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	Image	1905-1908Madrid-05-044
	Illustration No.	1
	Illustrator	José Jiménez Aranda
	Engraver
	Lithographer
	Title Caption	... y era menester cortalas, por no poderse quitar los ñudos;....
	Title Supplied
	Part	Part I, Madrid 1605
	Chapter	Chapter 2
	Subject	2.2. DQ arrives at inn (castle) 2.3. DQ received by ”ladies”
	Illustration Type	Chapter illustration
	Technique	Process / Photomechanical technique
	Color	Black and white
	Volume	I LAMINAS
	Page Number	CAP. II. - 21.
	Image Dimension	156 x 220
	Page Dimension	238 X 312
	Commentary	"... but could not find out how to unlace his gorget;...". One of the party girls, unable to unlace don Quixote's helmet, tries to cut the knots, but don Quixote stops her; notice his gesture. Also in the scene a groom with a donkey and some muleteers; remarkable figures; notice that the groom is looking directly at the viewer. Great interest in representing real Spanish characters and accurate period setting, clothes and details; realistic and picturesque. Jiménez Aranda's drawing skill is masterly; remarkable use of light and shadow.
	Notes	1 - The original drawing (Chinese ink and gouache white) was finished in 1898 in Sevilla and presented at the Exposition of Fine Arts of Barcelona (1898). 2 - "Fino humorismo empleó Aranda en las ocho composiciones que hizo para presentar á las mozas pretendiendo en vano desembarazar de la celada al caballero..." (José Ramón Mélida: “Don José Jiménez Aranda y su "Quijote"", vol. I TEXTO, p. XXXV).