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Image | 1905-1908Madrid-05-201 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | José Jiménez Aranda |
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Title Caption | Eran en aquella santa edad todas las cosas comunes... Entonces sí que andaban las simples y hermosas.... |
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Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 11 |
Subject |
11.2 Golden Age speech |
Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I LAMINAS |
Page Number | CAP. XI. - 10. |
Image Dimension | 220 x 153 |
Page Dimension | 312 x 238 |
Commentary | "In that period of innocence, all things were in common... Then did the simple and beauteous...".
Bucolic scene and idyllic landscape relative to don Quixote's speech about the Golden Age; flowers, acorns, bees, flock of sheep, beautiful shepherdesses, crystal-clear water streams, trees with fruits... Imaginative and original illustration. 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 - "El famoso discurso de la edad de oro da lugar á una hermosa alegoría de los pastores de la Arcadia y del gallardo Dafnis" (José Ramón Mélida: “Don José Jiménez Aranda y su "Quijote"", vol. I TEXTO, p. XLIII-XLIV). |