This glorious, authoritative, and unprecedented retrospective of Dorés prints and paintings, drawn from an oeuvre of more than 10,000 works, comes in a spectacularly ornate package that reflects the artists own dramatic style.If you were a consumer of literature in the nineteenth century, chances are the volumes in your library featured the illustrations of Gustave Doré.
From the Bible to Shakespeare, Balzac to Milton, Cervantes to Poe, Dorés intricate, romantic, and exuberant drawings brought great works to life, and were as treasured as the stories and poetry they depictedFurthermore, as this magnificent book reveals, he was also a skilled sculptor, painter, and cartoonist.
This book spans Dorés entire career, with chapters dedicated to specific works such as
The Divine Comedy,
Don Quixote, Tennysons
Idylls of the King, and medieval fairy taleseach featuring exquisite full-page reproductions that allow Dorés genius for line, shading, and texture to shine throughThe authors also provide a background on the techniques that Doré employed to achieve his exquisite works. Fans of Doré will appreciate this volumes spectacular production, which features quarter binding, gold foil stamping, embossing on the cover and spine, a belly band, and silkscreen printing on three edges.
Filled with incisive analysis and expert historical perspectives, this book is the consummate collectors itema volume as expansive and sensational as the artist himself.
| Format |
Inbunden |
| Omfång |
480 sidor |
| Språk |
Engelska |
| Förlag |
Prestel |
| Utgivningsdatum |
2023-05-09 |
| ISBN |
9783791379630 |
