Art, Symbol & Imagination
Ruth and Boaz
A kneeling woman gathers stalks at the edge of a group of workers in a broad field. The standing figures behind her form a loose company, while the pale sky leaves the harvest open to view. Doré gives attention to a small act of gathering rather than to monumental architecture or a supernatural presence. The caption identifies Ruth and Boaz. The image connects their encounter with the practical work of the field, making provision and recognition visible through the arrangement of workers and grain.
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Gustave Doré (design). "Ruth and Boaz" [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 125. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/bible-dore-124
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Complete plate reviewed against the scan; printed caption supplies subject. Crop excludes surrounding paper and separate caption without changing scan tone. Letterpress theology is not adopted as historical proof.
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Gustave Doré (design). Ruth and Boaz. The Bible Gallery. Scan leaf 125. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/bible-dore-124