This is an index of the 19 well-known stories and narratives from Biblical sources (including accounts of the lives of the Saints) which are covered in articles about narrative painting on this blog. These are arranged in alphabetical order, for each giving the type of narrative and its origin, links to the paintings featured here, and a ‘lead’ example painting is shown. There are separate illustrated indexes for other sources of narratives, e.g. classical.
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669), Belshazzar’s Feast (c 1635-1638), oil on canvas, 167.6 x 209.2 cm, The National Gallery, London. Wikimedia Commons.
William Etty (1787–1849), Benaiah (small copy) (1829), oil on canvas, 63.7 x 80.5 cm, York Art Gallery, York, England. Image courtesy of York Museums Trust :: http://yorkmuseumstrust.org.uk :: Public Domain.
John Martin (1789–1854), Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still (c 1840), oil on canvas, 47.9 x 108.3 cm, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT. Wikimedia Commons.
William Etty (1787–1849), Delilah before the Blinded Samson (date not known), oil on canvas, 72.4 x 90.8 cm, York Art Gallery, York, England. Image courtesy of York Museums Trust :: http://yorkmuseumstrust.org.uk :: Public Domain.
John Martin (1789–1854), The Destruction Of Sodom And Gomorrah (1852), oil on canvas, 136.3 x 212.3 cm, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Wikimedia Commons.
