Image 1906NewYork-03-004 
Illustration No. 1     
Illustrator Daniel Urrabieta Vierge 
Engraver  
Lithographer  
Title Caption The Parable of the Madman 
Title Supplied  
Part Part II, Madrid 1615  
Chapter Chapter 1 
Subject 1.2 Two mad tales
 
Illustration Type Vignette
 
Technique Process / Photomechanical technique
 
Color Black and white 
Volume III 
Page Number 14 
Image Dimension 76 x 108 
Page Dimension 255 x 180 
Commentary The priest and the barber visit don Quixote to check if he is already sane; the barber tells a tale about a mad man at Sevilla.
Vierge's style is absolutely masterly; his figures are detailed and real; also the setting, carefully-done.
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.