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* VELDE. 45 VELLORE. tures wpre landscapes rich in figures, a favorite eubject being attacks and combats of brigands. — Jan (e.l5!)5-l(i52), probably liis brotlier, was an excellent engraver and etcher, a pupil of Matlnnn, and a member of the Painters' Uuild of Haarlem.— WiLLEM the I'llder (c.l(!ll-9;j) was a marine painter, born at l.evden and chielly active at Amsterdam, lie was appointed liy the States-(!eneral to sail with IJe Kuytcr's lleet to commemorate the victories over the English. In lti75 he removed to London, having been ap- pointed marine painter to ('liarles U., and after- wards to .James II. The Museum of Amsterdam and the gallery of Hamjiton Court arc richest in his works. — His son and pupil, Willem the Yovmger ( 103.3-1V07 ), born at Amsterdam, was probably the foremost marine painter of the Dutch school. He studied also under Simon de Vlieger, and accompanied the Dutch ileets, por- traying their victories over the English. In 1(379 he followed his father to England, and thereafter, celebrating English victories, re- sided at Greenwich until his death, on April 6, 1707. His best work, however, was done at Amsterdam, before the English journey. His pictures are perfectly executed in all their parts; the tone is usually silver and gray, and a fine harmony pervades them. The English galleries and Museum of Amsterdam are especially rich in his works, the latter possessing the best known, the "Cannon-Shot." Thousands of his drawings survive, the museum of Rotterdam alone possess- ing over 000. — Aoriaen (1635-72). youngest son of Willem the Elder, was one of the principal animal and landscape painters of Holland. He was a pupil of his father, of .Tan Wynants, and perhaps of Wouwerman. Though he does not seem to have visited Italy, a little of the Italian influence is evident in his work. The figures in his landscapes, whether human or animal, are painted with great finesse, and he succeeded es- pecially well in composition, .and in the subtle gradation of neutral tints. Al>ove 200 of the pictures painted during his short life survive. He was also one of the best etchers of the Dutch school, having left 26 excellent plates. Consult: Michel. Les Van de YefcJe (Paris, 1802) ; Franken and Van der Kellen, L'ccuvre de Jan van de VeJde (Amsterdam, 1883). VELDEKE, vel'dc-kr, Heinrioii von. A German poet of the twelfth century, whose home was near Maestricht, on the Lower Rhine. He is known as the father of Middle High German courtly poetry, for though he wrote in his na- tive dialect, his verses, with the exception of Scrvatius, were rewritten in the former idiom. The Servatius, a weak rendering of the legend of Saint Servatius, he undertook at the request of Countess Agnes of Loen. A more important work was the Enexde, founded on the French poem of Benolt de Sainte-More. In addition to these pnenis he W'rote Von Hnlomo und der Minne, which has been lost. Consult: Foa, Enrico di Yeldeke e la sua Eneide (Parma, 1892) : and Krans, H. von Yeldeke uvd die mittcllioch- deutsrhe Diehtersprache (Halle, 1899). VE'LEY, M.RnARET (1843-18S7). An Eng- lish novelist and poetess, second daughter of a solicitor of P.raintree, in Essex. She was edu- cated chiefly at home, acquiring a good knowl- edge of French and trying her hand at verse and prose. In 1870 she contributed a poem en- titled "Mieliaelnias Daisies" to tlie Spectittor and a short story entitled "Milly's First Love" to Bluckwood's Mayazine. As a novelist she won attention with /''or I'ercival (1878), which was followed by Mrs. Austin (1880); Damocles (1882) ; Mitchelhurst Place (1884) ; and A (lar- dcn of Memories (1886). Miss Veley's poems were collected under the title, A Marriuye of Shadows (London, 1888). V^LEZ, va'hls, A town of the Department of Santancler, C(jlond)ia, 103 miles nortli of lio- gotS (Map: Coloudna, C 2). It produces a wiile variety of fruits and is noted for its manufac- ture of sweetmeats and preserves. It is dillieult of access and this fact made it of importance, as a place of refuge, during its early history. It was the second city founded in New Granada, dating from l.'iSO. In the vicinity are many natur:il curiosities. Population, aliout 11,000. Vf LEZ DE GUEVARA,, va-lath' da ga-vii'ra, Luis. A Spanish poet and dramatist. See Guevara, Lri.s Velez de. VELEZ-MALAGA, va'lath-mii'la-ga. A town of the Province of Malaga, Spain, 40 miles south- west of the city of Granada, on the left bank of the river Velez (Map: Spain, C 4)'. The town is irregularly built on account of its uneven sur- face. The ancient Church of San Pedro is its most famous structure. The harbor is well pro- tected and has an excellent anchorage. Raisins form an especial article of export, and the oil produced here has a ready sale in foreign mar- kets. Municipal ])0[udation. in 1900. 23,492. Velez-Malaga, called the 'key of Andalusia,' was captured by Ferdinand the Catholic in 1487. VELIGER (Lat., sail-bearing). The free- swimming larval stage through which gastropod mollusks pass. The veliger is so called from two sail-like flaps (return) on each side of the head, by means of which they move or rotate through the water. Each circular flap is edged with coarse cilia, by whose movements the larva is propelled. See Mollusca. "VELIZH, va-lyezh'. A district town in the Government of Vitebsk, Russia, situated on the Diina, 54 miles northeast of Vitebsk (Map: Rus- sia, D 3). It manufactures brick, pottery, and leather. Population, in 1897, 12,201. VELLETRI, vel-la'tre. A city in the Prov- ince of Rome, Italy, situated on the slope of the Alban Hills, 26 miles by rail soutlieast of Rome (Map: Italy, G 6). The chief features include the seventeenth-century Cathedral of San Clemente and the public library with 34,000 volumes. An excellent quality of wine is pro- duced here. Population (commnne), in 1901, 19.574. Velletri. the Volscian YclHro'. was cap- tured by the Romans in B.C. 338. VELLORE. vel-lor'. A city and military cantonment in the Xorth Arcot district, ^[adras, British India, 80 miles west by south of the city of Madras, on the Palar River, here spanned by a handsome bridge (Map: India. C 6). The Hindu pagoda or temple is noted for its magnifi- cent sculptures and carvings. The eleventh-cen- tury fort is of considerable historic note, the mausoleums containing the rcinains of the fam- ily of Tippu Sahib. The manufacture of per-