. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. the best fruits of the government system ofsending graduates of the national schools abroad for post-graduate instruction. Having learned whathe could at the San Car-los Academy, this prom-ising young painter wassent at public expenseto Europe for five he studied in thestudios of the most notedinstructors in Spain,Italy, France, Hollandand England. He mademany copies of the mas-terpieces in the princi-pal galleries of the OldWorld. Since his returnhe has settled down towork on native subjects,selected for the
. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. the best fruits of the government system ofsending graduates of the national schools abroad for post-graduate instruction. Having learned whathe could at the San Car-los Academy, this prom-ising young painter wassent at public expenseto Europe for five he studied in thestudios of the most notedinstructors in Spain,Italy, France, Hollandand England. He mademany copies of the mas-terpieces in the princi-pal galleries of the OldWorld. Since his returnhe has settled down towork on native subjects,selected for the most partfrom among the laboringclasses. He has also de-picted many of the land-scapes of high altitudewhere the effect of thelights has usually baffledthe visiting artist. Likesome of the men whohave mastered this prob-lem in the United States, after years of labor, Isaguirre has had success even thoughhe has remained faithful to oils, while the Americans have been driven to watercolors and pastelle to get the clear effects that prevail a mile or more above the AN EPISODE OF A FIRE. BY G. CARRASCO. ART AND LITERATURE 223 Herman Gedovius, though of German descent and name, is really a Mexicanand so entitled to mention among the modern painters of the country. He wasborn in San. Luis Potosi but received his art education in the Royal BavarianAcademy at Munich. He devotes himself almost exclusively to portraiture,though he has painted some ideal heads. Like most of the others mentioned hegives up part of his time to teaching in the San Carlos Academy. The Dean of the present school of painters is Felix Parra, whose work ismuch in the style of the modern French school. His subjects are scenes fromcontemporary life which he presents with great vivacity and some humor. Hisworks are very popular among the wealthy and broadly scattered in their homes. Another artist who shows strongly the influence of the same school is AlfredoRamos Martinez, who received his art training partl
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