MORILLOS (Bartholomew), of Seville in Spain, was born A. D. 1613. After having cultivated painting with success in his own country, he travelled into Italy, where he was greatly admired for a manner peculiar to himself, and capable of producing a wonderful effect. The Italians, astonished at the excellence of his genius and the freshness of his colouring, did not hesitate to compare him to the celebrated Paul Veronese. On his return to Spain, Charles II. brought him to court, with the intention of making him his first painter; but Morillos declined the offer, pretending, as an excuse, that his age would not permit him to accept of an employment of such importance. His extreme modesty, however, was the sole cause of his refusal. He died in 1685, aged 72 years.