Art and Images related to John's Gospel

compiled by Felix Just, S.J., Ph.D.

• Jesus and the Samaritan Woman - ancient fresco, from the Catacomb of Via Latina outside of Rome - sixth image on the webpage of the "Hospitality Art Exhibit" (St. Anthony Shrine Lobby, Boston; July 1998)
• Jesus and the Samaritan Woman (1308-11) - tempera on wood panel, by Duccio di Buoninsegna (Siena, Italy; 1255-1319); in the Thyssen-Bornemisza collection, Madrid.
• Christ and the Samarian Woman (ca. 1490) - terracotta sculpture, by Benedetto da Maiano (Florence; 1442-1497) - from the Web Gallery of Art
• Christ and the Woman of Samaria (ca. 1500) - oil on wood, by Juan de Flandes (Spanish; fl. 1496-1519) - from the Web Gallery of Art
• Christ and the Woman at the Well (closeup of Jesus; 1580-82) - oil on canvas, by Veronese (Paolo Caliari) (Verona; 1528-88) - another copy from CGFA
• The Samaritan Woman at the Well (ca. 1593) - oil on canvas, by Annibale Carracci (Italian; 1560-1609) - from the Pinacoteca di Brera (search their website for "Autore" and "Carracci Annibale"
• Christ and the Samaritan Woman (1624 or 1626 - oil on canvas, by Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch; 1564-1651) - from the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, FL
• Christ and the Samaritan Woman (n.d.) - by Bernardo Strozzi (Italian; 1581-1644) - from the Web Gallery of Art
• Christ and the Woman of Samaria (1659) - by Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch; 1601-1669) - from the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia 
• Christ and the Woman of Samaria (1681) - oil on canvas, by Pierre Mignard (French; 1612-1695)
• Christ and the Woman of Samaria (ca. 1720/1740) - oil on canvas, by Anonymous (America, 18th Century) - from the National Gallery of Art
• Jesus and the Samaritan Woman (ca. 1865) - woodcut by Gustave Doré (Alsace; 1832-1883)
• Landscape: Christ and the Woman of Samaria (ca. 1825) - oil on canvas, by Joseph Mallord William Turner (British; 1775-1851) - from the Tate Collection (search for title or artist)
• Christ and the Woman of Samaria (1828) - tempera on wood, by George Richmond (British; 1809-1896) - from the Tate Collection (search for title or artist)
• Christ and the Samaritan woman (1947) - painting by Mario Sironi (Italy) - from The Collection of Modern Religious Art - on the ChristusRex website
• The Samaritan Woman - modern painting from the Virgin Mary Cathedral, Losser, Nederlands - from the Bar Ebroyo CyberLibrary website
• Samaritan Woman - middle right on a page of Chinese Bible Paintings - from the "Religions Art Gallery"
• Jacob's Well - photo or the area, from the Eikon database, Yale University

Jesus Heals a Royal Official's Son (John 4:43-54) - this episode is similar to Matt 8:5-13 and Luke 7:1-10; the details different in John would be hard to depict in art

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The Sabbath Healing at the Pool of Bethesda (John 5:1-18) - this story is found only in John's Gospel

• The Pool of Bethesda - archaeological remains today - photos by Felix Just, SJ
• Pool of Bethesda - several images from the Eikon Database of Yale University
• The Pool of Bethesda (1736) - oil on canvas, by William Hogarth (1697-1764) - St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London
• The Pool of Bethesda (1876-7) - oil on canvas, by Robert Bateman (1842-1922)

The Ensuing Controversy (John 5:19-47) - this episode is found only in John, but would be difficult to portray in art

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The Feeding of the Five Thousand (John 6:1-16) - this story is in all four Gospels (Mark 6:32-4; Matt 14:13-21; Luke 9:10-17); distinctively Johannine details include the mention of the young boy, that the loaves are made of barley, and the people's acclamation at the end

• The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes (1578-81) - oil on canvas, by Tintoretto (Venice; 1518-1594) - in the Scuola di San Rocco, Venice; from the Web Gallery of Art
• The Feeding of the Five Thousand (circa 1613) - Pedro Orrente (Spanish; 1580-1645) - from the State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia 
• Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes (circa 1652-57) - ink drawing by Alonso Cano (Spanish; 1601-1667) - from University of Michigan Museum of Art
• Loaves and Fishes (2003) - a modern serigraph, printed with 33 colors; by John August Swanson (Los Angeles, b. 1938)
  

Jesus Walks on the Water (John 6:17-21) - this story is in two other Gospels (Mark 6:45-52; Matt 14:22-33), but only Matthew has Peter walk on water also

• Jesus Walks on the Sea - woodcut by Gustave Doré (Alsace; 1832-1883)
• Walking on Water  (1997) - modern painting by Christina Saj - from the artist's own website

The Bread of Life Discourse & Words of Eternal Life (John 6:22-71) - these dialogues are found only in John, but difficult to depict artistically

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