La Parca y el Amor, Gustave Doré, 1877
Gustave Doré, portraitGustave DoréFrench, 1832–1883

La Parca y el Amor

1877 · Drawing

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El dibujo representa a Átropos, la tercera de las Parcas, cortando con sus tijeras la cuerda del arco (el hilo de la vida) que sostiene el joven Eros, el dios del Amor.

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In the life of Gustave Doré

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  1. 1870s

    The engraving cycle “Versailles and Paris” and a history of Spain

    In the 1870s Doré makes a cycle of engravings, “Versailles and Paris”, and illustrates an edition on the history of Spain.

  2. 1874–1879

    87 illustrations for the Divine Comedy for the publisher Wolff

    In 1874–79 Doré draws 87 illustrations for the three-volume edition of Dante's “Divine Comedy” published by Maurice Wolff in St Petersburg.

  3. 15 January 1879 · Award

    Officer of the Legion of Honour

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