“Comprehensive… Vermeer scholars…give insight into his life and influences while analyzing the paintings and their compositions in great detail… A feast for the yes as well as the mind… Worthy of any art history collection.”
— Sandy Knowles Library Journal
“One of the Best Art Books of 2023. With its many pages of hyper-zoomed close-ups, this dense and snoopy catalog gets you obscenely close to the real thing… The choice of matte rather than standard glossy pages (a matter of some controversy) respects the painter's soft lighting. This is armchair museum-going at its finest.”
— Walker Mimms The New York Times
“An important contribution to the field…A readable, informative assessment of the Wari and their art.”
— Choice
“Informative essays …put flesh on this long-lost race, accompanied by crisp four-color photography…[A] wonderful reference that will be a valuable resource in any library.”
— Antiques & The Arts Weekly
“Perfect for: art history buffs, Latin American studies majors and lovers of ancient folk art.”
— The Huffington Post
“Stunning…By incorporating a wide variety of Wari arts from the figural to the abstract, and across media, the catalogue presents Wari art as a totality. The lavish illustrations, most of which are in full color, provide a visual database from which trends emerge, an internal logic coalesces, and the Wari become more understandable. Despite the lack of monumental forms, Wari artwork does not lack sophistication, and its influence ran deep.”
— caa.reviews (College Art Association)