Christian passes through the Valley
of the Shadow of Death
Illustrated by Frank C Papé
This extraordinarily powerful illustration from Frank C
Papé was the basis of one of the colour plates
appearing in the 1910 Edition of Paul Bunyan's classic, The
Pilgrim's Progress.
The Pilgrim's Progress is a Christian allegory written by John Bunyan (it was first published in 1678). The
tale's central protagonist is, fittingly, named Christian, and Bunyan takes the read on Christian journey
from his home, styled the "City of Destruction" (representing earthly existence) to the "Celestial City"
(representing Heaven) atop Mt Zion.
This particular image is associated with the following text from The Pilgrim's Progress:
One thing I would not let slip. I took notice that now poor Christian was so confounded,
that he did not know his voice; and thus I perceived it. Just when he was come over against
the mouth of the burning pit, one of the wicked ones got behind him, and stepped up
softly to him, and whisperingly suggested many grievous blasphemies to him, which he
verily thought had proceeded from his own mind. This put Christian more to it than
anything he had met with before, event to think that he should now blaspheme Him that
he so much loved before. Yet, if he could have helped it, he would not have done it;
but he had not the discretion either to stop his ears, or to know from whence those
blasphemies came.
When Christian had traveled in this disconsolate condition some considerable time, he
heard the voice of a man, as going before him, saying, "Though I walk through the
Valley of the Shadow of Death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me".
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