Gustave Doré1866
Joshua Commands the Sun to Stand Still
In the heat of battle Joshua lifts his hands and commands the sun to stand still over Gibeon and the moon over the valley of Aijalon, until the people are avenged of their enemies (Joshua 10). A wood engraving from Gustave Doré's La Grande Bible de Tours (1866).
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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.