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vi by Mr. McCurdy, Leonardo's most recent biographer ; Spinelli and Turchi, who have been treated of by Mr. Strutt, the writer of the book on Lippo Lippi ; the three Vecelli and Vavassori, who have received most careful attention from Miss Jourdain ; and Perugino, who, as a matter of course, has fallen to the share of the Editor.

In the German School there are some notable articles, especially those from the pen of Mr. Campbell Dodgson oa Schongauer, Schou, the three artists of the name of Traut, M. Wolgemut, and the two of the name of Weiditz ; while Miss Constance Jocclyn Ffoulkes has reviewed a long list of the more unusual and difficult of the little-known German and Italian artists; writing articles upon Schiilein, Van Schwaz, Scotti, the two Seregno, the Master of Sigmaringen, De Soye, Van Staren, Stefano de' Fedeli, Strigel, Theodorich of Prague, J. Thiifel, Tommaso da Modena, the two artists of the Da Vaprio family, D. J. Vellert, F. de Vico, G. Visniara, Hans Weiditz, the two Weinschroters, the Master of Werden, Olmutz von Wenzel, Conrad Witz, A. and J. Woensam von Worms, N. Wurmser, Zavattari, and P. and M. Zoppo.

The veteran writer, Mr. Weale, who from the very first has had charge of the section dealing with the old Flemish and Dutch artists, has contributed an unusually large number of articles to this volume, writing those on Saftleven, Saive, Sanders, Scorel, Snellaert, P. and H. Steenwijck, the three Stoeveres, Susenier, Taulier, Teylingen, Tieffental, Tillemanns, Tol, Uute Wael, Van de Capelle, A^'an der Goes, Van der Hagen, Van dcr Leepe, the five Van der Meeres, the three Van der Neers, Van der Pluym, Van der Veen, the three Van der Weydens, Van der Woestine, Van't Woudt, Van Voorst, Van Vucht, Van Wytevelde, Verbuys, Verwilt, De Vigilia, the two Volmaryns, Vrelant, J. Van Wijckersloot, F. Walschartz, C. Witz, Zegelaar, Zutmann, and Zyl. He has also sent in many small corrections of dates and lists of pictures, acquired during his unceasing researches into the history of Flemish Art.

Of the more strictly-called Dutch School the chief article is a very important one from Mr. Frank Hinder on Vermeer, containing the result of all past investiga- tion, and correcting the errors hitherto adopted as to this wonderful painter ; while of hardly less importance are the articles from the hand of Dr. Martin of the Ha;jue, dealing with Jan Steen, the four artists named Teniers, Ter Borch, and Terbruggen. Mr. Staley has contributed the article on Trocst.

Another article that deserves attention, especially as it is one of the few contributed by American scholars, is the one on Van Audenaerde, written by Dr. H. Hochheimer.

The baffing Cretan who settled in Spain and became known as El Greco is the subject of a long article by Mrs. Jack Henuiker-Heaton, who has translated a recent work on that artist written in Spanish by the leading artistic scholar of Spain, Senor Don M. B. Cossio ; while the head of the Spanish School, the great Velazquez, has fallen to the care of Sir Walter Armstrong, who has pruned and brought up to date the notice he contributed to an earlier edition of the Dictionary.

In the French School the lives of Troyon and of J. A., F. L. J., and L. J. Watteau are the work of Mr. Staley.