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On the Trail of Don Quixote

Daniel Vierge

1896

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century Interior

Dominant colour

On the Trail of Don Quixote is a 1896 ink by Daniel Vierge, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Daniel Vierge
When & what style?: 1896 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This sketch shows a chaotic scene split into three framed sections. The top frame has a wild landscape with a knight on horseback fighting windmills. The middle frame shows a man standing on a giant book, pointing at a crowd of people in a room. The bottom frame depicts a funeral with mourners around a coffin. The middle scene looks like a mix of fantasy and reality, with the book acting as a stage. This style blends humor and drama, typical of how artists played with ideas back then. Next, check out engraving to see how this detailed sketch was made.