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Mary of Bethany

Also known as: Mary of Bethany; primary name: Mary; other name: Mary of Bethany; other name: Miriam
Details: individual; biblical figure; Female
Life dates: fl. 1stC-
Biography: New Testament figure; sister of Martha (q.v.) and Lazarus (q.v.); they received Jesus Christ (q.v.) into their home in Bethany. Sometimes thought to be the same figure as St Mary Magdalene (q.v.).

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medallion; bowl

Museum number: 1863,0727.17 |
Cultures/periods: x41037 Late Roman |
Production date: 3rdC-5thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Cologne (city)Found/Acquired:Rome (city)

print

Title: Theatrum Pictorium |
Museum number: A,8.188 |
Producer name: Print made by:Coryn BoelAfter:Palma Vecchio |
Production date: 1654-1660

print

Title: Theatrum Pictorium |
Museum number: X,2.15 |
Producer name: Print made by:Coryn BoelAfter:Palma Vecchio |
Production date: 1656-1660

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Museum number: X,6.98 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Enea Salmeggia |
Production date: 1720-1730

print

Museum number: 1917,1208.1552 |
Producer name: Print made by:Louis SimonneauAfter:Antoine Coypel |
Production date: 1678-1699

print

Title: Thesaurus Novi Testamenti elegantissimis iconibus expressus continens historias atque miracula do[mi |
Museum number: 1968,1018.1.338 |
Producer name: After:Ambrosius FranckenPublished by:Gerard de Jode |
Production date: 1580

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Title: Thesaurus Novi Testamenti elegantissimis iconibus expressus continens historias atque miracula do[mi |
Museum number: 1937,0915.420 |
Producer name: After:Ambrosius FranckenPublished by:Gerard de Jode |
Production date: 1580

print

Title: I più celebri quadri delle diverse scuole italiane riuniti nell' appartamento Borgia del Vaticano |
Museum number: 1864,1114.69 |
Producer name: Print made by:Giuseppe Antonio CraffonaraAfter:Girolamo Muziano |
Production date: 1820

print

Museum number: 1886,1012.586 |
Producer name: Print made by:Lucas KilianAfter:Palma Giovane |
Production date: 1600

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1852,1116.374 |
Producer name: BIOG26830 Print made by:William Faithorne |
Production date: 1685-1691

print

Museum number: 1925,0406.78 |
Producer name: BIOG47514 Print made by:Veit Stoss |
Production date: 1500-1510

print

Title: Imperiale e reale Galleria di Firenze |
Museum number: 1857,0411.103 |
Producer name: Print made by:S CorsiAfter:Girolamo da Carpi |
Production date: 1841-1846

print

Museum number: Sheepshanks.3042 |
Producer name: BIOG19868 Print made by:Gerrit Claesz. Bleker |
Production date: 1620-1656

print

Title: Recueil Basan |
Museum number: 1941,0327.11.105 |
Producer name: After:RembrandtPrint made by:Chevalier Ignace Joseph de Claussin |
Production date: 1807 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print

Title: Royal-Size Bible Historiae Sacrae Veteris et Novi Testamenti |
Museum number: 1939,0130.1.87 |
Producer name: Published by:Claes Jansz. VisscherPublished by:Nicolaes Visscher I |
Production date: 1652 |
Production place: Published in:Amsterdam (Netherlands)

print

Museum number: 1937,0915.18 |
Producer name: After:Marcus Gheeraerts IPublished by:Philips Galle |
Production date: 1575-1612

print

Museum number: 1854,1020.714 |
Producer name: BIOG44528 Print made by:Carl Russ |
Production date: 1809

print

Museum number: 1854,1020.1224 |
Producer name: BIOG49135 Print made by:Jonas Umbach |
Production date: 1645-1700

print

Museum number: 1854,1020.712 |
Producer name: BIOG44528 Print made by:Carl Russ |
Production date: 1809

print

Museum number: D,8.70 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jan LievensPublished by:Frans van den Wyngaerde |
Production date: 1631

print; book-illustration

Museum number: E,9.204 |
Producer name: Print made by:Hans Burgkmair the ElderPrinted by:Johann Otmar |
Production date: 1510 |
Production place: Printed in:Augsburg

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1863,0613.491 |
Producer name: BIOG22771 Print made by:Daniel Chodowiecki |
Production date: 1778 |
Production place: Published in:Leipzig

print; book-illustration

Title: Mary and Martha |
Museum number: 1876,0510.741 |
Producer name: After:Isaac Taylor (III, Taylor of Stanford Rivers)Print made by:Charles W Marr |
Production date: 1820 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

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Title: The Sisters of Bethany |
Museum number: 2010,7081.6408 |
Producer name: Print made by:T W HuffamAfter:Henri Scheffer |
Production date: 1844 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Mary, Sister of Martha |
Museum number: 1863,0509.15 |
Producer name: After:Henry FuseliPrint made by:Thomas Holloway |
Production date: 1792 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: The Annunciation of the Virgin. |
Museum number: 1878,0713.1877 |
Producer name: Print made by:Thomas KingPublished by:Thomas King |
Production date: 1836 |
Production place: Published in:Chichester (West Sussex)

print

Museum number: 1869,0410.2306.+ |
Producer name: Print made by:Baron Dominique Vivant DenonAfter:Guercino |
Production date: 1780-1803

print

Title: Jésus chez Marthe et Marie Musée Français |
Museum number: 1871,1209.2416 |
Producer name: After:Hendrik van Steenwyck IIAfter:Cornelis van Poelenburch |
Production date: 1800-1809

