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Image | 1836-1837-Paris-Dubochet-01-150 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Tony Johannot |
Engraver | Andrew, Best & Leloir |
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Title Caption | |
Title Supplied | Landscape with a high mountain |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 25 |
Subject |
25.1 DQ as Beltenebros proposes to do penance for Dulcinea |
Illustration Type |
Vignette |
Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I |
Page Number | 332 |
Image Dimension | 76 x 98 |
Page Dimension | 250 x 165 |
Commentary | Accurate representation of the place chosen by don Quixote to do his penance; "al pie de una alta montaña, que casi como peñón tajado estaba sola, entre otras muchas que la rodeaban. Corría por su falda un manso arroyuelo, y
hacíale por todo su redondez, un prado tan verde y vicioso, que daba contento a los ojos que le miraban. Había por allí muchos arboles silvestres, y algunas plantas y flores, que hacían el lugar apacible" (25:1). Johannot, in keeping with Romanticism liking, uses the Spanish landscape as one more character; this kind of landscape (isolated, with high mountains...; vinculated to the sublime) is specially liked by Romanticism writers and painters. |
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