Salvador Dali - Dreams of Pantagruel (1974)

See the entire portfolio, with remaining prints not shown here at a much smaller size, here.

Gargantua and his son Pantagruel Illustrated by Gustave Doré
Here is an online version of the "Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais. Below are some links to the incredible artwork by Gustave Doré of the fantastic tales.

The chamber is already full of devils.
The Devil and his crew.
The Master Of Ringing Island
Conquered sea beasts and giants

More illustrations...

1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13

Dreams of Pantagruel
Here are 120 woodcuts of characters from 1565 that would fit perfectly in a Hieronymus Bosch or Pieter Brueghel picture. These are some of the most fascinating and unusual depictions of characters and creatures that I've ever seen. There seems to be some confusion as to who actually made these. Officially these were made by François Rabelais, but according to BibliOdyssey they might have been made by François Desprez.

Click here to see a selection of these reinterpreted by none other than Salvador Dali.
Click the following numbers to see some monsters done in a similar style to those linked to above. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

Artworks found at BibliOdyssey.