satanfemme:classicalartdark:DORÉ, Gustave (1832-1883)“Before the Gates there sat / On e
satanfemme:classicalartdark:DORÉ, Gustave (1832-1883)“Before the Gates there sat / On either side a formidable shape” (Illustration for John Milton’s Paradise Lost (1674), Book 2, detail)1866EngravingEd. Orig. (Ed. Lic.: CC0 1.0) [ID: a cropped, black and white, Gustave Doré illustration. it depicts satan facing away from the viewer, and standing on the edge of a large rock. he’s holding onto a very long spear, and with his free hand he’s reaching out to figures that are out of frame. the background behind him is very dark. End ID] -- source link
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