Title

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Man and the Wooden Idol'

Caption

Fable of La Fontaine 'The Man and the Wooden Idol' (in French 'L'Homme et l'Idole de bois').

Engraving by Gustave Doré published in the book *Fables de La Fontaine*, published by Librairie Hachette et Cie in 1890.

Date

1890

Credit line

Photo12/Pierre Pitrou

Reference

PTR26A00_415

License type

Rights managed

Available size

165.0Mb (7.4Mb) / 33.8in x 19.0in / 10138 x 5690 (300dpi)

Keywords

17th century 19th century Illustration Engraving Drawing Gustave Doré Fables Jean de La Fontaine French literature Poetry France French Allegory Literary illustration Animals Animal Man Idol Wood Statue Religion Worship Idolatry Superstition Prayer Devotion Temple Offering Faith Irony Religious criticism Humour Inertia Inanimate object Miracles Illusion Belief Disappointment Poverty Hope Moral fable Spirituality Sacred Profane Broken Fallen Open Wealth Coins