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school produced Ribera (known as La Spagnoletta) 1588 to 1656 
and he it was who first showed the Spanish painters of the 
Seventeenth Century national originality. Murillo (1617—1682) 
is undoubtedly the most popular of the Spanish painters and one 
of the most popular the worldhas ever seen. Velasquez (1599— 
1666) is of another type equally good and still more varied. 
I know no country where the iron work plays so important a 
part in the interior of the churches. Barcelona, which possessed 
a guild of Ironmongers for the Thirteenth Century, has in its 
Cathedral a complete series of spiky leaves so characteristic of 
the old Spanish ironwork, and the great solid bars are invariably 
wrought and not cast iron. 
The lecture was copiously illustrated by a series of views 
of the places visited, and made additionally interesting by 
a number of personal incidents experienced en route. 
At the close a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to the 
Lecturer, on the motion of Councillor W. Witham, seconded by 
Mr. T. Thorp, and supported by Mr. J. 8. Sutcliffe. 

