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	Image	1906b-NY-Scribners-02-036
	Illustration No.	1
	Illustrator	Daniel Urrabieta Vierge
	Engraver
	Lithographer
	Title Caption	The Captives Thank Their Benefactress.
	Title Supplied
	Part	Part I, Madrid 1605
	Chapter	Chapter 40
	Subject	40.1 Captive’s tale continues
	Illustration Type	Chapter illustration
	Technique	Process / Photomechanical technique
	Color	Black and white
	Volume	II
	Page Number	229
	Image Dimension	153 x 115
	Page Dimension	255 x 180
	Commentary	In a baño of Algiers, after receiving ten zianyis from Zoraida, the captive, Ruy Pérez de Viedma, and his two companions thank her in a Moorish fashion, inclining their heads, bending their bodies and pressing their hands to their breasts. Vierge's style is absolutely masterly; his figures are detailed and real; remarkable setting too. Notice 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.