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Image | 1906NewYork-01-051 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Daniel Urrabieta Vierge |
Engraver | |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | Anointing the battered Knight |
Title Supplied | |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 16 |
Subject |
16.1 DQ and SP arrival at second inn |
Illustration Type |
Vignette |
Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I |
Page Number | 191 |
Image Dimension | 125 x 105 |
Page Dimension | 255 x 180 |
Commentary | At Juan Palomeque's inn, the innkeeper's wife, her daughter and Maritornes bandaging don Quixote's wounds; Sancho and the innkeeper observe the scene from the door.
Vierge's style is absolutely masterly; his figures are detailed and real, full of life; don Quixote is worth noting; also the setting, carefully-done and based on real places from La Mancha. Notice also the perfect use of light and shadow, halftones and shading. Usual in Vierge's illustrations, some element in black creates a worth noting contrast. His short and fine drawing lines imitate etching. |
Notes | 1 - Vierge's original drawings (Chinese ink and wash) were reproduced by photogravure (notice the plate mark); the specific technique used, heliogravure, allows an excellent reproduction both of the original wash halftones and of the lines. |