The illustration, that could remind one of Goya's disasters of war, has been resolved with a caricature style that, on the contrary, makes it comical.
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| Image | 1926-1927Paris-01-086 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Gus Bofa |
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| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Roland's madness |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 25 |
| Subject |
25.1 DQ as Beltenebros proposes to do penance for Dulcinea |
| Illustration Type |
Head vignette |
| Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
| Color | Colored |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 245 |
| Image Dimension | 68 x 122 |
| Page Dimension | 255 x 185 |
| Commentary | Roland gets mad and kills shepherds, burns huts, troubles the waters of the rivers, plucks up trees, destroys flocks, levels houses...
The illustration, that could remind one of Goya's disasters of war, has been resolved with a caricature style that, on the contrary, makes it comical. |
| Notes | 1 - Hand-colored using stencils; "coloriés au pochoir dans les ateliers de D. Jacomet et Cie.". |