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Exhibition Review
Guercino: Il mestiere del pittore
07/2024 | 1456 | 166
Pages: 729–31
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Reviewer:
Bohn, Babette (Bohn, Babette)
Subjects
artists:
Barbieri, Giovanni Francesco, called Il Guercino
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Musei Reali Turin, Turin, Italy
subjects:
Italian art / Italian drawing / Italian painting / Prints
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Guercino: Il mestiere del pittore Musei Reali, Turin 23rd March–28th July | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
6. Madonna of the Rosary with St Dominic and St Catherine of Siena, by Guercino. 1637. Oil on canvas, 378 by 255 cm. (S. Domenico, Turin; exh. Musei Reali, Turin).
Attributed works:
7. Diana, by Guercino. 1646. Oil on canvas, 102 by 84 cm. (Fondazione Marini Clarelli Santi, Perugia; exh. Musei Reali, Turin).
Attributed works:
8. Study for St William kneeling and dressed in armour, by Guercino. 1620. Charcoal on paper, 62 by 41.3 cm. (Musei di Strada Nuova, Genoa; exh. Musei Reali, Turin).
Exhibition Review
Thinking Small: Dutch Art to Scale
07/2024 | 1456 | 166
Pages: 717–29
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Reviewer:
Golahny, Amy (Golahny, Amy)
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dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Center for Netherlandish Art (CNA), Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, United States / Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, United States
subjects:
Dutch art / Shells (animal material) / Books / Prints / Paintings / Metalwork / Medals
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Thinking Small: Dutch Art to Scale Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 18th November 2023 –3rd November 2024 | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
4. Floral still life, by Dirck van Rijswijck. 17th century. Oak panel, ebony, rosewood, mother-of-pearl and African blackwood, 43.7 by 33.5 cm. (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston).
Attributed works:
5. Tromp l’oeil, by Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts. 1663. Oil on canvas, 73.7 by 86.4 cm. (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston).
Article
Renaissance exhibitions in Paris
06/2024 | 1455 | 166
Pages: 612–619
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Author:
Herman, Nicholas (Herman, Nicholas)
Subjects
artists:
Pisanello / Fouquet, Jean, ca. 1415-1481 / Quarton, Enguerrand / Eyck, Barthélemy d' / Perugino, Pietro / Zoppo, Marco
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France / Musée de Cluny (Musée National du Moyen Âge), Paris, France
subjects:
Renaissance art / Humanism / Illuminated manuscripts / Manuscripts / Bookbindings / Books / Prints / Coins / Medals / Portraits / Paintings / Bronzes / Sculpture / Collections / Charles VII, King of France, 1403-1461
Reviewed Items
subjects:
The Invention of the Renaissance: the Humanist, the Prince and the Artist, Bibliothèque national de France, 20 February16 June 2024. Les arts en France sous Charles VII, Musée de Cluny – Musée national du Moyen Âge, 12 March–16 June 2024. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Jacopo Antonio Marcello, attributed to Jacopo Bellini. 1453. Tempera on parchment, 18.7 by 13 cm. (Bibliothèque national de France, Paris, MS 940, fol.38v).
Attributed works:
2. Frontispiece. (From Giovanni Michele Nagonio: De laudibus Galliae, Rome c.1500.) Ink and tempera on parchment, 27 by 16 cm. (Bibliothèque national de France, Paris, MS latin 8132, fols.8v–9r).
Attributed works:
3. St John on Patmos from the Hours of Frederick III, by Jean Bourdichon, Giovanni Todeschino and the Master of Claude de France. 1501–02. Tempera on parchment, 24.5 by 15.5 cm. (Bibliothèque national de France, Paris, MS latin 10532, p.62).
Attributed works:
4. Manuscript binding, by Étienne Roffet. c.1542–43. Gilt-tooled leather, 33.5 by 23 cm. (Bibliothèque national de France, Paris, MS latin 6866, upper cover).
