Bible Story Engravings by Dore

Author: Gustave Doré
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: Book, must have images, this book is truly renowned; it connects the spiritual essence of the Western cultural tradition—the Bible—with the power of Doré's engraving art, creating an artistic channel for us to understand Western thought and culture. This book contains 230 original illustrations by the French 19th-century master engraver Gustave Doré (1832-1883) for the Bible. Doré excels at portraying the sublime spirit of humanity and depicting epic biblical stories, which elevates this "Doré Engravings of Biblical Stories" to an unparalleled level, widely recognized as the perfect pairing of "left image, right text."