Black-and-white engraving of a robed figure with raised arms standing on clouds, with rays of light spreading across a dark sky over a shadowed hillside and sea.

Figure Arms Raised Among Clouds and Light, Doré English Bible

A robed figure with arms raised stands on a cloud bank, with radiating beams of light bursting from behind him across a dark, stormy sky. Below, a shadowed hillside and turbulent sea fill the foreground in this black-and-white engraving signed by Gustave Doré.

Artist: Gustave Doré
Date: 1866
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Size: 3112 × 3912 px

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Public domain · Gustave Doré died 1883 and the work dates by 1866; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Gustave Doré, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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Figure Arms Raised Among Clouds and Light, Doré English Bible

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