Excerpt from Annals of the Artists of Spain, Vol. 3 of 4 Captives in the thirteenth century, and the first monk who assumed the white robe of Mercy.1 He likewise executed a large composition for the choir, representing Our Lady and a chorus of angels coming to the aid of a company of friars, whose anthems failed for lack of voices; a worthy and graceful thought, and an adornment well suited to the place. These works were executed in a pleas ing and natural style; and it is to be hoped that some of them survive in the National Museum. Lanchares died at Madrid in 16 58, and was buried in the church of S. Felipe el Real. Cean Ber mudez possessed one of his sketches, a bishop seated, drawn in a masterly manner. His name is unknown in the Royal Gallery. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.