Name: Dore's Illustrations for Dante's "Divine Comedy" (Dover Fine Art, History of Art)
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Author: Doré, Gustave
ISBN: 9780486232317

portada Dore's Illustrations for Dante's "Divine Comedy" (Dover Fine Art, History of Art)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Gustave Doré

Publisher

Dover Publications

Year

1976

Language

English

Pages

144

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

30.3 x 22.9 x 1.0 cm

Weight

0.48 kg.

ISBN

048623231X

ISBN13

9780486232317

Edition No.

Synopsis "Dore's Illustrations for Dante's "Divine Comedy" (Dover Fine Art, History of Art)"

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.

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Gerardo GómezTuesday, September 05, 2017
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" Excelentes ilustraciones y un formato grande, en donde se puede visualizar de mejor manera el trabajo de los ilustradores, como también de Gustave Doré. Muy Buen Libro de Ilustración, Súper Recomendable. "
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Vivian SantanaTuesday, October 19, 2021
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" Aunque se demoró, llegó en perfecto estado. Es un hermoso libro y las ilustraciones tienen muy buena definición. "
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Jorge AcuñaTuesday, July 19, 2022
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" MUCHO BUENO! "
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Carolina ArroyoTuesday, March 28, 2023
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" Excelente libro. Muy buena calidad de las imágenes. "
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