# Gorge

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## Artwork

- Artist: [DORÉ, Gustave](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/dor-gustave-r591eb5b9179c0b>)
- Date: 1851-1900
- Technique: Oil on copper, 109 x 170 cm

## Commentary

Doré is best known today for his book illustrations, but he himself was most committed to his work as a painter. In 1873-74 he visited Scotland, which inspired him to produce a number of landscapes, including this depiction of a steep gorge. This is a typical example of late Romanticism, a grandiose panoramic mountain landscape, its vast scale indicated by the tiny trees and animals on the slopes.

## Related artworks

- [Illustration for Charles Perrault&#39;s &#39;Bluebeard&#39;](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/dor-gustave-r591eb5b9179c0b/illustration-for-charles-perraults-bluebeard-r62b4c58ee0122a>)
- [Illustration to Dante&#39;s Divine Comedy](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/dor-gustave-r591eb5b9179c0b/illustration-to-dantes-divine-comedy-re166d629ad5b12>)
- [Illustration to the Bible](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/dor-gustave-r591eb5b9179c0b/illustration-to-the-bible-rdeb5601a192b61>)

## Attribution

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