New-York tribune., 1874-11-24
OBITUARY..



The circle of artists who have made them
selves famous under the popular title OF the French
Spanish school, and which suffered such irreparable
the deaths of Regnaut aud Zmac0is, has again
been broken by the loss OF FOrtuny whose death is
announced by cable He was born at Reus in Catalonia,
June H. 1885, and therefore. like his celebrated COM
panons, left the world comparatively yOunglike them
too he was the ruler of wide Kingdom, and has left
behind him work that will endure. His training began
in the Academy OF Barcelona where the pale traditions
of Overoeck held sway but academies and imitators
could teach Fortuny anything, and it not until
like Reenaut, he had turned bis back the meansof
grace supplied by the State that his genius began to
flow. II is said that Autographs by Gavarui gave
him the first living impulse and pointed with signid
cant nger tho field where his heart told hin.
the JOY of success awaited hlm. When, after, he
went Rome he deserted the galleries for the streets,
and found subjects for his pepcn in the life that
swarned about him the Roman lanes and alleys.
Later in Morocco. he was taken captive by the charm
OF that splendid barbarism in which Regaault, too,
found such delight made him forget Italy and he
returned TO EdrOpe with world OF studies, which
afterward to make him fame and fortune when
they took shape pictures. In the year 1869 several
OF Fortuny's pictures exhibited in Paris and in
the Salon of 1870 Regnaults salone" and the I" "Edu
cation OF Prince" by ZamacO!s made the names Of
these three young men known as the founders OF o
new scbOOl-a school that within four years des
tined 10 be deprived OF their illls:rous leadership
ZlmacOls died hrs5. Rcglaut went next. and
Fortuny has gone aud new triunpas mast wait for
new leader, since no OF equal power and
originality IS left to carry on the traditions Of
school that h:rdy lived long enough TO
be called school at all 1t is not little singular that
considering the immense popularity of these thrre
artists IN France and in England, each OF them should
be represented IN this country by hr2:rate exnple
Regnaults "AutOnedon Tanning the Horses of Achilles
magnificent Ztmacois' EiucatIon OF Prince"
and FurtunI's "Snake Charmcrs" are al! owned in
America, aud there also many water-co!Ors and
Madrazo Heuant. aud Others Of their followers. The
chief characteristic OF this school s its breaking with
The classical traditions that inherit from David
and that found splendid elimination Ingres.
Its Inspiration came not from Raphael,
indeed from any Italian, either directly ind
rectly. but from ValasQueZ and GOya aud the
eOid and azure or the Spanish air. II any Italians
moved Ergnault and FOrtunv, they were Titan, and
Tn0ref, and GiOrPtOne but they forgot them all In
presence OF Veasquez. and called Inn alone master
ana lord. But, OF the three egnaut alone deserved
the style OF great he alone OF the three brought back
the heroic age aud while to Z,macOs broke least
with the classical tradions-and Ia subject than
IN Inanne!-he palm of excellence in character paint
Ing must be awarded, aud while FOruny dnzzes with
nls auddclous drawing and more audacIous cOhor-to
ignault belongs the praise OF having France
what before his birth had known artist nt
10 st AT the feet or the Venetlaas ana Vels
queZ, the greatest Spalart.