“This is a volume of the ‘Spanish series,’ and, as might be expected, not surpassed—perhaps, one might say equalled—in interest by any other.”
| + + | Spec. 99: 133. Jl. 27, ’07. 250w. |
Calvert, Albert F., and Hartley, Catherine G. Prado: a guide and handbook to the Royal picture gallery at Madrid. (Spanish ser.) *$1.25. Lane.
One of the first volumes in a series dealing with Spain in its various aspects, its history its cities and monuments. This one is devoted to Madrid’s famous “congress of masterpieces”—the Prado. “The text does no more than tell in a general way something about the painters represented, name the more famous masterpieces, indicate the division into schools, and show how these schools, Spanish, Italian, and Dutch, are represented.” (N. Y. Times.) There are two hundred and twenty-one illustrations.
“Equally pleasing as the style is the general construction of the book. I must break a lance, several lances, with authors and producers with regard to the excellence of the illustrations in this particular issue.”
| + + − | Acad. 72: 622. Je. 29, ’07. 2240w. |
“It contains much sound and sympathetic criticism of the principal pictures in the gallery of the Prado, set forth in a pleasant, sober style.”
| + + − | Ath. 1907, 2: 487. O. 19. 590w. |
“The chief value of this volume lies in the pictures.”