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Excellent use of woodcut to create highly-effective and very remarkable white and black contrasts.
Clean drawing and very expressive and elegant figure.
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| Image | 1929-Maestricht-Leiter-04-068 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Hermann Paul |
| Engraver | Hermann Paul |
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| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Resurrection of Altisidora |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 69 |
| Subject |
69.2 Altisidora’s mock death and resurrection |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Woodcut |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | IV |
| Page Number | 240 |
| Image Dimension | 180 x 140 |
| Page Dimension | 304 x 230 |
| Commentary | "Resurrection" of Altisidora; accurate to Cervantes' text, holding a palm branch and surrounded by lighted tapers.
Excellent use of woodcut to create highly-effective and very remarkable white and black contrasts. Clean drawing and very expressive and elegant figure. |
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