click to enlarge
Excellent use of woodcut to create highly-effective white and black contrasts.
Clean drawing and very expressive figure.
|
click to enlarge |
|
| Image | 1929-Maestricht-Leiter-04-070 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Hermann Paul |
| Engraver | Hermann Paul |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Altisidora |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 70 |
| Subject |
70.1 DQ victim of Altisidora’s anger |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Woodcut |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | IV |
| Page Number | 245 |
| Image Dimension | 180 x 140 |
| Page Dimension | 304 x 230 |
| Commentary | At night, Altisidora visits don Quixote; accurate to Cervantes' text, she appears in white, crowned with a garland and holding a black walking stick.
Excellent use of woodcut to create highly-effective white and black contrasts. Clean drawing and very expressive figure. |
| Notes |