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Book Review
Balthazar: A Black African King in Medieval and Renaissance Art
09/2023 | 1446 | 165
Pages: 1035-36
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Reviewer:
Nethersole, Scott (Nethersole, Scott)
Subjects
subjects:
Jesus Christ: Adoration of the Magi / Black people / Africans / Medieval art / Renaissance art / Slavery
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Balthazar: A Black African King in Medieval and Renaissance Art Edited by Kristen Collins and Bryan C. Keene. 152 pp. incl. 121 col. ills. (J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 2023), £35. ISBN 978–1–60606–785–7. | :
Article
The drinking servant in depictions of the ‘Adoration of the Magi’
04/2021 | 1417 | 163
Pages: 344-351
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Author:
Megyeši, Peter (Megyeši, Peter)
Subjects
artists:
Stefano da Verona / Costa, Lorenzo di Ottavio, ca.1460-1535 / Altichiero da Zevio, act. 1369-1393 / Weyden, Rogier van der
patrons:
Bevilacqua Lazise, Bevilacqua / Bentivoglio, Antonio Galeazzo
places:
Naples
places:
Brno / Padua / Verona / Bologna
subjects:
Christian iconography / Jesus Christ: Adoration of the Magi / Italian painting / Netherlandish painting / Angevin
subjects:
Drinking / Servants
works:
Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Adoration of the Magi, by Stefano da Verona. c.1438. Tempera on panel, 72 by 47 cm. (Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan).
Attributed works:
10. Detail of Fig.11, showing the drinking servant.
Attributed works:
11. Adoration of the Magi, by Lorenzo Costa the Elder. 1499. Oil on panel, 75 by 181.3 cm. (Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan).
Attributed works:
12. Adoration of the Magi, by a Neapolitan follower of Giotto. c.1340–43. Tempera and gilding on panel, 66.4 by 46.7 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Attributed works:
4. Adoration of the Magi (central panel of the Columba Altarpiece), by Rogier van der Weyden. c.1455. Oil on panel, 139.5 by 152.9 cm. (Alte Pinakothek, Munich).
Attributed works:
5. Detail of Fig.4, showing the drinking servant.
Attributed works:
6. Detail of Fig.8, showing the Adoration of the Magi.
Attributed works:
7. Detail of Fig.6, showing the drinking servant.
Attributed works:
8. Nativity, by Altichiero da Zevio. c.1379–84. Fresco. (Oratory of St George, Padua).
Attributed works:
9. Detail of Fig.1, showing the drinking servant.
Western art unattributed:
2. Portable folding polyptych. c.1330–40. Tempera and gilding on panel, statue of the Virgin and Child in alabaster, 49 by 78 cm. (Moravian Gallery, Brno).
Western art unattributed:
3. Detail of Fig.2, showing the drinking servant in the Adoration of the Magi.
Article
The predella of the Oddi Altarpiece from S. Agostino, Perugia
12/2018 | 1389 | 160
Pages: 1030-1037
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Author:
Menganna, Clara (Menganna, Clara)
Author:
Pesante, Luca (Pesante, Luca)
Subjects
art literature:
Vasari, Giorgio / Venturi, Adolfo
artists:
Eusebio da San Giorgio / Raphael / Perugino, Pietro / Pinturicchio, Bernardino / Nicola Pisano
buildings:
Sant'Agostino, Perugia, Italy
collectors and dealers:
Benson, Robert, 1850-1929 / Duveen, Joseph, 1869-1939 / Lazzaroni, Michele, Baron / Hitler, Adolf
dates:
1500-1549 / 1500-1509
media:
Paintings
museums and institutions:
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany / Christie's, London / Agnew's, London, Great Britain
places:
Italy / Perugia / Germany / Frankfurt
subjects:
Italian painting / Altarpieces / Predellas / Augustine, Saint / Jesus Christ: Adoration of the Magi / Attribution / Attributions / Attributions, former / Patronage / Commissions / Oddi family / Provenance / Collections, Private / Guidebooks / Art literature / Archives / Inventories / Wills / Lost works / Damage to works of art / Reconstruction / Chapels / Artists' groups and associations / Workshops (Organisations) / Civil wars / War
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Reconstruction of the Oddi Altarpiece, by Eusebio da San Giorgio. 1505. The Adoration of the Magi, tempera on panel, 215 by 175 cm. (Galleria Nazionale dell’Umbria, Perugia). The predella panels are illustrated as Figs.3–5.
