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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 edition. Excerpt: ...and his work greatly deteriorated. 1 Portrait of a Man. Lent by Mr. Edward Drummond Libbey. DURER, Albert. 2 Adoration of the Shepherds. The Holden Collection, No. 46. GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Jos6 de. Born at Fuendetodos in Aragon, 1746. Died at Bordeaux, 1828. Entered the studio of Martinez at the age of sixteen. Went to Rome, returning to Spain in 1774. Was appointed court painter in 1795. 3 Don Tadeo Bravo de Rivero. Lent by the F. Kleinberger Galleries. 4 Marquesa de Bajamar. Lent by M. Knoedler and Company. EL GRECO; Dominico Theotocopuli, called. Born in Crete? between 1545 and 1550. Died at Toledo, 1614. Nothing positive is known of his birth and youth, but there is reason to believe that he studied under Titian in Venice before 1570, and that in that year he went to Rome. His methods would suggest the influence of Tintoretto, even if he did not work in his studio. The Spanish ambassador in Rome was recruiting artists there for the decoration of the Escorial and El Greco may have gone to Spain in the hope of participating in this work. He seems to have been in Toledo by 1577. Soon after that time we find him executing important decorative works in that city, later in Madrid and other Spanish cities. Besides religious works he painted numerous portraits. 5 Holy Virgin. Lent by the Ehrich Galleries. 6 St. John. Lent by the Ehrich Galleries. HALS, Frans. Born at Antwerp!? 1580. Died at Haarlem, 1666. The family returned to Haarlem before 1600. Probably a pupil of Van Noordt and Van Mander. His greatest works are in the Museum of the city where he died. 7 Portrait of Wilhelm van Heythuysen. Lent by Mr. Charles L. Hutchinson. 8 Portrait of a Young Man. Lent by the F. Kleinberger Galleries. 9 The Flute Player. Lent by Mr. Edward Drummond...