Art and Images related to John's Gospel
compiled by Felix Just, S.J., Ph.D.
JOHN 1
The Prologue (John 1:1-18) - this passage is unique to John, but hard to depict in art
- Word (John 1:1) - woodcut by Christoph Weigel (1654-1725), from Pitts Theology Library, Chandler School of Theology
- The Light Shines in the Darkness (John 1:5) - modern painting, from John Bell's Christian Art Gallery (USA)
- The True Light (John 1:9) - modern painting, from John Bell's Christian Art Gallery (USA)
- Incarmation (John 1:14) - woodcut by Christoph Weigel (1654-1725), from Pitts Theology Library, Chandler School of Theology
John (the Baptist) (John 1:19-34) - distinctively Johannine is how the Baptist points to Jesus as the "Lamb of God"
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Ecce Agnus Dei (Behold the Lamb of God) (1455/60) - tempera on panel, by
Giovanni di Paolo (Siena, ca. 1403-1483) - from the Art Institute of Chicago - John the Baptist in the Wilderness (1490-95) - oil on panel, by Geertgen Tot Sint Jans (Dutch; fl. 1465-1495) - now in Staatliche Museen, Berlin; from the Web Gallery of Art
- St. John the Baptist in the Wilderness (n.d.) - oil on panel, by Hieronymus Bosch (Dutch; ca. 1450-1516) - in the Museo Lázaro Galdiano, Madrid; from the CGFA website
- The Crucifixion (ca. 1515; with John the Baptist and a Lamb) - oil on wood, by Matthias Grünewald (a.k.a. Mathis Gothart Neithart; German, ca. 1475-1528) - in the Musée d'Unterlinden, Colmar; from the Web Gallery of Art
- St. John the Baptist (1540) - painting by Titian (Venetian; ca. 1495-1576) - Academy Gallery, Venice; from the CGFA website
- St. John the Baptist (n.d.) - oil on canvas, by Caravaggio (Italian; 1573-1610) - in the Öffentliche Kunstsammlung, Basel; from the Web Gallery of Art
- St. John the Baptist (ca. 1624) - oil on canvas, by Jusepe de Ribera (Spanish, 1591-1652) - from the North Carolina Museum of Art
- St. John the Baptist (1699 - link broken) - bronze statue, by François Girardon (French; 1628-1715) - in the Louvre Museum, Paris
- Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness (ca. 1776) - oil on canvas, by Sir Joshua Reynolds (English; 1723-1792) - from the Wallace Collection, London
- The Witness of John the Baptist - by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1794-1872), in Die Bibel in Bildern - from Pitts Theology Library
The First Disciples (John 1:35-51) - in the Synoptics, Jesus calls four fishers (Peter & Andrew, James & John) at the Sea of Galilee; in the Fourth Gospel, five disciples are introduced in a different order: first Andrew and an anonymous person, both disciples of John the Baptist; then Andrew's brother Simon (Peter); then Philip and Nathanael up in Galilee.
- St. Andrew (ca. 1426) - painting by Masaccio (fl. 1401-1428) - J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles; from the CGFA website
- Saint Philip the Apostle (1516) - tempera on canvas, by Albrecht Dürer (German; 1471-1528) - Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence; from the CGFA website
- Jesus and Nathanael (John 1:51) - woodcut by Christoph Weigel (1654-1725) - from Pitts Theology Library
- The First Disciples - by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1794-1872), in Die Bibel in Bildern - from Pitts Theology Library
- St. Andrew, the First-Called - modern icon with quote of John 1:41 - from Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, MA
- St. Nathanael - modern icon - also from Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, MA
GO TO
John 1, esp. John (the Baptizer)
John 2–3, esp. the Wedding at Cana
John 4–6, esp. the Samaritan Woman
John 7–8, esp. the Adulterous Woman
John 9 –10, esp. the Man Born Blind
John 11–12, esp. the Raising of Lazarus
John 13–17, esp. the Washing of the Feet
John 18–19, esp. the Crucifixion and Burial Scenes
John 20–21, esp. Mary Magdalene & Doubting Thomas
Depictions of John the Evangelist
