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Boaz Collection

"Boaz: A Tale of Love, Loyalty, and Redemption" In the biblical narrative of Ruth and Naomi

Background imageBoaz Collection: Ruth and Naomi

Ruth and Naomi
Ruth tells Naomi, Whither thou goest, I will go. Thy people shall be my people, and thy god my god. Later she will marry Boaz and be grandmother to David

Background imageBoaz Collection: Ruth in Boazs Field, 1828. Artist: Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Julius (1794-1872)

Ruth in Boazs Field, 1828. Artist: Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Julius (1794-1872)
Ruth in Boazs Field, 1828. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Background imageBoaz Collection: Ruth Gleaning

Ruth Gleaning
At Bethlehem, the widowed Ruth goes gleaning in a newly- reaped field where she catches the attention of Boaz, who eventually marries her : her great-grandson will be David

Background imageBoaz Collection: Boas and Ruth, 1609-1653. Creators: Jacob Gerritsz Cuyp, Pieter de Grebber, Adam Camerarius

Boas and Ruth, 1609-1653. Creators: Jacob Gerritsz Cuyp, Pieter de Grebber, Adam Camerarius
Boas and Ruth, 1609-1653. Attributed to Pieter Claesz Soutman (1593-1657)

Background imageBoaz Collection: Ruth and Boas, 1640-1650. Creator: Nicolaes Berchem

Ruth and Boas, 1640-1650. Creator: Nicolaes Berchem
Ruth and Boas, 1640-1650

Background imageBoaz Collection: Ruth and Boas, 1825. Creator: Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld

Ruth and Boas, 1825. Creator: Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
Ruth and Boas, 1825

Background imageBoaz Collection: Then said Boaz to Ruth, go not to glean in another field, 1840. Creator: Henry Bryan Hall I

Then said Boaz to Ruth, go not to glean in another field, 1840. Creator: Henry Bryan Hall I
Then said Boaz to Ruth, go not to glean in another field, 1840. Biblical scene, from Ruth 2: 8: Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter

Background imageBoaz Collection: Ruth approaches Boaz and asks him to exercise his right of kinship and marry her

Ruth approaches Boaz and asks him to exercise his right of kinship and marry her, Illustration from the Dore Bible
3665422 Ruth approaches Boaz and asks him to exercise his right of kinship and marry her, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866 by Dore

Background imageBoaz Collection: Ruth Works in the Field of Boaz, chromolithograph, published c. 1880

Ruth Works in the Field of Boaz, chromolithograph, published c. 1880
Ruth Works in the Field of Boaz (Ruth 2, 2 - 17). Chromolithograph after a drawing (1860) by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (German painter, 1794 - 1872), published ca. 1880

Background imageBoaz Collection: Reconstruction of Solomons Temple (colour litho)

Reconstruction of Solomons Temple (colour litho)
BLP397893 Reconstruction of Solomons Temple (colour litho) by Israeli School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Built c.960 BC on Mount Moriah, Jerusalem)

Background imageBoaz Collection: Boaz and Ruth - Bible

Boaz and Ruth - Bible
3794224 Boaz and Ruth - - Bible; (add.info.: Boaz and Ruth - Boaz, Ruths kisnsman, allows her to pick up remains of the harvest in his fields.From Old Testament stories)

Background imageBoaz Collection: Gustave Dore Bible: Boaz and Ruth (engraving)

Gustave Dore Bible: Boaz and Ruth (engraving)
5221439 Gustave Dore Bible: Boaz and Ruth (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boaz and Ruth)

Background imageBoaz Collection: Ruth in the field of Boaz (colour litho)

Ruth in the field of Boaz (colour litho)
3642458 Ruth in the field of Boaz (colour litho) by Bendixen, Siegfried Detler (1786-1864); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ruth in the field of Boaz)

Background imageBoaz Collection: Ruth with Corn, 1881-83 (stained glass)

Ruth with Corn, 1881-83 (stained glass)
3475452 Ruth with Corn, 1881-83 (stained glass) by Holiday, Henry (1839-1927); The Church of St Editha, Tamworth, Staffordshire, UK; (add.info.: James Powell & Sons); eAlastair Carew-Cox; English

Background imageBoaz Collection: Plan of Solomons Temple, after Bernard Lamy (engraving)

Plan of Solomons Temple, after Bernard Lamy (engraving)
5202151 Plan of Solomons Temple, after Bernard Lamy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plan of Solomons Temple, after Bernard Lamy)

Background imageBoaz Collection: Ruth gleaning in the field of Boaz (chromolitho)

Ruth gleaning in the field of Boaz (chromolitho)
6009854 Ruth gleaning in the field of Boaz (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ruth gleaning in the field of Boaz)

Background imageBoaz Collection: Boaz and Ruth (chromolitho)

Boaz and Ruth (chromolitho)
976271 Boaz and Ruth (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boaz and Ruth. Illustration for Old Testament Stories (SPCK, c 1890).); © Look and Learn

Background imageBoaz Collection: Ruth and Boaz (colour litho)

