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PublisherDover Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-10048623231X

ISBN-139780486232317

eBay Product ID (ePID)27038730590

Product Key Features

Book TitleDoré Illustrations for Dante's Divine Comedy

Number of Pages144 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicIndividual Artists / General, Subjects & Themes / Inspirational & Religious, European, Graphic Arts / Illustration

Publication Year1976

FeaturesReprint

IllustratorYes

GenreDesign, Art, Poetry

AuthorGustave Doré

Book SeriesDover Fine Art, History of Art Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight16.5 Oz

Item Length12 in

Item Width9 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN75-017176

TitleLeadingThe

Edition DescriptionReprint

SynopsisThese 135 fantastic scenes depict the passion and grandeur of Dante's masterpiece -- from the depths of hell onto the mountain of purgatory and up to the empyrean realms of paradise., Gustave Doré (1832-83) was perhaps the most successful illustrator of the nineteenth century. His Doré Bible was a treasured possession in countless homes, and his best-received works continued to appear through the years in edition after edition. His illustrations for Dante's Divine Comedy constitute one of his most highly regarded efforts and were Doré's personal favorites. The present volume reproduces with excellent clarity all 135 plates that Doré produced for The Inferno, Purgatory, and Paradise. From the depths of hell onto the mountain of purgatory and up to the empyrean realms of paradise, Doré's illustrations depict the passion and grandeur of Dante's masterpiece in such famous scenes as the embarkation of the souls for hell, Paolo and Francesca (four plates), the forest of suicides, Thaïs the harlot, Bertram de Born holding his severed head aloft, Ugolino (four plates), the emergence of Dante and Virgil from hell, the ascent up the mountain, the flight of the eagle, Arachne, the lustful sinners being purged in the seventh circle, the appearance of Beatrice, the planet Mercury, and the first splendors of paradise, Christ on the cross, the stairway of Saturn, the final vision of the Queen of Heaven, and many more. Each plate is accompanied by appropriate lines from the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow translation of Dante's work., Gustave Dor (1832-83) was perhaps the most successful illustrator of the nineteenth century. His Dor Bible was a treasured possession in countless homes, and his best-received works continued to appear through the years in edition after edition. His illustrations for Dante's Divine Comedy constitute one of his most highly regarded efforts and were Dor 's personal favorites. The present volume reproduces with excellent clarity all 135 plates that Dor produced for The Inferno, Purgatory, and Paradise. From the depths of hell onto the mountain of purgatory and up to the empyrean realms of paradise, Dor 's illustrations depict the passion and grandeur of Dante's masterpiece in such famous scenes as the embarkation of the souls for hell, Paolo and Francesca (four plates), the forest of suicides, Tha s the harlot, Bertram de Born holding his severed head aloft, Ugolino (four plates), the emergence of Dante and Virgil from hell, the ascent up the mountain, the flight of the eagle, Arachne, the lustful sinners being purged in the seventh circle, the appearance of Beatrice, the planet Mercury, and the first splendors of paradise, Christ on the cross, the stairway of Saturn, the final vision of the Queen of Heaven, and many more. Each plate is accompanied by appropriate lines from the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow translation of Dante's work., These 135 fantastic and grotesque scenes depict the passion and grandeur of Dante's masterpiece -- from the depths of Hell onto the mountain of Purgatory and up to the empyrean realms of Paradise. Includes plates produced for The Inferno, Purgatory, and Paradise. Illustrations accompanied by appropriate lines from the Longfellow translation.

LC Classification NumberPQ4329.D62