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Book Review
Maria Hadfield Cosway
07/2024 | 1456 | 166
Pages: 757–9
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Reviewer:
Davoli, Silvia (Davoli, Silvia)
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art literature:
Exhibition catalogues
artists:
Cosway, Maria
museums and institutions:
Fondazione Maria Cosway, Lodi, Italy
Reviewed Items
museums and institutions:
Maria Hadfield Cosway Edited by Laura Facchin, Monja Faraoni and Maria Cristina Loi. 445 pp. incl. numerous col. + b. & w. ills. (Fondazione Maria Cosway, Lodi, 2022), €20. ISBN 979–1280950208. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
8. Deposition, by Maria Hadfield Cosway. c.1799–1800. Oil on canvas, 66.3 by 53 cm. (Fondazione Maria Cosway, Lodi).
Book Review
Kay Sage and Yves Tanguy: Ring of Iron, Ring of Wool
05/2024 | 1454 | 166
Pages: 521–523
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McAra, Catriona (McAra, Catriona)
Subjects
art literature:
Exhibition catalogues
artists:
Sage (Tanguy), Kay / Tanguy, Yves
dates:
1920-1929 / 1930-1939 / 1940-1949 / 1940-1959 / 1950-1959
museums and institutions:
Helly Nahmad Gallery (New York)
styles:
Surrealism
Reviewed Items
styles:
Kay Sage and Yves Tanguy: Ring of Iron, Ring of Wool Edited by Victoria Noel-Johnson and Marzina Marzetti. 176 pp. incl. 120 col + b. & w. ills. (Skira, New York, 2023), £48. ISBN 978–88–572–5061–8. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
15. Unicorns came down to the sea, by Kay Sage. 1948. Oil on canvas, 92.1 by 71.8. cm. (Philadelphia Museum of Art).
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16. Aux aguets le jour, by Yves Tanguy. 1939. Oil on canvas, 40.6 by 30.5 cm. (Private collection).
Attributed works:
17. Ring of iron, ring of wool, by Kay Sage. 1947. Oil on canvas, 137.2 by 97.2 cm. (Mint Museum, Charlotte).
Book Review
Cassatt–McNicoll: Impressionists Between Worlds
05/2024 | 1454 | 166
Pages: 518–521
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Reviewer:
MacDuffee, Allison (MacDuffee, Allison)
Subjects
art literature:
Exhibition catalogues
artists:
Cassatt, Mary / McNicoll, Helen
dates:
1860-1929
museums and institutions:
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
subjects:
American art / Canadian painting / Women artists / Impressionism
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Cassatt–McNicoll: Impressionists Between Worlds Edited by Caroline Shields. 151 pp. incl. 122 col. + 8 b. & w. ills. (Goose Lane Editions, Fredericton, and Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 2023), $45. ISBN 978–1–77310–317–4. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
12. Madame J (young woman in black), by Mary Cassatt. 1883. Oil on canvas, 80 by 63.5 cm. (Maryland State Archives).
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13. Farmyard, by Helen McNicoll. c.1908. Oil on canvas, 71 by 85.5 cm. (New Brunswick Museum, Saint John).
Attributed works:
14. The Chintz sofa, by Helen McNicoll. 1913. Oil on canvas, 81.3 by 99.1 cm. (Private collection).
Book Review
The Hub of the World: Art in Eighteenth-Century Rome
05/2024 | 1454 | 166
Pages: 515–518
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Reviewer:
Zafran, Eric (Zafran, Eric)
Subjects
art literature:
Clark, Anthony M.
art literature:
Exhibition catalogues
artists:
Batoni, Pompeo / Ghezzi, Pier Leone / Mengs, Anton Raphael / Subleyras, Pierre / Tischbein, Johann Heinrich, I, 1722-1789 / Kauffmann, Angelica / Robert, Hubert / David, Jacques-Louis / Giaquinto, Corrado
collectors and dealers:
Nicholas Hall (dealer), New York, United States
dates:
1700-1799
places:
Rome
subjects:
Paintings / Portraits / Vedute / Caricatures
Reviewed Items
subjects:
The Hub of the World: Art in Eighteenth-Century Rome Edited by Alan P. Wintermute, with contributions by Edgar Peters Bowron, Alvar González-Palacios, J. Patrice Marandel and Melissa Beck Lemke. 360 pp. incl. numerous col. + b. & w. ills. (Nicholas Hall, New York, 2023), $65. ISBN 978–1–7326492–5–5. | :
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Attributed works:
10. Study for St Louis Gonzago, by Pompeo Batoni. 1744. Red and white chalk on paper, 19.3 by 7.1 cm. (Private collection).
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11. Two English gentlemen before the Arch of Constantine, by Anton von Maron. 1767. Oil on canvas, 137 by 100.5 cm. (Private collection)
Attributed works:
9. Caricature of Pompeo Batoni, by Giuseppe Cades. c.1780. Pen and ink on paper, 11.3 by 8.3 cm. (Philadelphia Museum of Art).
Book Review
The Touch of Pygmalion: Rubens and Sculpture in Rome
05/2024 | 1454 | 166
Pages: 512–515
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Pierguidi, Stefano (Pierguidi, Stefano)
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art literature:
Exhibition catalogues
artists:
Rubens, Peter Paul
dates:
1600-1649
museums and institutions:
Museo e Galleria Borghese, Rome, Italy
places:
Rome
subjects:
Antiquity / Sculpture / Paintings / Drawings / Paragone (concept) / Flemish art
Reviewed Items
subjects:
The Touch of Pygmalion: Rubens and Sculpture in Rome Edited by Francesca Cappelletti and Lucia Simonato. 232 pp. incl. numerous col. + b. & w. ills. (Electa, Milan, 2023), €42. 978–88–928–2478–2. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
6. Two studies after the Spinario, by Peter Paul Rubens. 1602. Red chalk, heightened with white, with later grey background wash, on paper. 26.1 by 36 cm. (British Museum, London).
