Studio: international art (37.1906)

Reviews and Notices

dwells upon the reflection in stone of the church-
man's zeal for the faith, pointing out that it
and the mason's manner of working were alike
shaped by the blood that flowed in their veins and
by the conditions of the land in which they
laboured. In a word, the book is full of vital
interest, and should be put into the hands of all
young students of the history of their native land.

The Art of the National Gallery. By Julia de
Wolf Addison. (London : George Bell.) 6s. net.
—Although it cannot be claimed that there is any
original criticism or new information in this well-
illustrated volume—one of a very useful series—it
is brightly and sympathetically written, and will be
helpful to those, if any there still be in these days
of general art culture, who are not already familiar
with the treasures of the National Gallery.

Les Primitifs Fran^ais. By Henri Bouchot.
(Paris : Librairie de l'Art Ancien et Moderne.)
4 francs.—The exhibition held in Paris in 1904 of
the work of the group of artists known as Les
Primitifs Francais was alike a revelation and a
revolution — a revelation in that it proved the
existence of an important school of art in France
in the fourteenth century; a revolution because
it has brought about a complete change in the
attitude of modern critics with regard to the history
of French painting. M. Bouchot, the promoter
and organiser of the exhibition, gives a complete
history of painting in France between 1292 and
1500, examining minutely the most typical works
exhibited, dispelling by the way many errors as
to authorship, defining the peculiarities distin-
guishing different schools, and, most difficult task
of all, tracing those peculiarities back to their
origin, concluding with the suggestive remark that
it was in portraiture that French national art made
its last stand when it was invaded by the decadent
Italians of the school of Fontainebleau.

Svenska Landskap (Swedish Landscape). By
Prince Eugen. With an Introductory Essay by
Oscar Levetin. (Stockholm : Albert Bonnier.)—
There can be no doubt that Prince Eugen, many of
whose best works are reproduced in this beautiful
volume, is one of the best interpreters of landscape
of the present day. An accomplished draughtsman
and a good colourist, he is peculiarly successful in
suggestion, for he knows how to catch the spirit
of the simplest scene, and everything from his
hand is full of poetry. The Stockholmsslott, Dar
Skogar Glesnar, the Nattmolnet, and the Ved-
skutan are especially fine.

Tuscan Folk-Lore and Sketches. By Isabella
M. Anderton. (London : Arnold Fairbairns.)—

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Readers of The Studio who are familiar with the
essays that have appeared in it on various subjects
connected with Italian art from the same eloquent
pen, will welcome these brightly-written stories and
essays, the outcome of a summer stay amid the
Tuscan Apennines, before the fatal illness began
that terminated in death at the end of 1904. Of
English birth, Miss Anderton was married in 1890
to an Italian, Rodolfo Debarbieri, but she continued
to write under her maiden name, and her intimate
acquaintance with the land and people of her
adoption gives very special value to everything from
her pen. In the " Tuscan Folk-Lore " she wisely gave,
where possible, the actual words of the peasants
who related the stories to her, making no attempt
to fill up the gaps in their narratives, but in the
essays bound up with them, such as that on Giosue
Carducci, she has given full scope to her own
literary talent.

We have received a copy of an excellent repro-
duction, which is being issued by the Chenil
Gallery of Chelsea, of Mr. James Pryde's Portrait
of the late Sir Henry Irving as Dubosc in "The
Lyons Mail." The original was lately on view at
the International Society's exhibition.

In a second notice of the recent Arts and Crafts
Exhibition, which appeared in our March number,
we described a jewel called " The River of Life "
as designed by Mr. J. Hodel, whereas it was
designed by Mr. W. V. Crake and executed by
Mr. Hodel. This mistake, like sundry others,
arose through the vagueness of the first edition of
the catalogue.

BOOKS RECEIVED.

"Architectural Association Sketch-book." Third Series.
Vol. IX. Edited by W. G. B. Lewis and Theodore
Fyfe. Subscription price, £1 is. (Architectural
Association, Westminster.)-1

"Donatello." Von Willy Pastor. Illustrated. l.2$mark.
(Bard, Marquardt & Co., Berlin.)

"Rembrandt: a Memorial." To be completed in ten parts
at is. (yd. net each. Parts I.-III. (Heinemann.)

" Moorish Remains in Spain." Being a brief record of the
Arabian Conquest of the Peninsula, with a particular
account of the Mohammedan Architecture and Decora-
tion in Cordova, Seville, and Toledo. Illustrated by
Albert F. Calvert. 42*. net. (John Lane.)

" The Song of Songs." A Lyrical Folk-Play of the Ancient
Hebrews. Arranged in Seven Scenes by Francis Coutts.
With illustrations by Henry Ospovat. is. cloth, is. 6d.
leather. (John Lane.)

" Le Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Palais du Louvre: LeBois."
Par Louis Metman et Gaston Briere. IIme Partie:
XVII<= et XVIIIe Siecles. 60 planches. (D.-A.
Longuet, Paris.)