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A view of sheperds with their flocks resting beside a stream on the Plains of Esdraelon.

A view of sheperds with their flocks resting beside a stream on the Plains of Esdraelon.

Artist Statement: "Seongsan Bridge appears over the River Han. Across the bridge stands Lotte World Tower, a 123-floor skyscraper that officially opened in 2017. A cross is floating on the river. Martin Luther, while reminding us of his speech at the Diet of Worms, stands just next to Jesus, pointing to him. Several people surrounding them are watching the event of Jesus' crucufixion. All of them are figures borrowed from Yun-Bok Shin's genre paintings. There are also other figures borrowed from Hong-Do Kim's paintings.

Artist Statement: "Seongsan Bridge appears over the River Han. Across the bridge stands Lotte World Tower, a 123-floor skyscraper that officially opened in 2017. A cross is floating on the river. Martin Luther, while reminding us of his speech at the Diet of Worms, stands just next to Jesus, pointing to him. Several people surrounding them are watching the event of Jesus' crucufixion. All of them are figures borrowed from Yun-Bok Shin's genre paintings. There are also other figures borrowed from Hong-Do Kim's paintings.

A view of the Barada River (Abana River) which passes through one of the suburbs of Damascus.

A view of the Barada River (Abana River) which passes through one of the suburbs of Damascus.

A baptism in the River Jordan.

A baptism in the River Jordan.

Pilgrims of the Coptic Church who have traveled from Egypt bathe in the waters of the Jordan River.

Pilgrims of the Coptic Church who have traveled from Egypt bathe in the waters of the Jordan River.

An engraving depicting a Roman triumphal procession passing through a triumphal gate and accross the triumphal bridge (Pons Neronianus/Vaticanus) along the triumphal way (Via Triumphale) across the Tiber River. Above the scene, an angel flies, blowing on a trumpet that is draped with a flag bearing a crest with "S.P.Q.R." on it. The accompanying text discusses sources that claim St. Peter was buried near the Via Triumphale.

An engraving depicting a Roman triumphal procession passing through a triumphal gate and accross the triumphal bridge (Pons Neronianus/Vaticanus) along the triumphal way (Via Triumphale) across the Tiber River. Above the scene, an angel flies, blowing on a trumpet that is draped with a flag bearing a crest with "S.P.Q.R." on it. The accompanying text discusses sources that claim St. Peter was buried near the Via Triumphale.

A view from Al-Salt (Salṭ) across the Jordan River Valley with Mount Carmel barely visible in the background.

A view from Al-Salt (Salṭ) across the Jordan River Valley with Mount Carmel barely visible in the background.

An engraving depicting the executin of Hendrick Sumer and Jacob Mandel. The image shows Mandel's body laid out before Sumer in an attempt to convince him to recant.

An engraving depicting the executin of Hendrick Sumer and Jacob Mandel. The image shows Mandel's body laid out before Sumer in an attempt to convince him to recant.

A view across the Jordan River Valley towards the ancient Moab kingdom.

A view across the Jordan River Valley towards the ancient Moab kingdom.

A view of the Lower Jordan River showing dense plant growth on the banks.

A view of the Lower Jordan River showing dense plant growth on the banks.

An engraving depicting the Portadown massacre. The image shows people being cut apart and roasted over a fire (foreground) and being pushed en masse off a bridge into the River Bann (background).

An engraving depicting the Portadown massacre. The image shows people being cut apart and roasted over a fire (foreground) and being pushed en masse off a bridge into the River Bann (background).

An engraving depicting the execution of Mattheus Mair. The image shows Mair, bound, being lowered into a river as a crowd watches.

An engraving depicting the execution of Mattheus Mair. The image shows Mair, bound, being lowered into a river as a crowd watches.

A view across the northern edge of the Dead Sea towards the ruins of the ancient city of Jericho.

A view across the northern edge of the Dead Sea towards the ruins of the ancient city of Jericho.

The Convent of St. Saba (Mar Saba) as seen looking south, built into the cliffside above the Kidron River.

The Convent of St. Saba (Mar Saba) as seen looking south, built into the cliffside above the Kidron River.

A woodcut depicting the printer's device of Martin Landsberg. The mark consists of two shields, one with what could be a stylized ox or cow head and a star (left) and the second with a city by a river (right). Per Davies in "Devices of the Early Printers, Vol. 9, pg. 196, "The town represented is on mounds in the former; here water seems to be indicated. If the allusion was originally to "Land" and "Berg", it is therefore now lost."

A woodcut depicting the printer's device of Martin Landsberg. The mark consists of two shields, one with what could be a stylized ox or cow head and a star (left) and the second with a city by a river (right). Per Davies in "Devices of the Early Printers, Vol. 9, pg. 196, "The town represented is on mounds in the former; here water seems to be indicated. If the allusion was originally to "Land" and "Berg", it is therefore now lost."

A map of the world with latitude and longitude markers as it was known during the Ptolemaic period, including mountain ranges and rivers and spanning from Europe, to central Africa, and over to India. Personifications of the winds are depicted within the clouds surrounding the map.

A map of the world with latitude and longitude markers as it was known during the Ptolemaic period, including mountain ranges and rivers and spanning from Europe, to central Africa, and over to India. Personifications of the winds are depicted within the clouds surrounding the map.

A bend in the Kishon River with Mount Carmel visible in the background.

A bend in the Kishon River with Mount Carmel visible in the background.

A roman bridge spanning the Hasbany (Hasbani) River.

A roman bridge spanning the Hasbany (Hasbani) River.

An engraving depicting a scene from the seventh book of the epic poem, Saint Louys, in which the Saracen forces attack the crusaders by boat from the flooded Nile. In the center of the scene, Saint Louis fights the Saracen, Olgen.

An engraving depicting a scene from the seventh book of the epic poem, Saint Louys, in which the Saracen forces attack the crusaders by boat from the flooded Nile. In the center of the scene, Saint Louis fights the Saracen, Olgen.

An engraving depicting a scene from the ninth book of the epic poem, Saint Louys, in which the Archangel Michael forces the Nile to recede from where it had flooded, leaving the path clear for the crusaders. In the back ground, a fleet of ships can be seen, referencing a later event in the same book where Archambaut de Bourbon engages in a naval battle with Almasonte.

An engraving depicting a scene from the ninth book of the epic poem, Saint Louys, in which the Archangel Michael forces the Nile to recede from where it had flooded, leaving the path clear for the crusaders. In the back ground, a fleet of ships can be seen, referencing a later event in the same book where Archambaut de Bourbon engages in a naval battle with Almasonte.

An engraving depicting a scene from the sixth book of the epic poem, Saint Louys, in which Sultan Mélédin (left), who had been preparing to sacrifice his daughter, Zahide (left, kneeling), watches as his son, Prince Muratan (center), stabs himself so that he can be sacrificed in his sister's place. The ene takes place on an altar beside the Nile river, where the Sultan and his children are joined by Mirème, the sorcerer, and a young woman holding a plate (possibly Almasonte, who later saves Zahide when she and her brother fall in the river).

An engraving depicting a scene from the sixth book of the epic poem, Saint Louys, in which Sultan Mélédin (left), who had been preparing to sacrifice his daughter, Zahide (left, kneeling), watches as his son, Prince Muratan (center), stabs himself so that he can be sacrificed in his sister's place. The ene takes place on an altar beside the Nile river, where the Sultan and his children are joined by Mirème, the sorcerer, and a young woman holding a plate (possibly Almasonte, who later saves Zahide when she and her brother fall in the river).