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- a bear brings St. Gall a log of wood or a tree-trunk
- a bear or a wolf guards the head of St. Edmund
- a bird dropping falls in Tobit's eyes
- a boy falls into the sea with a golden cup; St. Nicholas restores the boy and the cup to the boy's father
- a bronze idol of Apollo is dug up and crushed by St. Benedict
- a bull's hide is cut into thin strips to cover as much land as possible
- a burning bush attracts Moses' attention
- a Canaanite woman kneels before Christ, asking him to heal her daughter; the metaphor of the dogs and bread (Matthew 15:21-28; Mark 7:24-30)
- a candlestick of gold, with a bowl on top and seven lamps, and an olive-tree on either side (Zechariah 4)
- a cavalry engagement (~ battle of Latium) in which Camilla takes the lead
- a census is ordered by Caesar Augustus
- a centaur and/or a satyr show(s) St. Antony Abbot the way to St. Paul the Hermit
- a chariot, horses of fire and a whirlwind appear and Elijah is carried up into heaven; Elijah's cloak falls (or he hands it over to Elisha)
- a child holding a pomegranate appears to St. John of God
- a child is killed and cut to pieces by an insane mother, before the father and St. Vincent Ferrer; Vincent raises the child from the dead
- a cloud covers the Tabernacle, which is then filled with glory (when the cloud rises from the Tabernacle the Israelites break camp) (Exodus 40:34-38; Numbers 9:15-23)
- a collection box is placed in the temple
- a compact is made with the Trojans; Aeneas ratifies the agreement with Latinus in full view of both armies
- a crowd surrounds Lot's house
- a day of fasting is proclaimed and Naboth is given the place of honour
- a demon blows out the candle of St. Genevieve (with bellows); an angel relights it
- a demon blows out the lantern (or candle) of St. Gudula (with bellows); an angel relights it
- a famine drives Abraham from Canaan to Egypt
- a famine drives Isaac to the south
- a follower of Bacchus, possibly Acoetes, one of the Thyrrhenian sailors, is captured and brought before Pentheus
- a fountain springs up from the writings of St. John Chrysostom; the faithful drink from the water
- a gardener asks Peter to pray for his daughter, who then drops dead
- a Greek embassy is sent to Priam
- a heavenly rider, in white garment and with weapons of gold, helps the Maccabees in their battle against Lysias (2 Maccabees 11:6-12)
- a heron springs from the ashes of the city of Ardea (Ovid, Metamorphoses XIV 580)
- a huge pile of stones is put over Achan and his family, stoned to death because Achan had stolen from the spoils of Jericho
- a hundred men are fed with twenty loaves of bread: Elisha receives barley bread of the first-fruits and a sack of corn which he multiplies to feed a hundred men
- a Jew beats the statue of St. Nicholas, because he has been robbed; St. Nicholas appears to the thieves, who then restore the money, and the Jew is converted
- a king who is going to make war, considering his chances ~ parable of Christ (Luke 14:31-32)
- a lance fixed by Romulus on the Palatine hill changes into a willow-tree (Ovid, Metamorphoses XV 561)
- a large fish appears while Tobias is washing his feet; he is frightened
- a Levite goes to fetch his concubine from her father's house in Bethlehem-Judah (Judges 19:1-9)
- a lit candle (or lamp) under a bushel (in a secret place, under a bed, or covered with a vessel) ~ proverbial saying of Christ (Matthew 5:15; Mark 4:21; Luke 8:16)
- a little boy (Abas, Ascalabus, or Stellio) laughs at Ceres, because she drinks too avidly while she is resting at an old woman's house
- a little maid servant, an Israelite captive, tells her mistress that a prophet of Samaria could cure her husband
- a lobster brings back to St. Francis Xavier a crucifix which had fallen into the sea
- a man asks his two sons to work in his vineyard ~ parable of Christ (Matthew 21:28-30)
- a man found gathering wood on the sabbath is brought before Moses and Aaron
- a man riding on a red horse among the myrtle-trees; behind him red, speckled and white horses (Zechariah 1:8-17)
- a man with a measuring line (Zechariah 2:1-5)
- a meal is prepared for the angels in Lot's house
- a messenger brings the tidings of Saul's (and Jonathan's) death to David; the messenger falls prostrate to the ground before David
- a messenger comes to Saul and tells him that the Philistines have invaded the land
- a messenger in mourning-attire comes to Shiloh to report the capture of the Ark of the Covenant
- a mighty angel casting a great (mill)stone into the sea
- a miracle occurs in Aeneas' house: Ascanius' head catches fire but it does not harm him
- a multitude of quail falls and covers the camp
- a multitude of the sick healed by Peter and other disciples (Acts 5:12-16)
- a new deputation asks for still more gold, silver, women and children; after discussing the matter with his subjects Ahab decides to resist
