Prints and drawings whose subject is taken from scripture or Christian devotion, such as Adam and Eve, the Apocalypse, the Crucifixion, a saint at work in his study and studies of the hands of an apostle. A work belongs here when the cited article names a biblical story, Christ, a saint or the Virgin as its subject. It excludes secular allegory, portraits and political satire. The group follows the subject the cited article names.
Religious and Biblical Prints and Drawings
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Praying Hands (Durer) (Wikipedia)
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Praying Hands (German: Betende Hände), also known as Study of the Hands of an Apostle (Studie zu den Händen eines Apostels), is a pen-and-ink drawing by the German printmaker, painter and theorist Albrecht Dürer.
View the Source Adam and Eve (Durer) (Wikipedia)
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Adam and Eve is the title of two famous works in different media by Albrecht Dürer, a German artist of the Northern Renaissance: an engraving made in 1504, and a pair of oil-on-panel paintings completed in 1507.
View the Source Saint Jerome in His Study (Durer), Wikipedia
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Saint Jerome in His Study (German: Der heilige Hieronymus im Gehäus) is a copper engraving of 1514 by the German artist Albrecht Dürer.
View the Source Hundred Guilder Print (Wikipedia)
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It is also called Christ healing the sick, Christ with the Sick around Him, Receiving Little Children, or Christ preaching, since the print depicts multiple events from Matthew 19 in the New Testament, including Christ healing
View the Source Apocalypse (Durer) (Wikipedia)
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The Apocalypse, properly Apocalypse with Pictures (Latin: Apocalipsis cum figuris; German: Die heimliche Offenbaru[n]g ioh[an]nis), is a 1498 printed book by Albrecht Dürer containing fifteen woodcuts accompanied by text.
View the Source The Three Crosses - Wikipedia
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The Three Crosses is a 1653 print in etching and drypoint by the Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn, which depicts the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
View the Source The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Saint John the Baptist (Wikipedia)
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The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Saint John the Baptist, sometimes called the Burlington House Cartoon, is a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci.
View the Source Raphael Cartoons (Wikipedia)
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The set of tapestries was commissioned by Pope Leo X for the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican Palace in Rome, showing scenes from the Gospels and Acts of the Apostles.
View the Source Epifania (Wikipedia)
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Epifania (English: Epiphany) is a cartoon or full-scale drawing in black chalk by Michelangelo, produced in Rome around 1550-1553.
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