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	Image	1905-1908Madrid-05-156
	Illustration No.	1
	Illustrator	José Jiménez Aranda
	Engraver
	Lithographer
	Title Caption	Llegaron en esto dos mozos de los frailes, y preguntáronle que por qué le desnudaba.
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	Part	Part I, Madrid 1605
	Chapter	Chapter 8
	Subject	8.3 Episode with friars of St. Benedict
	Illustration Type	Chapter illustration
	Technique	Process / Photomechanical technique
	Color	Black and white
	Volume	I LAMINAS
	Page Number	CAP. VIII. - 18.
	Image Dimension	152 x 220
	Page Dimension	238 x 312
	Commentary	"At that instant the friar's muleteers came up and asked what he was stripping him for". In the foreground, the dialogue between the friars' muleteers and Sancho, who is stripping the defeated monk; notice their gestures and expressions. In the background, the other Benedictine friar running away. Great interest in representing real Spanish characters and accurate period clothes and details; realistic and picturesque. 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).