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Image | 1906NewYork-02-011 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Daniel Urrabieta Vierge |
Engraver | |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | Sancho and Dulcinea. |
Title Supplied | |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 31 |
Subject |
31.1 SP’s tale of embassy to Dulcinea |
Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | II |
Page Number | 71 |
Image Dimension | 166 x 114 |
Page Dimension | 255 x 180 |
Commentary | Reference to Sancho's embassy to El Toboso as told (and invented) by himself to don Quixote: Sancho helps Dulcinea to lift up a sack of wheat on a donkey.
Vierge's style is absolutely masterly; his figures are detailed and real, full of life; 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. |