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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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
