The Doré Bible gallery 

Doré Gustave was a well known illustrator and artist during the mid 1800’s, he was well known for his work at a young age. He was known for his detailed wood and steel engraving which brought elegance to viewers with the popularity of wood and steel engraving rising during the 19th century. During the 1880’s the Doré Bible was published which contained scenes from the old testament. The illustrations were easily replicated because of Doré's woodcut printing methods. Which consisted of his illustrations being engraved in wood that would be pressed onto paper. These woodcuts were very detailed and allowed the wood to transfer its grain texture. His artistic interpretations of the testaments influenced some early Bible based movies. 

The Doré Bible consists of 250 illustrations that took around 4 years with many commending the work for its realistic setting style. His bible differed from others during the 18-19th century by using his unique style that was not used with religious text. He offered a new experience with his art work rather than using existing styles in the 18-19th century, which were all very similar and reworked art of previous artwork in bibles. Dore used the 1860-80’s style of architecture to capture the world which was only ever imagined, even without leaving Paris only by study and research Doré was able to incorporate areas around words wide to create this work. His goal was to recreate a lost civilization from his dramatic and romanticized western art style that was rising in popularity by the day during the 18th century. 

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The Illuminated Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments. No place, unknown, or undetermined, 1846. https://search.library.pdx.edu/permalink/01ALLIANCE_PSU/1f8858f/cdi_hathitrust_hathifiles_mdp_39015012888726