Description
This book collects all 241 plates — long out of print — that Doré executed for the Bible. In these plates, reproduced from outstanding early editions, the artist not only captures the dramatic intensity of the Scriptures, but sustains it longer than any other single artist was once in a position to do. In addition, Doré reimagined the entire scenes, in order that what he produced was once not a mere reworking of what centuries of other artists had already done, but a new and fresh visual interpretation of the Bible.
Each plate is accompanied by the verses from the Authorized (King James) Version of the Bible that the scene depicts, and an Introduction by Millicent Rose covers Doré’s life and art in general. It is a sumptuous book that everyone, from those interested in Scripture to lovers of great art, will be proud to possess.