Image	1906NewYork-03-002
	Illustration No.	1
	Illustrator	Daniel Urrabieta Vierge
	Engraver
	Lithographer
	Title Caption	Don Quixote's Niece and Housekeeper Adjured to Cherish Him
	Title Supplied
	Part	Part II, Madrid 1615
	Chapter	Chapter 1
	Subject	1.1 Priest and barber visit DQ to check if he is cured of his madness
	Illustration Type	Head vignette
	Technique	Process / Photomechanical technique
	Color	Black and white
	Volume	III
	Page Number	5
	Image Dimension	100 x 108
	Page Dimension	255 x 180
	Commentary	The priest and the barber arrive at don Quixote's house and encounter the housekeeper and the niece preparing don Quixote's food. 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; illustration resolved as a small genre scene. Notice 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.