DETAIL OF DON QUIXOTE AND THE WINDMILLS PANEL, LCN LIBRARY

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DETAIL OF "DON QUIXOTE AND THE WINDMILLS" PANEL, LCN LIBRARY

Entry/Object ID

99.5.16.358

Description

DETAIL OF "DON QUIXOTE AND THE WINDMILLS" PANEL, LCN LIBRARY Color: Black; White A black and white photograph of a detail from the La Casa Nueva Library west window showing a scene from "Don Quixote," ca. 1980. The close-up shows a panel with the caption "Don Quixote and the windmills," above which is the protagonist of Miguel Cervantes' novel in his armor and equipage, riding a horse and carrying a lance in his right hand extended forward and holding a shield at his left. In the background are three windmills surrounded by mountains or hills. A border of glass and horizontal and vertical leading borders the scene and there are horizontal wood supports at top and bottom with diagonal leading partially visible above and below. With little indication of wear or damage, the artifact is in good condition. Number-Units: 1

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Two-dimensional, Photographs, Don Quixote (Fictitious character), Glass painting and staining, Literature, Modern--15th and 16th centuries

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