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Don Quichotte by Gustave Dore
Doré’s engravings transcend La Fontaine’s words, giving vivid presence to animals while highlighting the universal message of the fables — part social satire, part moral meditation.
Don Quichotte by Gustave Dore
Doré’s engravings transcend La Fontaine’s words, giving vivid presence to animals while highlighting the universal message of the fables — part social satire, part moral meditation.
The History of Japanese Prints: from Ukiyo-e to...
From 17th-century Japanese prints to 20th-century shin-hanga, discover the journey of a popular yet refined art, from intimate albums to display in the tokonoma, and its lasting influence on Western...
The History of Japanese Prints: from Ukiyo-e to...
From 17th-century Japanese prints to 20th-century shin-hanga, discover the journey of a popular yet refined art, from intimate albums to display in the tokonoma, and its lasting influence on Western...
Kawase Hasui: The Master of Light in Japanese W...
Kawase Hasui, often called the master of light, transformed Japanese woodblock prints into luminous visions of silence and poetry. Enter a gallery of his most iconic works, from snowy temples...
Kawase Hasui: The Master of Light in Japanese W...
Kawase Hasui, often called the master of light, transformed Japanese woodblock prints into luminous visions of silence and poetry. Enter a gallery of his most iconic works, from snowy temples...
The Most Beautiful Natural History Plates: The ...
From the Renaissance to the Enlightenment, pioneers such as Gessner, Merian, Aldrovandi, and Buffon shaped the art of natural history plates. These early works were editorial adventures where scientists and...
The Most Beautiful Natural History Plates: The ...
From the Renaissance to the Enlightenment, pioneers such as Gessner, Merian, Aldrovandi, and Buffon shaped the art of natural history plates. These early works were editorial adventures where scientists and...
Kawanabe Kyōsai — The Satirical Genius of Japan...
A rebellious painter of late Edo Japan, Kawanabe Kyōsai created a world of scholarly frogs, laughing demons, and mischievous tengu. With his satirical brush, he staged a grotesque theater of...
Kawanabe Kyōsai — The Satirical Genius of Japan...
A rebellious painter of late Edo Japan, Kawanabe Kyōsai created a world of scholarly frogs, laughing demons, and mischievous tengu. With his satirical brush, he staged a grotesque theater of...
Gustave Doré and the Dark Poetry of La Fontaine...
Published in 1867, Gustave Doré’s illustrated edition of La Fontaine’s Fables stands as one of the most ambitious editorial projects of the 19th century. With over 200 engravings — including...
Gustave Doré and the Dark Poetry of La Fontaine...
Published in 1867, Gustave Doré’s illustrated edition of La Fontaine’s Fables stands as one of the most ambitious editorial projects of the 19th century. With over 200 engravings — including...