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| Gustave Doré (1832–1883) | ||||||||||
| Louis Christophe Gustave Paul Doré was a French historical painter and illustrator. He began exhibiting landscape sketches at the Salon in 1848 at the age of fifteen, demonstrating considerable ability. His best-known painting, and the one that first brought him into prominence as an artist, was Paolo and Francesca da Rimini, exhibited in 1863. Doré's ambition was to gain fame as a historical painter, but in this, he ultimately failed. Though gifted with remarkable imagination and a remarkable facility for execution, he had significant flaws. His defects in composition and drawing are most apparent in the enormous canvases displayed at the Doré Gallery in London—works to which he devoted his utmost energy but which did little to enhance his reputation. It is as a designer of book illustrations, however, that the true versatility of his genius is most evident. Notable works include his illustrations for Dante's Divine Comedy, the Bible, Paradise Lost, The Ancient Mariner, and The Idylls of the King. These works earned him greater recognition in England than in his native France. Later, Doré focused on producing large religious-themed paintings. He also possessed considerable skill as a sculptor. He died in Paris after completing a significant body of work. | ||||||||||
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