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Image | 1906NewYork-02-034 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Daniel Urrabieta Vierge |
Engraver | |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | The Captives Thank Their Benefactress. |
Title Supplied | |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 40 |
Subject |
40.1 Captive’s tale continues |
Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | II |
Page Number | 229 |
Image Dimension | 153 x 115 |
Page Dimension | 255 x 180 |
Commentary | In a baño of Algiers, after receiving ten zianyis from Zoraida, the captive, Ruy Pérez de Viedma, and his two companions thank her in a Moorish fashion, inclining their heads, bending their bodies and pressing their hands to their breasts.
Vierge's style is absolutely masterly; his figures are detailed and real; remarkable setting too. Notice the perfect use of light and shadow, halftones and shading. Usual in Vierge's illustrations, some element in black creates a worth noting contrast. His short and fine drawing lines imitate etching. |
Notes | 1 - Vierge's original drawings (Chinese ink and wash) were reproduced by photogravure (notice the plate mark); the specific technique used, heliogravure, allows an excellent reproduction both of the original wash halftones and of the lines. |