Word: madrid
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...spite of solemn promises Germany has torpedoed more Spanish ships in the last few weeks than in the whole previous period of the war, finally forcing out of office a cabinet at Madrid which was doing its best to remain neutral. Germany is picking a quarrel with Denmark for interning the prize crew of a captured Spanish steamship stranded off the Danish coast. Germany seizes the Aland Islands, which formerly belonged to Sweden and which command the northern entrance to the port of Stockholm and the exit from the Gulf of Bothnia, through which the largest part of Sweden...
...Annunciation" was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1880, at the Burlington Fine Arts Club in 1908, and at the Grafton Galleries, London, in 1913. It is enclosed in the original carved frame of elaborate Gothic design, which is preserved in all its beauty. The picture was discovered in Madrid about 1870, and is signed, beneath the figure of the Angel of the Annunciation on a cartellino, "Maestre ju de Burgos pitor...
...most important picture of all, however, and the one that will be longest remembered, is the wonderful portrait of Olivares from the Villahermosa Collection in Madrid, painted by Velasquez in 1624. Throughout Velasquez's life and work. Philip IV and the Count Duke of Olivares exercised the strongest influence upon him, and during the early years of the master's activity as court painter, he produced almost exclusively portraits of the royal family and of Olivares. Of the latter, unfortunately only a limited number are extant; the balance were destroyed when Olivares fell into disgrace in 1643. Though Olivares...
Following is the program for the pop concert in symphony hall this evening: 1. Overture, "Mireilie," Gounod 2. March, "Burlesque," Gillett 3. Waltz, "Madrid, Paris, Vienna," Tellem 4. Selection, "Oh! Oh! Delphine," Garyll 5. Fete Polonaise, from "Le Roi malgre lui," Chabrier 6. Violin Solo, "Zigeunerweisen," Savaste Mr. J. Theodorowiez. 7. Selection, "Samson and Delilah," Saint-Saens 8. Rustic Dance, from "The Rustic Wedding," Goldmark 9. Kermesse, Godard 10. The Swan, Solo Violoncello, Mr. Keller. Saint-Saens 11. Waltz, "Artists' Life," Strauss 12. March, "Berliner Luft," Lincke
...kind in the world and contains a number of rare and limited editions. It was gathered together by the Marquis de Olivart, a Spanish writer on international law, who is the vice-president of the Institute of International Law and was formerly a professor at the University of Madrid...