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Image | 1865-Madrid-Gaspar-01-070 |
Illustration No. | 1 2   |
Illustrator | Tony Johannot (copied after) |
Engraver | A. Martí |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | |
Title Supplied | Cirongilio of Thrace riding a serpent |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 32 |
Subject |
32.3 Priest discourse about chivalric tales, truth and fiction 32.4 The innkeeper’s books |
Illustration Type |
Vignette |
Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I |
Page Number | 143 |
Image Dimension | 50 x 55 |
Page Dimension | 253 x 164 |
Commentary | Reference to Cirongilio of Thrace's story told by the innkeeper; "le salió de la mitad del agua una serpiente de fuego, y él, así como la vio, se arrojó sobre ella, y se puso a horcajadas encima de sus escamosas espaldas" (32:1).
Example of Romanticism interest in legendary and medieval tales. |
Notes | 1 - Acceptable copy after Tony Johannot's illustration for Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37. |