This kind of imaginative images are very in keeping with Romanticism and Doré's liking.
Good drawing and engraving.
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| Image | 1863Paris-Hachette-01-103 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré |
| Engraver | Héliodore Joseph Pisan |
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| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Cirongilio of Thrace and a fiery serpent |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 32 |
| Subject |
32.3 Priest discourse about chivalric tales, truth and fiction |
| Illustration Type |
Head vignette |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 255 |
| Image Dimension | 118 x 188 |
| Page Dimension | 433 x 313 |
| Commentary | Reference to the dialogue between the priest and the innkeeper about chivalry novels; don Cirongilio of Thrace flings himself upon a fiery serpent to squeeze its throat and the serpent sinks into a river.
This kind of imaginative images are very in keeping with Romanticism and Doré's liking. Good drawing and engraving. |
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