The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-06-25
Larger Numbers Are Gong
Every Year
LIVING Is CHEAP
Americans Take a Preliminary Course
in Paris and Then Make a Practice
of Spending Three Months or a
Year in Madrid.

Madrid. June 1.-THE number of
American and other foreign artists
and art students who ONE to Madrid
to study the magnificent collection
Of NelasqueZ pictures in the PradO
Museum continues to increase every
year. The museum authorities give
every assistance TO artists who de-
sire to copy the masterpieces of Span
ish art. OF which this gallery ON
tainS an unriYalled collection.
Madrid possesses many advantages
for the art student. material ones
quite as much as artistic. For one
thing. living is inexpensive, excellent
board being Obtainable for less than
Il dollar a day. Numbers of Ameri-
can artists, after a preliminary course
of study at Paris. now make a prac-
tlce of spending from three months
to Il year working in the PradO.
StrJent found 50 much to be earned
in that gallery that he remained over
two years, and his studies there have
left Il permanent influence on his
style.
something has not been done to de-
Nclop Madrid as a center of art edu-
cation. one or two European mast
terS have gone 50 far as to consider
tn" feasibility of opening a school
here, but always they a been stop
ped short by an inSuperable OBJ
stacle: the practical impossibility Of
obtaining models. Men models. it is
true. can be found. but the dignity
and pride of all Spanish women pre-
vent them from posing.
1t is said that the great painter
Sorolla. requiring female figures in
one of his pictures, was obliged to
call upon his wife and daughters.
Pc thn lNatI .f So.~- - -.
Menendez y PelayO, director Of the
Madrid national library. Spain loses
one Of the most distinguished scholars
OF the country. The almost eXclu
SlNely national character of SenOl
Menendez's life work has. perhaps
prevented his name from becoming
familiar to the public abroad as would
have been the case had his eminen
abilities, great learning and untirins
industry been exerted in some better
known field Of knowledge.
However this may be, Spain ant
SpanlSh literature have assured,
been the gamers. for only with whole
hearted devotion could he have don
so much to restore among his coun
trymen a critical appreciation Of tn
beauties and wealth of their nativ
literature. To Spain. where he stoo
alone. the loss is for the time IRE
parable. There are, however, anon
his Younger colleagues and pupil
some who have studied his method
and who will. it is believed, worthil
carry on his work.
Born at Santander in 1856, SenC
MenendeZ from his childhood shove
exceptional literary ability. At 10
was already an excellent classic;
scholar. and at 81 he was appointe
reader of Spanish literature at Madri
University. one of the un~successf,
candidates being the present prin
minister. Senior Canalejas. In 1873
at the early age of "a. he was electe
a member of the Spanish Acaden
and henceforward his career was OF
OF unremitting literary activity. II
most important works are "A HistoI
Of Esthetics in Spain" and an "A
thology of Spanish Lyric Poets
twelve volumes. each provided Wi
a long critical introduction. He w
also engaged upon the task of edith
Lopez de Vega" n several vc
umeS of this s~tupendous work alrea,
nave been published. Senior Meme
DEE has left a valuable library
10000 volumes to the town Of Sa
lander.
YOUNG'S MAGAZINE.
The Web" by Robert Adger Bo
n