This superb compilation showcases the art of Gustave Doreacute;; one of the nineteenth centurys most prolific and successful book illustrators. Brimming with stunning images created to accompany the worlds greatest literature; this volume compiles the very finest and most famous plates from Doreacute;s work.Scores of magnificent; finely wrought engravings feature such dramatic and powerful scenes as Don Quixote tilting at windmills; Christ driving the money-changers from the temple; Moses destroying the tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments; and Charon rowing his ferry to the gates of Hell. Sources include immortal stories ranging from Miltons Paradise Lost and Dantes Divine Comedy to Coleridges Rime of the Ancient Mariner; Poes "The Raven;" and more than a dozen other books.For graphic artists and designers; this collection will provide an outstanding assortment of royalty-free images. For lovers of art and literature; these inspired plates will provide the definitive imagery of a host of literary classics.
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