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7. Death of Adonis, by Peter Paul Rubens. c.1614. Oil on canvas, 212 by 325 cm. (Israel Museum, Jerusalem).
Attributed works:
8. Agrippina and Germanicus, by Peter Paul Rubens. c.1614. Oil on panel, 66.4 by 57 cm. (National Gallery of Art, Washington).
Book Review
Eleonora di Toledo e l’invenzione della corte dei Medici a Firenze
05/2024 | 1454 | 166
Pages: 510–512
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Reviewer:
Sterpetti, Lunarita (Sterpetti, Lunarita)
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art literature:
Exhibition catalogues
dates:
1520-1549 / 1550-1559
museums and institutions:
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy
patrons:
Eleanor of Toledo, Duchess of Florence, 1522-1562
places:
Florence
subjects:
Italian art / Patronage / Commissions / Taste (aesthetics)
subjects:
Collecting / Collections
subjects:
Medici family
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Eleonora di Toledo e l’invenzione della corte dei Medici a Firenze Edited by Bruce Edelstein and Valentina Conticelli. 432 pp. incl. 390 col. + b. & w. ills. (Sillabe, Livorno, 2023), €35. ISBN 978–88–3340–347–2. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
4. Deposition, by Gérard David. 1515–20. Oil on panel, 20 by 14 cm. (Gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence).
Attributed works:
5. Deity mask. Mexico, late 15th–early 16th century. Wood, resin, turquoise and motherof- pearl, 24 by 14.5 by 1.35 cm. (Museo delle Civiltà, Rome).
Book Review
Louis XV: passions d’un roi
05/2024 | 1454 | 166
Pages: 508–510
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Reviewer:
Vogtherr, Christoph Martin (Vogtherr, Christoph Martin)
Subjects
art literature:
Exhibition catalogues
dates:
1720-1729 / 1730-1739 / 1740-1749 / 1750-1759 / 1750-1779
museums and institutions:
Château de Versailles, Versailles, France
subjects:
French art / French decorative art / Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774 / Palaces / Taste (aesthetics) / Biographies / Libraries / Science / Theatre (discipline) / Architectural history / Furniture
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Louis XV: passions d’un roi Edited by Yves Carlier and Hélène Delalex. 496 pp. incl. 458 col. + b. & w. ills. (In Fine Éditions d’Art, Paris, 2022), €49. ISBN 978–2–38203–076–9. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Floorplan of the telescope pavilion, château de la Muette. 1756. Pen, ink and red wash on paper. (Archives nationales, Paris).
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2. Louis XV, by Arnaud Vincent de Montpetit. 1774. Oil on canvas, 74 by 61.2 cm. (Musée national des châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon, Versailles).
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3. Project for the throne of Louis XV, by Sébastien- Antoine Slodtz and Paul-Ambroise Slodtz. 1752. Pen, ink and wash highlights over black pencil, 67.1 by 47.2 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris).
Book Review
Black Atlantic: Power, People, Resistance
05/2024 | 1454 | 166
Pages: 523–525
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Reviewer:
East, Saffron (East, Saffron)
Subjects
art literature:
Exhibition catalogues
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, Great Britain
subjects:
Slavery / Social history / Colonialism
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Black Atlantic: Power, People, Resistance Edited by Victoria Avery and Jake Subryan Richards. 192 pp. incl. numerous col. ills. (Philip Wilson Publishers, London, 2023), £20. ISBN 978–1–7813–0123–4. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
18. Portrait of a man in a red suit. c.1740–80. Oil on canvas, 61.8 by 51.5 cm. (Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, Exeter City Council).
Attributed works:
19. Go west young man, by Keith Piper. 1987. 14 monochrome photomontages, gelatin silver print on paper mounted on board. (© Keith Piper; courtesy the artist and Tate).
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20. Marking the moment 3, by Barbara Walker. 2022. Graphite on paper overlaid with mylar. (© Barbara Walker; courtesy the artist and Cristea Roberts Gallery, London, and Chris Keenan).
Book Review
Hiroshige: Les éventails d’Edo: Estampes de la collection Georges Leskowicz
04/2024 | 1453 | 166
Pages: 435
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Reviewer:
Tinios, Ellis (Tinios, Ellis)
Subjects
art literature:
Exhibition catalogues
artists:
Ando Hiroshige, 1797-1858
museums and institutions:
Musée Guimet, Paris, France
subjects:
Fans (costume accessories) / Japanese art / Prints
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Hiroshige: Les éventails d’Edo: Estampes de la collection Georges Leskowicz By Christophe Marquet. 288 pp. incl. 198 col. ills. (Fondation Georges Leskowicz and In Fine éditions d’art, Paris, 2022), €125. ISBN 978–2– 38203–086–8. | :
Book Review
After Impressionism: Inventing Modern Art
04/2024 | 1453 | 166
Pages: 434–435
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Reviewer:
Clarke, Michael (Clarke, Michael)
Subjects
art literature:
Exhibition catalogues
museums and institutions:
National Gallery, London, Great Britain
subjects:
Impressionism / Post-Impressionism / Modern art
Reviewed Items
subjects:
After Impressionism: Inventing Modern Art By MaryAnne Stevens, with contributions by Maria Alambritis, Julien Domercq, Charlotte de Mille, John Milner, Daniel Sobrino Ralston, Christopher Riopelle, Camilla Smith and Sabine Wieber. 272 pp. incl. 150 col. ills. (National Gallery Global, London, 2023) £20. ISBN 978–1–85709–695–8. | :
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