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Image | 1880-1883Barcelona-Montaner-02-156 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | José Luis Pellicer y Fener |
Engraver | Celestino Sadurní y Deop |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | |
Title Supplied | Altisidora's catafalque |
Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
Chapter | Chapter 69 |
Subject |
69.2 Altisidora’s mock death and resurrection |
Illustration Type |
Head vignette |
Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | II |
Page Number | 541 |
Image Dimension | 135 x 185 |
Page Dimension | 365 x 265 |
Commentary | Great and theatrical representation of Altisidora's death.
Pellicer has reproduced all the details from Cervantes' text. Sancho dressed with a black robe with painted flames and a capirote; don Quixote, sat on a chair, observes the scene; Altisidora rests on a catafalque surrounded by tapers and covered by a canopy of black velvet; a youth in Roman habit holding an harp; and on a stage, the Duke, Duchess and two kings: Minos and Rhadamanthus. Drawing and engraving are excellent; the detailed setting is quite remarkable too (notice the light and shadow effects). |
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