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Image | 1905-1908Madrid-08-101 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Luis Jiménez Aranda |
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Title Caption | En efecto, fueron tantas las voces que Don Quijote dió, que abriendo presto las puertas de la venta, salió el ventero despavorido.... |
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Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 44 |
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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. XLIV. - 1. |
Image Dimension | 220 x 147 |
Page Dimension | 312 x 238 |
Commentary | "Don Quixote roared out so lustily, that the host in a fright opened the inn-door hastily, to see...".
The innkeeper, alarmed by don Quixote's cries, encounters the knight hanging from his hand tied to a window and with his feet almost touching the ground. Also in the scene, two of the travelers (servants of don Luis' father) newly arrived to the inn and Rocinante smelling one of their mares. Good figures and remarkable setting. Great interest in representing real Spanish characters and accurate period clothes, setting and details. Realistic/picturesque style with good light and shadow effects. |
Notes | 1 – After José Jiménez Aranda’s death, his brother, Luis Jiménez Aranda, continued illustrating Don Quixote (part I) following a very similar realistic/picturesque style as the one used by his brother, but, sometimes, his figures lack naturalism. |