Biblical inspirations

William Blake God is creating the world

Iwan Ajwazowski - The creation of the world

Mikolajus Ciurlionis (1875-1911)The most outstanding Lithuanian painter and composer, has created a whole series

devoted to the creation of the world. Here are some paintings from this series:

Jacopo Tintoretto - The creation of animals

Michał Anioł Buonarotti - Creation of Adam

William BlakeGod brings Eve to Adam

Jacob de Backer - Garden of Eden

Franz von Stuck Guardian of Paradise

Franz von Stuck - Lucifer

William BlakeAdam and Eve

observed by Satan

William Blake - Eve tempted by the serpent

Tycjan (Tiziano Vecellio de Gregorio)

Adam and Eve

Benjamin West - Expulsion from Paradise

Andrea Camessei - Cain and Abel

Pietro Novelli Cain and Abel

William Blake - Adam and Eve found the body of Abel

Anonymous French painter, XVII w.Building the ark

Edward Hiks - Animals entering the ark

William Bell - The day before the Deluge

Francis Danby - Deluge

Iwan Ajwazowski - Deluge

Zdzisław Beksiński Noah's ark

Unknown artist – Dove brought Noah a green branch

Adam Colonia - Noah leaves the ark with his family

Iwan Ajwazowski - Noah descends from Mount Ararat

Joseph Anton Koch - Noah concludes a covenant with God

Hendrick van Cleve - Tower of Babel

Gustaw DoreTower of Babel

confusion of languages

Unknown ArtistAbraham

Lars Justinen - Abraham and Sarah

Jeffrey C. Geoghegan - The Exodus of Abraham

John Martin - Zniszczenie Sodomy i Gomory

Unknown Artist - Abraham in Egypt. Sara taken to the palace of Pharaoh

James Tissot - Sarah in Pharaoh's palace

Adriaen van der Werff Sarah presents Hagar to Abraham

Johann Konrad SeekatzAbraham says goodbye Hagar

and Ishmael

Frederick GoodallHagar and Ishmae in desertl

Rembrandt van Rijn - An Angel visited Abraham

Laurent de la Hire - Abraham sacrificing Isaac

The endof the part one

Soundtrack – F.J. Hayd; Overture to the Oratorio „The Creation of the World”Illustrations - taken from an accessible websiteA presentation prepared - Anna