Art and Images related to John's Gospel
compiled by Felix Just, S.J., Ph.D.
The Empty Tomb (John 20:1-10) - in
all four Gospels, one or two angels/messengers appear to one or more
women at the empty tomb; only in the Fourth Gospel do Peter and the
"Beloved Disciple" also run to the tomb
Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene (John
20:11-18) - in the Synoptic Gospels, the angelic messengers appear
to more than one woman; in Matt 28:9-10 Jesus himself also appears
to the women; but only in John's Gospel does Jesus appear to Mary
Magdalene alone at the tomb
- Noli me tangere (1320's) - another fresco by Giotto (Ambrogio Bondone; 1267-1337); in the Lower Basilica, Assisi - from the ChristusRex website; another copy at the Web Gallery of Art
- Noli me tangere (1304-06) - fresco by Giotto (Ambrogio Bondone; 1267-1337); in the Cappella degli Scrovegni, Padua - from the ChristusRex website; another copy at the Web Gallery of Art
- Noli me tangere (1440-41) - fresco by Fra Angelico (Guido di Pietro; ca. 1400-55); in the Convent of San Marco, Florence - from the WebMuseum; another copy at the CGFA website
- Noli Me Tangere (1490-92) - wood relief, by Tilman Riemenschneider (German; ca. 1460-1531) - from the Web Gallery of Art
- Noli Me Tangere (ca. 1512) - oil on canvas, by Tiziano Vecellio (Venice; 1490-1576) - from the Web Gallery of Art
- Noli Me Tangere (1525) - oil on canvas, by Correggio (Italian; ca. 1490-1534) - from the Web Gallery of Art
- Noli Me Tangere (ca. 1537) - oil on wood panel, by Giovanni Battista Franco (Italian; ca. 1510-1561) - from the Dayton Art Institute
- Noli Me Tangere (1540) - oil painting by Agnolo Bronzino (Florence; 1503-1572) - from the CGFA website
- The Resurrected Lord Appears to Mary Magdalene (1638) - oil on wood, by Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch; 1606-1669) - from the Web Gallery of Art
- Noli Me Tangere (1640) - oil on canvas, by Alonso Cano (Granada; 1601-1667) - from the Web Gallery of Art
- The Morning of the Resurrection (1882) - painting by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones (English; 1833-1898) - from the WebMuseum
- Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalene after the Resurrection (1834) - oil on canvas, by William Etty (British; 1787-1849) - from the Tate Collection (search for title or artist)
- Noli Me Tangere (1895-96) - oil on board, by Maurice Denis (French; 1870-1943) - from the CGFA website
- The Risen Christ and Mary Magdalene - a modern icon, by Sr. Marie-Paul Farran, O.S.B., of Conception Abbey - from the Printery House website
- Mary Magdalene Announces the Resurrection - a modern icon, by Sr. Mary Charles McGough, O.S.B., of the Monastery of St. Scholastica - from the Printery House website
Jesus
Appears to the Disciples and to Thomas (John 20:19-29) - Jesus
appears to the disciples as a group in all four Gospels; only John's
singles out the reaction of Thomas and Jesus' second appearance a week
later
- Doubting Thomas (1308-11) - tempera on wood, by Duccio di Buoninsegna (Siena; 1255-1319) - in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena; from the Web Gallery of Art
- The Incredulity of Saint Thomas (1601-02) - oil on canvas, by Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio; 1573-1610) - now in the Neues Palais, Potsdam; from the WebMuseum
- Doubting Thomas (early 1600's) - oil on canvas; by Guercino (Italian; 1591-1666) - now in the Residenzgalerie, Salzburg - from the Web Gallery of Art
- The Incredulity of St Thomas (1634) - oil on wood, by Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch; 1606-1669) - now in the Pushkin Museum, Moscow; from the Web Gallery of Art
- Thomas Sunday - modern icon - from Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, MA
- Thomas Sunday (from Sinai) - modern icon - from Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, MA
- Christ and Doubting Thomas (1476-83) - bronze statue, by Andrea del Verrocchio (Florence & Venice; 1435-1488) - outside of the Orsanmichele, Florence; from the Web Gallery of Art
The First Conclusion of John's Gospel (John
20:30-31) - a uniquely Johannine ending, but difficult to depict
in art
Epilogue: Another Resurrection Appearance (John 21:1-14) - this episode is found only in John, although it has some similarities to the story in Luke 5:1-11
- Appearence on Lake Tiberias (1308-11) - tempera on wood, by Duccio di Buoninsegna (Siena; 1255-1319) - in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena; from the Web Gallery of Art
- The Miraculous Draught of Fishes - by Conrad Witz (German; ca. 1400-1446) - from the Web Gallery of Art; also on the CGFA website
- Christ with St. Peter and the Disciples on the Sea of Galilee - painting by Lucas Gassel (Flemish; ca. 1500-1570) - from the CGFA website
- The Miraculous Draught of Fishes - woodcut by Gustave Doré (Alsace; 1832-83)
- View of Lake Tiberias - photo from the Eikon database, Yale University
Jesus, Peter, and the Beloved Disciple; The Second
Conclusion (John 21:15-25) - this story is found only
in John
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