Art, Symbol & Imagination
Daniel in the Lions’ Den
A pale standing figure occupies a rocky enclosure among several great cats while a shaft of light enters from above. The lions are close enough to make their bodies part of the figure’s immediate space, yet Doré holds the central person upright and still. The animals’ varied poses prevent the group from becoming a simple repeated threat. The caption identifies Daniel in the den. The design portrays the biblical account of survival by arranging proximity and calm together, rather than by showing the beasts outside his reach.
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Gustave Doré (design). "Daniel in the Lions’ Den" [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 217. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/bible-dore-216
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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 in the Lions’ Den. The Bible Gallery. Scan leaf 217. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/bible-dore-216