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Image | 1905-1908Madrid-06-057 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | José Jiménez Aranda |
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Lithographer | |
Title Caption | ... el cual la asió fuertemente de una muñeca, y tirándola hacia sí, sin que aquella osase hablar.... |
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Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 16 |
Subject |
16.2 Episode of Maritornes |
Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | II LÁMINAS |
Page Number | CAP. XVI. - 8. |
Image Dimension | 150 x 220 |
Page Dimension | 238 x 312 |
Commentary | "... who grasped her tightly by the wrist, and drawing her towards him, while she dared not utter a wrod...".
Don Quixote, sat on his bed, seizes Maritornes's wrist; a muleteer, who is waiting for Maritornes, observes the scene while Sancho (notice his feet) remains sleeping. 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 - "... dibujos llenos de gracia y de expresión. [...] el sentimiento con que están tratadas las formas vacunas de la maritornes; los vivos rasgos con que están pintadas las escaramuzas y pendencias, prestan mayor interés á estos dibujos" (José Ramón Mélida: “Don José Jiménez Aranda y su "Quijote"", vol. I TEXTO, p. XLV). |