Gustave Doré1866

The Destruction of Leviathan

The prophet foretells the day when the Lord with his fierce sword will punish Leviathan, the fleeing serpent, and slay the dragon of the sea (Isaiah 27). A wood engraving from Gustave Doré's La Grande Bible de Tours (1866).

The Destruction of Leviathan by Gustave Doré depicting Isaiah 27:1
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.