Gustave Doré
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Gustave Doré was born in Strasbourg in 1832 and became one of the most prolific and imaginative artists of the 19th century. He showed extraordinary talent from a young age and began working professionally as a teenager. Doré was active as an illustrator, painter, sculptor, and printmaker, though he is best known for his engravings. His illustrations brought dramatic visual life to literary classics by Dante, Cervantes, Milton, and the Bible.
Doré’s style is marked by bold contrasts, sweeping compositions, and a strong sense of drama. His images often explore themes of heroism, faith, and the sublime. Despite immense popularity with the public, he struggled for critical acceptance as a painter during his lifetime. He continued working at an intense pace throughout his career. Gustave Doré died in 1883. Today, his illustrations remain iconic and continue to shape visual interpretations of classic literature.
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Gustave Dore - A Dove Is Sent Forth from the Ark
Gustave Dore - A Famine in Samaria
Gustave Dore - A Levite Finds a Woman's Corpse
Gustave Dore - Abishai Saves David's Life
Gustave Dore - Abraham and the Three Angels
Gustave Dore - Abraham Goes to the Land of Canaan
Gustave Dore - Abraham Sends Hagar and Ishmael Away
Gustave Dore - Achan Is Stoned to Death
Gustave Dore - Adam and Eve Are Driven out of Eden
Gustave Dore - An Angel Appears to Balaam
Gustave Dore - An Angel Appears to the Israelites
Gustave Dore - Artaxerxes Grants Freedom to the Jews
Gustave Dore - Baruch Writes Jeremiah's Prophecies
Gustave Dore - Baruch
Gustave Dore - Cain Slays Abel
Gustave Dore - Cedars Are Cut Down for the Jerusalem Temple
Gustave Dore - Combat between Soldiers of Ish-bosheth and David
Gustave Dore - Cyrus Restores the Vessels of the Temple
Gustave Dore - Daniel among the Exiles
Gustave Dore - Daniel Confounds the Priests of Bel
Gustave Dore - Daniel in the Lions' Den
Gustave Dore - Daniel Interprets the Writing on the Wall
Gustave Dore - Daniel's Vision of the Four Beasts
Gustave Dore - David and Jonathan
Gustave Dore - David Attacks the Ammonites
Gustave Dore - David Escapes through a Window
Gustave Dore - David Mourns the Death of Absalom
Gustave Dore - David Shows Saul How He Spared His Life
Gustave Dore - David Slays Goliath
Gustave Dore - Deborah Praises Jael
Gustave Dore - Elijah Ascends to Heaven in a Chariot of Fire
Gustave Dore - Elijah Destroys the Messengers of Ahaziah
Gustave Dore - Elijah Is Nourished by an Angel
Gustave Dore - Elijah Raises the Son of the Widow of Zarephath
Gustave Dore - Esther Accuses Haman
Gustave Dore - Esther Before the King
Gustave Dore - Ezekiel's Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones
Gustave Dore - Ezra Kneels in Prayer
Gustave Dore - Ezra Reads the Law to the People
Gustave Dore - Foreign Nations Are Slain by Lions in Samaria
Gustave Dore - Gideon Chooses 300 Soldiers
Gustave Dore - Hagar and Ishmael in the Wilderness
Gustave Dore - Heliodorus Is Cast Down
Gustave Dore - Isaiah's Vision of the Destruction of Babylon
Gustave Dore - Israelite Women Mourn with Jephthah's Daughter
Gustave Dore - Jabesh-Gileadites Recover the Bodies of Saul and His Sons
Gustave Dore - Jacob and Esau Meet
Gustave Dore - Jacob Goes to Egypt
Gustave Dore - Jacob Prays for Protection
Gustave Dore - Jacob Wrestles with the Angel
Gustave Dore - Jael Kills Sisera
Gustave Dore - Jehu's Companions Find Jezebel's Remains
Gustave Dore - Jephthah's Daughter Comes to Meet Her Father
Gustave Dore - Job Hears of His Misfortunes
Gustave Dore - Job Speaks with His Friends
Gustave Dore - Jonah Is Spewed Forth by the Whale
Gustave Dore - Jonah Preaches to the Ninevites
Gustave Dore - Jonathan Destroys the Temple of Dagon
Gustave Dore - Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dream
Gustave Dore - Joseph Is Sold by His Brothers
Gustave Dore - Joseph Reveals Himself to His Brothers
