 click to enlarge |
|
| Image | 1989-Mainz-Krahenwinkel-03-022 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Eberhard Schlotter |
| Engraver | |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Mutatio capparum |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 21 |
| Subject |
21.3 Adventure of the helmet of Mambrino |
| Illustration Type |
Illustration |
| Technique |
Offset |
| Color | In color |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | w/p |
| Image Dimension | 230 x 188 |
| Page Dimension | 325 x 330 |
| Commentary | Once don Quixote has defeated the barber and takes his basin (Mambrino's helmet), Sancho takes his packsaddle too; "Y luego, habilitado con aquella licencia, hizo mutatio capparum..." (21:1).
Don Quixote philosophizes about revenge, which sometimes causes more wrongdoing than the rape of Helen (scene superposed on the helmet; drawing by David). Excellent illustration, resolved with great originality and mastery. |
| Notes | 1 - Offset reproduction of Schlotter's original etching/aquatint (Alicante: Rembrandt Editores, 1977-81).
2 - Mutatio capparum: the change from red fur to silken purple hoods made by cardinals at Whitsuntide. |