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Image | 1905-1908Madrid-05-077 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | José Jiménez Aranda |
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Lithographer | |
Title Caption | ... y la otra le calzó la espuela, |
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. - 26. |
Image Dimension | 155 x 208 |
Page Dimension | 238 x 312 |
Commentary | "... and the other buckled on his spur,".
At the inn courtyard, once don Quixote has been knighted by the innkeeper and girt with his sword by "doña Tolosa", another of the party girls (doña Molinera) buckles the knight with his spurs. Also in the scene, the young groom holding a candle, the other party girl (doña Tolosa) and some muleteers. 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 light effects produced by the full moon and the candle. |
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). |