“The text is concise and to the point.”
+ Critic. 48: 377. Ap. ’06. 90w.
“Mr. Greenshields, who has established himself as an authority on the artists under discussion, has approached his task with ardor, and has assembled his material with an eye keen both to the true and the interesting.”
+ + Dial. 40: 300. My. 1, ’06. 300w.
“This is largely composed of somewhat imperfectly fused essays, neither profound nor novel, but agreeably written and giving information that will be helpful to many in teaching them how to see pictures.”
+ – Ind. 60: 805. Ap. 5, ’06. 210w. Nation. 82: 279. Ap. 5, ’06. 150w.
“A pleasing typographical as well as convenient feature of the book will be found in its marginal notes.”
+ N. Y. Times. 11: 245. Ap. 14, ’06. 560w. + Outlook. 83: 671. Jl. 21, ’06. 70w. Pub. Opin. 40: 542. Ap. 28, ’06. 140w. R. of Rs. 33: 767. Je. ’06. 50w.
“Without adding anything fresh to our knowledge, the writer gives an excellent summary of the rise and development of landscape painting from early Renaissance times to the present day.”