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In Andalucia. 471 introduce and teach in his country the true method of oil and fresco painting. It was he who substituted the Renaissance art for the Gothic. Vargas passed twenty-eight years in Italy, but event- ually died at his native Seville. Amongst other celebrated pictures by him, there was La Calle de la Amargura (Way of Bitterness), of the year 1563, which has since disap- peared, owing to the injuries it received from time and unskilful restorations. The Temporal Generation of Christ, in the chapel of the Conception in the cathedral of Seville. His works are remarkable for brilliant colouring, character and expression, but are wanting in harmony of tone. Pablo de Cespedes (1536 — 1608) achieved success alike in science, literature, and the fine arts. After a visit to Rome, where he was much impressed by the works of Michelangelo, he received a canonry in the chapter of Cordova, and gave up his time peacefully to the different studies to which his taste and knowledge led him. The best literary work of Cespedes is the one he wrote in 1604, the title of which is, ' Parallel between Ancient and Modern Painting and Sculpture/ His most famous pic- ture is an enormous Last Supper placed over the altar in one of the chapels of the cathedral of Cordova. Almost all his other works, the names of which are preserved, have entirely disappeared, without our even knowing where to look for them. Alonso Vazquez (died 1649), a pupil of Arfian, at Seville, and was chiefly famous for his historic subjects. Juan de las Roelas (1558-60 — 1625) was brought up for the profession of a doctor, and graduated at the College of Seville, whence he is often called " el licenciado Juan." He is supposed to have studied art at Venice. He lived,