Gustave Doré1866

The New Jerusalem

John sees the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, and a great voice declares that God will dwell with his people and wipe every tear from their eyes (Revelation 21). A wood engraving from Gustave Doré's La Grande Bible de Tours (1866).

The New Jerusalem by Gustave Doré depicting Revelation 21:1
View full resolutionPublic domain via Wikimedia Commons. Gustave Doré (1832–1883), La Grande Bible de Tours, 1866.Source

Depicted passages

Revelation 21:1-4Primary
Portrait of Gustave Doré

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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