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Painting of a crowd of robed figures in a dark rocky valley, looking up toward a glowing white figure under an arch of light.

The Vale of Tears

A large painted scene of a crowd of robed figures in a dim, rocky valley, many kneeling, reaching, or looking up toward a luminous white figure framed by a glowing arch of light. Dark, dramatic tones and dense grouping fill the wide, horizontal composition.

Artist
Gustave Doré
Date
1883
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3130 × 2070 px
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Public domain · Gustave Doré died 1883 and the work dates by 1883; 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)

Español: El valle de las lágrimas

Una gran escena pintada de una multitud de figuras con túnicas en un valle rocoso y tenue, muchas arrodilladas, extendiendo los brazos o mirando hacia arriba, hacia una figura blanca y luminosa enmarcada por un arco de luz. Los tonos oscuros y dramáticos y la agrupación densa llenan la composición horizontal y amplia.

Português: O vale das lágrimas

Uma grande cena pintada com uma multidão de figuras de vestes em um vale rochoso e sombrio, muitas ajoelhadas, estendendo os braços ou olhando para cima, em direção a uma figura branca e luminosa emoldurada por um arco de luz. Os tons escuros e dramáticos e o agrupamento denso preenchem a composição horizontal e ampla.

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