Gustave Doré1866

Jesus Converses with the Learned Ones in the Temple

After three days his parents find the boy Jesus in the temple, seated among the teachers, listening and asking questions, and all who hear are amazed at his understanding (Luke 2). A wood engraving from Gustave Doré's La Grande Bible de Tours (1866).

Jesus Converses with the Learned Ones in the Temple by Gustave Doré depicting Luke 2:46
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.