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Title: Jésus chez Marthe et Marie Galerie du Musée Napoléon |
Museum number: 1856,0308.1133 |
Producer name: After:Hendrik van Steenwyck IIAfter:Cornelis van Poelenburch |
Production date: 1810

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Title: The Story of Lazarus |
Museum number: 1928,1212.9 |
Producer name: BIOG20091 Print made by:Hans Bol |
Production date: 1580

print

Title: Thesaurus Novi Testamenti elegantissimis iconibus expressus continens historias atque miracula do[mi |
Museum number: F,1.218 |
Producer name: After:Ambrosius FranckenPublished by:Gerard de Jode |
Production date: 1580

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1863,0509.143 |
Producer name: BIOG22073 After:Annibale Carracci |
Production date: 1822

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Title: The Kitchen Scenes |
Museum number: 1868,0612.498 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jan Sadeler IAfter:Jacopo Bassano |
Production date: 1598 |
Production place: Published in:Venice (city)

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Museum number: 1874,0808.1983 |
Producer name: Print made by:Elisha KirkallAfter:Enea Salmeggia |
Production date: 1720-1730

print

Museum number: 1854,1020.713 |
Producer name: BIOG44528 Print made by:Carl Russ |
Production date: 1809

print

Museum number: 1854,1020.711 |
Producer name: BIOG44528 Print made by:Carl Russ |
Production date: 1809

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1834,0712.49 |
Producer name: Print made by:Hans Burgkmair the ElderPrinted by:Johann Otmar |
Production date: 1510 |
Production place: Printed in:Augsburg

print

Title: The raising of Lazarus, No. 2 New Testament etchings |
Museum number: 1953,0509.382 |
Producer name: Print made by:William StrangPrinted by:David Strang |
Production date: 1914

print

Title: Die Geschäftige Martha Galerie du Belvedere |
Museum number: 1855,0609.1547 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sebastian LangerIntermediary draughtsman:Sigmund Ferdinand von Perger |
Production date: 1824

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Title: Jésus chez Marthe et Marie Musée Français |
Museum number: 1859,0806.558 |
Producer name: After:Hendrik van Steenwyck IIAfter:Cornelis van Poelenburch |
Production date: 1800-1809

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Museum number: X,2.14 |
Producer name: Print made by:Lucas KilianAfter:Palma Giovane |
Production date: 1600

print

Museum number: 1846,0509.45 |
Producer name: BIOG31617 Print made by:Augustin Hirschvogel |
Production date: 1540-1553

print

Museum number: 1870,0625.446 |
Producer name: BIOG49135 Print made by:Jonas Umbach |
Production date: 1645-1700

print

Title: Christ chez Marthe et Marie |
Museum number: V,1.82 |
Producer name: Print made by:Johann Gottfried SeuterAfter:Leonardo da Vinci |
Production date: 1766

print

Museum number: 1911,1218.6 |
Producer name: BIOG45169 Print made by:Hans Schäufelein |
Production date: 1510-1540

print

Museum number: 1891,0414.618 |
Producer name: BIOG44442 After:Peter Paul Rubens |
Production date: 1600-1650

print

Title: The Kitchen Scenes |
Museum number: W,9.123 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jan Sadeler IAfter:Jacopo Bassano |
Production date: 1598

print

Title: Twelve Heads from Rubens |
Museum number: 1890,0225.2.4 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Scarlett DavisAfter:Peter Paul Rubens |
Production date: 1830

print

Museum number: 1917,1208.1991 |
Producer name: After:Eustache Le SueurPrint made by:Benoît Audran I |
Production date: 1686-1690 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print

Museum number: X,7.23 |
Producer name: After:Antoine CoypelPrint made by:Louis Simonneau |
Production date: 1678-1699 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print

Title: Martha & Mary |
Museum number: 2010,7081.3443 |
Producer name: Print made by:John SimonAfter:Jean André |
Production date: 1690-1742

print

Title: de Heiland bij Martha en Maria |
Museum number: 2010,7081.2493 |
Producer name: Print made by:Charles Howard HodgesAfter:Eustache Le Sueur |
Production date: 1809 |
Production place: Published in:Amsterdam (Netherlands)

print

Title: Nouveau Testament |
Museum number: 1861,0713.1603 |
Producer name: Print made by:Johanna Sibylla KüselAfter:Jacques Callot |
Production date: 1672 |
Production place: Published in:Augsburg

print; book-illustration

Museum number: E,7.272 |
Producer name: Print made by:Urs GrafPrinted by:Johann Knoblouch |
Production date: 1503 1507 |
Production place: Printed in:Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1927,1212.11 |
Producer name: Print made by:Martinus MartiniPrinted by:Georg Neukirch |
Production date: 1602 |
Production place: Printed in:Überlingen

print

Museum number: Sheepshanks.29 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jan LievensPublished by:Frans van den Wyngaerde |
Production date: 1631

print

Title: Early Norman Sculpture in Chichester Cathedral |
Museum number: 1878,0713.1876 |
Producer name: Print made by:Thomas KingPublished by:Thomas King |
Production date: 1835 |
Production place: Published in:Chichester (West Sussex)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1943,0512.13 |
Producer name: Print made by:Urs GrafPrinted by:Michael Furter |
Production date: 1511 |
Production place: Printed in:Basel

print

Title: Mary Commended, Martha Reprehended |
Museum number: 1881,0611.255 |
Producer name: Print made by:William Faithorne the YoungerAfter:Antoine Coypel |
Production date: 1690-1703 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Martha and Mary |
Museum number: 2010,7081.685 |
Producer name: BIOG43793 Published by:Roake & Varty |
Production date: 1780s-1800s |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

trencher

Museum number: 1888,1110.50 |
Production place: Made in:England