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Book Review
Magie kresby: Italská kresba vrcholné renesance a manýrismu v ceských a moravských verejných sbírkách / The Magic of Drawing: Italian Drawing of the High Renaissance and Mannerism from Bohemian and Moravian Public Collections
03/2024 | 1452 | 166
Pages: 314–316
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Reviewer:
De Klerck, Bram (De Klerck, Bram)
Subjects
art literature:
Exhibition catalogues
dates:
2020-2030
subjects:
Italian drawings / Czech Republic / Collections, Public / Renaissance art / Mannerism
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Magie kresby: Italská kresba vrcholné renesance a manýrismu v ceských a moravských verejných sbírkách / The Magic of Drawing: Italian Drawing of the High Renaissance and Mannerism from Bohemian and Moravian Public Collections By Zdenek Kazlepka and Martin Zlatohlávek. 346 pp. incl. 119 col. + b. & w. ills. (Katoliká teologická fakulta, Univerzity Karlova and Muzeum umení, Olomouc 2023), €71. ISBN 978–80–87922–35–4. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
10. Two male figures in antique cloaks, by Giovanni Bellini. 1506– 08. Brush, white and black tempera, with brown pen wash, 40 by 24 cm. (Archdiocesan Museum, Kromeríž).
Attributed works:
11. Study for St Peter visiting St Agatha in prison, by Giulio Campi. 1537. Pen in brown, 14 by 10 cm. (National Gallery, Prague).
Attributed works:
9. Jupiter and Juno, by Giulio Romano. 1530– 32. Pen in brown, wash, heightened with white, over traces of black chalk, 44 by 57 cm. (Archdiocesan Museum, Kromeríž).
Exhibition Review
Kupka: Pioneer of Abstraction. Grand Palais, Paris
07/2018 | 1384 | 160
Pages: 591-593
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Reviewer:
Masters, Christopher (Masters, Christopher)
Subjects
art literature:
Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm / Swedenborg, Emanuel / Leighten, Patricia
artists:
Kupka, František
dates:
2010-2019
media:
Paintings
museums and institutions:
Grand Palais, Paris, France / Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland / Národní Galerie, Prague, Czech Republic
places:
France / Paris / Finland / Helsinki / Czech Republic / Prague
subjects:
Czech painting / Abstract art / Symbolist movement / Salon d'Automne, Paris / Visual sources / Anarchism / Surveys
subjects:
Salon des réalités nouvelles / Antisemitism / Theosophy
Illustrations
Attributed works:
20. Amorpha: fugue in two colours, by František Kupka. 1912. Canvas, 211 by 220 cm. (National Gallery, Prague; exh. Grand Palais, Paris).
Attributed works:
21. Around a point, by František Kupka. 1920–30. Canvas, 194.5 by 200 cm. (Centre Pompidou, Musée national d’art moderne, Paris; exh. Grand Palais, Paris).
Attributed works:
22. Water (the bather), by František Kupka. 1906–09. Canvas, 63 by 80 cm. (Centre Pompidou, Paris; exh. Grand Palais, Paris).
