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Image | 1905-1908Madrid-07-049 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | José Jiménez Aranda |
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Lithographer | |
Title Caption | .... y sin decille nada se allegó á él, y le dió puñadas y coces, y luego.... |
Title Supplied | |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 23 |
Subject |
23.4 Encounter with cabrero |
Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | III LÁMINAS |
Page Number | CAP. XXIII. - 25. |
Image Dimension | 220 x 152 |
Page Dimension | 312 x 238 |
Commentary | "... and without saying a word to him, came up to him and gave him several cuffs and kicks...".
Three different scenes told by the goatherd to don Quixote and Sancho about Cardenio's story in Sierra Morena: Cardenio attacks a shepherd; he ransacks the sadle bags; and he makes off back into Sierra Morena. Original and well-resolved narrative composition. Great interest in representing real Spanish characters and accurate period clothes and details; 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.
2 - "... composiciones de un aspecto nuevo, en fondos abruptos, generalmente sitios en que la luz apenas llega, dorando, en cambio, los picos de las montañas" (José Ramón Mélida: “Don José Jiménez Aranda y su "Quijote"", vol. I TEXTO, p. XLVII). |