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Image 1906b-NY-Scribners-01-072 
Illustration No. 1     
Illustrator Daniel Urrabieta Vierge 
Engraver  
Lithographer  
Title Caption Cardenio, Knight of the Rock, Gives Way to Wrath. 
Title Supplied  
Part Part I, Madrid 1605  
Chapter Chapter 24 
Subject 24.3 Cardenio attacks DQ and SP
 
Illustration Type Chapter illustration
 
Technique Process / Photomechanical technique
 
Color Black and white 
Volume
Page Number 323 
Image Dimension 170 x 113 
Page Dimension 255 x 180 
Commentary In Sierra Morena, Cardenio attacks the goatherd after having beaten don Quixote and Sancho.
Vierge's style is absolutely masterly; his figures are detailed and real, full of life; Cardenio's violent figure is worth noting.
Notice also the perfect use of light and shadow, halftones and shading.
Usual in Vierge's illustrations, some element in black creates a worth noting contrast.
His short and fine drawing lines imitate etching. 
Notes 1 - Vierge's original drawings (Chinese ink and wash) were reproduced by photogravure (notice the plate mark); the specific technique used, heliogravure, allows an excellent reproduction both of the original wash halftones and of the lines.