Gustave Dore

Looking for Wisdom Behind Beauty’s Mask

We all love to see beautiful things. What would our lives be without beauty? Yet there’s always the chance that beauty adorns and accompanies harmful things. How do we discern ...

May 7, 2023BY Eric Bess
Abdiel and Lucifer on the Question of Freedom

What is freedom? Is freedom the ability to do whatever we want whenever we want? Or is freedom ...

March 12, 2023BY Eric Bess
Satan, Sin, and Death: Transcending the Monsters

In this series, we’ve focused on Gustav Doré’s illustrations for John Milton's 17th-century epic poem "Paradise Lost." So ...

December 11, 2022BY Eric Bess
Satan Rallies His Troops: What Happens When We Neglect to Root Out Sin

After Satan is cast out from heaven for competing with God, he and his army of rebel angels ...

November 13, 2022BY Eric Bess
Gustave Doré Illuminates a Majestic Revelation

Gustave Doré was a French Romantic artist known for illustrating some of the greatest books of known Western ...

September 19, 2019BY Eric Bess
Artist Gustave Doré and Recognizing Hell on Earth

What is the worst thing you’ve ever done? Take a moment to think about it. What is the ...

August 19, 2019BY Eric Bess