The Bible inspired many artists and painters over time to produce some pretty awe-inspiring glimpses of one person's vision of biblical accounts. Since the book lends itself to a wide interpretation, the perspectives of the artists themselves isn't always so easy to grasp.
Here are some of my favorites:
Garden of Earthly Delight - Jheronimus Bosch —
1480/90 of ca. 1500
The Last Judgment - detail of hell -- Giotto
ca. 1267 – 1337
(That one reminds me of the illustrations in the book Where The Wild Things Are)
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Albrecht Dürer --
1471 – 1528
^I thought this one was incredibly detailed for a wood carving.
Biblical Art
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