- a nymph is sent to Fames in Ceres' chariot, in order to punish Erysichthon
- a paralytic is let down through the roof of the house where Christ is preaching
- a paralytic on his bed is brought to the house where Christ is preaching (Matthew 9:1-8; Mark 2:1-12; Luke 5:17-26)
- a perfect shambles (Dutch: 'huishouden van Jan Steen')
- a portrait of John is painted, without his knowledge
- a pregnant woman, clothed with the sun and standing on the moon, appears; she is threatened by a red dragon with a long tail and seven heads
- a pregnant woman, clothed with the sun and standing on the moon, appears; she is threatened by a red dragon with a long tail and seven heads - GG - Mary as the apocalyptic woman
- a priest and/or a Levite passing by without attending to the wounded man ~ parable of the Good Samaritan
- a prophet asks a fellow prophet to hit him: the first one refuses and is subsequently killed by a lion; a second one hits and hurts him
- a prophet condemns Amaziah
- a prophet condemns King Ahab (1 Kings 20:35-43)
- a prophet predicts Ahab's victory
- a prophet warns King Amaziah not to take the Israelite soldiers with him; they are sent away
- a punitive expedition, led by Eleazar's son Phinehas, comes to Gilead and accuses them of rebellion against God
- a rain-storm extinguishes the fire lighted by the Trojan women
- a ram caught in a thicket is sacrificed instead of Isaac
- a ram with a golden fleece is sent to rescue Phrixus and Helle, either by Mercury, Jupiter or Nephele
- a red-hot helmet is put on St. Christopher's head
- a rich young man who came to see Christ goes away sorrowful
- a Roman embassy in the temple of Aesculapius at Epidaurus
- a royal decree is issued and sent throughout the country ~ Haman's plot against the Jews
- a Samaritan tending the wounds of the traveller
- a second celebration of the Passover is performed ~ Hezekiah
- a serpent bites Judas Thaddaeus' adversaries
- a serpent of brass is made and is set on a pole
- a shepherd betrays the hiding-place of St. Barbara to her father; as punishment his sheep are turned into locusts
- a snake is turned into stone by Apollo as it attacks Orpheus' severed head washed ashore (Ovid, Metamorphoses XI 58)
- a snake is turned into stone by Jupiter, after swallowing eight young birds and their mother (when the Greeks are assembled in Aulis before sailing to Troy)
- a soldier carries Amasa's bleeding body off the road
- a soldier, ordered to kill C. Marius, kept prisoner at Minturnae, is so impressed by Marius' stern countenance that the dagger falls from his hand
- a son is born to Ruth and Boaz (Ruth 4:13-20)
- a sower sowed good seeds in his field ~ tares among the wheat
- a storm arises; Christ returns, walking on the water
- a temple in honour of Aesculapius is built on the Tiber island
- a thief condemned by the judge to be hanged, is miraculously saved by (the relics of) St. Quintin
- a third officer is sent by King Ahaziah; he falls on his knees and begs Elijah to spare his life and that of his men
- a truce is arranged between the Trojans and the Latins to pay the last honours to the dead
- A voice from heaven says: I have already brought glory to it, and I will glorify it again!" (John 12:28-29)
- a watch is kept on David
- a well is dug at Beer
- a white crow sees Coronis' infidelity and tells Apollo about it
- a widow, pressed for payment by a creditor, comes to Elisha who orders her to borrow as many empty jars as possible
- a wild boar, sent by Diana, ravages the fields of Calydon
- a woman in travail has sorrow, but has joy after the birth of her child
- a woman playing the flute recognizes in Thomas a fellow-countryman
- a woman speaks to Joab
- a woman speaks to the people of Beth-maachah
- a woman washes Christ's feet with her tears, and wipes them with her hair
- a young Levite becomes priest of Micah's sanctuary
- a young man appears to Joachim
- a young man who accuses Andrew is struck by lightning
- a young man, killed by the demons, is restored to life by Andrew
- A. Postumius Tubertus has his son decapitated for fighting against his orders
- Aaron (not in biblical context); possible attributes: attributes of Aaron: censer, dressed as high priest or bishop, ointment jar, rod or flowering wand
- Aaron (not in biblical context); possible attributes: attributes of Aaron: censer, dressed as high priest or bishop, ointment jar, rod or flowering wand - (other) specific aspects, e.g. allegorical and symbolical aspects of male persons from the Old Testament (not in biblical context)
- Aaron (not in biblical context); possible attributes: attributes of Aaron: censer, dressed as high priest or bishop, ointment jar, rod or flowering wand - founder, initiator ~ the Old Testament (not in biblical context)
