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Image | 1905-1908Madrid-08-054 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | José Jiménez Aranda |
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Lithographer | |
Title Caption | .... salió del aposento despavorido,.... |
Title Supplied | |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 36 |
Subject |
36.2 Resolution of love affairs of Cardenio and Luscinda, Dorotea and Don Fernando |
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. - 18. |
Image Dimension | 155 x 220 |
Page Dimension | 238 x 312 |
Commentary | ".... burst forth in terror from the room,...".
After hearing a female cry, Cardenio comes out of the room and encounters Dorotea fainted (held by the barber and attended by the priest) and Luscinda grasped by don Fernando; also in the scene, Sancho and two of don Fernando's companions. Remarkable figures, with good gestures. Well-resolved scene with a great sense of drama and tension. Great interest in representing real Spanish characters and accurate period clothes. 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). |