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formula. He did not bring back from Paris any
; cut and dried ideas TO be exploited in a conyen
tiOnaI manner The great French buildings that F
he saw affected him. rather. as a broad fsrtiliz F
ing influence: they accelerated the play of hs +
mind warmed and encouraged his imagination F
OF course. rabid critics of Renaissance archi- f
lecture. who love 70 talk though sound
structural principles were only to be found in
Greek or Gothic buildings. will continue 70 have
their little ffings at Wren The disinterested
student will recognize in him an authentic ere
ative genius who not only in the majesty % ST
PauTs but in the intimate qualities os
many minor buildings. showed superb gifts of
strength and dignity. Repeatedly Miss Milrnaa
lays stress upon his instinct for noble DrOp0r-
tiOns. Partly one may discern in this the work
ings Of his mathematical faculty Even more
seek in IL. and find. his passion fOr beauty
+ This monograph gives an admirable sketch q
? his career. 80 full OF achievement and 0f honor.
and cruelty marked at its close by public in
justice and the author performs an equally USE
full service in summarizing her hero's la5ors. Of
fering brief but adequate notes on a long list %
building On this side Of her task she IS
greatly aided by collection OF some threescors
excellent illustrations.
7 Some years ago the late Grant Allen contrib
uted to periodicals. in England a number u
essays on Italian art in which he endeasored 20
discuss the subject IN the light Of those evoiI-
I tionary principles which he held az a BIOLOGIST
The work was left practically complete at the
time Of his death. and now. with some revision
by Mr. J. W Cruickshank. It has been printed
under the title Of Evolution IN Italian Art
The book has a curious interest. but quite fails
/ to carry conviction t. was Grant Aliens ld-a
that II ian art started with a certain nun .-r
of stock subjects. and that these determined Tine
practice OF successive generations Of ra5r-a--.
Thus, according % his egDlut-5narr Uo5-- p
view. eve should regard any given early I-...r
work. not primarily as "a Raphael. G5ar-. .-
an Orcagna, but primarily ass Paradise ID
Nativity st Francis Receiving ra- =---
nata.' a -Doge Presented dy St Mark G. GIL.
Madonna W. should mentally restore .- q. frs
proper order in the historical or evolutionary
series and should proceed 20 observe what traits
it borrows from earlier treatments. what a---
meuts it f5reshado7vs IN Iare- pictures III.
provides the reader with other instructions. and
if these are attentiv-ly followed his ten ~
twelve chapters on tho Development u certain
subjects in Italian art seem to take on q s5-f e
vague DIaUsihility But this impression Of ..--
structive criticism is feztf-g We E-E a- the
end that we have actually r-aE- I'D progress
because the theorist has arbitrarily pushed s--7
the background that element " l-I.+ s-.s-
I genius WHICH counts Lfr E"lH-.
else in the growth Of a nations ART Tho r.---
is readable as souvenir OF a r--- r-aa-f-=- -.5-
enti5t-not as adding anything To our I'm WI
edge
Miss Addison's ARTS and Crafts t- --- sr-f-
die Ages is a pleasant. popular sr-t- .- "a -..f
Of special interest in America az -re present.
time The numerous workers in wood -.7--.-
the metals and 50 on. who figure NOR. AMI --.-.
in our exhibitions everyvh-ra. need On ra.---.
acquainted with the craftsmanship -f -n- PAST.
not that they may tndu-s- in mere i--.-a-..1
but that they may get some notion er the -..---
spirit in which % approach their tasks. a book
ike this one should give them what they need
most a sense Of contact with good types a-I
models Miss Addison is not by any means m
exhaustive writer. nor does she generate 1.1
freely. Her purpose is simply % relate facts.
She does not 50 much instruct the reader as
invite him into the atnosphere Of Old arts and
industries. a number Of well chosen G--s----
tious increase the light attractfvaness Of 1=-
text
The Art Of Netherland Galleries makes q
servfceabIe little handbook f0r tha lay --v-
eIIer Nr David c. Preyer. the author. -a--
idly onumerates the Dutch galleries and them
surveys the art Of the country. treating .hiaH-
of the old masters. but not nesle.-icg the mod
arns He is an energetic guide with opinions 1.
his own. and while these are not precisely no