Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Martyrdom of Saint Stephen
Stephen sits low against a high stone wall, looking upward while men raise stones from several directions. One hand supports his body against the ground; the other is held near his chest. Doré contrasts this vulnerable, enclosed posture with the large active arms around him. The caption identifies the martyrdom of Stephen, and the wall’s severe diagonal concentrates the pressure of the surrounding company upon the fallen figure.
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Gustave Doré (design). "The Martyrdom of Saint Stephen" [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 389. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/bible-dore-388
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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). The Martyrdom of Saint Stephen. The Bible Gallery. Scan leaf 389. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/bible-dore-388