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God Creates the Earth, the Seas, and Nature (Milton's Paradise Lost, 1866) - Gustave Doré

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Wave rolling after wave, where way they found;
If steep, with torrent rapture. (Book VII, 298-299)

The archangel Raphael tells Adam and Eve about Creation.

On the third day, God causes the earth to emerge out of the waters, distinguishes it from the sea and brings forth all plantations.

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

Technical Data

Notice #025679

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