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Image 1906b-NY-Scribners-04-011 
Illustration No. 1     
Illustrator Daniel Urrabieta Vierge 
Engraver  
Lithographer  
Title Caption Clavileño is Brought in 
Title Supplied  
Part Part II, Madrid 1615  
Chapter Chapter 41 
Subject 41.1 Adventure of Clavileño
 
Illustration Type Head vignette
 
Technique Process / Photomechanical technique
 
Color Black and white 
Volume IV 
Page Number 50 
Image Dimension 86 x 110 
Page Dimension 255 x 180 
Commentary Arrival of Clavileño carried by four savages, clad all in green ivy; around them, the Duke, Duchess, maidens, dueñas and servants.
Vierge's style is masterly; detailed figures and remarkable use of light and shadow and halftones.
Usual in Vierge's illustrations, some element in black creates a worth noting contrast.
His short and fine drawing lines imitate etching. 
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.