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	Image	1905-1908Madrid-07-086
	Illustration No.	1
	Illustrator	José Jiménez Aranda
	Engraver
	Lithographer
	Title Caption	.... pidió la bendición á su señor, y no sin muchas lágrimas....
	Title Supplied
	Part	Part I, Madrid 1605
	Chapter	Chapter 25
	Subject	25.4 SP’s embassy to Dulcinea;
	Illustration Type	Chapter illustration
	Technique	Process / Photomechanical technique
	Color	Black and white
	Volume	III LÁMINAS
	Page Number	CAP. XXV. - 12.
	Image Dimension	150 x 220
	Page Dimension	238 x 312
	Commentary	".... he asked his master's blessing, and not without many tears...". Don Quixote giving his blessing to Sancho before the squire leaves for El Toboso; accurate to Cervantes' text, Sancho holds a broom bunch. Remarkable figures, with natural gestures, and remarkable landscape. 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 - ".... dibujos, en los que al efecto de luz, vivo en lo alto, tibio en la sombría hondonada que á Don Quijote parece apropiado lugar para sus penitencias, se une el relieve y el acento de vida con que trató las figuras" (José Ramón Mélida: “Don José Jiménez Aranda y su "Quijote"", vol. I TEXTO, p. XLVIII).