Doré's Illustrations for Don Quixote (Dover Fine Art, History of Art)

People still speak of it only as 'Doré's Don Quixote'."—Life and Reminiscences of Gustave DoréDoré himself had something of Quixote's chivalry and spent an arduous life drafting impossible dreams; he knew fame as well as pain, disillusionment, and failure. The French translation of Cervantes that Doré illustrated is forgotten; here is the memorable remnant of that work—all 120 full-page plates, plus a selection of 70 characteristic headpiece and tailpiece vignettes.As can be seen in the backgrounds, Doré was ready professionally as well as emotionally for Quixote. Hachette et Cie, Paris, 1869.. At age 30 he was ready for Quixote and prepared to realize his dream of ill

Doré's Quixote indeed stands alone, unique among the knights and graphic castles in Spain.. Pisano.Doré's Man of la Mancha glows with the artist's own enchantment and humor. "His Don Quixote … from its first to its last page is a marvel of imagination, poetry, sentiment, and sarcasm. But of course Doré conveys it all in a picture: the famous windmill charge, traversing the Sierra Morena, battling the Knight of the White Moon, visions of giants, dragons, flaming lakes, and damsels, the Dulcinea never found, all in full-page wood engravings. He had traveled through Spain preparing an earlier work, and his graphic memory was as strong and indelible as that of another great Quixote interpreter, Picasso. Artists and illustration aficionados will add this royalty-free volume to other Dover editions of Doré's works — art he created to stand with great literature that now stands alone. The French translation of Cervantes that Doré illustrated is forgotten; here is the memorable remnant of that work — all 120 full-page plates, plus a selection of 70 characteristic headpiece and tailpiece vignettes.As can be seen in the backgrounds, Doré was ready professionally as well as emotionally for Quixote. People still speak of it only as 'Doré's Don Quixote'." — Life and Reminiscences of Gustave Doré
Artsy1515 said He is also a fan of Don Quixote so this gift was perfect for him. Bought this as a gift for my Dad who works at a museum and the museum recently had a collection of Master Print makers on exhibit. He is also a fan of Don Quixote so this gift was perfect for him. He loved it!. An extraordinary visual companion to DON QUIXOTE Gustave Doré was a frustrated painter. Forced by circumstance to produce illustration illustrations for a number of literary works, he primarily longed for fame and success as a painter. But while shooting for fame as a painter, he inadvertently achieved immortality as arguably the greatest illustrator in history.Most illustrators of the classics fall far short of the efforts of the works they a. "Beautiful pictures" according to stephanie turnipseed. The illustrations are even more beautiful than I thought they would be. The book is good quality too. I bought it fur a friend who loves Don Quixote. The pictures are labeled with what scene they depict and seem to go in chronological order.