Founder of the comic strip, most important illustrator in the history of art - the critics of the 21st century are full of praise for the work of the great French artist. This was not always the case. Born in Strasbourg in 1832, Doré quickly made a career. His great talent was already evident in his childhood, when he illustrated Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy at the age of nine. Four years later he moved to Paris with his family and at the age of fifteen had his first job as a draughtsman at the Journal pour rire. In the same year, 1847, his first own work, a creative depiction of the adventures of Hercules, was published by the then leading publisher Aubert.
His international breakthrough came in 1853 when he was asked to illustrate a new edition of the English Bible. The illustrations contributed by Doré caused a great stir and from then on influenced the style of many young artists of his time. The success of the Bible illustration led to follow-up orders from England and brought Doré great commercial success. Despite his picture book career, the artist repeatedly dealt with the social conflict issues of his time. In one of his most famous works, London: A Pilgrimage, Doré portrays the British capital, focusing on motifs from the working class. A monstrosity, measured against the standards of his time, for which Doré received harsh criticism, especially in his home country. But this only served to fuel his success as an artist and pioneer of the modern picture book.
Doré died in Paris in 1883 as a result of a heart attack, and his groundbreaking illustrations still shape the collective consciousness today.
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.jpg "Jesus in the desert, subjected to the temptation of the devil - The temptation of Christ - Satan tempted Jesus - engraving by Gustave Dore - later colouring by Gustave Dore")
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.jpg "Waterfall of the Hell Hole in the Valley of the Lys (Painting by Gustave Dore) by Gustave Dore")
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.jpg "Jesus and the Disciples Going to Emmaus by Gustave Dore")
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.jpg "Little Red Riding Hood by Gustave Dore")
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.jpg "Inferno, Canto 34: Lucifer, King of Hell, Frozen in the Ice, Illustration from \"The Divine Comedy\" by Dante Alighieri, 1885 by Gustave Dore")
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.jpg "In the London Docks. Engraving: Gustave Doré. From:")
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.jpg "The Cirque at Gavarnie, 1882 by Gustave Dore")
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.jpg "Love brought us to one death: Caina waits the soul, who split our life by Gustave Dore")
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.jpg "Merlin and Viviane in the Broceliande Forest (Cycle of the Knights of the Round Table) - in “Viviane” by Alfred Tennyson, illustration by G. Doré by Gustave Dore")
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.jpg "Illustration by Gustave Dore for Paradise Lost by John Milton Book IX lines 434 and 435 by Gustave Dore")
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.jpg "The Rat and the Elephant - from \"Fables\" by Jean de La Fontaine by Gustave Dore")
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.jpg "Astolfo on the Moon, Stanza 70, Canto XXXIV from The Frenzy of Orlando by Ludovico Ariosto, 1879 by Gustave Dore")
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.jpg "Paradiso, Canto 14: Dante and Beatrice translated to the sphere of Mars, illustration from")
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_French_artist_prin_-_(MeisterDrucke-1035988).jpg "Croque-Mitaine; 1863 Illustration by Gustave Dore (1832–1883); French Artist, Printmaker, Illustrator. Croque-Mitaine (The Bogeyman) a Maleficent Character Presented to Children to Scare Them and Thus Make Them Wiser by Gustave Dore")
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.jpg "The Alhambra, Granada, southern Spain, 19th century by Gustave Dore")
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_French_artist_prin_-_(MeisterDrucke-1036145).jpg "The Bogeyman; 1863 illustration by Gustave Dore by Gustave Dore")
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_Inferno_Canto_19_Dante_-_(MeisterDrucke-918523).jpg "The Divine Comedy, Inferno, Canto 19: Dante rebukes Pope Nicholas III in the fourth bolgia - by Dante Alighieri - Illustration by Gustave Dore by Gustave Dore")
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_for_La_-_(MeisterDrucke-1000966).jpg "I Cross the Seas... Plate X - Illustration by Gustave Doré for La Légende du Juif Errant by Pierre Dupont, edition Librairie du Magasin Pittoresque, Paris 1862 by Gustave Dore")
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.jpg "Gustave Dore Bible: Death of Eleazar by Gustave Dore")
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.jpg "All hope abandon, ye who enter here by Gustave Dore")
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.jpg "Adam and Eve driven out of Eden (Gustave Dore Bible) by Gustave Dore")
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_Illustration_from_the_Dore_Bible_-_(MeisterDrucke-1490977).jpg "Babylon in Ruins (Vision of John the Baptist), Illustration from the Dore Bible by Gustave Dore")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1554442).jpg "Jacob Wrestles with the Angel (Gen. 32:24-32) by Gustave Dore")
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_-_Creation_-_(MeisterDrucke-923685).jpg "God creating light - The Creation of Light - Old Testament (Genesis) - Creation of light - engraving in")
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.jpg "Return from the land of Canaan - The return of Joshua and Caleb with a huge bunch of grapes from the land of Canaan (engraving in The Bible illustrated by Gustave Dore) by Gustave Dore")
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.jpg "Paradiso, Canto 31: The Queen of Heaven by Gustave Dore")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1649254).jpg "Peasant of the East Coast by Gustave Dore")
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