Gustave Dore

Gustave Dore was born in Strasbourg in 1832. At the age of 13 he began illustrating his first litographies and by the age of 14 he had his first album published, called Les Travaux d'Hercules. When he was 15 he began working for the magazine "Journal pour rire de Philipon". That same year he exhibited his first ink drawings and he is recognized as a prolific and good artist. From 1851 on he also makes some religious sculptures and illustrates for other newspapers and magazines. In 1854, the editor Joseph Bry publishes Rabelais' works, illustrated with a hundred etchings. More and more admired worldwide, this self-taght and exhuberant artist has illustrated more than 120 works between 1852 and 1883, published not only in France but also in England, Germany and Russia. He thus influenced many artists all around the world.

Gustave Dore Images:
Alpine Scene
Andromede
Jacob Wrestling With The Angel
Les Oceanides (Les Naiades De La Mer)
Paolo And Francesca Da Rimini