London: A Pilgrimage

Gustave Doré

Blanchard Jerrold

Arts & Photography

Dover Pubns

Nowhere but in the Bible were dramatic textual material and the artistry of Gustave Doré more perfectly matched. The Book of Books seemed to unleash a new power of creation in Doré not apparent in his previous work. In the Creation scenes, the horrifying visions of the Flood, the battle sequences with their monumental crowds, the plates depicting the life of Jesus — many of which have now become the standard iconography — and finally the vision of the New Jerusalem, Doré reached the fullest expressions of his extraordinary talent. This book collects all 241 plates — long out of print — that Doré executed for the Bible. 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. In addition, Doré reimagined all the scenes, so that what he produced was not a mere reworking of what centuries of other artists had already done, but a new and fresh visual interpretation of the Bible. Each plate is accompanied by the verses from the Authorized (King James) Version of the Bible that the scene depicts, and an Introduction by Millicent Rose covers Doré's life and art in general. This is a sumptuous book that everyone, from those interested in Scripture to lovers of great art, will be proud to possess.

The Dore Bible Illustrations

Religion & Spirituality

Dover Publications

French illustrator Gustave Doré (1833-83) began his prolific career at the age of 15, and his dramatic engravings have exercised an incalculable influence over latter-day artists. The remarkable scope of his work ranges from Milton, Dante, and the Bible to Rabelais, Shakespeare, and street scenes of 19th-century London.Nowhere but in the Bible were dramatic textual material and the artistry of Gustave Doré more perfectly matched. The Book of Books seemed to unleash a new power of creation in Doré not apparent in his previous work. In the Creation scenes, the horrifying visions of the Flood, the battle sequences with their monumental crowds, the plates depicting the life of Jesus - many of which have now become the standard iconography - and finally the vision of the New Jerusalem, Doré reached the fullest expressions of his extraordinary talent. This book collects all 241 plates - long out of print - that Doré executed for the Bible. 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. In addition, Doré reimagined all the scenes, so that what he produced was not a mere reworking of what centuries of other artists had already done, but a new and fresh visual interpretation of the Bible. Each plate is accompanied by the verses from the Authorized (King James) Version of the Bible that the scene depicts, and an Introduction by Millicent Rose covers Doré's life and art in general. This is a sumptuous book that everyone, from those interested in Scripture to lovers of great art, will be proud to possess.

The Doré Bible illustrations

Graphic Design

Capturing all the dramatic intensity of the New Testament, Gustave Doré’s extraordinary interpretations of the life of Jesus have been carefully reproduced here from early standard editions. Among the many illustrations are scenes from the Nativity, the Flight into Egypt, The Last Supper, and the Crucifixion. Each plate is accompanied by a verse from the King James Version of the Bible. Included in the set are: • One CD-ROM containing 63 high-quality, permission-free illustrations saved in three different formats (600-dpi TIFF and both high resolution and Internet-ready JPEG) • A large-format 48-page book, with each of the images on the CD-ROM printed large and clearly for easy reference Also included on the CD-ROM is Dover Design Manager, a simple graphics editing program for Windows. A splendid collection that anyone would be proud to possess, Dore's Life of Jesus will have special appeal for art lovers and those interested in the Scriptures

Doré's Life of Jesus CD-ROM and Book (Dover Electronic Clip Art)

A critical and popular success from his first publication, Doré illustrated the world's greatest poetry and prose, from Dante and Poe to Balzac and the Bible. This black-and-white collection comprises 96 of his best engravings from Paradise Lost, The Divine Comedy, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, The Raven, and other classics.

Dore Gallery (Dover Electronic Clip Art)

History & Criticism

LONDON

Mayflower

American Poetry Anthology, Nos. 3-4

American Poetry Association

American Poetry Anthology, Nos. 1-2

Dore's engravings illustrate Dante's classic epic poem about an allegorical journey through Hell and Purgatory to reach Heaven

The Divine Comedy

Literature & Fiction

DANTE, ALIGHIERI

Poetry

Book Sales

Book by 'JEAN DE LA FONTAINE, W. THORNBURY (TRANSLATOR)'

FABLES

Children's Books

OMEGA

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