The Valley of the Dry Bones | Gustave Doré | 1866 Max Klinger from the expression on David's

from the expression on David's face to the blood dripping from Goliath's head

crawling through the field toward her distant

highlighting Lucifer’s muscular form and adding depth to the composition

anthropomorphic spider with a human-like face

highlighting his red toga marking his brutal end

The Valley of the Dry Bones | Gustave Doré | 1866 Max Klinger from the expression on David'sAbout the artwork: This illustration depicts 'The Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones' which is a prophecy chapter in the Book of Ezekiel. Within this chapter it details a vision revealed to the prophet Ezekiel, conveying a dream like realistic naturalistic depiction. In his vision the prophet sees himself standing in the valley full of dry human bones.