Gustave Doré1866

Jesus Walking on the Sea of Galilee

In the fourth watch of the night Jesus comes to the disciples walking upon the storm-tossed sea, and Peter, stepping out toward him, begins to sink and cries out to be saved (Matthew 14). A wood engraving from Gustave Doré's La Grande Bible de Tours (1866).

Jesus Walking on the Sea of Galilee by Gustave Doré depicting Matthew 14:25
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.