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	Image	1905-1908Madrid-06-006
	Illustration No.	1
	Illustrator	José Jiménez Aranda
	Engraver
	Lithographer
	Title Caption	... de cuyo parto murió su madre.....De pesar de la muerte de tan buena mujer murió su marido
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	Part	Part I, Madrid 1605
	Chapter	Chapter 12
	Subject	12.1 Start of episode and story of Grisóstomo and Marcela
	Illustration Type	Chapter illustration
	Technique	Process / Photomechanical technique
	Color	Black and white
	Volume	II LÁMINAS
	Page Number	CAP. XII. - 6.
	Image Dimension	220 x 132
	Page Dimension	312 x 238
	Commentary	"... at whose birth her mother died....Her husband died of grief at the death of so good a wife". Different scenes about Marcela's life as told by the goatherd Pedro to don Quixote: her mother dies when she is a child; her father also dies; some men asking her uncle for her hand in marriage; the uncle rejects the suitors; Marcela talking with his uncle; Marcela decides to be a shepherdess despite his uncle's advice. Very remarkable illustration; good narrative composition. 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 with impressionist effects.
	Notes	1 – Reproduction of the original sketch (Chinese ink and gouache white). Jiménez Aranda meant to paint a more-finished drawing after this sketch using natural sceneries and real models, but he died before completing the project.