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Gustave Doré’s Paradise Lost Illustrations
Explore 16 Gustave Doré illustrations for Milton’s Paradise Lost, from the rebel angels and Pandemonium to creation, Eden and humanity’s expulsion.
Satan Cast from Heaven
Gustave Doré A foreground warrior plunges headlong among falling bodies, spread wings and diagonal weapons.
Paradise Lost: Illustrated by Gustave Doré
The Rebel Angels Take Flight
Gustave Doré Overlapping wings and small bodies fill the air, so that the individual figures become the texture of a vast ascent.
Paradise Lost: Illustrated by Gustave Doré
Satan on the Throne of Pandemonium
Gustave Doré The throne and the converging architecture establish a centre of authority inside an enormous hall.
Paradise Lost: Illustrated by Gustave Doré
Heaven Rings with Jubilee
Gustave Doré Angels rise and turn among clouds beneath a smaller heavenly company seated in a bright opening.
Paradise Lost: Illustrated by Gustave Doré
Satan’s Inward Despair
Gustave Doré The standing body leans back against the rock, one hand braced beside it and the other lifted behind the head.
Paradise Lost: Illustrated by Gustave Doré
Adam and Eve beside the Stream
Gustave Doré The two bodies rest within a landscape of water and foliage, making the garden a lived place rather than an empty emblem.
Paradise Lost: Illustrated by Gustave Doré
Satan Withdraws before the Dawn
Gustave Doré A dark winged figure turns upon a rocky rise while a company of pale angels gathers beyond him.
Paradise Lost: Illustrated by Gustave Doré
Raphael Arrives in Eden
Gustave Doré The visitor appears as a bright figure beyond the shaded foreground, while the human pair turn towards the approaching shape.
Paradise Lost: Illustrated by Gustave Doré
Satan First Knows Pain
Gustave Doré An armoured winged figure falls against a sloping rock face, with one outstretched arm and a displaced weapon upon the ground.
Paradise Lost: Illustrated by Gustave Doré
Michael’s Angels Keep Watch
Gustave Doré A pale company stands upon a raised ridge while fallen bodies and weapons cover the lower ground.
Paradise Lost: Illustrated by Gustave Doré
Life Emerges in the Waters
Gustave Doré The foreground reptiles lie close to the water, their heavy bodies contrasting with the small birds in the sky.
Paradise Lost: Illustrated by Gustave Doré
The Seventh Evening in Eden
Gustave Doré A wooded rock formation rises above a stream beneath a low evening light.
Paradise Lost: Illustrated by Gustave Doré
Satan Rises with the River
Gustave Doré A small dark winged figure appears among rushing water and high rock walls.
Paradise Lost: Illustrated by Gustave Doré
The Serpent Approaches through the Trees
Gustave Doré A serpent coils beside a large foreground trunk within a dense avenue of trees.
Paradise Lost: Illustrated by Gustave Doré
The Infernal Council Becomes Serpents
Gustave Doré Coiling bodies occupy the foreground and gather towards the throne, replacing the organised ranks seen in the earlier council with a tangled mass.
Paradise Lost: Illustrated by Gustave Doré
Tears before the Departure from Eden
Gustave Doré The human figures remain close to the great roots, while the angel waits farther along the dark route through the trees.
Paradise Lost: Illustrated by Gustave Doré