Gustave Dore - Joshua Burns the Town of Ai
Gustave Dore - Joshua Commands the Sun to Stand Still
Gustave Dore - Joshua Spares Rahab
Gustave Dore - Judas Maccabeus before the Army of Nicanor
Gustave Dore - Judith and Holofernes
Gustave Dore - Judith Shows the Head of Holofernes
Gustave Dore - King Solomon in Old Age
Gustave Dore - Lot Flees as Sodom and Gomorrah Burn
Gustave Dore - Mattathias and the Apostate
Gustave Dore - Micah Exhorts the Israelites to Repent
Gustave Dore - Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh
Gustave Dore - Moses Breaks the Tables of the Law
Gustave Dore - Moses Comes Down from Mount Sinai
Gustave Dore - Moses Strikes the Rock at Horeb
Gustave Dore - Naomi and Her Daughters-in-Law
Gustave Dore - Nehemiah Views the Ruins of Jerusalem's Walls
Gustave Dore - Noah Curses Ham and Canaan
Gustave Dore - People Mourn over the Destruction of Jerusalem
Gustave Dore - Queen Vashti Refuses to Obey Ahasuerus' Command
Gustave Dore - Rizpah's Kindness toward the Dead
Gustave Dore - Ruth and Boaz
Gustave Dore - Samson and Delilah
Gustave Dore - Samson Carries away the Gates of Gaza
Gustave Dore - Samson Destroys the Philistines with an Ass' Jawbone
Gustave Dore - Samson Slays a Lion
Gustave Dore - Samuel Blesses Saul
Gustave Dore - Saul and the Witch of Endor
Gustave Dore - Saul Attempts to Kill David
Gustave Dore - Sennacherib's Army Is Destroyed
Gustave Dore - Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the Furnace
Gustave Dore - Solomon Receives the Queen of Sheba
Gustave Dore - Some Children Are Destroyed by Bears
Gustave Dore - Susanna in the Bath
Gustave Dore - The Ammonite and Moabite Armies Are Destroyed
Gustave Dore - The Angel Is Sent to Deliver Israel
Gustave Dore - The Angel Raphael and the Family of Tobit
Gustave Dore - The Ark Is Returned to Beth-shemesh
Gustave Dore - The Army Appears in the Heavens
Gustave Dore - The Army of the Amorites Is Destroyed
Gustave Dore - The Benjaminites Take the Virgins of Jabesh-gilead
Gustave Dore - The Bronze Serpent
Gustave Dore - The Child Moses on the Nile
Gustave Dore - The Courage of a Mother
Gustave Dore - The Creation of Eve
Gustave Dore - The Creation of Light
Gustave Dore - The Death of Abimelech
Gustave Dore - The Death of Absalom
Gustave Dore - The Death of Agag
Gustave Dore - The Death of Ahab
Gustave Dore - The Death of Athaliah
Gustave Dore - The Death of Eleazar
Gustave Dore - The Death of Gideon's Sons
Gustave Dore - The Death of Jezebel
Gustave Dore - The Death of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram
Gustave Dore - The Death of Samson
Gustave Dore - The Death of Saul
Gustave Dore - The Destruction of Leviathan
Gustave Dore - The Disobedient Prophet Is Slain by a Lion
Gustave Dore - The Egyptians Ask Moses to Depart
Gustave Dore - The Egyptians Drown in the Sea
Gustave Dore - The Fifth Plague. Livestock Disease
Gustave Dore - The Finding of Moses
Gustave Dore - The Firstborn of the Egyptians Are Slain
Gustave Dore - The Great Flood
Gustave Dore - The Israelites Cross the Jordan River
Gustave Dore - The Israelites Slaughter the Syrians
Gustave Dore - The Judgment of Solomon
Gustave Dore - The Justification of Susanna
Gustave Dore - The Levite Carries the Woman's Body Away
Gustave Dore - The Martyrdom of Eleazar the Scribe
Gustave Dore - The Midianites Are Routed
Gustave Dore - The Ninth Plague. Darkness
Gustave Dore - The Plague of Jerusalem
Gustave Dore - The Prophet Amos
Gustave Dore - The Prophet Ezekiel
Gustave Dore - The Prophet Isaiah
Gustave Dore - The Prophet Jeremiah
Gustave Dore - The Prophets of Baal Are Slaughtered
Gustave Dore - The Punishment of Antiochus
Gustave Dore - The Rebuilding of the Temple Is Begun
Gustave Dore - The Spies Return from the Promised Land
Gustave Dore - The Testing of Abraham's Faith
Gustave Dore - The Tower of Babel
Gustave Dore - The Triumph of Mordecai
Gustave Dore - The Walls of Jericho Fall Down
Gustave Dore - Tobias and the Angel
Gustave Dore - Zechariah's Vision of Four Chariots