Vierge's style is masterly; detailed figures and setting and excellent use of shading.
Usual in Vierge's illustrations, some element in black creates a worth noting contrast.
His short and fine drawing lines imitate etching.
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| Image | 1906NewYork-04-053 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Daniel Urrabieta Vierge |
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| Title Caption | The Judge and His Clerk come to take Don Alvaro's Declaration |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 72 |
| Subject |
72.1 DQ meets Alvaro Tarfe at inn |
| Illustration Type |
Head vignette |
| Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | IV |
| Page Number | 379 |
| Image Dimension | 92 x 110 |
| Page Dimension | 255 x 180 |
| Commentary | Don Álvaro Tarfe declares before a mayor and a notary that the present don Quixote is not the one that he had met before (Avellaneda's).
Vierge's style is masterly; detailed figures and setting and excellent use of 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. |