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Image | 1836-1837-Paris-Dubochet-01-211 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Tony Johannot |
Engraver | Henri Désiré Porret |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | |
Title Supplied | The priest beginning to read the novel of El Curioso Impertinente |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 32 |
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Illustration Type |
Vignette |
Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I |
Page Number | 451 |
Image Dimension | 72 x 100 |
Page Dimension | 250 x 165 |
Commentary | The scene has been resolved with the realism characteristic of a genre scene; the priest begins to read the novel of "The Ill-Advised Curiosity" before Dorotea, Cardenio, the barber, Sancho, the innkeeper, his wife and Maritornes.
The variety of gestures is remarkable (see Dorotea). |
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