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Image | 1905-1908Madrid-05-074 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | José Jiménez Aranda |
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Lithographer | |
Title Caption | ... se vino á donde Don Quijote estaba, |
Title Supplied | |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 3 |
Subject |
3.4 DQ knighted at inn by innkeeper |
Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I LAMINAS |
Page Number | CAP. III. - 23. |
Image Dimension | 154 x 220 |
Page Dimension | 238 x 312 |
Commentary | "... he returned to where Don Quixote stood,".
At the inn courtyard, the innkeeper, accompanied by a young groom holding a candle, and the two party girls, gets ready to knight don Quixote, who stands still leant against the water trough. 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; notice the full-moonlight and candle effects. |
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 - "No menos notables son los dibujos que nos representan la grave pantomima que con Don Quijote hicieron, por seguirle el humor, el ventero y las mozas, de armarle caballero, con las ceremonias del espaldarazo, ceñirle la espada y calzarle la espuela, que dan lugar a excelentes composiciones, cuya serie termina con las que representan á Don Quijote, primero ensillando su Rocinante, y luego abrazando al ventero, en reconocimiento á la merced recibida" (José Ramón Mélida: “Don José Jiménez Aranda y su "Quijote"", vol. I TEXTO, p. XXXVI). |