{"product_id":"golden-eagle-dante-purgatorio-gustave-dore","title":"The Golden Eagle — Gustave Doré (Dante's Purgatorio)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarried off by an eagle, in a dream, towards the light.\u003c\/strong\u003e Wings spread from one edge of the image to the other, a huge eagle swoops through the sky, holding a small robed figure in its talons: Dante. Behind them, a disc of light sends rays across the whole scene, while banks of cloud and jagged peaks fall away below. It is one of the most luminous plates Doré ever made, and the signature of the engravers, Gauchard and Brunier, can be seen at the bottom right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Canto IX of \u003cem\u003ePurgatorio\u003c\/em\u003e, Dante falls asleep at dawn on the slopes of the mountain and dreams that a golden eagle seizes him, like Ganymede in the myth, and carries him up to the sphere of fire. He wakes with a start: while he slept, Saint Lucy had carried him to the very gate of Purgatory. Doré chose to show the dream rather than the waking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it works on your wall\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight and movement\u003c\/strong\u003e: a sky full of rays and clouds that brightens a hallway, a living room or a staircase\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSymbol of elevation\u003c\/strong\u003e: a powerful image for a study, an office or a meditation corner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFraming tip\u003c\/strong\u003e: a gilded or dark wood frame, as in our photos, gives it the presence of an old master\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDoré's Divine Comedy\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGustave Doré (1832–1883) was 23 when he began illustrating Dante. No publisher would risk such a lavish book, so he paid for the \u003cem\u003eInferno\u003c\/em\u003e himself; it appeared with Hachette in 1861 and sold out at once. \u003cem\u003ePurgatorio\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eParadiso\u003c\/em\u003e followed in 1868, bringing the whole \u003cem\u003eDivine Comedy\u003c\/em\u003e to 135 plates. Doré drew straight onto blocks of boxwood, and a team of master engravers cut his lines into the wood: hence the velvety blacks and the light that seems to come from nowhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist\u003c\/strong\u003e: Gustave Doré (1832–1883)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: illustration for Dante's \u003cem\u003eDivine Comedy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePurgatorio\u003c\/em\u003e, Canto IX\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1868\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique\u003c\/strong\u003e: wood engraving, cut by Gauchard and Brunier\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLiterary source\u003c\/strong\u003e: Dante Alighieri, \u003cem\u003ePurgatorio\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eYour print\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRestored from a high-definition scan of the original engraving, keeping its deep blacks and silver greys\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted in Europe on thick archival matte paper, FSC certified\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom A4 to A0, plus 40×60, 50×70, 60×90 and 70×100 cm and 12×18 to 27×40 inch sizes, all made for standard frames\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree shipping, no minimum order. 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