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Image | 1905-1908Madrid-08-038 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | José Jiménez Aranda |
Engraver | |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | «Cuatro hombres, respondió el ventero, vienen á caballo á la gineta, con lanzas....» |
Title Supplied | |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 36 |
Subject |
36.1 Arrival of Luscinda, Don Fernando at inn |
Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | IV LÁMINAS (on spine TOMO IV TEXTO by error) |
Page Number | CAP. XXXVI. - 2. |
Image Dimension | 155 x 203 |
Page Dimension | 238 x 312 |
Commentary | "«Four men, said the landlord, riding with lances....»".
Group of four men with lances and a woman, all on horseback and wearing masks, arriving to the inn with their grooms (don Fernando, his companions and Luscinda). Remarkable detailed figures. 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 - "Esta nueva novela episódica […] no dió al pintor realista tan buenos motivos como la novela principal; pero supo tratar con elegancia los caballeros, dar misterio á la tapada, vida á la escena de apearse los viajeros y retirar los mozos las caballerías, y movimiento á la acción dramática. Tres dibujos nos impresionaron en ésta: es uno el que representa á Dorotea, vencida por el llanto, á los pies de Luscinda; es otro el momento de exclamar el caballero entre las dos mujeres, ¡Venciste, Dorotea!, y el tercero la efusiva escena en que Dorotea, aún arrodillada, abraza á su amante por las rodillas" (José Ramón Mélida: “Don José Jiménez Aranda y su "Quijote"", vol. I TEXTO, pp. L-LI). |