Art, Symbol & Imagination
Daniel: The Reflective Prophet
A young robed figure stands beside water and great stone structures, with other bodies receding behind him. Doré holds the principal figure still amid a setting whose stairs and blocks imply a much larger inhabited world. The lowered head and close hands concentrate attention inward. The caption identifies Daniel, and the volume’s letterpress associates the pose with his later visions. The plate offers a moment of seriousness and reflection between more spectacular narrative episodes, making quiet attention part of the gallery’s range.
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Gustave Doré (design). "Daniel: The Reflective 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 205. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/bible-dore-204
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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). Daniel: The Reflective Prophet. The Bible Gallery. Scan leaf 205. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/bible-dore-204