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	Image	1905-1908Madrid-05-041
	Illustration No.	1
	Illustrator	José Jiménez Aranda
	Engraver
	Lithographer
	Title Caption	que le tuviese mucho cuidado de su caballo,...
	Title Supplied
	Part	Part I, Madrid 1605
	Chapter	Chapter 2
	Subject	2.2. DQ arrives at inn (castle)
	Illustration Type	Chapter illustration
	Technique	Process / Photomechanical technique
	Color	Black and white
	Volume	I LAMINAS
	Page Number	CAP. II. - 18.
	Image Dimension	150 x 220
	Page Dimension	238 X 312
	Commentary	"To have special care of his steed, assuring him that there was not a better,...". The innkeeper leads Rocinante towards the stable while don Quixote assures him that this is the best horse. Also in the scene a groom holding don Quixote's shield and one of the party girls with a muleteer. Great interest in representing real Spanish characters and accurate period setting, clothes and details; realistic and picturesque. Jiménez Aranda's drawing skill is masterly; remarkable use of light and shadow.
	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 - "... el ventero llevándose al medio muerto rocín, que su amo proclama solemnemente la mejor pieza que comía pan en el mundo..." (José Ramón Mélida: “Don José Jiménez Aranda y su "Quijote"", vol. I TEXTO, p. XXXIV).