A Hand book of the History of the Spanish And French Schools of Painting
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" But, seeing that the figure did not salute him, the king discovered his mistake, and, turning to Velazquez, said, " I assure you I was deceived. " This was probably nothing more than a compliment to the artist. In 1642 and 1644 Velazquez accompanied Philip on his journeys into Aragou. In 1643 the original patron of the painter, the Count-Duke of Olivares, was disgraced and banished to Toro, which he never left until his remains were transferred to Loeches the convent deco- rated at his expens...e by the pencil of Rubens #. Velaz- quez continued to show respect to the fallen favourite ; but his own position with the king does not appear to have changed : Philip did not resent his fidelity to his patron. In November, 1648, the king sent him to Italy with a commission to purchase pictures and statues, as well as to obtain casts of the finest antique works. He em- barked at Malaga, and proceeded by Genoa, Milan, and Padua to Venice, where he bought some pictures of Tintoret and of Paul Veronese for his royal master f.
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