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	Image	1905-1908Madrid-08-045
	Illustration No.	1
	Illustrator	José Jiménez Aranda
	Engraver
	Lithographer
	Title Caption	.... y á uno de ellos le preguntó lo que deseaba,....
	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. - 9.
	Image Dimension	148 x 220
	Page Dimension	238 x 312
	Commentary	".... and put the question to one of them,...". At the inn stable, the priest asks the grooms about the newly arrived travelers that they accompany. Remarkable figures, with good and natural gestures; notice the groom on the right. 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).