Fantasy and Faith
The Art of Gustave Dore
Lisa Small(Author)
Yale University Press
Published on 1. May 2007
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-300-10737-1 (ISBN)
Description
Gustave Dore (1832-1883) is best known as one of the finest book illustrators of the nineteenth century, but he was also a painter and sculptor of international repute. His illustrated Bible, first published in 1865, has appeared in over 700 editions, and in its day was the most successful book in the world. Mentioned by Mark Twain, it influenced popular imagery from the films of Cecil B. DeMille to the illustrations of Edward Gorey. Religious subjects also feature in Dore's large-scale paintings as well as political commentaries on events of his time, genre scenes and dramatic landscapes that were particularly popular with noted American collectors. This beautifully illustrated book will situate Dore in the context of French nineteenth-century art, and focus on his major works. It accompanies the first ever retrospective of Dore's work in the United States, to be shown at the Dahesh Museum of Art, New York, opening in May 2005.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
40 b&w illustrations, 120 colour images
Dimensions
Height: 285 mm
Width: 245 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-300-10737-1 (9780300107371)
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Persons
Eric Zafran is curator of European painting and sculpture at the Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford CT. Robert Rosenblum is Henry Ittleson Jr. Professor of Modern European Art at New York University, and Lisa Small is Associate Curator at the Dahesh Museum of Art.