Born of humble origins in strasbourg, france in january 1832, he quickly established himself as the ultimate child prodigy. Gustave dores romantic style of illustration, supremely imaginative and richly detailed, was ideally suited to literary subjects. Paul gustave louis christophe dore was a french artist, printmaker, illustrator, comics artist, caricaturist, and sculptor who worked primarily with woodengraving. Download in pdf, epub, and mobi format for read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
The dore bible gallery, complete by gustave dore free ebook. Dore was blessed with a tremendous graphic talent which enabled him to draw even the most fantastical settings and creatures in a realistic and believable way. The 25 most terrifyingly beautiful edgar allan poe illustrations. Dante alighieri,dante alighieri, gustave dore,anthony esolen,anthony m. Paul gustave louis christophe dore was a french artist, printmaker, illustrator, comics artist. The dore bible illustrations by gustave dore, 9780486230047, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Gustave dore has 116 books on goodreads with 283155 ratings. Books by gustave dore author of the dore illustrations for.
Books by gustave dore author of the dore illustrations. Whistler sat leaning on his cane, looking off into space, dreamily and wearily. His woodengraved illustrations for john miltons monumental epic poem paradise lost, recounting mankinds fall from the grace of god through the work of satan, were among his finest and most dramatic works. The first intimation that gustave dore was preparing designs for an illustrated edition of the bible was not favorably received by the public. Information on collecting books and ephemera illustrated by gustave dore at. Gustave dores most popular book is the dore illustrations for dantes divine comedy. The book was a financial success, however, and dore received commissions from other british publishers. Im almost tempted to buy a second copy to frame a few pages. An engraver, draftsman, illustrator, watercolor artist. His works are dramatic, demonstrating his keen ability to capture human emotion and passion related to the events depicted. 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. Discover book depositorys huge selection of gustave dore books online. 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.
The dore illustrations for dantes divine comedy dover fine art. This book is a collection of illustrations by gustave dore of scenes from the bible. Six magnificent books illustrated by gustave dore aleph. This superb compilation showcases the art of gustave dore, one of t. Dore illustrations for dantes divine comedy dore, gustave. The first version, published in 1667, consists of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. Paradise illustrated divine comedy book 3 dec 4, 2012. Gustave dore 183283 was perhaps the most successful illustrator of the.
Rime of the ancient mariner, text of the poem by samuel taylor coleridge accompanied by the illustrations by gustave dore. The dore bible illustrations by dore, gustave ebook. This book has a gray heavy paper cover with red calligrapy lettering. Antique book handwritten book bible scriptures study and poems religion. The old testament, new testament and some of the apocryphal books are represented in all, 39 books. This is one of the most popular sets of bible illustrations. He was noted for his illustrations of the divine comedy, the bible and other classics. Gustave dore s most popular book is the dore illustrations for dantes divine comedy. This superb compilation showcases the art of gustave dore, one of the nineteenth centurys most prolific and successful book illustrators. Aug 12, 2017 although in life he was excluded from the higher echelons of the art world, gustave dore was, paradoxically, a promoter of western art and, specifically, of the european visual culture of the 19 thcentury. This book collects all 241 plates long out of print that dore executed for the bible. Dante alighieri,dante alighieri,gustave dore,anthony esolen,anthony m. The power of french illustration has influenced expression in painting, cinema and even in graphic novels. In these plates, reproduced from outstanding early editions, the artist not only captures the dramatic intensity of the scriptures, but sustains it longer than any other single artist was able to do.
There might be several copies of each illustration available in commons. I will say that the paper is not exactly brightwhite, compared to similar products the dore bible illustrations, the dore illustrations for dantes divine comedy, but im not going to take a star away on account of that. It consists of 5 images each beautifully presented. The french artist left an indelible mark on the western imagination by illustrating some of historys most important books. Gustave dore was a prolific engraver, artist, illustrator, and sculptor, working primarily as a wood and steel engraver. These were, in the 1860s, published as part of an illustrated edition of dantes masterpiece. The dore bible illustrations gustave dore millicent rose. Gustave dore was a world famous 19th century illustrator.
Gustave dore is a wellknown author, some of his books are a fascination for readers like in the the dore gallery. Dores illustrations for paradise lost by gustave dore. London illustrations by gustave dore the british library. Gustave dore, in full paulgustave dore, born january 6, 1832, strasbourg, francedied january 23, 1883, paris, french printmaker, one of the most prolific and successful book illustrators of the late 19th century, whose exuberant and bizarre fantasy created vast dreamlike scenes widely emulated by romantic academicians. I remember these images from a multi volume bible for children that i had as a child. Oct 15, 2014 this book on its dust jacket claims to include dore s illustrations for the following. William blanchard jerrold, gustave dore illustrator usage terms public domain held by british library shelfmark. The dore illustrations for dantes divine comedy by gustave dore. Broad collection of 1928 30 illustrations at hard to beat prices.
The power of french illustration has influenced expression in. Dovers dore bible illustrations consists of a 5 page introduction, 3 pages for the list of plates, and 241 full page engravings with the title and excerpt of the biblical passage the image represents. The dore bible illustrations 9780486230047 by gustave dore. The dor illustrations for dante s divine comedy books. Download the dore illustrations for dantes divine comedy. See more ideas about gustave dore, bible illustrations and biblical art. 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. He produced over 100,000 sketches in his lifetime, and lived to be 50 years old, averaging 6 sketches per day for each day he lived. A second edition followed in 1674, arranged into twelve books in the manner of virgil s aeneid with minor revisions throughout. See more ideas about gustave dore, illustration and wood engraving. Many masters produced such artwork for illustrating biblical themes, and dore was among the most famous of them. Gallery showing all our illustrations by dore, gustave. 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.
These illustrations were used in bibles of many languages in nineteenth century europe and later in the americas. The remarkable scope of his work ranges from milton, dante, and the bible to rabelais, shakespeare, and street scenes of 19thcentury london. Referred to as an artist of the people by vincent van gogh, gustave dore was the greatest illustrator in history. He is world famous for his imaginative and iconic depictions of many classics of world literature. The dore illustrations for dantes divine comedy 6 plates by gustave dore paperback. About gustave dore french illustrator gustave dore 183383 began his prolific career at the age of 15, and his dramatic engravings have exercised an incalculable influence over latterday artists. Dores illustrations of the crusades by gustave dore. 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. I was parted from those books,but always remembered the images, and what a lasting effect they had on my spirituality, and my internal image of god.
Dore first seriously entertained the idea of illustrating dantes divine comedy in a large folio edition in 1855. Dore subsequently went on to win commissions to depict scenes from books by cervantes, rabelais, balzac, milton, and dante. Each plate is accompanied by the verses from the authorized version of the bible. Paradise lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17thcentury english poet john milton 16081674. His 120 greatest illustrations book, this is one of the most wanted gustave dore author readers around the world. Dores bible illustrations is a very beautiful and nostalgic trip into victorian book illustration.
Dores illustrations for don quixote by gustave dore, 9780486243009, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Make offer pair of gustave dore illustrations don quixote london 1870 pp 302 and 306 the history of don quixote. Dore s bible illustrations is a very beautiful and nostalgic trip into victorian book illustration. It consists of 241 images of the original wood engravings made by dore.