Gustave Doré1866
The Martyrdom of Eleazar the Scribe
The aged scribe Eleazar refuses to eat unclean food or even to pretend to, and goes willingly to his death rather than betray the holy law (2 Maccabees 6). 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.