Illustrating El Cid, 1498 to Today

Like England''s Arthur and France''s Charlemagne, the Cid is Spain''s national hero, and for centuries he has served as an ideal model of citizenship. All Spaniards are familiar with the story of the Cid and the multifarious ways in which he is visualized. From illuminations in medieval manuscripts to illustrations in twenty-first-century editions, depictions of the Cid vary widely, revealing just...