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Exhibition Review
Revoir Van Eyck: La Vierge du chancelier Rolin
06/2024 | 1455 | 166
Pages: 626–629
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Reviewer:
Nuttall, Paula (Nuttall, Paula)
Subjects
artists:
Eyck, Jan van
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
subjects:
Netherlandish painting / Restoration (process) / Panel paintings / Sculpture / Manuscripts / Drawings
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Revoir Van Eyck: La Vierge du chancelier Rolin Musée du Louvre, Paris 20th March–17th June | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
7. Virgin of Chancellor Rolin, by Jan Van Eyck, c.1430-35. Oil on panel, 71 by 65 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Attributed works:
8. Reverse of the Virgin of Chancellor Rolin, by Jan Van Eyck, c.1430–35. Oil on panel, 71 by 65 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Attributed works:
9. Epitaph of Jacques Isaac and Isabeau d’Anvaing. After 1401, c.1420–30?. Tournai stone, 59 by 86 by 12 cm. (Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Tournai; exh. Musée du Louvre, Paris)
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Holbein in exhibitions in Frankfurt and London
02/2024 | 1451 | 166
Pages: 166–170
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Reviewer:
Goldring, Elizabeth (Goldring, Elizabeth)
Subjects
artists:
Holbein, Hans the Younger, ca. 1497-1543 / Holbein, Hans the Elder, ca.1465-1524 / Burgkmair, Hans, the elder
artists:
Holbein, Ambrosius / Hilliard, Nicholas / Eyck, Jan van
dates:
1500-1549
museums and institutions:
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany / Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London, Great Britain
subjects:
German painting / British painting / Tudor / Courts (social groups) / Portraits / Attributions / Sitters
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Holbein and the Renaissance in the North, Städel Museum, Frankfurt,(2nd November 2023–18th February 2024) | :
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Holbein at the Tudor Court, Queen's Gallery, London, (10th November 2023–14th April 2024) | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Portrait of a man with the surname Fischer, by Hans Holbein the Elder. c.1512. Silverpoint on prepared paper, reworked with brush and ink, 13.5 by 9.5 cm. (Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett; exh. Städel Museum, Frankfurt).
Attributed works:
2. Portrait of a man with the surname Fischer, by Hans Holbein the Younger (?). 1512. Oil on panel, 35 by 26.5 cm. (Private collection; exh. Städel Museum, Frankfurt).
Attributed works:
3. The wife of a man with the surname Fischer, by Ambrosius Holbein (?). 1512. Oil on panel, 35 by 26.6 cm. (Kunstmuseum Basel; Bridgeman Images; exh. Städel Museum, Frankfurt).
Attributed works:
4. Thomas More, by Hans Holbein the Younger. c.1527. Black and coloured chalks, pricked for transfer to a wooden panel, 39.8 by 29.9 cm. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust; exh. Queen’s Gallery, London).
Attributed works:
5. Unidentified man, perhaps George Cornwall, by Hans Holbein the Younger. c.1535–40. Oil and tempera on panel, diameter 32.4 cm. (Städel Museum, Frankfurt).
Attributed works:
6. Anne Boleyn, by Hans Holbein the Younger. c.1532–36. Black and coloured chalks on pink prepared paper, 28.2 by 19.3 cm. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust; exh. Queen’s Gallery, London).
Attributed works:
7. Unidentified man, perhaps George Cornwall, by Hans Holbein the Younger. c.1543? Black and coloured chalks with black and brown inks on pink prepared paper, 27.9 by 19.1 cm. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust; exh. Queen’s Gallery, London).
Letter
Jan van Eyck’s ‘Crucifixion’ and ‘Last Judgment’
11/2023 | 1448 | 165
Pages: 1172
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Author:
Ainsworth, Maryan W. (Ainsworth, Maryan W.; Ainsworth, Maryan)
Subjects
artists:
Eyck, Jan van
subjects:
Corrections / Historical context / Relics / Religion
Book Review
The Ghent Altarpiece. Research and Conservation of the Interior: The Lower Register
09/2023 | 1446 | 165
Pages: 1036-37
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Reviewer:
Vandivere, Abbie (Vandivere, Abbie)
Subjects
artists:
Eyck, Jan van / Eyck, Hubert van
subjects:
Flemish art / Technical analysis / Conservation / Scientific analysis
works:
Saint Bavon, Ghent, Belgium
works:
Adoration of the lamb (Saint Bavon, Ghent)
Reviewed Items
works:
The Ghent Altarpiece. Research and Conservation of the Interior: The Lower Register By Griet Steyaert, Marie Postec, Jana Sanyova and Hélène Dubois. 210 pp. incl. 420 col. ills. (Brepols, Turnhout, 2021), €54.72. ISBN 978–2–930054–41–4. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
3. Changes to the dove in the central panel of the Ghent Altarpiece in (a) 1951 during overpaint removal; (b) 2017 after varnish removal; and (c) after overpaint removal and restoration.
