Sleeping Beauty
1865
Gustave Doré brings a touch of Romantic drama to this classic fairy tale scene, where nature has completely reclaimed the royal bedchamber. Thick vines and foliage crawl over the ornate balcony and bed frame, emphasizing the long slumber of the princess while the Prince reaches out to wake her. If you look closely at the upper right, you can see courtiers frozen in time, a brilliant detail showing that the magic spell stopped the whole world, not just the girl. Doré was a prodigy who started publishing at 15, and his intricate wood engravings for Charles Perrault's stories became the definitive visual version of these tales for generations.
- Technique
- Wood engraving
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