Kees Kort

Kees de Kort (2 December 1934 - 19 August 2022 ) was a Dutch artist best known for his illustrations of Bible scenes for children's books.

Life De Kort studied at the Art Academy of Amersfoort, at the Art School of Utrecht and at the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts in Amsterdam. At age 27, de Kort worked as a technical drafter but grew bored of his work after three years.

The Bible books were published in 65 countries and translated into many languages.

De Kort lived in Bergen, North Holland, was married, and has two sons who are also artists.

Works

What the Bible Tells Us The following titles comprise the "What the Bible Tells Us" series, published by The Bible Societies in the U.K. and by the Augsburg Publishing House in the U.S.:

Old Testament stories: In the Beginning Noah Abraham Jacob and Esau Joseph Moses On the Way to the Promised Land Ruth David Jonah

New Testament stories: A Baby Called John Jesus is Born Jesus Goes to Jerusalem (the twelve-year-old Jesus) Jesus at the Wedding Jesus and His Disciples (first encounters with the disciples) Jesus Heals a Sick Man Jesus and the Storm Jesus Conquers Death Jesus and a Little Girl Jesus Heals a Blind Man (Bartimaeus) Zacchaeus The Good Samaritan The Son Who Left Home The Workers in the Vineyard Jesus at the Passover (Jesus enters Jerusalem, the Last Supper) Jesus is Alive ( Jesus is Risen; Gethsemane, Pilate, the crucifixion, the empty tomb, first resurrection appearances) Jesus Goes Away (the ascension, Pentecost) A Man is Baptized (the first gentile convert)

Other books Kees de Kort, Kijkbijbel ("Look-Bible"), Haarlem: Bijbelgenootschap, 1992 Das grosse Bibel-Bilderbuch, Gemalt von Kees de Kort ("The Big Bible Picture-Book, Painted by Kees de Kort"), Stuttgart, Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1998 Imgard Weth, The Neukirchen Children's Bible, illustrated by Kees de Kort Imgard Weth, 7 x 7 Bible Stories (an abridgement of the Neukirchen Children's Bible) Imgard Weth, The New Illustrated Children's Bible, Edinburgh, Saint Andrew Press, 2008 (another translation of 7 x 7 Bible Stories)