Ruth and Boaz (colour litho)
2799779 Ruth and Boaz (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ruth and Boaz. Illustration for Histoire Sainte (Guerin, c 1890)

Background imageBoaz Collection: Boaz and Ruth, Ruth, Chapter 11, 10 (engraving)

Boaz and Ruth, Ruth, Chapter 11, 10 (engraving)
6002817 Boaz and Ruth, Ruth, Chapter 11, 10 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boaz and Ruth, Ruth, Chapter 11, 10)

Background imageBoaz Collection: Ruth in the field of Boaz (coloured engraving)

Ruth in the field of Boaz (coloured engraving)
5203784 Ruth in the field of Boaz (coloured engraving) by Bendixen, Siegfried Detler (1786-1864); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ruth in the field of Boaz)

Background imageBoaz Collection: Ruth, illustration from Women of the Bible, published by The Religious Tract

Ruth, illustration from Women of the Bible, published by The Religious Tract
IL281092 Ruth, illustration from Women of the Bible, published by The Religious Tract Society, 1927 (colour litho) by Copping, Harold (1863-1932); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageBoaz Collection: Ms 53 fol. 29 Historiated initial I depicting Ruth with her husband and sons

Ms 53 fol. 29 Historiated initial I depicting Ruth with her husband and sons
XIR179473 Ms 53 fol.29 Historiated initial I depicting Ruth with her husband and sons, from the Livre de Ruth (vellum) by French School, (13th century); Bibliotheque Municipale, Laon

Background imageBoaz Collection: Ruth Gleaning, 1881-83 (stained glass)

Ruth Gleaning, 1881-83 (stained glass)
3475451 Ruth Gleaning, 1881-83 (stained glass) by Holiday, Henry (1839-1927); The Church of St Editha, Tamworth, Staffordshire, UK; (add.info.: James Powell & Sons); eAlastair Carew-Cox; English

Background imageBoaz Collection: Ruth and Boaz (coloured engraving)

Ruth and Boaz (coloured engraving)
3626784 Ruth and Boaz (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ruth and Boaz)

Background imageBoaz Collection: Ruth and Boaz

Ruth and Boaz
LLM456365 Ruth and Boaz by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ruth and Boaz. Illustration from The Book of Sunday Pictures (Religious Tract Society, c 1850)

Background imageBoaz Collection: Boaz and Ruth

Boaz and Ruth
LLM460131 Boaz and Ruth by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boaz and Ruth. Illustration for The National Comprehensive Bible (W R M Phun & Son)

Background imageBoaz Collection: Boaz espouseth Ruth (engraving)

Boaz espouseth Ruth (engraving)
2792109 Boaz espouseth Ruth (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boaz espouseth Ruth)

Background imageBoaz Collection: Boaz buying the Inheritance (engraving)

Boaz buying the Inheritance (engraving)
5218422 Boaz buying the Inheritance (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boaz buying the Inheritance)

Background imageBoaz Collection: Boaz and Ruth - Bible

Boaz and Ruth - Bible
3779979 Boaz and Ruth - Bible by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Boaz and Ruth in the Book of Ruth. Boaz allows Ruth to glean from his fields during the harvesting because he has heard of her)

Background imageBoaz Collection: Ruth gleaning, Ruth II, ver 8 (engraving)

Ruth gleaning, Ruth II, ver 8 (engraving)
6021716 Ruth gleaning, Ruth II, ver 8 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ruth gleaning, Ruth II, ver 8)

Background imageBoaz Collection: Boaz and Ruth, Ruth II, 8 (engraving)

Boaz and Ruth, Ruth II, 8 (engraving)
6005667 Boaz and Ruth, Ruth II, 8 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boaz and Ruth, Ruth II, 8)

Background imageBoaz Collection: Boaz and Ruth

Boaz and Ruth
LLM338859 Boaz and Ruth by Hole, William Brassey (1846-1917); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boaz and Ruth. William Hole, Old Testament History (Eyre and Spottiswoode)

Background imageBoaz Collection: Boaz gave Ruth six measures of barley to take to her mother-in-law

Boaz gave Ruth six measures of barley to take to her mother-in-law
STC172361 Boaz gave Ruth six measures of barley to take to her mother-in-law, from Ruth et Booz, translated by J.C. Mardrus, published 1930 (coloured engraving) by Schmied

Background imageBoaz Collection: With the Kaiser in the Holy Land, in an Olive Grove near Bethlehem (litho)

With the Kaiser in the Holy Land, in an Olive Grove near Bethlehem (litho)
1064039 With the Kaiser in the Holy Land, in an Olive Grove near Bethlehem (litho) by Clark, James (1858-1943) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: With the Kaiser in the Holy Land)

Background imageBoaz Collection: Ruth and Boaz (colour litho)

Ruth and Boaz (colour litho)
973871 Ruth and Boaz (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ruth and Boaz. Large 19th century Bible print.); © Look and Learn

Background imageBoaz Collection: Ruth with Corn, detail, 1881-83 (stained glass)

