Old Testament Scenes in Christian Art

Works of Christian art depicting scenes, figures and narratives from the Old Testament, the Hebrew Bible portion of the Christian canon read as prefiguring or paralleling the New Testament. Includes patriarchal narratives from Genesis such as Cain and Abel, Esau and Jacob, Joseph sold into Egypt, and Hagar and Ishmael, the twelve sons of Jacob individually depicted, the era of judges, kings and prophets from Joshua and Deborah through David, Solomon, Hezekiah and Josiah, and prophetic figures including Isaiah, Jeremiah, Elijah, Elisha, Zechariah and Samuel, along with narratives from Esther such as the Triumph of Mordecai and the Hanging of Haman. A member here is classified by which biblical or historical narrative it depicts, not by artist or period.