Thursday, February 22, 2024

gustave doré, the genius of romantic illustration

gustav doré, from dante's inferno

gustav doré is my favorite romantic designer.

here's some of doré's famous illustrations.

divine comedy: paradise.

divine comedy: inferno.

let's make clear that doré was not a block-cutter, these are his drawings (or designs). at the height of his career some 40 block-cutters were employed to cut his drawings onto the wooden printing blocks, usually also signing the image.