- Aaron (not in biblical context); possible attributes: attributes of Aaron: censer, dressed as high priest or bishop, ointment jar, rod or flowering wand - legendary/historical addition to life-story of male persons from the Old Testament
- Aaron (not in biblical context); possible attributes: attributes of Aaron: censer, dressed as high priest or bishop, ointment jar, rod or flowering wand - personal devotions of male persons from the Old Testament, e.g. vision, prayer, penitence
- Aaron (not in biblical context); possible attributes: attributes of Aaron: censer, dressed as high priest or bishop, ointment jar, rod or flowering wand - post-mortem occurrences of male persons from the Old Testament, e.g. finding and transportation of relics
- Aaron and his four sons are ordained by Moses (Leviticus 8)
- Aaron and Miriam complaining of Moses
- Aaron as patron of button-makers
- Aaron as patron of lace-makers
- Aaron as patron, intercessor
- Aaron builds an altar and offers a sacrifice to the golden calf
- Aaron fills a jar with manna to be kept in the tabernacle
- Aaron lights the Tabernacle lamps
- Aaron makes a golden calf and has it placed on a pedestal or altar
- Aaron meets Moses and kisses him
- Aaron offers sacrifices (Leviticus 9)
- Aaron putting Tau-marks on people's foreheads
- Aaron speaking to the Israelites
- Aaron's burial
- Aaron's rod has sprouted, flowered and produced ripe almonds
- Aaron, with his censer running into the middle of the assembled people, stops the plague, and stands between the living and the dead
- abacus, counting-frame
- abandoning, exposing a child
- abandonment (exotic burial customs)
- Abbanes, King Gundophorus' messenger, looking for an architect; Christ introduces Thomas to him
- abbey garden
- abbey wall
- abbey, monastery, convent ~ Roman Catholic church
- abbot
- abbot - PP - abbess
- Abdalonymus, the gardener, is presented with the regalia of Sidon by the emissaries of Alexander the Great
- Abderus, minion of Hercules, is killed by the mares entrusted to his care
- abdication (of a ruler)
- abdication (of a ruler) - BB - female ruler
- abdomen, belly (human being)
- abdomen, belly (human being) - AA - female human figure
- Abdon's forty sons and thirty nephews who ride on seventy ass colts
- abducting
- Abel (alone) at work, herding
- Abel (not in biblical context); possible attributes: sheep
- Abel (not in biblical context); possible attributes: sheep - (other) specific aspects, e.g. allegorical and symbolical aspects of male persons from the Old Testament (not in biblical context)
- Abel (not in biblical context); possible attributes: sheep - founder, initiator ~ the Old Testament (not in biblical context)
- Abel (not in biblical context); possible attributes: sheep - legendary/historical addition to life-story of male persons from the Old Testament
- Abel (not in biblical context); possible attributes: sheep - other activities, relationships, etc. of male persons from the Old Testament
- Abel (not in biblical context); possible attributes: sheep - patron, intercessor ~ the Old Testament (not in biblical context)
- Abel (not in biblical context); possible attributes: sheep - personal devotions of male persons from the Old Testament, e.g. vision, prayer, penitence
- Abel (not in biblical context); possible attributes: sheep - post-mortem occurrences of male persons from the Old Testament, e.g. finding and transportation of relics
- Abel offering (alone)
- Abel's blood cries out for revenge
- Abel's death
- Abiathar comes to David and brings the ephod with him (1 Samuel 23:6)
- Abiathar, son of Ahimelech, escapes from the slaughter
- Abigail and Ahinoam, David's two wives, are given back to him
- Abigail goes out with asses laden with loaves of bread and bottles of wine, to meet David
- Abigail tells her husband what has happened; Nabal is struck
- Abigail, Nabal's wife, is told about Nabal's refusal and David's advance
- Abigail, riding upon an ass and accompanied by her five maids, follows David's messengers
- Abijah defeats Jeroboam and occupies some of his cities (2 Chronicles 13:14-19)
- Abijah is proclaimed king
- Abijah's war against Jeroboam of Israel
- Abijah, Jeroboam's son, falls ill
- Abimelech and his army commander (Phichol) come to Abraham
- Abimelech and Phichol taking leave from Abraham
- Abimelech asks Isaac to leave the country
- Abimelech incites his family in Shechem to support him rather than his brothers, the seventy sons of Gideon
- Abimelech is made king in Shechem
- Abimelech is struck on the head by a millstone thrown by a woman
- Abimelech receives support from his mother's brothers who give him seventy pieces of silver
- Abimelech relates his dream to his servants
- Abimelech takes the city of Shechem and destroys it, while two companies kill the people in the fields
- Abimelech with an army in ambush before Shechem
- Abimelech's soldiers imitate him in cutting boughs from the trees with an axe
