|
|
Image | 1935-New-York-Jackson-02-022 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré |
Engraver | Héliodore Joseph Pisan (reproduced by process) |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | LUEGO SE DEJÓ CAER EN EL SUELO, COMO DESMAYADA |
Title Supplied | |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 34 |
Subject |
34.1 Reading of El curioso impertinente continues |
Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | II |
Page Number | f.p. 94 |
Image Dimension | 135 x 108 |
Page Dimension | 217 x 155 |
Commentary | Reference to the tale of El Curioso Impertinente; Camila pretends to stab herself before Lotario and Leonela.
According to Cervantes' text, Camila stabs herself with a dagger ("daga"), but in Doré's French edition it is used the word "épée" (sword), so Doré has represented a sword (the scene results more dramatic). The whole illustration is masterly: rich and detailed setting, gestures and expressions, clothes, engraving... |
Notes | 1 - Reproduced after Paris: Hachette, 1863. |