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Article: Art in an age of ease: an exhibition organised by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and now at the Nasher Museum of Art, makes a bold and persuasive case for the artistic achievements of the neglected reign of Philip III of Spain.(EXHIBITIONS)
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- September 1, 2008
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Philip III of Spain, who reigned from 1598 to 1621, tends to fare poorly in the pages of history books. Although he presided over a mighty empire, whose territories included the Iberian peninsula, Sicily, Naples, Milan, Burgundy, Flanders, Austria, the Tyrol and most of the New World from the tip of Argentina to the coast of California, he took virtually no interest in governing his far-flung realm. He preferred grouse hunting and colourful religious festivals to the affairs of state, seldom interacted with his subjects, and delegated all practical authority over policy and administration to his valido--or favourite--the avaricious Duke of ...
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