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 486 Painting became known there by a large picture of the Parting of Christ's raiment, quite Venetian in its character. Soon after, changing his style, he adopted a pale greyish colour- ing, which makes all the figures appear like so many o-hosts and shadows. He was a better instructor than painter. Juan Pantoja de la Cruz (1551 — 1609), the pupil of Sanchez Coello, has left a gallery of portraits, even in his historic pictures. There are twelve historic portraits by him in the Madrid Gallery. Pedro de las Cuevas (1568 — 1635) is scarcely worthy of mention as an artist, but he sent forth from his academy some of the best artists of that time. Amongst these were Antonio Arias Fernandez (died 1684), who was at the early age of twenty-four considered one of the best painters in Spain. In the convent of San Felipe are eleven scenes from the Passion of our Lord. Juan Carrefio de Miranda (1614 — 1685), who also studied under Bartolome Roman, a pupil of Velazquez. At Madrid, Carrefio painted for the convents and churches many pictures which gained him great fame. Besides his works at Madrid, he painted at Toledo, Alcala de Henares, Segovia, and at Pamplona. Felipe de Liafio (died 1625), who studied art under Alonso Sanchez Coello, excelled in portraiture — especially in his small pictures, which are noticeable for the beauty of their colour, whence he has been called "el pequefi Tiziano." Luis Tristan (1586 ? — 1640) studied under Theotocopuli, whom he surpassed in design if not in execution, but who nevertheless was always ready to recognise his pupil's merit. Tristan's masterwork was a series of pictures in