"This luminous work by Linda Cosgrove brilliantly subverts the tradition of early Netherlandish painting common to such masters as Jan vanEyck. By reviving the medieval practice of oil-on-copper, Cosgrove participates in a recent return by contemporary artists to the medium, which allows for enamel-like surfaces and intricate detail. Early Christian iconography such as The Lamb of Christ and the tapestry (here seen as a skirt) from the Virgin's Throne of Honor join the stylized monogram and frame to make the parody informed and convincing".

New York Armory Art Show 1999
Art Dealer 's Association Exhibition Highlights.

"Linda Cosgrove's most recent work concentrates on finely detailed oil painting and trompe l'oeil. Her work reflects the technical tradition transformed by Cosgrove's keen sense of humor . . . ".

The Sacramento News and Review Magazine

"The work of Linda Cosgrove is profoundly beautiful, of evocative composition. She is a masterful artist, whose work is very compelling and profoundly important. They are some of the most stunning and authentic in contemporary art".

Zola Solamente – Director, Arden Gallery, Boston

"The first impression you have in looking at Linda Cosgrove's painting is that you're standing before marvelous, ancient works of art, so accurate is the technique; so authentic the patina that veils the colors, so riveting the subject matter. But on closer observation, you understand that you are standing before paintings of originality and refinement. The sources are explicit and recognizable to whomever has the least knowledge of European Art History . . . but art history is synonymous with the exotic and the troubling. This is a primary interpretation of Linda's paintings; extremely refined canvases and spiritual duality".

Ernestine Pellegrini – Author and Professor of 19th Centruy Italian Liturature, University of Florence, Italy.