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Image | 1906b-NY-Scribners-04-009 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Daniel Urrabieta Vierge |
Engraver | |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | The Bearded Waiting-Women. |
Title Supplied | |
Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
Chapter | Chapter 39 |
Subject |
39.2 The “dueñas” showing their beards |
Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | IV |
Page Number | 39 |
Image Dimension | 152 x 115 |
Page Dimension | 255 x 180 |
Commentary | Don Quixote and Sancho amazed by Countess Trifaldi's dueñas, all lifting their veils and showing the beards; the Duke and the Duchess observe them amused.
Vierge's style is masterly; detailed figures with good gestures and expressions; notice the contrast between the figures in the foreground, well-drawn, and the dueñas in the background, almost like ghosts. 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. |