Le Monde illustré

Le Monde illustré (title translation: The Illustrated World) was a leading illustrated newsmagazine in France which was published from 18571940 and again from 1945 to 1956. It was in many ways similar to its contemporary English-language newsmagazine, the Illustrated London News and should not be confused with the French newspaper Le Monde.

History and profile

Le Monde illustré was established in 1857.[1] Many of the highly realistic prints published in the medium of wood-engraving were actually made from photographs, at a time when photographic reproduction in print was not technically feasible until the late nineteenth century. Among its artists was Hector Giacomelli.

Wood-engravings

References

  1. Tom Gretton (2000). "Difference and Competition: The Imitation and Reproduction of Fine Art in a Nineteenth-Century Illustrated Weekly News Magazine". Oxford Art Journal. 23 (2). JSTOR 3600512.  via JSTOR (subscription required)


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