Annals of the Artists of Spain Volume 4 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 Excerpt: ... please the public taste; and his popularity was 1 Supra, chap. xiv. p. 1263. Palomino, torn. ii. p. 247. Ch. xvi. His principal works were in the Uecolete, Dominican, and Augustine convents, and he furnished an altar-piece, representing St. Rafael and St. Matias, to the Cathedral, and two pictures to the chapel of St. John Nepomuk, in the church of San Andres, where he lies buried. Fray Josef Fray Josef Manuel Minana, of the order of the Manuel Miaana. Most Holy Trinity, was born at Valencia on the 18th October 1671, and cultivated both art and literature with some success. He studied painting at Naples, and executed for his convent at Murviedro two pictures which were placed over the high-altar of the church, and obtained the commendation of Cean Bermudez. Besides several letters and papers on Valencian antiquities, he wrote a Latin continuation of Mariana's "History of Spain,"1 and an historical sketch, likewise in Latin, of that part of the War of the Succession which was fought in the kingdom of Valencia.2 In 1704 he obtained the chair of rhetoric in the University of Valencia, and he was twice Visitor-general of his order for the province of Aragon. The friend of Manuel Martin and of Gregorio Mayans, who has 1 Histories de rebus Hispanice, lib. x., sive Joan. Mariana Hist. de reb Hisp. continuatio, sive tomus iv., foL, Hagae Comitum, 1733. De Bello Rustico Valentino, libri iii., 8vo, Hag. Com. 1732. Both these works were printed under the direction of Gregorio Mayans, who prefixed a life of Minana to the latter. printed some of his familiar letters with his own,1 he rivalled these learned men in profound scholarship and assiduous study. He wrote Latin with great elegance, and spoke Greek, says his pupil Ximeno,2 as easily as his mother tong...