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Description Gustave Doré - The Holy Bible - Plate I, The Deluge.jpg |
"The Deluge", Frontispiece to Doré's illustrated edition of the Bible. Based on the story of Noah's Ark, this shows humans and a tiger doomed by the flood futilely attempting to save their children and cubs.
label QS:Len,""The Deluge", Frontispiece to Doré's illustrated edition of the Bible. Based on the story of Noah's Ark, this shows humans and a tiger doomed by the flood futilely attempting to save their children and cubs."
label QS:Lde,"„Die Sintflut“, Frontispiz zu Dorés illustrierter Bibelausgabe. Basierend auf der Geschichte der Arche Noah zeigt es Menschen und einen Tiger, die vergeblich versuchen, ihre Kinder und Jungen vor der Flut zu retten."
label QS:Lfr,""Le Déluge", Frontispice de l'édition illustrée par
Gustave Doré
de la Bible. Basé sur l'histoire de l'Arche de Noé, la gravure montre des humains et un tigre tentant en vain de sauver leur progéniture."
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Date |
English:
The first edition was 1866. This edition is probably from about that time - may well be a first edition - but in any case is certainly not later than 1900 or so.
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Source |
English:
The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testiments, According to the Authorised Version. With Illusrations by Gustave Doré.
(
Cassell / Company
, Limited: London, Paris & Melbourne)
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Author |
creator QS:P170,Q6682
English:
The "Pannemaker" in the lower right refers to Adolphe François Pannemaker (1822-1900) one of Doré's assistants in turning his art into a full-fledged engraving, and a reasonably notable engraver in his own right.
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Other versions |
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This is a
retouched picture
, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications:
Levels adjustment, some pencil marks off the image itself were healed out.
. The original can be viewed here:
Gustave Doré - The Holy Bible - Plate I, The Deluge (unadjusted).png
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. Modifications made by
Adam Cuerden
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Assessment
This image was selected as
picture of the day
on Wikimedia Commons for
29 January 2010
. It was captioned as follows:
English:
The Deluge
from
Gustave Doré
's illustrated edition of the Bible.
Other languages:
English
:
The Deluge
from
Gustave Doré
's illustrated edition of the Bible.
Español
:
El Diluvio
de Gustave Doré, edición ilustrada de la Biblia.
Italiano
:
Frontespizio per un'edizione illustrata del 1866 della
Bibbia
realizzato da
Gustave Doré
. L'incisione, che porta per titolo
Il
diluvio
rappresenta degli uomini e una tigre che tentano invano di salvare la loro prole aggrappandosi ad una roccia non ancora sommersa dalle acque.
Polski
:
„Potop" – ilustracja autorstwa
Gustave'a Doré'a
do Starego Testamentu.
বাংলা
:
‘নূহের প্লাবন’ (‘The Deluge’)—ফরাসি চিত্রকর গুস্তাভ দোরের আঁকা বাইবেলের অঙ্কিত সংস্করণ।
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Licensing
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This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer . This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office ) before January 1, 1929. |
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