- Abimelech, with hired men, kills his brothers on one stone, except for Jotham who hides himself
- Abishag and David in bed
- Abishag at David's bed
- Abishag takes care of David, who is old and sick
- Abishai fighting against Ishbi-benob
- ablution of hands ~ Jewish religion
- ablution, immersion ~ Jewish religion
- Abner continues his retreat after the battle against David's adherents
- Abner goes to David with Michal, after having sent back Phalti, Michal's second husband, who went weeping after them
- Abner in league with the elders of Israel, exhorting them to support David
- Abner sends messengers to David, offering him service as army commander
- Abner speaks to Joab, commander of David's army
- Abner takes Rizpah, Saul's concubine, as his wife after Saul's death
- Abner's army is defeated by David's army ~ struggle for the hegemony after Saul's death
- Abner's death
- Abner, fetched by Joab's messengers, is taken aside by Joab in the gate of Hebron, and is killed by him with a sword
- Abner, put to flight, is pursued by Joab's brother Asahel
- Abner, Saul's former army commander, in league with David
- Abnormality
- abolition of slavery, fighting slavery
- abortionist
- about four hundred prophets are called in: they all predict victory to King Jehosaphat and King Ahab, who are seated on their thrones in their royal robes outside the gate of Samaria; the prophet Zedekiah exhibits some iron horns
- Abraham (not in biblical context); possible attribute: knife
- Abraham (not in biblical context); possible attribute: knife - (other) specific aspects, e.g. allegorical and symbolical aspects of male persons from the Old Testament (not in biblical context)
- Abraham (not in biblical context); possible attribute: knife - legendary/historical addition to life-story of male persons from the Old Testament
- Abraham (not in biblical context); possible attribute: knife - other activities, relationships, etc. of male persons from the Old Testament
- Abraham (not in biblical context); possible attribute: knife - patron, intercessor ~ the Old Testament (not in biblical context)
- Abraham (not in biblical context); possible attribute: knife - post-mortem occurrences of male persons from the Old Testament, e.g. finding and transportation of relics
- Abraham accompanying the departing angels
- Abraham and Abimelech, king of Gerar (Genesis 20)
- Abraham and Hagar (Genesis 16)
- Abraham and Lot separating (Genesis 13)
- Abraham as father of all believers
- Abraham as founder, initiator
- Abraham brings the animals ~ sacrifice
- Abraham calls all the men in his camp together and sets out in pursuit of the four kings
- Abraham chases away the birds that come down on the carcasses
- Abraham comes to the sacred tree of Moreh at Shechem, and builds his first altar
- Abraham communicating with God (in general)
- Abraham complains about a well seized by Abimelech's servants
- Abraham counting the stars
- Abraham destroys his father's idols
- Abraham divides the animals (sacrifice), except for the birds
- Abraham entertaining the three angels
- Abraham falls asleep ~ sacrifice
- Abraham fetches water and washes the angels' feet
- Abraham gives all his possessions to Isaac
- Abraham gives Lot the choice of the surrounding country
- Abraham gives Melchizedek a tenth of the booty he has recovered
- Abraham gives some sheep, oxen and ewe-lambs to Abimelech
- Abraham goes to Canaan (Genesis 12:1-9)
- Abraham honoured with gifts by Pharaoh
- Abraham in Canaan
- Abraham in Egypt (Genesis 12:10-20)
- Abraham instructs Sarah: 'you are my sister'
- Abraham is buried by Isaac and Ishmael in the cave of Machpelah
- Abraham is circumcised
- Abraham is summoned before Abimelech; Sarah is given back to Abraham, who is honoured with a thousand pieces of silver and other gifts
- Abraham is summoned before Pharaoh, and is ordered to leave Egypt with Sarah
- Abraham kneels before the angels
- Abraham leaves Egypt with Sarah, Lot, and his possessions
- Abraham liberates Lot, recovers the stolen goods and returns in triumph
- Abraham marries Keturah
- Abraham marries Sarah
- Abraham met by the king of Sodom (Genesis 14:21-24)
- Abraham moves his encampment to Bethel and builds his second altar
- Abraham negotiating with Ephron over a sepulchre
- Abraham orders the preparation of a calf and other food
- Abraham picks up the knife to kill Isaac
- Abraham plants a tree at Beersheba
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Iconclass is a classification system designed for art and iconography. It is the most widely accepted scientific tool for the description and retrieval of subjects represented in images (works of art, book illustrations, reproductions, photographs, etc.) and is used by museums and art institutions around the world.
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