Art, Symbol & Imagination
Isaiah: The Seated Prophet
A hooded figure sits on a broad stone ledge above an open landscape, with a staff beside the lowered hands. Doré gives the solitary body weight through its heavy robe and enclosed posture. Low horizons and pale sky leave little that competes with the stillness of the seated figure. The caption identifies Isaiah. The plate presents the prophet through contemplation rather than an illustrated speech, using the contrast between a close folded body and a wide field of vision to suggest attention turned beyond the immediate scene.
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Gustave Doré (design). "Isaiah: The Seated Prophet" [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 185. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/bible-dore-184
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
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). Isaiah: The Seated Prophet. The Bible Gallery. Scan leaf 185. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/bible-dore-184