Publication Received
Textiles, Fashion, and Design Reform in Austria–Hungary before the First World War. Principles of Dress. By Rebecca Houze
05/2017 | 1370 | 159
Pages: 407
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Reviewer:
Clegg, Elizabeth (Clegg, Elizabeth)
Subjects
dates:
1860-1869 / 1870-1909
places:
Austria / Hungary / Czech Republic / Poland
subjects:
Textiles / Fashion / Design / Central European
subjects:
Modernism
Exhibition Review
Emperor Charles IV. Prague and Nuremberg
04/2017 | 1369 | 159
Pages: 345-346
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Reviewer:
Opacic, Zoë (Opacic, Zoë)
Subjects
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg, Germany
museums and institutions:
Waldstein Riding School, Prague, Czech Republic / Národní Galerie, Prague, Czech Republic
places:
Prague / Nuremberg / Germany / Czech Republic
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions / Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, 1316-1378
subjects:
Art history / Cultural history / History / Politics
subjects:
Czech / Bohemian
Illustrations
Attributed works:
89. Fragment from the tomb of Margaret of Brabant, by Giovanni Pisano. 1313-14 (Museo di S. Agostino, Genoa; exh. Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg)
Western art unattributed:
88. Statue of Charles IV from Prague's Old Town Bridge Tower. Before 1380 (Narodni Muzeum, Lapidarium, Prague; exh. Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg)
Western art unattributed:
90. Annunciation, called the Sachs Annunciation, North French or Netherlandish. 1350-60 (Cleveland Museum of Art; exh. Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg)
Exhibition Review
Roelandt Savery. Prague and Kortrijk
05/2011 | 1298 | 153
Pages: 348-349
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Reviewer:
Martin, Andrew John (Martin, Andrew John)
Subjects
artists:
Savery, Roelant
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Broelmuseum, Kortrijk, Belgium / Schwarzenberg Palace, Prague, Czech Republic
places:
Prague / Czech Republic
places:
Kortrijk / Netherlands
print:
Savery, Roelant
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Roelandt Savery. A Painter in the Services of Emperor Rudolf II | institution: Broelmuseum , institution: Schwarzenberg Palace
Illustrations
Attributed works:
51. On Kampa Isle under Charles Bridge in Prague, by Roelandt Savery. c.1603–04. Pen and brown ink, 16.3 by 23.8 cm. (National Gallery, Prague; exh. Broel­museum, Kortrijk).
Attributed works:
52. Orpheus playing to the animals in a landscape, by Roelandt Savery. 1611. Panel, 40.6 by 54.3 cm. (Gemäldegalerie, Berlin; exh. Broel­museum, Kortrijk).
Exhibition Review
Art at the Luxembourg court. Prague
03/2011 | 1296 | 153
Pages: 205-206
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Reviewer:
Opacic, Zoë (Opacic, Zoë)
Subjects
dates:
2010-2019 / 1300-1349
museums and institutions:
House of the Stone Bell, Prague, Czech Republic
places:
Prague / Czech Republic / Luxembourg / Central Europe
print:
Luxembourg court
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions / Patronage / Patrons / Cultural history / Politics / Royalty
Reviewed Items
subjects:
A Royal Marriage: Elisabeth Premyslid and John of Luxembourg – 1310 | institution: House of the Stone Bell
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
107. Crown for a woman. Paris or Sicily, early fourteenth century. Gold, precious stones and enamel, 6.2 cm. high. (Muzeum Narodowe, Wrocław; exh. House of the Stone Bell, Prague).
Western art unattributed:
108. Reliquary of St Blasius. Prague, 1306. Gold and niello, 5.5 by 4 cm. (Patrimonio Nacional, El Escorial; exh. House of the Stone Bell, Prague).
Western art unattributed:
109. The seal of John of Luxembourg (type V). 24th August 1331. Wax, diameter 9.4 cm. (Státní oblastní archiv, Trebon, exh. House of the Stone Bell, Prague).
Exhibition Review
Hans von Aachen. Aachen, Prague and Vienna
07/2010 | 1288 | 152
Pages: 493-494
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Reviewer:
Martin, Andrew John (Martin, Andrew John)
Subjects
artists:
Aachen, Hans von
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum, Aachen, Germany / Prague Castle (Pražský hrad), Prague, Czech Republic / Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria
places:
Vienna / Prague / Germany / Czech Republic / Austria / Aachen
print:
Aachen, Hans von
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Hans von Aachen (1552–1615): Court Artist in Europe | institution: Kunsthistorisches Museum , institution: Prague Castle (Pražský hrad) , institution: Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum
Illustrations
Attributed works:
52. Two laughing young men (double self-portrait), by Hans von Aachen. Before 1574. Panel, 47 by 38 cm. (Archbishop’s Palace, Kromeríz; exh. Prague Castle).
Attributed works:
53. Rape of Lucretia, by Hans von Aachen. c.1600. Canvas, 120 by 185 cm. (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna; exh. Prague Castle).
Attributed works:
54. Rape of Lucretia, attributed to Hans von Aachen. Pen and brown ink over graphite or chalk, grey wash, heightened with white, 23.8 by 27.9 cm. (Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart; exh. Prague Castle).
