Sujet
Liberty, c. 1865-1875. Creator: Gustave Doré (French, 1832-1883).
Légende
Liberty, c. 1865-1875. Gustave Doré is best known for his skill as a draftsman (often seen in book illustrations), as well as for his sense of the fantastic and visionary. In the present drawing, his fluid washes and flowing lines of white add to the dramatic scene of a liberating angel breaking chains. The drawing relates to Doré's Defense of Paris (Memories of 1870) , which treated an event from the recent Franco-Prussian War with a figure representing Liberty. A major difference between the painting and the drawing is that Doré represented soldiers in contemporary uniforms in the painting, but in the drawing of Liberty, he conceived a broader theme in which crowns and medieval costumes evoke an earlier time.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F91_498
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
58,5Mo (5,7Mo) / 32,5cm x 45,1cm / 3837 x 5332 (300dpi)