Gustave Doré1866

Tobias and the Angel

Setting out on his journey, young Tobias is accompanied by a guide who is the angel Raphael in disguise, sent to lead him safely there and back again (Tobit 5). A wood engraving from Gustave Doré's La Grande Bible de Tours (1866).

Tobias and the Angel by Gustave Doré depicting Tobit 5:4
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Depicted passages

Tobit 5:4-17Primary
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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