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Image | 1906b-NY-Scribners-01-011 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Daniel Urrabieta Vierge |
Engraver | |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | The naming of Rozinante |
Title Supplied | |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 1 |
Subject |
1.3 AQ names self DQ, his horse (Rocinante), and lady (Dulcinea) |
Illustration Type |
Vignette |
Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I |
Page Number | 15 |
Image Dimension | 140 x 90 |
Page Dimension | 255 x 180 |
Commentary | Don Quixote observing his horse at the stable and thinking about a name for him (Rocinante); also in the scene the greyhound.
Vierge's style is absolutely masterly; carefully-done setting, with good composition, based on real places from La Mancha. Notice also the perfect use of light and shadow, halftones and shading; his short and fine drawing lines imitate etching. Usual in Vierge's illustrations, some element in black creates a worth noting contrast. |
Notes | 1 - Vierge's original drawings (Chinese ink and wash) were reproduced by photogravure (notice the plate mark); the specific technique used, heliogravure, allows an excellent reproduction both of the original wash halftones and of the lines. |