Art, Symbol & Imagination
Ezekiel Prophesying
A tall robed speaker raises an arm above listeners gathered in several levels around him. The figure’s extended hand directs attention into the open sky while faces below look towards the speaker. Doré gives prophecy a public setting, with bodies close enough for a shared hearing rather than a solitary apparition. The caption identifies Ezekiel’s prophesying. The image concentrates on the social act of address: an upright voice and a company whose different positions remain joined by attention.
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Gustave Doré (design). "Ezekiel Prophesying" [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 197. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/bible-dore-196
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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). Ezekiel Prophesying. The Bible Gallery. Scan leaf 197. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/bible-dore-196