Art, Symbol & Imagination
Raphael Instructs Adam and Eve
The raised hand of the winged teacher gives the small group a clear direction of attention. Adam and Eve sit together among palms and flowering growth, while the visitor faces them in a scene organised around conversation. The printed caption identifies the reply of the winged hierarch and its account of one Almighty source. Doré keeps the cosmic teaching within an intimate garden meeting. The plate links an explanation of the created order to the faces and gestures of listeners, making knowledge something received through an encounter.
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Gustave Doré (design). "Raphael Instructs Adam and Eve" [editorial title]. In Paradise Lost: Illustrated by Gustave Doré, John Milton; illustrated by Gustave Doré; edited by Henry C. Walsh. Undated John W. Lovell Company edition; exact publication year unverified, undated edition, John W. Lovell Company. Source scan leaf 164. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/milton-dore-163
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Full source plate, printed verse caption and surrounding poem reviewed. Editorial title; original scan tonality retained. Over-dark plates excluded.
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Gustave Doré (design). Raphael Instructs Adam and Eve. Paradise Lost: Illustrated by Gustave Doré. Scan leaf 164. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/milton-dore-163