This kind of imaginative images are very in keeping with Romanticism and Doré's liking; also including some bloody elements (the cleft giants loose their intestines while running away).
Excellent drawing and engraving.
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| Image | 1863Paris-Hachette-01-105 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré |
| Engraver | Héliodore Joseph Pisan |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | FAITES-MOI DONC LE PLAISIR DE LIRE CE QUE J'AI OUI LIRE DE FÉLIX-MARS D'HYCANIE. |
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| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 32 |
| Subject |
32.3 Priest discourse about chivalric tales, truth and fiction |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 258 |
| Image Dimension | 244 x 194 |
| Page Dimension | 433 x 313 |
| Commentary | Reference to the dialogue between the priest and the innkeeper about chivalry novels; Felixmarte of Hircania, with one single backstroke, cleft five giants asunder through the middle.
This kind of imaginative images are very in keeping with Romanticism and Doré's liking; also including some bloody elements (the cleft giants loose their intestines while running away). Excellent drawing and engraving. |
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