Gustave Doré1866

The Angel Raphael and the Family of Tobit

Before the household of Tobit, the angel Raphael reveals that he is one who stands before God, sent to heal them, and then ascends from their sight (Tobit 12). A wood engraving from Gustave Doré's La Grande Bible de Tours (1866).

The Angel Raphael and the Family of Tobit by Gustave Doré depicting Tobit 12:11
View full resolutionPublic domain via Wikimedia Commons. Gustave Doré (1832–1883), La Grande Bible de Tours, 1866.Source

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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.