EXHUMATIONS IN ART.
I have read with the greatest interest the article " Exhuma- tions in Art " in your issue of June 22nd. In Greece I was always familiar with these beautiful relics of Byzantine Art, and regretted that they attracted so little attention in the West of Europe. A few months ago in London I visited a very interesting exhibition of eikons, many of which belonged to the Cretan School of the fourteenth century. The majority of the eikons were Greek, some were Russian. All in their way were beautiful ; their colouring and subtleties were in the highest degree interesting and expressive of a great artistic tradition. In addition to the Exhibition my attention was also attracted to the subject by the books of Mr. Robert Byron, The Station and his still more recent work, The Byzan- tine Achievement. Both these works are a valuable contribu- tion to the subject, and should be read by all who wish for first-hand information on the Byzantine School of Art.— EUPHROSYNE KEPHALA, 5 Queen's Gate Gardens, S.W. 7.
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