How to study pictures by means of a series of comparisons of paintings and painters from Cimabue to Monet, with historical and biographical summaries and appreciations of the painters' motives and methods
Charles H. Caffin's art-appreciation manual, published by The Century Co. in New York in 1910, pairs painters from Cimabue to Monet in side-by-side comparisons for general readers and students. The 56 plates are halftone reproductions of paintings — Venetian religious assemblies, Dutch interiors with window light, Watteau-style park gatherings, Van Eyck's Virgin and donor — useful as grayscale compositional studies and period costume and architectural reference.
