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Art and the Bible
Have you ever found yourself in front of a famous painting wondering
what it was all about? Imagine if you could know more about the image
and the artist's treatment of the subject. Wouldn't this add to the
beauty of the experience? For your pleasure and enlightenment this site
offers background information on famous paintings and biblical themes.
We hope you'll enjoy our effort.
Throughout the history of art great masters have turned to the Bible
for inspiration. As an near inexhaustible narrative source depicting all
conceivable aspects of the human condition it allowed the artist to
express his piety while getting away with murder. And as often as not
the work would have been commissioned by a religious institute, so that
the subject matter was dictated beforehand by the prospective buyer.
We have collected pictures of hundreds of paintings, famous and less
famous, and linked them to their corresponding Bible passage - the
passage the artist may have read. We've also provided information on the
paintings themselves.
The Bible texts are from the King James Version - the translation ordered by the British King James, first published in 1611.
This site has been created and is maintained by contentecontent.com,
an internet publisher based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions about the site.
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