Chapter I: Front Matter

THE STORY
OF SPANISH PAINTING

S. JEROME EL GRECO

COLLECTION OF THE MARQUÉS DE CASTRO SERNA]

THE STORY OF
SPANISH PAINTING

BY

CHARLES H. CAFFIN

AUTHOR OF
“HOW TO STUDY PICTURES”
“THE STORY OF DUTCH PAINTING”
ETC.

LONDON, W. C.
T. FISHER UNWIN
1, ADELPHI TERRACE
1910

Copyright, 1910, by
THE CENTURY CO.

_Published November, 1910_

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES BY THE DE VINNE PRESS

THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED
WITH THE AUTHOR’S GRATITUDE TO
C. C.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I THE STORY OF THE NATION 3

II CHARACTERISTICS OF SPANISH PAINTING 25

III A PANORAMIC VIEW. PART I. TO THE END OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY 40

IV A PANORAMIC VIEW. PART II. SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
TO THE PRESENT DAY 54

V DOMENICO THEOTOCOPULI (EL GRECO) 66

VI VELASQUEZ 92

VII MAZO 121

VIII CARREÑO 131

IX RIBERA (LO SPAGNOLETTO) 136

X MURILLO 148

XI CANO AND ZURBARÁN 161

XII GOYA 171

A POSTSCRIPT 191

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

S. JEROME _El Greco_ _Frontispiece_

FACING PAGE

THE CATHOLIC KINGS AT PRAYER _School of Castile,
XV Century_ 18

From a photograph by J. Laurent & Co., Madrid.

S. URSULA _Spanish School, XV Century_ 31

THE APPARITION OF THE VIRGIN TO BERNARDINE MONKS ? _Pedro Berruguete_ 37

S. STEPHEN CONDUCTED TO MARTYRDOM _Juan de Juanes_ 44

From a photograph by J. Laurent & Co., Madrid.

DESCENT FROM THE CROSS _Pedro Campaña_ 51

From a photograph by Anderson, Rome.

PRESENTATION OF JESUS IN THE TEMPLE _Luis Morales_ 62

From a photograph by J. Laurent & Co., Madrid.

THE CRUCIFIXION _El Greco_ 70

SAN MAURICIO AND HIS THEBAN LEGION _El Greco_ 75

THE FUNERAL OF COUNT ORGAZ _El Greco_ 76

BAPTISM OF CHRIST _El Greco_ 81

VIRGIN AND SAINTS _El Greco_ 85

PHILIP IV, OLD _Velasquez_ 92

EQUESTRIAN PORTRAIT OF PHILIP IV _Velasquez_ 96

AN ACTOR, CALLED “DON JUAN DE AUSTRIA” _Velasquez_ 100

LAS HILANDERAS (THE WEAVERS) _Velasquez_ 109

LAS MENIÑAS (THE MAIDS OF HONOR) _Velasquez_ 114

DOÑA MARIANA DE AUSTRIA _Velasquez_ 119

{_Juan Bautista Martínez_
DOÑA MARIANA DE AUSTRIA {_del Mazo_ 122

{_Juan Bautista Martínez_
THE FOUNTAIN OF THE TRITONS {_del Mazo_ 127

CHARLES II _Carreño_ 132

From a photograph by Anderson, Rome.

HERMIT SAINT _Ribera_ 141

MIRACLE OF THE LOAVES AND FISHES }_Murillo_ 150 MOSES STRIKING THE ROCK }_Murillo_

SS. JUSTA AND RUFINA _Murillo_ 155

APOTHEOSIS OF S. THOMAS

AQUINAS _Francisco de Zurbarán_ 163

From a photograph by Anderson, Rome.

MIRACLE OF S. HUGO _Francisco de Zurbarán_ 166

From a photograph by Anderson, Rome.

CHARLES IV AND THE ROYAL FAMILY _Goya_ 171

MAIA, NUDE _Goya_ 174

QUEEN MARIA LUISA ON HORSEBACK _Goya_ 183

THE FATES _Goya_ 184

SCENE OF MAY 3, 1808 _Goya_ 189

IN THE BALCONY _Goya_ 190

THE STORY OF SPANISH PAINTING