Attributed works:
2. Reverse of Fig.3. (Photograph © Artothek).
Attributed works:
3. St Augustine baptised by St Ambrose, by Eusebio da San Giorgio. 1505. Tempera on panel, 29.5 by 46.7 cm. (Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main; photograph © Artothek).
Attributed works:
4. St Augustine vested by St Ambrose, by Eusebio da San Giorgio. 1505. Tempera on panel, 27.3 by 47.6 cm. (Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main; photograph © Artothek).
Attributed works:
5. St Augustine disputes with the heretic Fortunatus, by Eusebio da San Giorgio. 1505. Tempera on panel, 29.5 by 47.1 cm. (Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main; photograph © Artothek).
Attributed works:
6. The Oddi Chapel, S. Agostino, Perugia. (Photograph: the authors).
Publication Received
The Magi. Legend, Art and Cult. Edited by Manuela Beer, Iris Metje, Karen Straub, Saskia Werth and Moritz Woelk.
06/2015 | 1347 | 157
Pages: 423
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Reviewer:
Kauffmann, C. M. (Kauffmann, C. M.; K., C. M.)
Subjects
buildings:
Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Schnütgen-Museum, Cologne, Germany
styles:
Christian iconography / Jesus Christ: Adoration of the Magi / Exhibition catalogues
subjects:
Relics
Article
The patron of Jan Gossaert’s ‘Adoration of the Kings’ in the National Gallery, London
02/2010 | 1283 | 152
Pages: 86-89
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Author:
Campbell, Lorne (Campbell, Lorne; C., L.)
Subjects
artists:
Gossaert, Jan
dates:
1500-1519
museums and institutions:
National Gallery, London, Great Britain
print:
Gossaert, Jan
subjects:
Flemish painting / Netherlandish painting / Collections, Public / Jesus Christ: Adoration of the Magi / Patronage / Biographies / Patrons / Commissions
Illustrations
Attributed works:
20. Adoration of the Kings, by Jan Gossaert. c.1510–15. Panel, 177.2 by 161.3 cm. (National Gallery, London).
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).
Attributed works:
3. A double panel from Johann Valentin Prehn's 'Kleines Gemäldekabinett'. Reconstruction of 1988. (Historiches Museum, Frankfurt).
Publication Received
Venite, Adoremus: Geertgen tot Sint Jans and the Adoration of the Kings
02/2008 | 1259 | 150
Pages: 121-122
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Reviewer:
Filedt Kok, Jan Piet (Filedt Kok, Jan Piet; Kok, J. P. Filedt)
Subjects
artists:
Geertgen tot Sint Jans
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Museum Stiftung Oskar Reinhart, Winterthur, Switzerland
print:
Geertgen tot Sint Jans
subjects:
Exhibitions / Restoration (process) / Collections, Public / Netherlandish painting / Jesus Christ: Adoration of the Magi
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Venite, Adoremus: Geertgen tot Sint Jans and the Adoration of the Kings | contributor: Baumer, Ursula , contributor: Dietemann, Patrick , contributor: Fiedler, Irene , contributor: Heimberg, Bruno , contributor: Kemperdick, Stephan , contributor: Reinhard-Felice, Mariantonia , editor: Reinhard-Felice, Mariantonia , contributor: Sander, Jochen , contributor: Stege, Heike , contributor: Tilenschi, Cornelia
Book Review
Rubens. The Adoration of the Magi
12/2005 | 1233 | 147
Pages: 831-832
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Reviewer:
McGrath, Elizabeth (McGrath, Elizabeth; McG., E.)
