Doré's angels / Gustave Doré ; edited by Carol Belanger Grafton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Doré, Gustave, 1832-1883, artist.

Contributor:

Grafton, Carol Belanger, editor.

Rudolph, Robert I., M.D., former owner.

Dover Publications, Inc., publisher.

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Robert I. Rudolph Collection of Gustave Doré (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Dover pictorial archive series

Dover books on fine art

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Doré, Gustave, 1832-1883.

Doré, Gustave.

Angels in art.

Illustration of books--France--19th century.

Illustration of books.

France.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Rudolph, Robert I., M.D. (donor) (Rudolph Doré Collection of Gustave Doré copy)

Physical Description:

4 unnumbered pages, 75 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations ; 31 cm.

Place of Publication:

Mineola, New York : Dover Publications, Inc., [2004]

Summary:

The renowned 19th-century artist Gustave Dore was particularly noted for his brilliantly imaginative scenes of fantasy and the fantastic, and angels were among the characters he portrayed most frequently. This collection includes dozens of the artist's celestial beings, as created for such great literary works as the Bible, Coleridge's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," and Milton's classic, "Paradise Lost. "Ideal for use by graphic artists and craftworkers, these remarkable images will also be treasured by lovers of fine art. 75 black-and-white illus.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Rudolph Doré Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Robert I. Rudolph, M.D., C'67, M'71, GME'75.

ISBN:

0486436683

9780486436685

OCLC:

55846049