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Image | 1905-1908Madrid-06-059 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | José Jiménez Aranda |
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Lithographer | |
Title Caption | ... pero como vió que la moza forcejeaba por desasirse, y Don Quijote trabajaba por tenerla,.... |
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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. - 10. |
Image Dimension | 155 x 195 |
Page Dimension | 238 x 312 |
Commentary | "... but when he perceived the wench struggling to get free and Don Quixote striving to hold her...".
The muleteer raises his fist to hit don Quixote, who continues seizing Maritornes' arm and doesn't let her go. 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). |