Subjects
artists:
Rubens, Peter Paul
dates:
1600-1649
museums and institutions:
Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, Spain
print:
Rubens, Peter Paul
subjects:
Jesus Christ: Adoration of the Magi / Flemish painting / Collections, Public
subjects:
Restoration (process)
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Rubens. The Adoration of the Magi | contributor: Cabrero, Herlinda , contributor: García-Máiquez, Jaime , contributor: Garrido Pérez, Carmen , contributor: Pérez Preciado, José Juan , contributor: Vander Auwera, Joost , author: Vergara, Alejandro
Short Notice
A Late Work by Girolamo da Carpi
06/1983 | 963 | 125
Pages: 358-359
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Author:
Russell, Francis (Russell, Francis; Russell, F.)
Subjects
artists:
Girolamo da Carpi
dates:
1500-1549
museums and institutions:
National Gallery, London, Great Britain
places:
Italy
subjects:
Italian painting / Attributions
subjects:
Jesus Christ: Adoration of the Magi
subjects:
Late works
Illustrations
Attributed works:
52. Adoration of the Magi, Here Attributed to Girolamo da Carpi. Panel, 44.2 by 32.1 cm. (National Gallery).
Attributed works:
53. Adoration of the Magi. Here Attributed to Girolamo da Carpi. Panel, Close in Size to Fig. 52. (Private Collection, U. K.).
Article
Leonardo and Flemish Painting
09/1980 | 930 | 122
Pages: 608-615
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Author:
Hills, Paul (Hills, Paul)
Subjects
artists:
Weyden, Rogier van der
artists:
Leonardo da Vinci
artists:
Verrocchio, Andrea del
dates:
1480-1519
places:
Italy / Netherlands
subjects:
Italian painting / Visual sources
subjects:
Netherlandish painting / Influence
subjects:
Jesus Christ: Adoration of the Magi
subjects:
Jesus Christ: Lamentation
works:
Virgin of the Rocks (London, National Gallery)
Illustrations
Attributed works:
10. Adoration of the Magi, Centre Panel of the St Columba Altar-Piece, by Rogier van der Weyden. Panel, 138 by 153 cm. (Alte Pinakothek, Munich).
Attributed works:
11. The Virgin of the Rocks, by Leonardo da Vinci. Canvas Transferred from Panel, 199 by 122 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Attributed works:
12. The Raising of Lazarus, by Nicolas Froment. Panel, 175 by 134 cm. (Uffizi, Florence).
Attributed works:
13. Detail of Fig. 8. [The Adoration of the Magi, by Leonardo da Vinci. Panel, 243 by 246 cm. (Uffizi, Florence).]
Attributed works:
14. Detail of Fig. 9. [The Lamentation before the Tomb, by Rogier van der Weyden. Panel, 110 by 96 cm. (Uffizi, Florence).]
Attributed works:
15. Sketch for the Adoration of the Magi, by Leonardo da Vinci. Pen and Ink over Metal-Point, 28.5 by 21.5 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Attributed works:
16. Detail of Fig. 8. [The Adoration of the Magi, by Leonardo da Vinci. Panel, 243 by 246 cm. (Uffizi, Florence).]
Attributed works:
17. Detail of Fig. 9. [The Lamentation before the Tomb, by Rogier van der Weyden. Panel, 110 by 96 cm. (Uffizi, Florence).]
Attributed works:
18. Portrait of a Young Lady, by Petrus Christus. Panel, 28 by 21 cm. (Staatliche Museen, Berlin).
Attributed works:
19. Ginevra de'Benci, by Leonardo da Vinci. Panel, 42 by 37 cm. (National Gallery of Art, Washington).
Attributed works:
20. Verso of Fig. 19. [Ginevra de'Benci, by Leonardo da Vinci. Panel, 42 by 37 cm. (National Gallery of Art, Washington).]
Attributed works:
8. The Adoration of the Magi, by Leonardo da Vinci. Panel, 243 by 246 cm. (Uffizi, Florence).
Attributed works:
9. The Lamentation before the Tomb, by Rogier van der Weyden. Panel, 110 by 96 cm. (Uffizi, Florence).
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