This superb compilation showcases the unique talents of Gustave Dore, one of the 19th century's most prolific and successful book illustrators. Brimming with intense, stirring images created to accompany the world's greatest literature, this volume comprises the very finest and most famous plates from Dore's work. Scores of magnificent, finely wrought engravings feature such dramatic and powerful scenes as Don Quixote tilting at windmills, Christ driving the money-changers from...
This superb compilation showcases the unique talents of Gustave Dore, one of the 19th century's most prolific and successful book illustrators. Brimming with intense, stirring images created to accompany the world's greatest literature, this volume comprises the very finest and most famous plates from Dore's work.
Scores of magnificent, finely wrought engravings feature such dramatic and powerful scenes as Don Quixote tilting at windmills, Christ driving the money-changers from the temple, Moses destroying the tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments, and Charon rowing his ferry to the gates of Hell. Sources include immortal works ranging from Milton's Paradise Lost and Dante's The Divine Comedy to Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Рое's The Raven, Sue's The Wandering Jew, and more than a dozen other books.
For graphic artists and designers, this unique collection will provide an outstanding assortment of copyright-free, meticulously reproduced images. For lovers of fine art and literature, these inspired plates will represent the definitive imagery for a host of literary classics. Книга «The Dore Gallery: His 120 Greatest Illustrations» оценена посетителями КнигоГид, и её читательский рейтинг составил 8.40 из 10.
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