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Andrea Mantegna. By Paul %Hotelier. The English Edition by Arthur

Strong. (Longman and Co. £3 10s.)—This book is very large, very thorough, and very learned. All those who wish to know everything that can be known as to the details of the artist's life and works will have recourse to this volume. When it comes to the critical part and the theories enunciated, many people will find themselves in total disagreement with the arthor. For instance, in his review of Venetian art he makes out that the Venetian painters cared only for sentiment and gorgeous colour, and contributed nothing to the study of Nature. These Venetians might answer that they were painters, not men of science. But as a matter of fact they contributed very greatly to the knowledge