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Title: A history of painting... / with a preface by Frank Brangwyn
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Macfall, Haldane, 1860-1928
Subjects: Painting Painters
Publisher: Boston : Dana Estes and Co.
Contributing Library: PIMS - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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after the death of his two elderbrothers, the Infante Carlos 11, who was destined to suc-ceed Philip iv. on the throne, to drag the splendour ofSpain to further degradation, and die on the edge of hisfortieth year, in 1700, and end his royal line. Of the kings two children, Baltazar Carlos and Maria Teresa, by his first marriage, Baltazar Carlos was dead ; and in 1659 Cardinal Mazarin, who guided the destinies of France, arranged a marriage between Maria Teresa and 178 XVI VELAZQUEZ 1599 ~ I^° REALIST SCHOOL OF SEVILLE OR ANDALUSIA THE INFANT PHILIP PROSPER (Imperial Gallery, Vienna) An excellent picture of infant boyhood is this of the Prince Philip Prosperat two years of age, wherein we see the little Prince standing by a chair—dressed in his elaborate baby petticoats, heavily braided, and with his apronon, bells depending from the waist of his ridiculous gown. Here in a chairwe see the small dog, a favourite with Velazquez, painted with a truth rare inthe work of the old masters
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OF PAINTING his young king Louis the Fourteenth, who was about to WHEREINburst upon Europe as King Sun, Louis the Great. In the SPAINgreat rejoicings that took place at the tidings, Death BURSTSstalked into the royal palace, marked the two little sons of INTO TT t t t t T? C IP the king for the grave, and, though none realised it, set his QOKTr.chill hand upon the shoulder of the kings friend, themighty genius, Velazquez. The marriage took place amidst great splendour on the7th day of the June of 1660, on the Isle of Pheasants,in the river between France and Spain, the two Courtsmeeting there. The weight of designing and arrangingand carrying out the pageantry fell upon the shoulders ofVelazquez ; and the tedious journey in state of the kingand Court, with their cavalcade six leagues long, with alltheir complicated train, the elaborate and endless and im-posing ceremonies, bore down the fragile body of the over-burdened Court-Marshal. Velazquez lived to reach Madrid,but, after lingeri

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