Art, Symbol & Imagination
Raphael and Adam Part
A winged visitor and an unclothed man face one another at the edge of a densely wooded garden. A path opens between their bodies and the surrounding foliage. The Book VIII caption distinguishes the angel's return to heaven from Adam's return to his bower. Doré makes their parting a close human-scale exchange before the two routes separate. The forest remains thick around them, but their facing postures create a small clear space of recognition. The image holds companionship and impending distance together without depicting either traveller's destination as already reached.
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Gustave Doré (design). "Raphael and Adam Part" [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 220. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/milton-dore-219
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Original source design and caption inspected; composition retained with scan margins trimmed. No reconstructed or recoloured details.
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Gustave Doré (design). Raphael and Adam Part. Paradise Lost: Illustrated by Gustave Doré. Scan leaf 220. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/milton-dore-219