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	Image	1905-1908Madrid-07-111
	Illustration No.	1
	Illustrator	José Jiménez Aranda
	Engraver
	Lithographer
	Title Caption	.... la ventera vistió al cura de modo que no había más que ver:....
	Title Supplied
	Part	Part I, Madrid 1605
	Chapter	Chapter 27
	Subject	27.4 Priest and barber disguise
	Illustration Type	Chapter illustration
	Technique	Process / Photomechanical technique
	Color	Black and white
	Volume	III LÁMINAS
	Page Number	CAP. XXVII. - 3.
	Image Dimension	156 x 222
	Page Dimension	238 x 312
	Commentary	".... the landlady dressed up the curate in a style that left nothing to be desired...". At Juan Palomeque's inn, the priest and the barber disguise themselves helped by the innkeeper's wife, her daughter and Maritornes; the priest with woman clothes and the barber with a fake beard (ox tail). Remarkable comical scene. Great interest in representing real Spanish characters and accurate period clothes, setting and details. 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 - "Justamente estos bocetos son los primeros, según nuestras noticias, que el autor ejecutó en Sevilla, en la última etapa de su labor" (José Ramón Mélida: “Don José Jiménez Aranda y su "Quijote"", vol. I TEXTO, p. XLIX).