Painters, sculptors, architects, engravers, and their works : a handbook (1875)
Waters, Clara Erskine Clement, 1834-1916 · New York : Hurd and Houghton · leaf 617
afford him every opportunity for improvement andenjoyment. He went twice to Italy; the first time to study theworks of that country and its various schools of art. He visited allthe large cities, and was absent from Spain about two years. Dur-ing this time he painted the Forge of Vulcan and… … PORTRAIT. BY VELASQUEZ. worth having. In this capacity he was everywhere received withattention and kindness. The Pope sat to him for his portrait;Cardinals Barberini and Rospigliosi, and many Roman princes,treated him with the utmost civility; and he numbered among hisfriends the sculptors Bernini…
