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Image | 1905-1908Madrid-05-195 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | José Jiménez Aranda |
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Lithographer | |
Title Caption | ... lo dejó de hacer porque los cabreros los quitaron del fuego y tendiendo... |
Title Supplied | |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 11 |
Subject |
11.1 Encounter with shepherds, real and pretended |
Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I LAMINAS |
Page Number | CAP. XI. - 4. |
Image Dimension | 151 x 220 |
Page Dimension | 238 x 312 |
Commentary | "... he forbore doing it; for the goatherds themselves took them off the fire, and spreading...".
Some goatherds take off the fire the pieces of meat that Sancho was observing and smelling. In the background, don Quixote talking with one of the goatherds. 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 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 - "... las escenas pastoriles evocan recuerdos virgilianos, [...] composiciones llenas de vigor y de originalísimos efectos de claro-obscuro, que de color parecen según la riqueza de tonos conseguida en algunos trozos" (José Ramón Mélida: “Don José Jiménez Aranda y su "Quijote"", vol. I TEXTO, p. XLIII). |