The Valley of Tears | Gustave Doré | 1883 Select Size:24" x 18" This painting is part of

This painting is part of a series that also includes works like The Inquisition Tribunal and The Madhouse

Rather than creating a loose symbol of duality

their textures and details captured so vividly that they seem suspended between lifeless plaster and unsettling vitality

likely an interpretation of the cherubim from Genesis

and the consequences of disobedience

The Valley of Tears | Gustave Doré | 1883 Select Size:24" x 18" This painting is part ofAbout the artwork: The Valley of Tears by Gustave Dor is a monumental 1883 oil on canvas that turns Christian consolation into a vast human drama. Inspired by the Gospel of Matthew, the painting shows a crowd of suffering people, including rulers, beggars, children, elders, men, and women, moving through a barren mountain landscape toward the distant figure of Christ carrying the cross. Dor places humanity in the foreground and Christ farther back,