Gustave Doré1866

Joseph Reveals Himself to His Brothers

Unable to hold back his tears, Joseph sends out his attendants and reveals himself to his astonished brothers, weeping aloud as he makes himself known (Genesis 45). A wood engraving from Gustave Doré's La Grande Bible de Tours (1866).

Joseph Reveals Himself to His Brothers by Gustave Doré depicting Genesis 45:1
View full resolutionPublic domain via Wikimedia Commons. Gustave Doré (1832–1883), La Grande Bible de Tours, 1866.Source

Depicted passages

Genesis 45:1-15Primary
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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.

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