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from Rubens, Velázquez and Van Dyck but also On his death the Spanish Royal Collection was
from José de Ribera, a Spaniard active in Rome, the greatest in Europe and the example to be
from the French artists Nicolas Poussin and emulated. The arrival of the Bourbons at the
Claude Lorrain, and from the Italian painters start of the 18th century led to the employment
who worked on the decoration of his numerous of French painters, initiating a new century
residences. Philip also attempted to fill gaps in dominated by non-Spanish artists. The French
the collection, acquiring works by non-Venetian were followed by the Italians, and in the third
Italian Renaissance painters such as Raphael, quarter of the century Madrid was the setting
Parmigianino and Correggio. for one of the most fascinating artistic rivalries
Dürer, Self-Portrait, Oil on panel, 52 x 41 cm, 1498 © Madrid, Museo
Nacional del Prado
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