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Well-known scene.
Vierge's style is absolutely masterly; his figures are detailed and real; also the setting.
Notice the perfect use of light and shadow and shading.
His short and fine drawing lines imitate etching.
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| Image | 1930-Barcelona-Salvat-02-004 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Daniel Urrabieta Vierge |
| Engraver | |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Quienquiera que fué, tuvo lugar de suspenderme sobre cuatro estacas que puso a los cuatro lados de la albarda... |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 4 |
| Subject |
4.2 SP explains the robbery of his donkey |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | f.p. 36 |
| Image Dimension | 168 x 120 |
| Page Dimension | 290 x 200 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote and Sancho sleeping in Sierra Morena; don Quixote on Rocinante and Sancho on his packsaddle on four stakes; in the foreground, Ginés de Pasamonte running away with Sancho's donkey.
Well-known scene. Vierge's style is absolutely masterly; his figures are detailed and real; also the setting. Notice the perfect use of light and shadow and shading. 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. |