Gabriel at the Gates of Eden (Milton's Paradise Lost, 1866) - Gustave Doré

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Gabriel at the Gates of Eden (Milton's Paradise Lost, 1866) - Gustave Doré

Gabriel at the Gates of Eden (Milton's Paradise Lost, 1866) - Gustave Doré

Description

So promised he; and Uriel to his charge
Returned. (Book IV, 389-390)

The archangel Uriel, regent of the sun and guardian of the Earth, has been duped by Satan, who has managed to enter the Garden of Eden by metamorphosing. Gabriel arrives with angels and Uriel shows him the path taken by the demon.

History :
  1. Signed lower left: "G Doré".
Textual Sources :
Milton, Paradise Lost (1667, 1672)
Paradise Lost, 4, 389-390

Technical Data

Notice #025662

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Image editing :
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Image Origin :
Bibliothèque numérique Gallica, Bibliothèque nationale de France (https://gallica.bnf.fr)
Copyright / Photographer :
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France

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