Attributed works:
5. So-called dais of Charles VII, perhaps after a design by Jacob de Littemont. c.1430–40. Wool and silk, 292 by 285 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Attributed works:
6. Supplicant in prayer, excised leaf of the Collins Hours, by the Master of the Collins Hours. c.1445–50. Tempera and ink on parchment, 18.5 by 12.5 cm. (Musée de Cluny–Musée national du Moyen Âge, Paris, MS Cl.23945).
Attributed works:
7. Detail of the central panel of the Aix Triptych showing the books on the Virgin’s lectern, by Barthélemy d’Eyck. 1443–44. Oil on panel. (Sainte-Madeleine, Aix-en-Provence; photograph the author).
Book Review
Berliner Schlachtenkupfer: 34 Druckplatten der Kaiser von China / Berlin Battle Engravings: 34 Copperplates for the Emperors of China
06/2024 | 1455 | 166
Pages: 654–655
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Reviewer:
Wang, Lianming (Wang, Lianming)
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patrons:
Qianlong, Chinese Emperor
subjects:
Engravings / Prints / Battles
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Berliner Schlachtenkupfer: 34 Druckplatten der Kaiser von China / Berlin Battle Engravings: 34 Copperplates for the Emperors of China By Henriette Lavaulx-Vrécourt and Niklas Leverenz. 248 pp. incl. 175 col. ills. (Deutscher Kunstverlag, Berlin and Munich, 2021), €42. ISBN 978–3–422–98768–5. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
5. Battle of Oroi-jalatu, by Jacques Philippe Le Bas. 1770. Copperplate, 57.7 by 94.1 cm. (Ethnological Museum, Berlin).
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
London’s South Bank: The History
04/2024 | 1453 | 166
Pages: 431–432
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Reviewer:
Newman, Jon (Newman, Jon)
Subjects
places:
London
subjects:
Urban history / Urban management / Urban planning / Maps / Paintings / Prints
Reviewed Items
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8. Thames Arachnid, by John Bryce. 2009. Engraving, 25 by 25 cm. (© John Bryce). | :
Exhibition Review
Art of Enterprise: Israhel van Meckenem’s fifteenth-century print workshop
02/2024 | 1451 | 166
Pages: 185–188
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Kunz, Armin (Kunz, Armin)
Subjects
artists:
Meckenem, Israhel van, the younger, 1440/1445-1503
dates:
2020-2030
media:
Prints / Engravings
museums and institutions:
Chazen Museum of Art, Madison, United States
subjects:
German art / Printmakers
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Art of Enterprise: Israhel van Meckenem’s fifteenth-century print workshop Chazen Museum of Art, Madison 18th December 2023–24th March 2024 | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
10. Ornamental panel with the engraver’s name, by Israhel van Meckenem. c.1490s. Engraving, 18.6 by 25.9 cm. (Albertina Museum, Vienna; exh. Chazen Museum of Art, Madison).
Attributed works:
8. Four nude women, by Israhel van Meckenem. c.1498. Copper-plate, 20.5 by 13.5 cm. (Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts; exh. Chazen Museum of Art, Madison).
Attributed works:
9. Marriage of the Virgin, by Israhel van Meckenem. c. 1493. Engraving, 26.5 by 18.2 cm. (National Gallery of Art, Washington; exh. Chazen Museum of Art, Madison).
Exhibition Review
The Inverted World of Adriaen van de Venne Ick soeck en vind: De schilderijen van Adriaen van de Venne
01/2024 | 1450 | 166
Pages: 73–75
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Pijl, Luuk (Pijl, Luuk)
Subjects
artists:
Venne, Adriaen Pietersz van de
dates:
2020-2030
media:
Paintings / Drawings / Books / Prints / Tapestries
museums and institutions:
Zeeuws Museum, Middelburg, Netherlands
subjects:
Dutch art
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Ick soeck en vind: De schilderijen van Adriaen van de Venne By Edwin Buijsen. 400 pp. incl. 576 col. + b. & w. ills. (Waanders, Zwolle, 2023), €59.95. ISBN 978–94–6262–490–0. | :
subjects:
The Inverted World of Adriaen van de Venne Zeeuws Museum, Middelburg 30th September 2023–21st April 2024 | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
14. Portrait of a gentleman, ascribed to Adriaen van de Venne. c.1617. Oil on panel, 18.2 by 13.3 cm. (Mauritshuis, The Hague; exh. Zeeuws Museum, Middelburg).