Book Review
Jan van Eyck’s ‘Crucifixion’ and ‘Last Judgment’: Solving a Conundrum
07/2023 | 1444 | 165
Pages: 804–806
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Reviewer:
Silver, Larry (Silver, Larry)
Subjects
artists:
Eyck, Jan van
museums and institutions:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, United States
subjects:
Netherlandish painting / Diptychs / Technical analysis / Inscriptions / Frames
Illustrations
Attributed works:
3. Crucifixion and Last Judgement, by Jan van Eyck. c.1440–41. Oil on canvas, transferred from wood, each panel 56.5 by 19.7 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Book Review
Woodland Imagery in Northern Art, c.1500–1800: Poetry and Ecology
05/2023 | 1442 | 165
Pages: 568-569
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Reviewer:
Evans, Mark (Evans, Mark)
Subjects
artists:
Dürer, Albrecht / Eyck, Jan van / Lorrain, Claude / Rubens, Philip / Brueghel, Jan, the Elder / Sadeler family
places:
Northern Europe
subjects:
Trees / Landscapes (visual works)
subjects:
Poetry
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Woodland Imagery in Northern Art, c.1500–1800: Poetry and Ecology By Leopoldine van Hogendorp Prosperetti. 160 pp. incl. 68 col. ills. (Lund Humphries, London, 2022), £39.95. ISBN 978–1–84822–494–0. | :
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Margaret van Eyck, a house called ‘The Wild Sea’ and Jan van Eyck’s posthumous workshop
02/2022 | 1427 | 164
Pages: 120-129
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De Meester, Toon ( De Meester, Toon)
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Dumolyn, Jan (Dumolyn, Jan)
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Jones, Susan (Jones, Susan; Jones, Susan Frances)
Author:
Leloup, Ward (Leloup, Ward)
Author:
Speecke, Mathijs (Speecke, Mathijs)
Subjects
artists:
Eyck, Jan van / Eyck, Lambert van / Eyck, Margaret van / Christus, Petrus
dates:
1430-1440 / 1440-1450
places:
Bruges
subjects:
Early Netherlandish art / Netherlandish School / Flemish School / Workshops (Organisations) / and assistants / Attributions / Account books / Artists' houses
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. The Virgin and Child with St Barbara, St Elizabeth and Jan Vos, by Jan van Eyck, possibly with workshop. c.1441–43. Oil on masonite, transferred from panel, 47.3 by 61.3 cm. (Frick Collection, New York).
Attributed works:
2. St Jerome in his study, by the workshop of Jan van Eyck. c.1442. Oil on linen paper on panel, unframed 20.6 by 13.3 cm. (Detroit Institute of Arts; © KIK-IRPA, Brussels).
Attributed works:
3. Virgin and Child with a kneeling cleric. South Netherlandish, 15th century. Silverpoint on prepared paper with areas of light yellow wash, 13.4 by 10.2 cm. (Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg).
Attributed works:
4. Virgin and Child with a kneeling cleric. South Netherlandish, 15th century. Silverpoint on prepared paper with areas of light yellow wash, 27.8 by 18 cm. (Graphische Sammlung Albertina, Vienna).
Attributed works:
5. Detail of Panoramic map of Bruges, by Marcus Gerards, showing the city centre. ‘A’ marks the location of the Sint Gillisnieuwstraat (now called the Gouden-Handstraat) and ‘B’ the location of the Oostmeers. North is towards the lower left. 1562. Modern coloured offset of a copper engraving assembled from ten sheets, 177 by 100 cm. (www. kaartenhuisbrugge.be/Kaart).
Attributed works:
6. Detail of the map in Fig.5, showing Van Eyck’s house on the Sint Gillisnieuwstraat, now called the Gouden-Handstraat.
Attributed works:
7. Margaret van Eyck, by Jan van Eyck. 1439. Oil on oak panel, including the frame 41.3 by 34.5 cm. (Groeningemuseum, Bruges; © KIK-IRPA, Brussels).
Attributed works:
8. Detail of the map in Fig.5, showing the Oostmeers. ‘A’ marks the row of houses between the Zonnekemeers; ‘B’ marks the Cowgate; ‘C’ marks the Wijngaard.
