The Dore Illustrations for Dante's Divine Comedy (136 Plates by Gustave Dore)

The Dore Illustrations for Dante's Divine Comedy (136 Plates by Gustave Dore) Publisher: Dover Publications; First Edition (June 1, 1976) Author: Gustave Dore Binding:Paperback Condition: very good  Edition: First  The engraver plates in this book are exceptional.  Summary From the Back Cover Gustave 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 Divine Comedy constitute one of his most highly regarded efforts and were Doré's personal favorites.The present volume reproduces with excellent clarity all 135 plates that Doré produced for The Inferno, Purgatory, and Paradise. From 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