Art, Symbol & Imagination
Naomi and Her Daughters-in-Law
Three women stand together on open ground, two of them clasping one another while the third bends away. Their long robes descend into the stony foreground beneath an extensive sky. The caption identifies Naomi and her daughters-in-law. Doré gives parting and attachment different bodily forms within the same small group, allowing the embrace to coexist with a turned, lowered figure. The absence of buildings or a crowded road makes the decision feel personal and exposed. The scene's quiet scale contrasts with the more monumental events elsewhere in the illustrated Bible.
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Gustave Doré (design). "Naomi and Her Daughters-in-Law" [editorial title]. In The Bible Gallery, Gustave Dore; Talbot W. Chambers. Undated Cassell & Company edition; one hundred illustrations with supplied descriptive letterpress, undated edition, Cassell & Company, Limited. Source scan leaf 121. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/bible-dore-120
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- Naomi and Her Daughters-in-Law
- Biblical illustration
- Gustave Doré (design)
- Historical book illustration
Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Original source design and caption inspected; composition retained with scan margins trimmed. No reconstructed or recoloured details.
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Gustave Doré (design). Naomi and Her Daughters-in-Law. The Bible Gallery. Scan leaf 121. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/bible-dore-120