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| Image | 1909-RioDeJaneiro-Bibliotheca-01-009 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Antonio Carnicero |
| Engraver | Fernando Selma (process reproduction) |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | EL INGENIOSO HIDALGO DON QUIXOTE DE LA MANCHA |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | 02. Frontispiece |
| Subject |
02.3 Allegorical/symbolic representations |
| Illustration Type |
Frontispiece |
| Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 88 |
| Image Dimension | 140 x 96 |
| Page Dimension | 272 x 180 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote with the allegory of Folly, as it was described by Cesare Ripa (dressed as a jester with small bells and holding a whirligig) and Love, as Cupid.
Folly and Love show to don Quixote Dulcinea's portrait. Don Quixote appears as Knight of the lions. A satyr (reference to Don Quixote as a book os satire) sets fire to different chivalric books: AmadÃs de Grecia, El Caballero de la Cruz, Olivante de Laura... |
| Notes | 1 - Facsimile reproduction after Madrid: Ibarra, 1780.
2 - Reproduced by Vieira. |