 1606 - 1669)

Daniel 8:15-19

David Playing the Harp Ahead of the Ark (1670)

Jan De Bray (Haarlem, Netherland, 1627 - 1697)

2 Samuel 6:14

David Slaying Goliath (c1616)

Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen, 1577 - 1640)

1 Samuel 17

David with the Head of Goliath (c1605)

Guido Reni (Bologna, 1575 - 1642)

1 Samuel 17:1-58

David with the Head of Goliath (1680)

Carlo Dolci (Florence, 1616 - 1686)

1 Samuel 17:34-58

David with the Head of Goliath (1601/02) (c1601)

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (Milan, 1571 - 1610)

1 Samuel 17:45-53

David's Dying Charge to Solomon (1643)

Ferdinand Bol (Dordrecht, 1616 - 1680)

1 Chronicles 28

David's Farewell to Jonathan (1642)

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (Leiden, Netherland, 1606 - 1669)

1 Samuel 20:35-42

Deposition - central panel (1612)

Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen, 1577 - 1640)

John 19:38-42

Doubting Thomas (1613)

Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen, 1577 - 1640)

John 20:24-29

Elisha Refusing Naaman’s Gifts (c1628)

Lambert Jacobsz (Amsterdam, 1598 - 1636)

2 Kings 5

Elisha and Gehazi (c1630)

Lambert Jacobsz (Amsterdam, 1598 - 1636)

2 Kings 5:25-26

Esther before Ahasuerus (c1620)

Artemisia Gentileschi (Rome, 1593 - 1656)

Esther 9:1-19

Finding of Moses (c1632)

Pieter De Grebber (Haarlem, 1573 - 1643)

Exodus 2:1-10

God's Judgement on Mount Carmel (c1645)

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (Leiden, Netherland, 1606 - 1669)

1 Kings 18:16-40

Golgotha (1649)

Govert Flinck (Kleve, 1615 - 1660)

Matthew 27:45-56

Hagar Leaves the House of Abraham (c1615)

Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen, 1577 - 1640)

Genesis 16:1-16

Hagar and the Angel (1637)

Pietro da Cortona (Tuscany, 1596 - 1669)

Genesis 16:7-15

Isaac Blesses Jacob (Amsterdam) (c1638)

Govert Flinck (Kleve, 1615 - 1660)

Genesis 27

Jacob Wrestling with the Angel (1639)

Bartholomeus Breenbergh (Deventer, 1598 - 1657)

Genesis 32:22-32

Jacob persuades Leah and Rachel to flee (1638)

Pieter Potter (Enkhuizen, 1597 - 1652)

Genesis 31:5

Jacob's Dream (c1660)

Bartolome Esteban Murillo (Seville, 1617 - 1682)

Genesis 28:10-22

Jacob's Dream (1642)

Ferdinand Bol (Dordrecht, 1616 - 1680)

Genesis 28:10-22