Home›History, Religious and Mythological Paintings›Group›Old Testament and Biblical HistoryGroupOld Testament and Biblical HistoryPaintings depicting a specific episode from the Hebrew Bible and its narrative history: the Creation and the Garden of Eden, the Flood, the patriarchs, the Exodus, the kings and prophets of Israel, and the apocryphal historical books such as Judith and the Maccabees. This group is kept separate from Christian Religious Scenes because these subjects belong to a shared Jewish and Christian scriptural history rather than specifically Christian doctrine or devotion, and excludes a New Testament or saint's-life subject, which belongs under Christian Religious Scenes instead.FactsOld Testament and Biblical HistorySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonNarrative CategoryWell-attestedReligious 1Old Testament and Biblical HistoryFilter Results31 entriesCreatorAllAndrei Rublev (1)Antonio da Correggio (1)Artemisia Gentileschi (1)Jan van Eyck (1)Masaccio (1)Michelangelo (5)Peter Paul Rubens (1)Pietro Perugino (1)Raphael (2)Rembrandt (2)Sandro Botticelli (1)Subject MatterAllOld Testament and Biblical History (31)Art FormAllFresco (10)Painting (15)MovementAllCaravaggism (1)High Renaissance (1)Renaissance (1)MediumAllEgg tempera and gold leaf on wood panel (1)Fresco (13)Oil on canvas (4)Oil on oak panel (1)Oil on panel (2)Oil paint on panel (1)Paint on concrete (1)Tempera (1)Year CreatedAll1411 (1)1425 (1)1432 (1)1464 (1)1466 (1)1480 (2)1481 (2)1482 (2)1508 (3)1511 (1)1512 (3)1515 (1)1518 (1)1530 (1)1580 (1)1607 (1)1613 (1)1630 (1)1654 (1)1659 (1)1664 (1)1978 (1)GenreAllPainting (31)PlaceAllAthens (1)Belgium (2)France (2)Germany (1)Italy (9)Naples (1)Netherlands (1)Pau (1)Rome (1)United States (1)Vatican City (10)BrowseCompareSelect all 31Altarpiece of the Holy SacramentOld Testament and Biblical HistoryAssumption of the Virgin (Correggio)Old Testament and Biblical HistoryBathsheba at Her Bath (Rembrandt)Old Testament and Biblical HistoryDelivery of the KeysOld Testament and Biblical HistoryDescent from Mount Sinai (Sistine Chapel)Old Testament and Biblical HistoryDrunkenness of NoahOld Testament and Biblical HistoryExpulsion from the Garden of EdenOld Testament and Biblical HistoryEzekiel's Vision (Raphael)Old Testament and Biblical HistoryGhent AltarpieceOld Testament and Biblical HistoryGreat Wall of Los AngelesOld Testament and Biblical HistoryJacob's Ladder (Moskos)Old Testament and Biblical HistoryJeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of JerusalemOld Testament and Biblical HistoryJudith Slaying HolofernesOld Testament and Biblical HistoryMoses Breaking the Tablets of the LawOld Testament and Biblical HistoryMoses Leaving for EgyptOld Testament and Biblical HistoryProphet Daniel (Michelangelo)Old Testament and Biblical HistoryProphet Isaiah (Michelangelo)Old Testament and Biblical HistoryProphet Jeremiah (Michelangelo)Old Testament and Biblical HistoryProphet Joel (Michelangelo)Old Testament and Biblical HistoryPunishment of the Sons of KorahOld Testament and Biblical HistorySanta Trinita MaestàOld Testament and Biblical HistorySeparation of Light from DarknessOld Testament and Biblical HistorySistine Chapel CeilingOld Testament and Biblical HistorySusanna and the Elders (Rubens)Old Testament and Biblical HistoryTestament and Death of MosesOld Testament and Biblical HistoryThe Creation of AdamOld Testament and Biblical HistoryThe Expulsion of Heliodorus from the TempleOld Testament and Biblical HistoryThe Last Judgment (Klontzas)Old Testament and Biblical HistoryTheotokos of KurskOld Testament and Biblical HistoryTrinity (Andrei Rublev)Old Testament and Biblical HistoryYouth of MosesOld Testament and Biblical HistorySources1. Tate glossary: History paintingtier 2TateHistory painting glossary entry, definition sentenceQuote, History painting glossary entry, definition sentencepaintings with subject matter drawn from classical history and mythology, and the BibleView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.