Biblical Art from the Dahesh Museum Collection Opens at Museum of Biblical Art

ALPHA OMEGA ARTS

"The Death of Moses" (1851) by Alexandre Cabanel, (French, 1823-1889)

NEW YORK---The Museum of Biblical Art (MOBIA) will present Sacred Visions: Nineteenth - Century Biblical Art from the Dahesh Museum Collection, an exhibition that considers the rich diversity and transformation of biblical subject matter produced during the nineteenth century by masters of the academic tradition. Sacred Visions features approximately 30 religious paintings, drawings, and sculptures by well - known artists like Léon Bonnat, Alexandre Cabanel, Gustave Doré, Paul Delaroche, and Jean-Léon Gérôme, as well as their lesser known, but equally gifted contemporaries.

Museum of Biblical Art: "Sacred Visions" (Ends February 16, 2014); 1865 Broadway at 61 Street #12, New York, NY; (212) 408-1500; mobia.org and daheshmuseum.org.