Article
The reopening of the Dresden Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
11/2020 | 1412 | 162
Pages: 992-977
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Author:
Gajewski, Alexandra (Gajewski, Alexandra)
Subjects
art literature:
Winckelmann, Johann Joachim / Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
artists:
Semper, Gottfried / Permoser, Balthasar / Mengs, Anton Raphael / Bellotto, Bernardo / Filarete / Giambologna / Reni, Guido / Rembrandt van Rijn / Parmigianino / Giulio Romano / Correggio / Francia, Francesco / Tintoretto, Jacopo / Giorgione / Titian / Veronese, Paolo / Rubens, Peter Paul / Dyck, Anthony van / Cranach, Lucas, the Elder, 1472-1553 / Orley, Bernaert van / Eyck, Jan van / Andrea del Sarto / Watteau, Antoine / Lancret, Nicolas
museums and institutions:
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden
subjects:
Hanging (installation technique) / Displays / Interiors / Architecture / Art museums / Collections / Electors of Saxony, Germany / German art / Italian art / Netherlandish School / Spanish art / French art / Greek (ancient) School / Roman art / Egyptian art
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Hall of antiquities, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister und Skulpturensammlung bis 1800 (Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden; photograph H.C. Krass).
Attributed works:
2. Christ flagellated, by Balthasar Permoser. 1728. Coloured marble, 81 by 27 by 25 cm. (Skulpturensammlung bis 1800, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden; photograph David Brandt).
Attributed works:
3. Plan of the first storey of the Gemäldegalerie, with the south-side at the top. c.1845. Lithograph, 23 by 41.5 cm. (Kupferstich-Kabinett, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden).
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4. Installation view of the Italian galleries, looking towards Raphael’s Sistine Madonna, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Dresden; photograph H.C. Krass).
Attributed works:
5. Frederick III of Saxony, called the Wise, by Adriano Fiorentino. 1498. Bronze, 62.8 by 51 by 30.6 cm. (Skulpturensammlung bis 1800, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden).
Attributed works:
6. Madonna of the Cuccina family, by Paolo Veronese. c.1571. Oil on canvas, 167 by 416 cm. (Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden).
Attributed works:
8. Installation view of the ‘Rubens and Van Dyck’ gallery, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister und Skulpturensammlung bis 1800 (Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Dresden; photograph Alexandra Gajewski).
Book Review
The Charterhouse of Bruges: Jan van Eyck, Petrus Christus, and Jan Vos
09/2020 | 1410 | 162
Pages: 815-817
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Reviewer:
Gajewski, Alexandra (Gajewski, Alexandra)
Subjects
art literature:
Exhibition catalogues
artists:
Eyck, Jan van / Christus, Petrus
museums and institutions:
Frick Collection, New York, United States
places:
Bruges
subjects:
Patrons / Commissions / Retables / Flemish art / Fifteenth-century / Devotional images
Reviewed Items
subjects:
The Charterhouse of Bruges: Jan van Eyck, Petrus Christus, and Jan Vos Edited by Emma Capron. 160 pp. incl. 85 col. ills. (Giles, London, and the Frick Collection, New York, 2018), £34.95. ISBN 978–191–128219–8. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
3.The Virgin and Child with St Barbara, St Elizabeth and Jan Vos, by Jan van Eyck and his workshop. c.1441–43. Oil on masonite, transferred from panel, 47.3 by 61.3 cm. (Frick Collection, New York).
Exhibition Review
Van Eyck: An Optical Revolution. Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent
04/2020 | 1405 | 162
Pages: 328-332
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Reviewer:
Campbell, Lorne (Campbell, Lorne; C., L.)
Subjects
artists:
Eyck, Jan van / and workshop / and follower / Eyck, Hubert van / David, Gerard / Christus, Petrus
artists:
Coxie, Michiel, I, 1499-1592 / Domenico Veneziano
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, Belgium
subjects:
Conservation / Oil painting (technique) / Flemish painting / Polyptychs
works:
Adoration of the lamb (Saint Bavon, Ghent)
Reviewed Items
works:
Van Eyck: An Optical Revolution Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent 1st February–30th April | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Adam, from the Ghent Altarpiece. 1432. Oil on panel, 212.9 by 37.1 cm. (St Bavo’s Cathedral, Ghent; exh. Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent;   Lukasweb.be-Art in Flanders vzw; photograph Dominique Provost).
Attributed works:
2. Portrait of a man (‘Leal Souvenir’), by Jan van Eyck (after cleaning). 1432. Oil on panel, 33.3 by 18.9 cm. (National Gallery, London; exh. Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent).
Attributed works:
3. Cumaean Sibyl, detail from one of the exterior panels of the Ghent Altarpiece, by Hubert and Jan van Eyck. 1432. Oil on panel, 213.5 by 36.1 cm. (St Bavo’s Cathedral, Ghent; exh. Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent;   Lukasweb.be- Art in Flanders vzw; photograph Dominique Provost).
Western art unattributed:
4. Isabella of Portugal, copy after Jan van Eyck. 17th century. Pen and brush, ink and wash on paper, 34.5 by 30.4 cm. (Arquivo Nacional da Torre do Tombo, Lisbon; exh. Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent).
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