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| Image | 1930-Barcelona-Salvat-01-008 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Daniel Urrabieta Vierge |
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| Title Caption | -Tome vuestra merced, señor licenciado; rocíe este aposento... |
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| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 6 |
| Subject |
6.2 Scrutiny of DQ’s library |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 52 |
| Image Dimension | 170 x 115 |
| Page Dimension | 290 x 200 |
| Commentary | The housekeeper, holding a holy-water pot and a splinkler, asks the priest to exorcise don Quixote's library for fear of the enchanters of the books.
Also in the scene the niece and the barber. Vierge's style is absolutely masterly; his figures are detailed and real, full of life; also the setting, carefully-done. Notice also 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 - Reproduced after NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1906, or London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1906-07. |