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Image | 1905-1908Madrid-05-044 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | José Jiménez Aranda |
Engraver | |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | ... y era menester cortalas, por no poderse quitar los ñudos;.... |
Title Supplied | |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 2 |
Subject |
2.2. DQ arrives at inn (castle) 2.3. DQ received by ”ladies” |
Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I LAMINAS |
Page Number | CAP. II. - 21. |
Image Dimension | 156 x 220 |
Page Dimension | 238 X 312 |
Commentary | "... but could not find out how to unlace his gorget;...".
One of the party girls, unable to unlace don Quixote's helmet, tries to cut the knots, but don Quixote stops her; notice his gesture. Also in the scene a groom with a donkey and some muleteers; remarkable figures; notice that the groom is looking directly at the viewer. 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 - "Fino humorismo empleó Aranda en las ocho composiciones que hizo para presentar á las mozas pretendiendo en vano desembarazar de la celada al caballero..." (José Ramón Mélida: “Don José Jiménez Aranda y su "Quijote"", vol. I TEXTO, p. XXXV). |