Gustave Doré’s Stunning Illustrations of François Rabelais’ Gargantua and Pantagruel
François Rabelais, the great Renaissance writer, is best known for Gargantua and Pantagruel, a satirical novel about two gluttonous giants who get into trouble. Continue reading »
Gustave Doré’s Victorian London: A Pilgrimage
Over London – by Rail. This is probably the most famous and most often seen plate from London.
The French artist Gustave Doré also imagines the city’s ruinous destiny in his visual report on the city, London: A Pilgrimage, published in 1869. The nightmare of London’s future continued to captivate artists in the 20th century. Continue reading »
