Das Bett, welches schwach war, stürzte in sich zusammen. – Buch III, Kap. 2 · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Das Bett, welches schwach war, stürzte in sich zusammen. – Buch III, Kap. 2
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Spain; Europe
Description: Maritornes, attempting to meet a carrier who was staying in the same inn and room as Don Quixote, was grabbed by Don Quixote himself. He believed that she had fallen. in love with him and had come to tempt him away from Dulcinea. He held on to her and told her that he could not cheat on his lady love, while Maritornes tried to get free. The carrier she had agreed to meet grew angry upon seeing her struggling, and so attacked Don Quixote. The added weight caused the poorly constructed bed to collapse, waking the innkeeper and starting a brawl that included Don Quixote, Sancho Panza, Maritornes, the innkeeper and the carrier. The image shows Don Quixote, the carrier and Maritornes piled on top of each other on the collapsing bed, while Sancho Panza sleeps nearby and rats run out from under the bed. Bits of armour and clothing are hanging from a clothesline, and the lance can be seen leaning against the ceiling. This scene can be found in Part 1, Book 3, Chapter 2.
Image Creator: Gustave Doré (Illustrator); Héliodore-Joseph Pisan (Engraver)
Type: Text; illustration
Identifier: mta:18016
Language: ger
Source Name: Leben und Thaten des scharfsinnigen Edlen Don Quixote von la Mancha
Parent Collection: 1876 Nachfolger
Image: mta_18016_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Don Quixote
Subject: Spain; Don Quixote; Sancho Panza; Carrier; Maritornes; rats; Inn; Domestic

Media: mta_18016_OBJ.jpg