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The Doré-Britton Gallery: The Biblical Story in 219 Color Images

The Doré-Britton Gallery: The Biblical Story in 219 Color Images - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:William BrittonPublish date:2016-09-28Pages:226
Language:EnglishPublisher:Headwaters Christian ResourcesISBN-13:9781945413926ISBN-10:1945413921UPC:9781945413926Book Category:ArtBook Subcategory:Subjects & Themes, Individual Artists, TechniquesBook Topic:Religious, Artists' Books, PrintmakingSize:11.00 x 8.50 x 0.75 inchesWeight:2.2531Product ID:SCD8MMGD51

This is the Story of the Bible, in pictures both new and old. These images started out as sketches by Gustave Dor , who died in 1883. During his short life, he produced striking paintings, from small projects to the enormous Le Christ quittant le pr toire (nearly 30 feet long and just over 19 feet high). Painting didn't pay well, so he also produced woodcuts by the hundreds, illustrations for picture books, newspapers, and classics -- literally everything from caricatures and street scenes to Little Red Riding Hood and the crucifixion. Among his voluminous work, we find a set of biblical illustrations unmatched in beauty and scope. Dor 's engravers cut his sketches into end-grain wood (boxwood was a popular choice). Those wooden blocks were inked, pressed into paper, and Dor 's breathtaking black and white images were published in Bibles around the world. Fast-forward almost 150 years and a few technological revolutions. We made high resolution scans of Dor 's woodcuts. Our artist, Will Britton, digitally painted them, bringing Dor 's stunning black and white images into vibrant color.


We have organized these pictures in (mostly) chronological order. You can hop from one to the next like rocks in a riverbed, from the headwaters of the Story all the way down the river to its end -- which is a new beginning. You'll see the biblical Story as you've never seen it before, in all its beauty, brutality, and finally, grace.

Every once in a while, let your foot slip off the rocks. Pick up a Bible, look up that half-remembered episode, and immerse yourself in the water of life.


Language:EnglishPublisher:Headwaters Christian ResourcesISBN-13:9781945413926ISBN-10:1945413921UPC:9781945413926Book Category:ArtBook Subcategory:Subjects & Themes, Individual Artists, TechniquesBook Topic:Religious, Artists' Books, PrintmakingSize:11.00 x 8.50 x 0.75 inchesWeight:2.2531Product ID:SCD8MMGD51
Publisher: Headwaters Christian Resources

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William Britton

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