Gustave Doré1866
Lazarus and the Rich Man
In Jesus' parable the poor man Lazarus lies covered with sores at the rich man's gate, longing for the crumbs that fall from his table while the rich man feasts (Luke 16). 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.