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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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ORALES1509- 1586 It is rousing to come to an artist of this age in whomthe Spanish utterance at last surpasses the Italian manner-isms in his hands skill. He could not shed the Italianvogue from him, but Luis de Morales, called theDivine, at least was not snowed under by the chillingblight. Of Morales the gossip is scant and conflicting enough.But he had the advantage, in these days, of living in thewilds of Estremadura, without teachers except, perhaps,some wandering painter who might chance his way. Hecame thereby to personal utterance, and it is the sternsolemnity of the Spanish faith, the sorrows of the Christfainting beneath the burden of the Cross, the grief of theChrist, as in his Ecce Homo, the woes of the Mother ofTears, that find their dramatic rendering in this gloomy sonof Spain. The very atmosphere is black with the threat ofthe Inquisition. So, until he had passed his fiftieth year, 98 IX MORALES 1509- 1586 SPANISH MANNERISTS OF CASTILEVIRGIN AND CHILD (National Gallery)
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OF PAINTING Morales lived in the wilds, painting the altarpieces of the WHEREINchurches and convents of his province, until, in 1564, the THEking, Philip 11, called him to the Escorial. But he came SPANIARDto find himself cold-shouldered. Painting one picture, his FORChrist on the Road to Calvary^ which Philip 11. gave to the AWHILEJeronymite Convent at Madrid, Morales went home again, TAKES TOand wrought his art for another twenty years, unrecognised WORSHIPand obscure, taking back with him, as sole return for his QF FALSEjourneying, the infection of the miserable disease of Italian GODSMannerism which thenceforth fastened upon and cor-rupted his virile art. So he wrought out his destiny,unknown and unrewarded ; and it so chanced that in theyear 1581 Philip, coming to Badajos, saw the tattered anddisabled wreck of the old painter. The king had ever anaffable corner in his heart for artists. You are very old,Morales, said the king. Yes, sire, and very poor, saidthe old painter with bi

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