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	Image	1905-1908Madrid-05-021
	Illustration No.	1
	Illustrator	José Jiménez Aranda
	Engraver
	Lithographer
	Title Caption	«Si yo por malos de mis pecados, ó por mi buena suerte,...»
	Title Supplied
	Part	Part I, Madrid 1605
	Chapter	Chapter 1
	Subject	1.3 AQ names self DQ, his horse (Rocinante), and lady (Dulcinea)
	Illustration Type	Chapter illustration
	Technique	Process / Photomechanical technique
	Color	Black and white
	Volume	I LAMINAS
	Page Number	CAP. I. - 21.
	Image Dimension	220 X 148
	Page Dimension	312 X 238
	Commentary	"Should I, by good or ill fortune,...". Don Quixote, talking directly to the viewer, imagines himself fighting and defeating the giant Caraculiambro (three different scenes imagined among clouds: don Quixote on horseback attacking the giant; don Quixote defeating the giant; the giant prostrate before Dulcinea). Great interest in representing real Spanish characters and accurate period setting, clothes and details; realistic and picturesque. But also good combination reality/imagination. Jiménez Aranda's drawing skill is masterly.
	Notes	1 - The original drawing (Chinese ink and gouache white) was finished in 1898 in Sevilla and presented at the Exposition of Fine Arts of Barcelona (1898). 2 - "Finalmente, fantaseando por lo heroico y lo galante, sueña con el vencimiento del gigante Caraculiambro, aventura ideal cuyos lances estupendos llenan el espacio en torno suyo" (José Ramón Mélida: “Don José Jiménez Aranda y su "Quijote"", vol. I TEXTO, p. XXXII).