Art, Symbol & Imagination
Christ Stilling the Tempest
A crowded boat rises among broken waves while an upright figure stands within it beneath a wide and troubled night sky. The boat’s steep angle and the close cluster of passengers make their exposure to the weather immediate. Doré leaves much of the upper field to cloud and darkness, enlarging the force against which the vessel appears small. The printed caption identifies Christ stilling the tempest. The image organises the narrative around the contrast between the company’s unstable passage and the standing figure’s commanding presence.
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Gustave Doré (design). "Christ Stilling the Tempest" [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 269. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/bible-dore-268
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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). Christ Stilling the Tempest. The Bible Gallery. Scan leaf 269. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/bible-dore-268