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| Image | 1930-Barcelona-Salvat-01-011 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Daniel Urrabieta Vierge |
| Engraver | |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Puestas y levantadas en alto las cortadoras espadas de los dos valerosos y enojados combatientes... |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 8 |
| Subject |
8.4 Adventure with the Basque |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 80 |
| Image Dimension | 155 x 110 |
| Page Dimension | 290 x 200 |
| Commentary | In the center of the composition, don Quixote fighting with a Basque (Biscayan); accurate to Cervantes' text, the Basque protects himself with a cushion.
Around them, observing the scene, a pair of ladies in a coach, their lackeys and Sancho, knelt in the background (left). Vierge's style is absolutely masterly; his figures are detailed and real, full of life; remarkable composition too. 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. |