Article
A newly discovered fragment by Geertgen tot Sint Jans
02/2009 | 1271 | 151
Pages: 76-78
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Author:
Kemperdick, Stephan (Kemperdick, Stephan; Kemperdinck, Stephan)
Subjects
artists:
Geertgen tot Sint Jans
collectors and dealers:
Prehn, Johann Valentin
dates:
1490-1499 / 1480-1489
museums and institutions:
Prague Castle (Pražský hrad), Prague, Czech Republic
museums and institutions:
Historisches Museum, Frankfurt, Germany
places:
Germany / Frankfurt
places:
Prague / Czech Republic
print:
Geertgen tot Sint Jans
subjects:
Dutch painting / Fragments / Netherlandish painting / Jesus Christ: Adoration of the Magi / Joseph, Saint
subjects:
Panel paintings / Triptychs
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. St Joseph, here attributed to Geertgen tot Sint Jans. c.1490. Panel, 11.4 by 9.8 cm. (Historiches Museum, Frankfurt).
Attributed works:
2. Triptych with the Adoration of the Magi, by Geertgen tot Sint Jans. c.1490. Panel, 111.2 by 69.5 cm. (central panel), 71 by 38.8 cm (wings). (Prague Castle).
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3. A double panel from Johann Valentin Prehn's 'Kleines Gemäldekabinett'. Reconstruction of 1988. (Historiches Museum, Frankfurt).
Exhibition Review
Hans Rottenhammer
11/2008 | 1268 | 150
Pages: 783-784
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Reviewer:
Pijl, Luuk (Pijl, Luuk)
Subjects
artists:
Rottenhammer, Hans I, 1564-1625
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Schloss Brake, Weserrenaissance-Museum, Lemgo, Germany / Národní Galerie, Prague, Czech Republic
places:
Lemgo / Germany / Czech Republic / Prague
print:
Rottenhammer, Hans I, 1564-1625
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Hans Rottenhammer: begehrt – vergessen – neu entdeckt | institution: Národní Galerie , institution: Schloss Brake, Weserrenaissance-Museum
Illustrations
Attributed works:
77. Glory of angels, by Hans Rottenhammer and Jan Brueghel the Elder. c.1605. Copper, 26 by 35.5 cm. (Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, Milan; exh. Weserrenaissance-Museum, Schloss Brake, Lemgo).
Attributed works:
78. Diana and Actaeon, by Hans Rottenhammer and Jan Brueghel the Elder. c.1597. Copper, 22 by 28.4 cm. (Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart; exh. Weserrenaissance-Museum, Schloss Brake, Lemgo).
Attributed works:
79. Two figures (detail), by Hans Rottenhammer. 1616. Pen in brown ink, sheet 20 by 28.9 cm. (Kongelige Kobberstiksamling, Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen; exh. Weserrenaissance-Museum, Schloss Brake, Lemgo).
Exhibition Review
Prague: the Crown of Bohemia. New York and Prague
01/2006 | 1234 | 148
Pages: 60-62
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Reviewer:
Hamburger, Jeffrey (Hamburger, Jeffrey)
Subjects
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, United States / Prague Castle (Pražský hrad), Prague, Czech Republic
patrons:
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, 1316-1378
patrons:
Wenceslas IV, King of Bohemia, 1361-1419
places:
United States / Prague / New York / Czech Republic
print:
Bohemian art
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions / Patronage / Courts (social groups) / Royalty / Metalwork / Sculpture / Paintings / Manuscripts / Czech / Bohemian
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Prague: the Crown of Bohemia 1347–1437 | institution: Metropolitan Museum of Art , institution: Prague Castle (Pražský hrad)
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
86. Virgin and Child. Prague, 1345-50. Tempera and gold on panel, 89 by 59.5 cm. (Cistercian Monastery of St James the Great, Zbraslav; exh. Metropolitan Museum of Art).
Western art unattributed:
87. Virgin and Child. Prague, c.1390. Limestone with orginal paint and gilding, 84 cm. high. (Church of Augustinian Canons, Sternberk; exh. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Western art unattributed:
88. Christ on the Mount of Olives. Torun, c.1390-95. Limestone with traces of paint, 84 cm. high. (Muzeum Zamkowe, Malbork; exh. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Western art unattributed:
89. Head of a prophet or an apostle. Bohemia, c.1360-80. Pen and brush ink with brown wash and white gouache, 11.3 by 8.5 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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