Buy Engraving by Héliodore Pisan

- Beautiful engraving by Héliodore Pisan, based on one of the representations of "God creates Light" by Gustave Doré, from the Holy Bible Illustrations collection.
- "God created the Light by his word and said: Let there be light; and there was light." Passage mentioned in Genesis: 1:3.
- Engraving made on a wooden plate, woodcut, in single-colour black tones. Signed on the plate by H. Pisan, as engraver, and Gustave Doré as draughtsman. The title appears outside the plate.
- Gustave Doré (Paul Gustave Doré 1832 - 1883), of French origin and romantic inspiration, was a versatile artist: illustrator, engraver, draftsman, painter and sculptor. Internationally recognized by his contemporaries, his success as an illustrator was immense and his reputation worldwide.
- Héliodore Joseph Pisan (1822-1890), born in Marseille, was a woodcutter, lithographer, painter and watercolourist. He learned wood engraving from Jean Best, the engraver of Doré"s drawings, and was the principal and one of the best performers.
- The Holy Bible, published in 1866, was a large folio edition published in two volumes simultaneously. The Illustrations of the Holy Bible are a series of 241 engravings, designed by Gustave Doré.