Art and Images related to John's Gospel
compiled by Felix Just, S.J., Ph.D.
Jesus at the Festival of Booths; Opposition,
Division, and Unbelief (John 7:1-31; 7:32-52)
- these dialogues are found only in the Fourth Gospel
Jesus and the Woman Caught in Adultery
(John 7:53--8:11) - this story is found only in John's Gospel (as
a late addition)
- Cristo e l'Adultera (1546-48) - oil on canvas, by Jacopo Tintoretto (Italian, 1518-1594) - from the Galleria Borghese, Rome
- Market Scene with Christ and the Adulteress (ca. 1559) - oil on wood, by Pieter Aertsen (1508-1575) - now in Städtliches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt; from the CGFA website; another copy at the Web Gallery of Art
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Christ
and the Fallen Woman (detail; ca. 1570) - by Lucas
Cranach the Younger (German, 1515-1586) - from
the Web Gallery of Art - The Woman Taken in Adultery (undated) - oil on copper; by Jobst Harrich (German, 1586-1617) - from the CGFA website
- The Woman Taken in Adultery Brought before the Pharisees (ca. 1620-25) - oil on canvas; attrib. to Pietro della Vecchia (Italian, 1603-1678) - from the Brauer Museum of Art, Valparaiso University
- Christ with the Woman Taken in Adultery (1621) - by Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri; Italian, ca. 1591-1666) - from the CGFA website
- The Woman Taken in Adultery (1644) - oil on wood, by Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669) - from the Web Gallery of Art
- Christ and the Adulteress (late 1650's) - oil on canvas; attrib. to Orazio De Ferrari (Italian; 1606-57) - from the McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College
- Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery (detail, 1653) - oil on canvas; by Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594-1665) - now in Musée du Louvre, Paris; from the CGFA website
- Jesus and the Woman Taken in Adultery - woodcut by Gustave Doré (Alsace, 1832-1883)
- Samaritan Woman - top left on a page of Chinese Bible Paintings - from the "Religions Art Gallery"
- painting of "Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery" also exists by Lorenzo Lotto (1529) - copies on web?
Jesus, the Light of the World (John 8:12-30)
- these dialogues are found only in John
- Christ the Lightgiver - modern icon with quote of John 8:12 in English - from Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, MA
- Christ the Lightgiver - similar icon with quote of John 8:12 in Greek - from Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, MA
Jesus and Abraham (John 8:31-59) -
this continuing controversy is only in John, but would be difficult
to depict in art
Jesus
Gives Sight to a Man Blind since Birth (John 9:1-41) - this episode
is unique to John's Gospel
- The Pool of Siloam - the pool as it still exists in Jerusalem today - photos by Felix Just, SJ
- Healing of the Man Born Blind (11th century) - series of five illustrations from Manuscrit Grec 74 of the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris
- Healing of the Man Born Blind (ca. 1308-1311) - Tempera on wood by Duccio di Buoninsegna (Siena, ca. 1255-1319) - from the Web Gallery of Art
- Healing of the Man Born Blind - painting by El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos, 1541-1614)
- Two scenes from John 9 - modern icon - from Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, MA
- Pool of Siloam - 3 images from the Eikon Database of Yale University
Jesus the Good Shepherd (John 10:1-21) -
this pericope is found only in John, but the imagery is somewhat similar
to the parable of Matt 18:12-14 and Luke 15:1-7
- Christ the Good Shepherd (ca. 1660) - oil on canvas, by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (Sevilla; 1617-1682) - in the Museo del Prado, Madrid; from the Web Gallery of Art
- The Good Shepherd - a modern icon, by Sr. Marie-Paul Farran, O.S.B., of Conception Abbey - from the Printery House website
- Christ the Good Shpeherd - another modern icon - from Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, MA
- Jesus as the Good Shepherd - another modern icon-style print - from SacredHeart.com Catholic Bookstore
Jesus Is Rejected by the Jews (John 10:22-42)
- these passages are found only in John
- (no images found yet)
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