Annals of the artists of Spain

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Página 901 - But ever and anon, to soothe your vision, Fatigued with these hereditary glories, There rose a Carlo Dolce or a Titian, Or wilder group of savage Salvatore's...
Página 1191 - Her usual food was an herb bitter as wormwood. When compelled by her mother to wear a wreath of roses, she so adjusted it on her brow that it became a crown of thorns. Rejecting a host of suitors, she destroyed the lovely complexion to which she owed her name, by an application of pepper and quicklime. But...
Página 1019 - Abraham receiving the Three Angels," and the " Charity of San Juan de Dios," on the left or gospel side ; and the " Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes," " Our Lord healing the Paralytic at the Pool of Bethesda," " St. Peter released from Prison by the Angel,
Página 1002 - St. Anthony of Padua, one of his most celebrated works, and still a gem of the Cathedral, hanging in the chapel of the baptistery. Kneeling near a table, the shaven grey-frocked saint is surprised by a visit from the infant Jesus, a charming naked babe, who descends in a golden flood of glory, walking the bright air as if it were the earth, while around him floats and hovers a company of cherubs, most of them children, forming a rich garland of graceful forms and lovely faces. Gazing up in rapture...
Página 1217 - Chartreuse of Paular, together with a picture of St. John writing the Apocalypse. From the number of his works which once existed at Valladolid, part of his life seems to have been spent in that city. The Franciscan friars possessed two of them, large pictures of the Virgin, in one of which she was represented sitting in a cherry-tree, and adored by St. Francis. This unusual throne may perhaps have been introduced by Cerezo as a symbol of his own devout feelings, his patronymic being the Castilian...
Página 1043 - But for his friends, the Capuchins of Seville, Murillo put forth all his powers, and produced his most elaborate and most successful composition on his favourite theme. Robed in black, and wearing a white mitre, St. Thomas the Almoner stands at the door of his Cathedral, relieving the wants of a lame half-naked beggar who kneels at his feet. His pale venerable countenance, expressive of severities inflicted upon himself, and of habitual kindness and goodwill to all mankind, is not inferior in intellectual...
Página 1028 - ... the moral effect of the picture. The disgust felt by the spectator is evidently shared by the attendant ladies ; yet the highborn dame continues her self-imposed task, her pale and pensive countenance betraying no inward repugnance, and her dainty fingers shrinking from no service that can alleviate human misery, and exemplify her devotion to her Master. The old hag, whose brown scraggy neck and lean arms enhance by contrast the delicate beauty of the saint, alone seems to have leisure or inclination...
Página 1009 - Praised be the most Holy Sacrament, and the pure Conception of Our Lady," Alabado sea el Santisimo Sacramento y la limpia Concepcion de Nuestra Senora. Conversation on subjects not belonging to the business of the school was prohibited, and the offender was fined if he persevered in it after the president had rung his bell twice. A fine was likewise exacted for swearing, profane language, and offences against good manners.
Página 1060 - Señora nuestra, concebida sin mancha ni deuda de pecado original desde el primer instante de su ser, otorgo, hago y ordeno mi testamento en la forma y manera siguiente.
Página 1025 - Supra, chap. viii. p. 669. with great power. The dark form of the burden and the sober grey frock of the bearer are dimly seen in the darkness, on which the glorious countenance of the seraph and his rich yellow drapery tells like a burst of sunshine.

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