14 APRIL 1906, Page 24

ART-BOOKS.

The Art of the National Gallery. By Julia de Wolf Addison. (G. Bell and Sons. 6s.)—The National Gallery is a large field to cover in one volume. In the present case a very superficial view is given of the collection. Not that few pictures are described; rather the reverse. A book of this kind may be useful to that rather problematical person who knows nothing, but has an insatiable thirst to find out something about the whole field

of art. ,

A much more satisfactory book is Dr. Mahler's Paintings in the Louvre (Hutchinson and Co., 6s.) Here, besides much information, are to be found reasonable criticism and study of the characteristics of the masters.