An edition of The Bible Beautiful: A History Of Biblical Art (1905)

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A History Of Biblical Art

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CONTENTS
CHAPTER
I. The Beginnings of Bible Illustration
II. The Bible in Italian Sculpture: Mediaeval and Renaissance
III. The Bible Illustrated Serially in Italian Fresco Painting: Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Early Fifteenth Century
IV. The Bible Illustrated Serially in Italian Fresco Painting: Latter Half of Fifteenth Century
V. The Bible in the Frescoes of the Vatican: the Sistine Chapel, Raphael's Loggia, and the Hall of Heliodorus
VI. The Bible Illustrated in Detached Subjects in the Italian Renaissance
VII. The Bible among the Venetian Painters
VIII. The Bible in the Renaissance Art of Germany and the Netherlands
IX. Some Bible Illustrators of the Seventeenth Century: Poussin, Rubens, and Van Dyck
X. Some Bible Illustrators of the Seventeenth Century: Rembrandt and Murillo
XI. The Bible in Modern Art : English and Early Anglo-American Schools
XII. The Bible in Modern Art : Germany, France, and the United States
APPENDICES
I. Some Famous Latin Hymns of the Middle Ages
II. Outline of Subjects in the Biblia Pauperum
III. Selections from the Byzantine Guide to Painting 99
Index
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Head of Christ. By Ghirlandajo. Sistine Chapel Frontispiece
Interior of St. Mark's, Venice 8
Noah Receiving the Dove into the Ark. Mediaeval Mosaic. St. Mark's, Venice 10
Page of Illuminated Choir Book. By Liberale da Verona. Siena Cathedral Library 14
Central Door of Amiens Cathedral 18
The Story of Creation. Florentine School. Orvieto Cathedral 26
The Old Testament Story. By Ghiberti. Baptistery, Florence 34
Joshua. By Donatello. Duomo, Florence 38
Head of David. By Michelangelo. Florence Academy 40
Head of Moses. By Michelangelo. S. Pietro in Vincoli, Rome 42
The Flight into Egypt. By Giotto. Arena Chapel, Padua 60
The Resurrection. By Fra Angelico. Monastery of S. Marco 66
St. Stephen Preaching, and St. Stephen before the Council. By Fra Angelico. Chapel of Nicholas V., Vatican
The Naming of John the Baptist. By Ghirlandajo. S. Maria Novella, Florence
The Preaching of John the Baptist. By Andrea del Sarto. Cloisters of the Scalzo, Florence
The Vintage of Noah. By Benozzo Gozzoli. Campo Santo, Pisa
Interior of the Sistine Chapel
Moses Leading the Israelites Out of Egypt. By Botticelli. Sistine Chapel
The Call of Peter and Andrew. By Ghirlandajo. Sistine Chapel
Isaiah. By Michelangelo. Sistine Chapel
Raphael's Loggia
The Liberation of Peter. By Raphael. Hall of Heliodorus
The Annunciation. By Francia. Brera Gallery, Milan
Nativity Triptych. By Perugino. Albani Villa, Rome
The Transfiguration. By Raphael. Vatican Gallery, Rome
The Pieta. By Bartolommeo. Pitti Gallery, Florence
The Queen of Sheba before Solomon. By Veronese. Turin Gallery
Christ in the House of the Pharisee. By Moretto.
Church of the Pieta, Venice
The Tribute Money. By Titian. Dresden Gallery.
Moses Striking the Rock. By Tintoretto. S. Rocco, Venice
The Annunciation. By Van Eyck. Berlin Gallery
The Adoration of the Kings. By Van der Weyden. Munich Gallery
Esther before Ahasuerus. By Lucas van Leyden. Plate of 1518
The Resurrection. By Diirer. Greater Passion Series
The Descent from the Cross. By Rubens. Antwerp Cathedral
The Raising of Lazarus. By Rubens. Berlin Gallery
Christ and the Paralytic. By Van Dyck. Buckingham Palace
The Crucifixion. By Van Dyck. Antwerp Museum
The Sacrifice of Abraham. By Rembrandt. Hermitage Gallery, St. Petersburg
The Supper at Emmaus. By Rembrandt. Louvre, Paris
Rebecca and Her Maidens at the Well. By Murillo. Madrid Gallery
Samuel. By Reynolds. National Gallery, London
When the Morning Stars Sang Together. By William Blake. Book of Job
Hagar and Ishmael. By West. Metropolitan Museum, New York
Angels of Creation. By Burne-Jones. Private Collection
Abraham's Servant Meeteth Rebecca. By Tissot. Old Testament Series
St. Paul. By Partridge. Font in Washington Cathedral
The Prophets Amos, Nahum, Ezekiel, and Daniel. By Sargent. Public Library, Boston

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N8020 .H8 1905

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OL25909253M
Internet Archive
TheBibleBeautiful
LCCN
05032753
OCLC/WorldCat
4333994

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OL5141931W

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