id: 160343 accession number: 1998.197.2 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1998.197.2 updated: 2023-08-23 23:42:44.611000 Don Quixote (vol II), 1863. Heliodore Joseph Pisan (French, 1822–1883), Hachette, after Gustave Doré (French, 1832–1883). Wood engraving; overall: 43.7 x 33 x 5.7 cm (17 3/16 x 13 x 2 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Brenda and Evan H. Turner 1998.197.2 title: Don Quixote (vol II) title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1863 creation date earliest: 1863 creation date latest: 1863 current location: creditline: Gift of Brenda and Evan H. Turner copyright: --- culture: France, 19th century technique: wood engraving department: Prints collection: PR - Wood engraving type: Bound Volume find spot: catalogue raisonne: Beraldi XI.12 --- CREATORS * Heliodore Joseph Pisan (French, 1822–1883) - artist * Hachette - published by * Gustave Doré (French, 1832–1883) - artist French illustrator, painter and sculptor, best known for his illustrations of epic literature, such as those by Dante, Cervantes, Hugo, and Milton, as well as contemporary texts, such as those by Balzac. In 1872, he began to record the conditions of London slums. These engravings are rich in dramatic detail and show a harsh and nightmarish world. His work influenced that of Van Gough and later, the Symbolists. --- measurements: Overall: 43.7 x 33 x 5.7 cm (17 3/16 x 13 x 2 1/4 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Against the Grain: Woodcuts from the Collection opening date: 2003-08-17T00:00:00 Against the Grain: Woodcuts from the Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 17-November 9, 2003). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: Doré wanted to illustrate the masterpieces of world literature, including Miguel de Cervantes's novel Don Quixote de la Mancha (1615). A parody of chivalric narratives popular during the 16th century, the story describes the adventures of a wandering knight, Don Quixote, and his assistant, Sancho Panza. This scene depicts Don Quixote in the enchanted cave of the Montesinos dreaming that he is shown the body of Durante, one of the greatest itinerant knights. Durante writhes on his grave, begging to be released from the burden of life. His beloved, Belerma, depicted as a ghostly shadow, hovers above the tortured Durante, holding his heart. Heliodore Joseph Pisan, a superb professional wood engraver, skillfully translated Doré's drawings into prints, retaining the dramatic tonal quality of the original. Instead of drawing on the whitened woodblock using only line, Doré used pen and ink and wash to create forms, and gouache to describe highlights. To interpret Doré's full range of grays into the black-and-white relief surface of the wood engraving, halftone effects were devised with special tools that produced very fine white lines. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1998.197.2/1998.197.2_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1998.197.2/1998.197.2_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1998.197.2/1998.197.2_full.tif