Published to accompany an exhibition held from November-February 2009-2010 at the Onassis Cultural Center in collaboration with the Benaki Museum of Athens and the Holy Archdiocese of Crete,
this slightly oversized catalog (9x11.75") contains superb color plates of the 46 icons and paintings from the exhibition, with detailed entries for each. Notable as well are the three
well-illustrated essays on the legacy of icon painting in Crete during El Greco's time, its tradition of architecture and sculpture during the Venetian period, and El Greco's early and late
work. The volume concludes with a glossary, timeline, and bibliography, but is not indexed. It's distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation 穢2010 Book News, Inc.,
Portland, OR (booknews.com)