Ruth with Corn, detail, 1881-83 (stained glass)
3475453 Ruth with Corn, detail, 1881-83 (stained glass) by Holiday, Henry (1839-1927); The Church of St Editha, Tamworth, Staffordshire, UK; (add.info.: Tamworth, St Editha, JPS, HH, Ruth detail)

Background imageBoaz Collection: Entrance to grotto in Church of Nativity, in the neighborhood where Boaz and Ruth met (b / w photo)

Entrance to grotto in Church of Nativity, in the neighborhood where Boaz and Ruth met (b / w photo)
2791302 Entrance to grotto in Church of Nativity, in the neighborhood where Boaz and Ruth met (b/w photo) by English photographer

Background imageBoaz Collection: Boaz and Ruth (engraving)

Boaz and Ruth (engraving)
6022431 Boaz and Ruth (engraving) by Schopin, Henri-Frederic (1804-80) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boaz and Ruth)

Background imageBoaz Collection: Ruth returning from gleaning

Ruth returning from gleaning
PHD30194 Ruth returning from gleaning by Palmer, Samuel (1805-81); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Background imageBoaz Collection: Boaz purchasing the inheritance of Elimelech (chromolitho)

Boaz purchasing the inheritance of Elimelech (chromolitho)
6009856 Boaz purchasing the inheritance of Elimelech (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boaz purchasing the inheritance of Elimelech)

Background imageBoaz Collection: Boaz and Ruth - Bible

Boaz and Ruth - Bible
3780038 Boaz and Ruth - Bible by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Boaz and Ruth in the Book of Ruth. Boaz allows Ruth to glean from his fields during the harvesting because he has heard of her)

Background imageBoaz Collection: Boaz at the Gate of Bethlehem, Ruth, iv, 9 (engraving)

Boaz at the Gate of Bethlehem, Ruth, iv, 9 (engraving)
959669 Boaz at the Gate of Bethlehem, Ruth, iv, 9 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boaz at the Gate of Bethlehem, Ruth, iv, 9)

Background imageBoaz Collection: The Fields of Ruth and Boaz Near Bethlehem, 1902. Creator: John Fulleylove

The Fields of Ruth and Boaz Near Bethlehem, 1902. Creator: John Fulleylove
The Fields of Ruth and Boaz Near Bethlehem, 1902. From " The Holy Land", painted by John Fulleylove, R.I. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1902]

Background imageBoaz Collection: Ruth, 1853

Ruth, 1853. Found in the Collection of Collezioni Comunali d Arte, Bologna

Background imageBoaz Collection: Ruth and Boaz, c. 1870

Ruth and Boaz, c. 1870. Found in the Collection of Muse e Fabre, Montpellier

Background imageBoaz Collection: Ruth gleaning in the Fields of Boaz, c1900

Ruth gleaning in the Fields of Boaz, c1900. From Journey in All Lands - Palestine. [Realistic Travels, London, Cape Town, Bombay, Melbourne, Toronto, c1900]

Background imageBoaz Collection: Ruth Gleaning in the Field of Boaz, c1804

Ruth Gleaning in the Field of Boaz, c1804. Ruth, Moabite widow, gleaning amongst the corn, attracts the attention of Boaz who marries her. Thus she becomes the great-grandmother of King David



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"Boaz: A Tale of Love, Loyalty, and Redemption" In the biblical narrative of Ruth and Naomi, Boaz emerges as a central figure whose actions embody compassion and righteousness. Depicted in various artistic interpretations throughout history, his character resonates with timeless virtues. One such portrayal is seen in "Ruth in Boaz's Field" by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1828). The painting captures the moment when Ruth finds herself gleaning in Boaz's field after her husband's death. This encounter sets the stage for their remarkable journey. Illustrated by Gustave Doré in 1866, we witness Ruth approaching Boaz to invoke his right of kinship and propose marriage. In this pivotal scene from the Dore Bible, their destinies intertwine as they navigate societal norms and personal desires. Henry Bryan Hall I beautifully encapsulates Boaz's kindness towards Ruth through his artwork titled "Then said Boaz to Ruth. " Painted in 1840, it showcases Boaz urging her not to seek another field for gleaning but instead inviting her to stay under his protection. The chromolithograph "Ruth Works in the Field of Boaz, " published around 1880, highlights their collaboration amidst harvest time. It symbolizes how their partnership flourishes both on a practical level and within their hearts. A lithographic depiction from Thomas Nelson's Bible Picture Book (c. 1950) portrays Ruth alongside Naomi—a testament to familial bonds that transcend bloodlines. Their story serves as an inspiration for enduring love between generations. Beyond these artistic renditions lies an intriguing connection—the Reconstruction of Solomon's Temple—symbolizing spiritual restoration achieved through acts like those performed by individuals such as Boaz. Gustave Doré further immortalizes this tale with an engraving aptly named "Boaz and Ruth. " His intricate details capture the essence of loyalty intertwined with love—an embodiment of divine providence.