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File:Creation of Light.png

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And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. Genesis 1:3
Artist
Gustave Doré  (1832–1883)  wikidata:Q6682 s:en:Author:Paul Gustave Doré q:en:Gustave Doré
 
Gustave Doré
Alternative names
Paul Gustave Doré, Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré
Description French painter, illustrator, caricaturist, comics artist, lithographer and graphic artist
Date of birth/death 6 January 1832 Edit this at Wikidata 23 January 1883 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Strasbourg Edit this at Wikidata Paris Edit this at Wikidata
Work period 1844 Edit this at Wikidata–1883 Edit this at Wikidata
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Paris Edit this at Wikidata
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artist QS:P170,Q6682
Description
English: The Creation of Light (Gen. 1:1-5)
The engraving depicts a literal representation of Genesis 1:1 ("Let there be light").
Source/Photographer Bible by Doré
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current06:50, 18 August 2011Thumbnail for version as of 06:50, 18 August 2011513 × 646 (248 KB)Trockennasenaffe (talk | contribs)optimized with OptiPNG
11:19, 29 August 2005Thumbnail for version as of 11:19, 29 August 2005513 × 646 (399 KB)Tomisti (talk | contribs)Creation of Light, by Gustave Doré. The painting depicts a literal representation of Genesis 1:1 ("Let there be light"). From English Wikipedia: en:Creation_of_Light.png {{PD-Old}} Category:Bible

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