. Art and artists of our time. gle stroke at the Salonof 1870, where he exhibited his Education of a Prince. As we have said, however, it wasnot by well-known names such as those of Fortuny and Zamacois that modern Spanish artwas represented at the Munich Exhibition, but by painters of whom little had been hithertoknown outside of Spain. Here was Pradilla with his Surrender of Granada to Ferdinandand Isabella, Casados Vengeance of King Ramurez, Veras Taking of Numantia by the Romans —all of them large canvases filled with figures and stirring with incident. Ill 33^ ART AND ARTISTS OF OUR TIME.
. Art and artists of our time. gle stroke at the Salonof 1870, where he exhibited his Education of a Prince. As we have said, however, it wasnot by well-known names such as those of Fortuny and Zamacois that modern Spanish artwas represented at the Munich Exhibition, but by painters of whom little had been hithertoknown outside of Spain. Here was Pradilla with his Surrender of Granada to Ferdinandand Isabella, Casados Vengeance of King Ramurez, Veras Taking of Numantia by the Romans —all of them large canvases filled with figures and stirring with incident. Ill 33^ ART AND ARTISTS OF OUR TIME. These are only a few names out of the list of artists who do Spain honor, albeitthey owe little more than their elementary training to their native country. Almost with-out exception they have begun their studies in the Academy San Fernando at Madrid, andhave either gained the grand Prix de Rome, or have been assisted by friends to enter theSpanish Academy at Eome, founded by Emilio Castelar. Once planted in Eome, they have. THE RETURN TO THE CONVENT. FROM THE ORIGINAL PAINTING BY EDOUARD 2AMAC0IS. continued to live and work there, and although this lirst generation, the artistic offspring, so-to speak, of the movement begun by Fortuny, still keeps alive something of the authentic fireof its origin, it remains to be seen whether the native genius will be strong enough to sur-mount the double obstacle to originality, of academic training and of expatriation. Theexperiment has never been a successful one, wherever tried, and there is no reason to expecta better result in the case of Spain. BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY 3 9097 01292290 3 i DATE DUE j 1 m 1 i GAYLORD PRINTED IN
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