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...
The hundred and thirty-six plates of this book in large format have been originally done for the French and American editions of the "Divine Comedy," between the years 1857 and 1868. That is to say: the portrait of Dante Alighieri (page 1); 75 plates for the "Inferno"; 42 for...
The hundred and thirty-six illustrations of this book in large format have been originally done for the French and American editions of the "Divine Comedy," between the years 1857 and 1868. That is to say: the portrait of Dante Alighieri (page 1); 75 illustrations for the "Inferno";...