The illustration is full of Romanticism taste.
Balaca has represented the garden almost like a small forest (maybe influenced by the ones of the Alhambra; the use of the color suggests a fresh atmosphere.
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| Image | 1880-1883Barcelona-Montaner-01-102 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Ricardo Balaca y Canseco |
| Engraver | |
| Lithographer | Unknown |
| Title Caption | Y ECHANDOME UN BRAZO AL CUELLO, CON DESMAYADOS PASOS COMENZÓ A CAMINAR HACIA LA CASA: |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 41 |
| Subject |
41.1 Captive’s tale continues: Agi Morato |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Chromolithography |
| Color | In color |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 404 |
| Image Dimension | 278 x 206 |
| Page Dimension | 365 x 265 |
| Commentary | Reference to the captive's tale. Well-known scene; when the captive and Zoraida are discovered by her father, Agi Morato, she pretends to faint and to be helped by the captive.
The illustration is full of Romanticism taste. Balaca has represented the garden almost like a small forest (maybe influenced by the ones of the Alhambra; the use of the color suggests a fresh atmosphere. |
| Notes | It has been used a variety of chromolithography known as oleography to imitate an oil painting. |