As an illustrator, dore created engravings for the books of balzac, rabelais, milton, dante, edgar allen poe, and lord byron. Dores illustrations for ariostos orlando furioso look inside dores illustrations for don quixote. Dores illustrations for dantes divine comedy paperback. He was noted for his illustrations of the divine comedy, the bible and other classics.
It consists of 241 images of the original wood engravings made by dore. This volume, as its title indicates, is a collection of engravings illustrative of the biblethe designs being all from the pencil of the greatest of modern delineators. These illustrations scared the heck out of me as a 6 year old. Introduction by sylvan hoffman gives a biography of dore and explains his illustrations. Gustave dore, paradise lost illustration, satan cast out of heaven. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. No edition stated, hardcover, corners very lightly bumped, otherwise a near fine copy in a vg dustjacket which has a bit of rubbing and some light soiling to the front cover and a small mark to the rear cover, a bit of wear at the spine ends and the. The book was a financial success, however, and dore received commissions from other british publishers. I am an artist with a special interest in victorian imagery, and will treasure this volume. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. It consists of 5 images each beautifully presented. Dore first seriously entertained the idea of illustrating dantes divine comedy in a large folio edition in 1855.
Gustave dore i had a book of stories from the old testament that was illustrated by dore. I think any person interested in victorian art,and christian iconography will enjoy this book. Dante is actually drawn to correspond as closely as possible with what we know about his appearance. The dore gallery of bible illustrations the project gutenberg ebook of the dore gallery of bible illustrations, complete, by anonymous, illustrated by gustave dore this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Famous for his printed illustrations of over 100 books, among which the bible, fairy tales by perrault the works of dante divina comedia, lord byron and cervantes don quixote. A large hardcover book of 100 bible illustrations by gustaf dore. But some criticised his confusion over the relation between morality and artistic taste w h herendeen, victorian studies, vol. Each plate is accompanied by the verses from the authorized version of the bible. The importance of gustave dore 18321883 lies not only in the art he produced during his lifetime though it provides undoubted testimony to his mastery. Dores bible illustrations is a very beautiful and nostalgic trip into victorian book illustration. Although he illustrated over 200 books, some with more than 400 plates, he is primarily known for his illustrations to the divine comedy, particularly the inferno, his illustrations to don quixote, coleridges rime of the ancient mariner, and edgar allan poes the raven. Buy the dore illustrations for dantes divine comedy by gustave dore isbn. Online shopping from a great selection at books store.
Read more read less inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your first box. List of illustrations lists lxxvi 76 black and white illustrations. Affordable and search from millions of royalty free images, photos and vectors. He was a classic workaholic, a modest man that did his works for the people and a genius who was sure of at least one thing. Click to buy this ebook the influence of the imagery of gustave dore can be seen in classic movies like intolerance, king kong, great expectations and the ten commandments. The dore illustrations for dantes divine comedy 6 plates by gustave dore the divine comedy. Whistler sat leaning on his cane, looking off into space, dreamily and wearily. Just about every serious reader in the late 19th century had at least one volume in his library that included dore illustrations, and his work continues in print to this day. A selection gustave dore art prints from his illustrations to the bible.
View over 1299 gustave dore artworks sold at auction to research and compare prices. Six magnificent books illustrated by gustave dore aleph. I was so happy to be able to buy the dore bible illustrations. These illustrations were used in bibles of many languages in nineteenth century europe and later in the americas. The most popular and successful french book illustrator of the mid 19th century. Gustave dore was a world famous 19th century illustrator. Illustrations to the bible divine comedy paradise lost fables ancient mariner the. Gustave dores illustrations for the paradiso, the third and final part of dantes divine comedy. Gustave dore, paradise lost illustration, satan cast out of. From the dore bible gallery containing one hundred superb illustrations.
Gustave dore auction price results gustave dore 18321883. Discover book depositorys huge selection of gustave dore books online. An engraver, draftsman, illustrator, watercolor artist. This book is a collection of illustrations by gustave dore of scenes from the bible. In this work paradise is depicted as a series of concentric spheres surrounding the earth. Childrens book illustration has long been regarded as less than, or not truly art worthy of scholarly attention. The dore gallery of bible illustrations gustave dore on. The french artist left an indelible mark on the western imagination by illustrating some of historys most important books. Titles include edgar allan poes the raven 1884, coleridges rime of the ancient mariner. Dores illustrations for dantes divine comedy, gustave. This book has a gray heavy paper cover with red calligrapy lettering. His works are dramatic, demonstrating his keen ability to capture human emotion and passion related to the events depicted. I discovered this when i was searching for new bibles for my shelf historical bibles, study bibles, etc.
Dante alighieri 126521 and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Inferno by dante, illustrated gustave dore abebooks. Paul gustave louis christophe dore was a french artist, printmaker, illustrator, comics artist, caricaturist, and sculptor who worked primarily with woodengraving. In 1848 he came to paris and secured a three years engagement on the journal pour rire. The illustrations shown here by gustave dore have an almost magical ability to transform the words of dante and those of dan brown into beautiful images. Bibliotheque des croisades 93 the holy bible 194 the adventures of baron munchausen 2 paradise lost 39 the divine comedy 167 tales and stories of the past with morals 18. The illustrations of gustave dore for the divine comedy by gustave dore, 9781508995449, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Hinges cracked but holding, binding shaken, corners, spine ends and covers worn, front flyleaf nearly detached. Dores illustrations for dantes divine comedy by gustave dore, 9780486232317, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Gustave dore paintings for sale gustave dore art value. These were, in the 1860s, published as part of an illustrated edition of dantes masterpiece. Subscribe to access price results for 150,000 different artists.
By gustave dore born in the city of strasburg, january. The second way in which i found the illustrations disappointing is in the depiction of dante, virgil, and beatrice. The dore illustrations for dantes divine comedy 6 plates by gustave dore dore, gustave on. The dore illustrations for dantes divine comedy 6 plates by. Although he could read no italian, and probably relied on the french prose translation of pier angelo fiorentino which later appeared with his illustrations along with the original italian text, his study of the masterpiece was thorough. Paul gustave dore gustave dore who was gustave dore. Gustave dore, was a renowned painter and book illustrator, who flourished during the second half of the 19th century from around 1850 until his death in 1883. What others are saying gustave dores illustrations for the paradiso, the third and final part of dantes divine comedy.
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