Art, Symbol & Imagination
Tears before the Departure from Eden
The human figures remain close to the great roots, while the angel waits farther along the dark route through the trees. One figure raises a hand to the face; the other stands turned towards the passage. The printed caption describes natural tears soon wiped away at the close of the poem. Doré holds the departure in a quiet interval rather than making it another violent expulsion. The garden still surrounds the couple, but the waiting guide and the direction of the open path make the approaching journey beyond it visible.
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Gustave Doré (design). "Tears before the Departure from Eden" [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 371. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/milton-dore-370
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
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). Tears before the Departure from Eden. Paradise Lost: Illustrated by Gustave Doré. Scan leaf 371. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/milton-dore-370