{"product_id":"the-dore-illustrations-for-dantes-divine-comedy-136-plates-paperback","title":"The Doré Illustrations for Dante's Divine Comedy: 136 Plates - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGustave Doré\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGustave 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 \u003ci\u003eDivine Comedy \u003c\/i\u003econstitute one of his most highly regarded efforts and were Dor 's personal favorites.\u003cbr\u003eThe present volume reproduces with excellent clarity all 135 plates that Dor  produced for \u003ci\u003eThe Inferno, Purgatory, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Paradise. \u003c\/i\u003eFrom 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.\u003cbr\u003eEach plate is accompanied by appropriate lines from the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow translation of Dante's work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGustave 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 \u003ci\u003eDivine Comedy \u003c\/i\u003econstitute one of his most highly regarded efforts and were Doré's personal favorites. \u003cbr\u003e The present volume reproduces with excellent clarity all 135 plates that Doré produced for \u003ci\u003eThe Inferno, Purgatory, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Paradise. \u003c\/i\u003eFrom 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. \u003cbr\u003e Each plate is accompanied by appropriate lines from the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow translation of Dante's work. \u003cbr\u003e Dover (1976) original publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrench 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 11.94 x 9.03 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 1976\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44826932510822,"sku":"9780486232317","price":31.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/aXBqMXJBMlZwU2RERHNxZXdRUmljUT09.webp?v=1772006107","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-dore-illustrations-for-dantes-divine-comedy-136-plates-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}