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  1. New Testament

Luke


Ecce Ancilla Domini! (The Annunciation) by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
The Annunciation by Simone Martini and Lippo Memmi
The Annunciation by Filippo Lippi

The Annunciation

Luke 1:26–38

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Quickening Creation

Luke 1:39–45

Henry Ford Hospital by Frida Kahlo
The Visitation by Master Heinrich of Constance
Alison Lapper Pregnant by Marc Quinn

Magnificat, The Song of Mary

Luke 1:46–56

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The Adoration of the Shepherds

Luke 2:8–20

The Presentation in the Temple by Andrea Mantegna
Presentation in the Temple by Duccio
The Presentation in the Temple by Giovanni Bellini

The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple

Luke 2:22–33

Jesus is taken down from the Cross (Station of the Cross no. 13) by Engelbert Mveng
The Laufacher Pieta by The Laufacher Pieta
The Lamentation of Christ (Beweinung Christi) by Willem Key

A Sword Will Pierce Your Own Heart Also

Luke 2:34–35

The Virgin Chastising the Christ Child before Three Witnesses: André Breton, Paul Éluard, and the Painter by Max Ernst
Christ Discovered in the Temple by Simone Martini
The Twelve-Year-Old Jesus in the Temple, from the series The Life of Christ by Carl Bloch

Finding the Christ Child

Luke 2:41–52

Saint Matthew and the Angel by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio
Mosaic of Jesus and his ancestors (Genealogy of Christ) by Unknown Byzantine artist
The Genealogy of Christ, from The Garden of Delights (Hortus Deliciarum) by Herrad of Landsberg by Unknown German artist [Herrad of Landsberg]

Genealogies of Jesus

Matthew 1:1–17; Luke 3:23–38

The Temptations of Christ by Bartholomäus Bruyn the Elder
Achrome with Bread Rolls by Piero Manzoni
The Temptation of Christ (Chapel 13) by Jean de Wespin

The Temptation of Christ

Matthew 4:1–11; Mark 1:12–13; Luke 4:1–13

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Open to the Unexpected

Matthew 13:53–58; Mark 6:1–6; Luke 4:16–30

Miraculous Draft of Fishes by Peter Paul Rubens
La Pêche aux poissons des abysses (The Whale) by Giulio Romano
Miraculous Draft of Fishes by Peter Paul Rubens

Fishing for People

Luke 5:1–11

Jesus Healing the Paralytic at Capernaum by unknown artist
The Paralytic Lowered Through the Roof to Christ (Verlamde door het dak naar Christus neergelaten) by Willem Isaacsz. van Swanenburg
The Paralytic Being Let into the Top of the House on his Bed by Stanley Spencer

The Healing of the Paralysed Man

Matthew 9:1–8; Mark 2:1–12; Luke 5:17–26

The Calling of Saint Matthew by Marinus van Reymerswaele
The Calling of Saint Matthew by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio
Portrait of Matthew the Evangelist, and The Calling of Matthew, illustrating an extract from Matthew’s Gospel in a Book of Hours (Use of Bourges) by Maître François

The Calling of Matthew

Matthew 9:9–13; Mark 2:13–17; Luke 5:27–28

Supermarket No. 1 by Ben Shahn
Handball by Ben Shahn
Wheat Field by Ben Shahn

Plucking Grain on the Sabbath

Matthew 12:1–8; Mark 2:23–28; Luke 6:1–5

The Centurion’s Servant by Stanley Spencer
Miracles of Jesus, including healing of Centurion's servant, from Homilies of Gregory of Gregory of Nazianzus, dedicated to Basil I by Unknown Byzantine artist
Christ and the Centurion by Paolo Veronese

The Centurion’s Servant

Matthew 8:5–13; Luke 7:1–10

Photoceramic portrait of Pietro Testi by Unknown artist [Fratelli Bucciolini Company]
Epitaph of the Lewe family with the resurrection of the youth at Naim (Epitaph der Familie Lewe mit der Erweckung des Jünglings zu Naim) by Veit Thiem
Archival photograph of Palma il Vecchio's Jesus and the Widow of Nain by Carlo Naya

The Widow of Nain

Luke 7:11–17

The Penance of Jane Shore in St Paul’s Church by William Blake
Feast in the House of Simon the Pharisee by Peter Paul Rubens
Mary Magdalene Leaving the House of Feasting by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Redeeming the ‘Sinful Woman’

Luke 7:36–50

The Penitent Mary Magdalene visited by the Seven Deadly Sins by Frans Francken II
Some Living American Women Artists by Mary Beth Edelson
Companion: Mary Magdalene with Joanna and Susanna, (The Succession of Mary Magdalene) Triptych, First Panel by Janet McKenzie

Mary Magdalene: From Demons to Discipleship

Luke 8:1–3

The Sower by Vincent van Gogh
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The Parable of the Sower

Matthew 13:1–23; Mark 4:1–20; Luke 8:4–15

Cognacio (Spiritual kinship), from Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio) by James le Palmer
The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit by John Singer Sargent
The Holy Kinship by Unknown artist, South Germany

Who are my Mother and my Brothers?

