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Image | 1905-1908Madrid-05-150 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | José Jiménez Aranda |
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Title Caption | ... y no fueran parte para despertarle, si su amo no le llamara,... |
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Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 8 |
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Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I LAMINAS |
Page Number | CAP. VIII. - 12. |
Image Dimension | 155 x 220 |
Page Dimension | 238 x 312 |
Commentary | "... and if his master had not called him, neither would have had power to waken him,...".
Don Quixote, mounted on Rocinante, tries to wake up Sancho hitting him with his lance. Jiménez Aranda's drawing skill is masterly; remarkable use of light and shadow with impressionist effects. |
Notes | 1 – Reproduction of the original sketch (Chinese ink and gouache white). Jiménez Aranda meant to paint a more-finished drawing after this sketch using natural sceneries and real models, but he died before completing the project.
2 - "Lo que avalora esencialmente á todas ellas, lo mismo bocetos que dibujos del natural, es el espíritu con que viven y expresan la acción de los personajes de la novela; espíritu que suele revelarse por modo más espontáneo y vivo en los bocetos, y de aquí que haya quien los prefiera á los dibujos del natural. Los bocetos encierran la concepción primera y feliz desarrollo de los variados asuntos..." (José Ramón Mélida: “Don José Jiménez Aranda y su "Quijote"", vol. I TEXTO, p. XLI). |