in the seventeenth century. Alonso Cano was an excellent sculptor and painter; his best works are at Granada.
To the realistic tendency of imitating the tints of the flesh was soon added another characteristic tendency of Spanish sculpture, which continues in the present day. It consists in making a lay figure or frame, which has only the head and hands sculptured, and is dressed with a voluminous petticoat and wig to please the taste of the devout. It is the most extreme point to which the degradation of the fine arts can reach.
The Spanish Church has opposed itself from the beginning to this abuse, as may be seen in the synodals published by the bishops after the Council of Trent; unfortunately, however, fanaticism has more power than ecclesiastical legislation.
Spanish sculpture after Cano and his school is hardly worth mentioning. From the end of the seventeenth century until the eighteenth it has all the bad taste of the time. The statues of Spanish kings which may be seen at Madrid give a good idea of the inferiority of the artist’s work. At the end of the last century the same classical revival occurred here as in other countries. Alvarez is the sculptor who may be considered the best representative of this school. His best works are at Madrid. The Catalan artists, Suñol, Bellver, and the brothers Valmitjana, are excellent representatives of Spanish sculpture in the present day.
§ 15.—Chronological Tables.
No. I.
Carthaginian Domination in Spain
238 to 200 B.C.
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Roman Domination
200 B.C. to 414 A.D.
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Wisigothic Domination
414 B.C. to„ 711 A.D.„
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| Wisigothic Kings. | ||
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Ataulfo
414, D. 417
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Sigerico
D.„ 417
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Walia
D.„ 420
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Teodoredo
D.„ 451
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Turismundo
D.„ 454
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Teodorico
D.„ 466
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Eurico
483
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This king, after conquering the Suevi and other races, is considered the founder of the monarchy.
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Alarico
D. 505
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Gesaleico
510
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Amalarico
531
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Teudis
548
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Teudiselo
549
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Agila
554
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Atanagildo
567
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Liuva I.
572
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Leovigildo
586
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After destroying the barbarians that still remained in the country, he was the first king who ruled over the whole Peninsula.
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Recaredo I.
601
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Summoned to the 3rd Council of Toledo, renounced Arianism, and became the first Catholic king of Spain.
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Liuva II.
603
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Witerico
610
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Gundemaro
612
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Sisebuto
621
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Recaredo II.
621
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Suintila
631
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Sisenado
635
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Tulga
640
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Chindasvinto
650
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Recesvinto
672
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