Dante Gabriel Rossetti : an Illustrated Memorial of his Art
and Life. By H. C. Marillier. (G. Bell and Sons. £5 5s.)—So much has been written of late about the Pre-Raphaelites generally, and Rossetti in particular, that there is nothing much left to tell in another work. Nevertheless, the present volume is a worthy monument to the artist for the number and excellence of the illustrations. It must not be inferred from this that the letter- press is not of interest, for it is; but the best monument of a painter is his work. Besides the regular pictures, a number of drawings and book illustrations have been reproduced. Many of these drawings are very beautiful, and are a distinct addition to the book. Considering that above all things Rossetti wage great colourist—at least till near the end of his life—it is wonderful how interesting his pictures are when translated into black and white. This fact seems to indicate that the glamour of colour sometimes makes us pass over other artistic qualities in his work.
Those who wish to be informed on the subject of Greek terra- cotta statuettes will find two interesting books on the subject :— Greek Terra-cotta Statuettes, by Marcus B. Huish (J. Murray, 21s.), and Greek Terra-cotta Statuettes, by kliBil 0. A. Hutton (Seeley and Co., 7s.) Both works are well illustrated ; in the former a large number of collections have been laid under con-. tribntion, in the latter volume the statuettes are all from the British Museum. The art of which these books treat is a fascinating one,—Greek sculpture without its heroic trappings, for by far the most delightful of the little clay statues are those which show us Greek women and children as they appeared in everyday life. The two little boys dressed up as Eros (Plate V.) in Miss Hutton's book are perfect in their charm, as are the
two girls sitting on a sofa talking. In Miss Hutton's book con- siderable use has been made of the Anthology by way of illustration.
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