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Image | 1905-1908Madrid-05-053 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | José Jiménez Aranda |
Engraver | |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | se hincó de rodillas ante él, diciéndole:... |
Title Supplied | |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 3 |
Subject |
3.1 DQ at inn |
Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I LAMINAS |
Page Number | CAP. III. - 2. |
Image Dimension | 155 x 220 |
Page Dimension | 238 x 312 |
Commentary | "And falling at his feet, cried he:...".
Don Quixote falls on his knees before the innkeeper at the inn stable. Second of four illustrations about the same scene; almost as photograms. 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 1899 in Sevilla and presented at the National Exposition of Madrid (1899).
2 - "Prosigue en el capítulo III lo de la venta, desarrollando en tres dibujos la escena con el ventero, con quien Don Quijote se encierra en la caballeriza para rogarle le arme caballero. El asombro del ventero, la actitud del caballero puesto de hinojos, y su gratitud cuando aquél le promete complacerle, son rasgos felices" (José Ramón Mélida: “Don José Jiménez Aranda y su "Quijote"", vol. I TEXTO, p. XXXV). |