Matthew 12:46–50; Mark 3:31–35; Luke 8:19–21

The Calming of the Storm; the Devils are cast out and enter the Gadarene Swine, who are then drowned, from the 'Holkham Bible Picture Book' by Unknown English artist
Calming the Storm (Triptych), from Sarmaya commission Issanama by Paul Abraham in collaboration with Manish Soni
Christ Asleep during the Tempest by Eugène Delacroix

Calming the Storm

Matthew 8:23–27; Mark 4:35–41; Luke 8:22–25

Healing of the Possessed Man of Gerasa, from Magdeburg Ivory panels by Unknown artist [Milanese?]
Healing of the Possessed Man of Gerasa by Paul Bril
The Exorcist by Luc Tuymans

The Gerasene Demoniac

Matthew 8:28–34; Mark 5:1–20; Luke 8:26–39

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The Woman with the Issue of Blood

Matthew 9:20–22; Mark 5:24b–34; Luke 8:42b–48

Head of John the Baptist by Unknown artist, Southern Netherlands [?]
Can You Hear Me? by Nalini Malani
The Head of Saint John the Baptist Brought before Herod by Giovanni di Paolo

The Beheading of the Baptist

Matthew 14:1–12; Mark 6:14–29; Luke 9:7–9

The Carrying of the Cross by Simone Martini
Second Station. Part of The Stations of the Cross / Lema Sabachthani (series) by Barnett Newman
Christ Carrying the Cross by Jan van Hemessen

Forfeit and Gain

Matthew 16:24–28; Mark 8:34–9:1; Luke 9:23–27

The Transfiguration by Theophanes the Greek and workshop
"monument" for V. Tatlin by Dan Flavin
Transfiguration (Cell 6) by Fra Angelico

The Transfiguration

Matthew 17:1–8; Mark 9:2–8; Luke 9:28–36

The Good Samaritan by Jacopo Bassano
The Good Samaritan, from the Rossana Gospels (Codex Purpureus Rossanensis) by Unknown artist
The Good Samaritan by Rembrandt van Rijn

The Good Samaritan

Luke 10:25–37

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Jesus Visits Martha and Mary

Luke 10:38–42

The Return of the Prodigal Son by Rembrandt van Rijn
The Annunciation by Unknown Byzantine artist
Temptation in the wilderness, flanked by the Esau selling his birthright, and the fall, from Biblia Pauperum by Unknown Netherlandish artist

The Lord’s Prayer

Matthew 6:9–15; Luke 11:1–4

The Breedon Virgin by Unknown Anglo-Saxon artist
Maria (The Return) by Anders Widoff
Ave Maria a Trasbordo (Ave Maria at the Crossing) by Giovanni Segantini

Blessed is the Mother

Luke 11:27–28

Baptism of Christ, from Gospel by the painter Simeon of Arces by Simeon of Arces
Reliquary of Brescia (Brescia Casket / Lipsanoteca), front view by Unknown artist, Italian school
The Adoration of the Name of Jesus by El Greco

The Sign of Jonah

Matthew 12:38–42; 16:1–4; Luke 11:29–32

Bride by David Jones
Wheatfield with Crows by Vincent van Gogh
Tulips in a Vase by Paul Cézanne

Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God

Matthew 6:19–34; Luke 12:22–34

Prodigal Son by Andrew Peter Santhanaraj
Forgiving Father by Frank Wesley
Formation of a Prodigal Son by S. Jayaraj

The Prodigal Son

Luke 15:11–32

The Rich Man and the Poor Lazarus by Hendrick ter Brugghen
The Rich Man in Hell by Unknown Cretan artist
Cain, or Hitler in Hell by Georg Grosz

A Reversal of Fortunes

Luke 16:19–31

The Pharisee and the Publican by Jesus Mafa Project
Ecclesia and Synagoga, from the south transept portal of Strasbourg Cathedral by Unknown artist
The Pharisee and the Publican, from Tetraevangelion by Unknown artist

The Pharisee and Tax Collector

Luke 18:9–14

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The Rich Young Man

Matthew 19:16–30; Mark 10:17–31; Luke 18:18–30

The Moneylender and His Wife by Quinten Metsys
Plantation Overseer and His Field Hands, Mississippi Delta June 1936 by Dorothea Lange
Christ calling Zacchaeus by Jacopo Palma il Giovane

