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* MONTIANO Y LTJYANDO. 767 MONTLUCON. knovlc(lj,'cd iUithorit,y iu liu-rary mutters, and was diifutoi" i)t tliL' .{tuuleiiiy of History, founded in ITiiS. With the accession ot' the iiourbon iing I'liilip V. everything Frencli was the I'iish- ion, and all ilontiano's writings were designed to reorganize Spanisli drama on the classic lines of Racine. irg'inia (1750) and Athauliilw (1753), both tragedies, accompanied with intro- ductions setting forth his theories, were too dull ever to l)e acted. MONTICELLI, mon'techel'le, Adolphe ( 1834-80) . A French historical, genre, and por- trait painter, born at ilarseilles. He was a pupil of the Academy of Fine Arts in his native city. and when a young man went to Paris, where lie lived almost continuously until 1870. Pie then returned to Marseilles and passed there the re- mainder of his life. During his last years he was demented, his imagination ran riot, and his paintings tended to become chaotic masses of color. His first manner was influenced by his study of the great Venetians, the great Dutch masters, of Delacroix and Diaz. Some splendor from each one of these sources enriched liis own palette and brought to his second jieriod remark- able color conceptions and combinations of tints. Like Watteau, he painted 'fetes galantes,' which are his favorite subjects. In them, figures of gorgeously clothed men and women are grouped beneath splendid trees, or on marble steps, while dogs, horses, and other animals are introduced as accessories. Such a picture is his "Court of Henry III." (1874), a characteristic work. He is quite as effective with an eastern subject, a scene from Boccaccio, in the landscapes of his own province, and in marines ; '"The Miraculous Draught of Fishes." a remarkable treatment of light effects on water; in still life' subjects and in portraits, which have been likened to those of Velazquez. Consult : Goui- rand, Monticelli (Paris, 1000) ; F^zensae, "Mon- tieelli," in the Gazette des Beaux-Arts, ser. iii., vol. XXV. (Paris. 1001); and Guigou, Vingt planches d'apris les tableaux originaux de 3Ion- ticelU (Paris, 1800). M0NTICEL1,0 (It., Little Mountain). The name given by Thomas Jefferson to his residence and estate in Albemarle Comity. Va., ,ibout three miles east of Charlottesville. Tlic mansion, de- signed by Jefferson himself and first occupied, though then in an unfinished condition, in 1770, stands on the summit of a hill overlooking a large extent of the neighboring country, and was long one of the finest and most picturesque resi- dences in the South. It was Jefferson's home for fifty-six years, but passed out of the hands of his heirs a, short time after his death. On the estate Jefferson, his wife, anil two daughters ■were huricd. MONTICELLO. A town and the county-seat of Drew County. Ai-k.. 40 miles west of Arkansas City : on the Saint Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern P.ailroad (Map: Arkansas, D 4). There are minor manufactures and a considerable trade in fruit, cotton, and lumber. The Arkansas Bap- tist Orphans' Home is here, also Hinemon Uni- versity School. Population, in 1800, 1285: in 1000. 1.570. MONTICELLO. A town and the county-seat of Ji'lTi'isiiu County, Fla.. 30 miles east by north of Tallahassee; on the Savannah. Florida and Western Railroad (Plant Svsteni), and the Sea- board Air Line (Map: Florida, El). It is interested i)rincipaily in fruit-growing and agri- culture. Population, in ISOO,' 1218; in 1000, 107(i. MONTICELLO. A city and the county-seat of Piatt County, 111., 145 miles south by west of Chicago; on the Wabash and the Illinois Central railroads (Map: Illinois, D 3). It is surrounded by a productive fanning and stock-raising coun- try, and is of considerable importance as an industrial centre, its manufactures including patent medicines, mail wagons, carriages, cigars, brick and tile, foundiy and machiue->lio]i luud- ucts, etc. Populationj in 1800, 1U43: in 1000, 1082. MONTICELLO. A town and the county-seat of White Countj', Ind., 25 miles north by east of Lafayette; on the Tippecanoe River, and on the Pitt.sburg, Cincinnati, Cliicago and Saint Louis, and the Chicago, Indianapolis and Louis- ville railroads (Map: Indiana, C 2). Good water power is derived from the river; and there are various manufacturing establisliments. the prin- cipal of which are flouring mills. The water- works are owned bv the municipalitv. Popula- tion, in 1800, 1518;" in 1000, 2107. MONTICELLO. A village and the county-.seat of Sullivan County, X. Y., 40 miles west-north- west of Xewburg; the terminus of the Port Jervis, Montieello and New York Railroad (Map: Kew I'ork, F 4). There are some manu- factures, but the village is known principally as a summer resort. Population, in 1800, 1010; in 1000. 1100. MONTIGNIES-SUR-SAMBKE, inoN'te'nye'- sur-s;ix'br. A town of Belgium, in the Province of Hainault, situated 30 miles south of Brussels. It is the centre of a coal-mining region, and has machine shops, blast furnaces, rolling mills, and nail factories. Population, in 1800. 15.470; in 1000, 10.126. MONTIJO'v m6n-te'H6,. Eug£nie-Marie de. Empress of the French. See EtJGfiNiE-MARlE de MONTI.TO. MONTILLA, nion-te'lya. A town of South- ern Spain, in the Province of Cordova, 23 miles south of Cordova, on the railroad between that city and Malaga (Map: Spain, C 4). It stands on a hillside rising from the south bank of a tributary of the .Tenil. Manufactures of coarse linen and earthenware are carried on. and oil- mills are in operation. A famous white wine is produced in the vicinity. The palace ot the dukes of IMedinaceli. located here, is the birth- place of Gonsalvo de Cordova, the 'Great Cap- tain.' Population, in 1000. 12.043. MONTJOIE, moN'zhwii', or MONTJOYE. The name given in the Middle Ages to any hillock situated on the lioundary between two territmial divisions and serving as a meeting place for hos- tile armies. From this the word became a common war-cry. Special designations were added for each political division: e.g. Montjoio Saint-Denis for the kings of France. Montjoic Saint-George for the kings of England, etc. ilontjoie is also the surname of the king-at-arms of France. MONTLUC, mON'Uik', Blaise de. See Mon- i.rc. MONTLUgON, moN'lu'soN' The capital of an arrondissement in the Department of Allier, France, on the Cher, 45 miles northwest of Cler-