The Valley of Tears (Doré)

The Valley of Tears (French: La Vallée de Larmes) is an oil-on-canvas painting by French artist Gustave Doré, from 1883. It is very large (413.5cm x 627cm). It was bought by the city of Paris in 1984 and is currently in the collection of the Petit Palais. It was one of a great number of works Doré completed on biblical themes. It was begun at the time of his mother’s death, and completed only very shortly before he himself died.