Zacchaeus

Luke 19:1–10

Entry into Jerusalem, from T'oros Roslin Gospels by T'oros Ṙoslin
Entry to Jerusalem, from the Kebran Gospels by Unknown Ethiopian artist
The Entry into Jerusalem by Unknown artist, Egypt

Christ’s Triumphal Entry

Matthew 21:1–11; Mark 11:1–10; Luke 19:29–40; John 12:12–19

7th Station of the Cross: The Land Question by Adolfo Pérez Esquivel
The Wicked Tenants, from the Codex aureus Epternacensis by Unknown artist
The Wicked Husbandmen (The Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ) by Brothers Dalziel, after John Everett Millais

The Wicked Tenants

Matthew 21:33–46; Mark 12:1–12; Luke 20:9–19

The Widow’s Offering, from an Arabic manuscript of the Gospels by Ilyas Basim Khuri Bazzi Rahib
The Widow's Mite Behind the Soldier's Might⁠—A Liberty Bond by Unknown American artist
The Widow's Mite (Le denier de la veuve) by James Tissot

Widow’s Mite

Mark 12:38–44; Luke 20:45–21:4

'Klimt, Freedom Graffiti', from the Syrian Museum series by Tammam Azzam
The Temple Within by Steven Cogle
Victory in Iraq by Thornton Dial

Keep Awake

Matthew 24:1–36, 42–44; Mark 13; Luke 21:5–38

The Last Supper, from the Maestà by Duccio
Iscariot Blues by Chris Ofili
The Upper Room by Chris Ofili

The Apostle Judas

Matthew 26:20–25; Mark 14:17–21; Luke 22:14, 21–27; John 13:21–30

The Institution of the Eucharist by Ercole de' Roberti
The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci
The Last Supper by Sadao Watanabe

The Last Supper

Matthew 26:26–29; Mark 14:22–25; Luke 22:15–20

The Betrayal of Christ by Anthony van Dyck
The Treachery of Images (This is Not a Pipe) by René Magritte
The Betrayal of Christ by Unknown Byzantine artist

The Betrayal of Christ

Matthew 26:47–56; Mark 14:43–52; Luke 22:47–53; John 18:1–11

Vinicius Silva de Almeida [Vinicius S.A] by Rembrandt van Rijn
Tears of Saint Peter (Lagrimas de São Pedro) by Vinicius Silva de Almeida [Vinicius S.A]
The Crucifixion of Saint Peter by Michelangelo Buonarroti

Peter’s Denial of Christ

Matthew 26:69–75; Mark 14:66–72; Luke 22:54–62; John 18:15–18, 25–27

The Entombment (The Seilern Triptych) by Robert Campin
Road to Calvary, Crucifixion, and Descent into Limbo by Andrea da Firenze (Andrea di Bonaiuto)
The Descent from the Cross by Jacopo Sansovino

The Two Thieves

Matthew 27:38, 44; Mark 15:27, 32; Luke 23:33, 39–43; John 19:18

The Crucifixion by Andrea Mantegna
Scenes from the Passion of Christ: The Agony in the Garden, the Crucifixion, and the Descent into Limbo by Andrea Vanni
The Passion and Crucifixion of Christ by Bernardino Luini

The Casting of Lots

Matthew 27:35–36; Mark 15:24; Luke 23:34; John 19:23–25a

White Crucifixion by Marc Chagall
Bedouin Crucifixion by Ygael Tumarkin
Untitled (The Crucified) by Mosche Castel

Reinscribing The Cross

Matthew 27:37; Mark 15:26; Luke 23:38; John 19:19-22

Lamentation over the Dead Christ by Andrea Mantegna
The Entombment (or Christ being carried to his Tomb) by Michelangelo Buonarroti
Invisible Mother by Urs Fischer

The Burial of Christ

Matthew 27:57–61; Mark 15:42–47; Luke 23:50–56; John 19:38–42

The Supper at Emmaus by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio
Kitchen Scene with Christ at Emmaus by Joachim Beuckelaer
Christ Disappearing at Emmaus by Henry Fuseli

The Road to Emmaus

Luke 24:13–35

Ascension, from the Rabbula (Rabula) Gospels by Unknown artist, Syria
Ascension of Christ, from the series 'Scenes from the Life of Christ', the Hohenfurth Monastery by Master of the Vyšší Brod Altar
The Ascension with Christ giving the Keys to St Peter by Donatello

The Ascension

Mark 16:19–20; Luke 24:50–53; Acts of the Apostles 1:6–11


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