Bible Art

Welcome to the Bible pages. So many illustrators did Biblical
(and extra-Biblical) themed pieces, depicting Bible stories,
spiritual life in America, songs, and poems,
that I couldn't resist dedicating a spot to this wealth of beautiful artwork.

Herbert Paus, Into the Soul of America (1924) Bible - 001A
W T Benda, Hearst's International, "Armageddon" (1917) Bible - 002
J C Leyendecker, Christmas Hymn (1905) Bible - 003
Anton Otto Fischer, "In Extremis" (1940s) - 004 Scan and text are from Fischer's biography by his daughter, Katrina Sigsbee Fischer, "Anton Otto Fischer, Marine Artist," published in 1984 Caption: When A.O.F. showed this picture to Oswald Brett, he remarked "This painting was to show the tough nuts that, in the last extremity, they always get down to first principles ."
Walter Everett, "A Prayer for Peace" (1911) Bible - 005
Amos Sewell, Saturday Evening Post, "Christmas Sermon" (1948) Bible - 006
Ralph Pallen Coleman, The Way, The Truth, and the Life, "Ruth Clave Unto Naomi" Ruth 1:16 (1958) Bible - 007
Frank Schoonover, Ladies' Home Journal "Leading Them Back Home for Christmas" (1918) Bible - 008
Robert Maguire, "Church Entrance" Christmas Card (c1965) Bible - 009
Dean Cornwell, Christ's Feet Are Washed (1920s) Bible - 010
Arthur Rackham, Woman's Home Companion, "To Bethlehem: A Christmas Masque" (1931) Bible - 011
Howard Chandler Christy, "For Thine is the Kindgom and the Power and the Glory Forever" War Poster (c.1942) Bible - 012
H J Soulen, Ladies' Home Journal, "The Temple Area, Jerusalem" (1926) Bible - 013
Alex Ross, Good Housekeeping (1953) Bible - 014
Herbert Paus, The Delineator. "Pilate's Judgement" (1907) Bible - 015
Howard Chandler Christy, Sunday News, "Peace On Earth" (1948) Bible - 016
Harry Anderson, Woman's Home Companion (1949) Bible - 017
Dean Cornwell, American Weekly, "The Holy Land" (1947) Bible - 018
Ralph Pallen Coleman, The Way, The Truth, and the Life, "The Lonely Christ" Matthew 21:17 (1958) Bible - 019
Mead Schaeffer, Saturday Evening Post, "Christmas" (1944) Bible - 020
Henry Clive, American Weekly, "Give - Blessed Are The Merciful" (1949) Bible - 021
Douglas Crockwell, Avondale Fabric (1948) Bible - 022
R G Harris, McCall's (1945) Bible - 023
Copping, Ladies' Home Journal, "Lord, Help" (1945) Bible - 024
Edwin Georgi, Woman's Home Companion (1935) Bible - 025
Harry Anderson, The 10 Commandments (19??) Bible - 026
Jerry Allison, 027John 1:14 (19??) Bible - 027 " The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth."
James Bingham, Coronet, "Christmas Eve" (1946) Bible - 028
Jon Whitcomb, Collier's, "Chamorro" (1944) Bible - 029