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15. Winter, by Adriaen van de Venne. 1614. Oil on panel, 42 by 68 cm. (Gemäldegalerie, Berlin; exh. Zeeuws Museum, Middelburg).
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16. Hoe dienen wy by een! (How we serve together!), by Adriaen van de Venne. c.1635. Oil on panel, 26.4 by 18.2 cm. (National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen; exh. Zeeuws Museum, Middelburg).
Exhibition Review
Dieric Bouts: Creator of Images
01/2024 | 1450 | 166
Pages: 68–70
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Reviewer:
Dyballa, Katrin (Dyballa, Katrin)
Subjects
artists:
Bouts, Dieric / Bouts, Albrecht / and workshop
dates:
2020-2030
media:
Paintings / Drawings / Prints / Manuscripts
museums and institutions:
M [letter M] Museum, Leuven, Belgium
subjects:
Flemish painting
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Dieric Bouts: Creator of Images. Edited by Peter Carpreau. 240 pp. incl. numerous col. ills. (Hannibal, Leuven, 2023), €55. ISBN 978–94–6466–681–6. Dutch edition: Dieric Bouts: Beeldenmaker. €49.95. ISBN 978–94–6466–666–3. | :
subjects:
Dieric Bouts: Creator of Images M Leuven 20th October 2023– 14th January 2024 | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
10. Triptych of the Holy Sacrament, by Dieric Bouts. 1464–68. Oil on panel, centre panel (Last Supper), 183 by 152.5 cm.; left wing, top (Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek), 87.5 by 76.2 cm., bottom (Feast of the Passover), 87.8 by 71.3 cm.; right wing, top (Gathering of the Manna), 87.6 by 70.6 cm., bottom (The Prophet Elijah in the desert), 88 by 71.2 cm. (St Peter’s Church, Leuven; exh. M Leuven).
Attributed works:
8. Betrayal of Christ, by a follower of Dieric Bouts. c.1470. Oil on panel, 105 by 68.4 cm. (Alte Pinakothek, Munich; exh. M Leuven).
Attributed works:
9. Installation view of Triptych of the descent from the Cross, by Dieric Bouts. c.1450–58 or 1464–68 (?). Oil on panel, centre panel (Descent from the Cross), 192.8 by 145.3 cm.; left panel (Crucifixion), 189 by 59.3 cm.; right panel (Resurrection), 188.5 by 59 cm. (Cabildo de la Capilla Real de Granada; exh. M Leuven).
Exhibition Review
China’s Southern Paradise: Treasures from the Lower Yangzi Delta
01/2024 | 1450 | 166
Pages: 62–65
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Reviewer:
Liu, Lihong (Liu, Lihong)
Subjects
dates:
2020-2030
media:
Paintings / Prints / Musical instruments / Furniture / Tapestries / Jades / Bronzes / Silks / Ceramics / Lacquerware / Carvings
museums and institutions:
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, United States
subjects:
Chinese art / Han Dynasty / Song / Yuan Dynasty / Qing / Ming
Reviewed Items
subjects:
China’s Southern Paradise: Treasures from the Lower Yangzi Delta Cleveland Museum of Art 10th September 2023– 7th January 2024 | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Detail from Spring in Jiangnan, by Wen Zhengming. 1530. Handscroll, ink and colour on paper. (Shanghai Museum; exh. Cleveland Museum of Art).
Attributed works:
4. Raft cup, attributed to Zhu Bishan. China, Yuan or early Ming dynasty. Silver with chased decoration, length 16 cm. (Cleveland Museum of Art).
Non-western art unattributed:
2. Lamp in the form of a bull. China, Eastern Han dynasty. Bronze with silver inlay, height 46 cm. (Nanjing Museum; exh. Cleveland Museum of Art).
Non-western art unattributed:
3. Installation view of China’s Southern Paradise: Treasures from the Lower Yangzi Delta at the Cleveland Museum of Art, 2023.
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