<EL GRECO TO VELAZQUEZ (ART DURING THE REIGN OF PHILIP Ⅲ)>: Philip III (1578-1621), so often dismissed in favor of Philip II and Philip IV, actually presided over an era of crucial artistic development in Spain. His reign was a time of cultural and political vitality for the Spanish monarchy, as the king and his court, having successfully maintained a peaceful foreign policy in Europe (the "Pax Hispanica"), ushered in a style of grandeur where fabulous gala celebrations, building campaigns, picture collecting, recreation and travel were the order of the day.

Directors' Foreword

Acknowledgments

ANTONI0 FEROS

Art and Spanish Society:

The Historical Context, 1577-1623

RONN1 BAER

E1 Greco to Velaizquez:

Artists of the Reign of Philip III

SARAH SCHROTH

a New Stile of Grandeur:

Politics and Patronage at the Court of Philip III

ROSEMARIE MULCAHY

Images of Power and Salvation

LAURA R. BASS

The Treasury of the Language:

Literary Invention in Philip III's Spain

SARAH SGHROTH AND RONNI BAER

Catalogue

 Late E1 Greco

 Portraiture

 Religious Institutions and Private Patrons

 Apostolado

 Saint Francis

 Spanish Saints

 The Immaculate Conception

 Still Life and the Bodegon

 The Camarin and the Duke of Lerma's Pictures

RONNI BAER AND XIOMARA MURRAY

Biographies

 Cajes

 Carducho

 El Greco

 Fernaindez

 Gonzailez

 Van der Hamen

 Loarte

 Maino

 Montafies

 Orrente

 Pacheco

 Pantoja

 Ribalta

 Ribera

 Roelas

 Rubens

 Sanchez Cotan

 Tristan

 Velazquez

Bibliography

Exhibition Checklist

Notes

Index