Gustave Doré1866

Daniel in the Lions' Den

Cast into the den for praying to his God, Daniel stands unharmed among the lions, whose mouths the Lord has shut through the long night (Daniel 6). A wood engraving from Gustave Doré's La Grande Bible de Tours (1866).

Daniel in the Lions' Den by Gustave Doré depicting Daniel 6:16
View full resolutionPublic domain via Wikimedia Commons. Gustave Doré (1832–1883), La Grande Bible de Tours, 1866.Source

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About Gustave Doré

1832-1883 · French

Paul Gustave Doré was a prolific French illustrator whose 241 wood engravings for "La Grande Bible de Tours" (1866) became the most influential visual interpretation of scripture of the 19th century.