Là, il lui semble que l'air est plus transparent, que le soleil brille d'une clarté nouvelle · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Là, il lui semble que l'air est plus transparent, que le soleil brille d'une clarté nouvelle
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Spain; Europe
Description: The illustration represents part of the tale of the Knight of the Lake, as told by Don Quixote to the canon of Toledo in defense of chivalric novels: after throwing himself into the boiling lake, the Knight finds himself among flowering meadows, in a peaceful grove of leafy green trees. He discovers a brook whose cool waters, like liquid crystal, run over fine sand and white pebbles that seem like sifted gold and perfect pearls. Suddenly, an elegant fortress appears before him (background). Its walls are made of solid gold, its parapets of diamonds, and its doors of sapphires. Signed by G. Doré (illustrator) and H.-J. Pisan (engraver). Part 1, ch. 50.
Image Creator: Doré, Gustave (Illustrator); Pisan, Héliodore-Joseph (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Wood engraving
Identifier: mta:22186
Language: fre
Source Name: L'ingénieux hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche
Parent Collection: 1863 Hachette Dore
Image: mta_22186_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Don Quixote
Subject: Forests; Streams; Castles; Chivalry; Storytelling