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Book Review
The Hub of the World: Art in Eighteenth-Century Rome
05/2024 | 1454 | 166
Pages: 515–518
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Zafran, Eric (Zafran, Eric)
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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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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)
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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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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. | :
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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).
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8. Agrippina and Germanicus, by Peter Paul Rubens. c.1614. Oil on panel, 66.4 by 57 cm. (National Gallery of Art, Washington).
Exhibition Review
Museo della Forma Urbis, Rome
04/2024 | 1453 | 166
Pages: 398–401
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Connors, Joseph (Connors, Joseph)
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Museo della Forma Urbis, Rome From 11th January | :
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10. Installation view of the Forma Urbis at the Museo della Forma Urbis, Rome, 2024. (Courtesy Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni Culturali, Rome).
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8. Installation view of the Forma Urbis at the Museo della Forma Urbis, Rome, 2024. (Courtesy Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni Culturali, Rome).
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9. Installation view of the Forma Urbis at the Museo della Forma Urbis, Rome, 2024. (Courtesy Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni Culturali, Rome).
Book Review
Aiutando l’arte: Les inscriptions dans les décors post-tridentins d’Italie / Le iscrizioni nella pittura posttridentina italiana
03/2024 | 1452 | 166
Pages: 327–328
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Fontana, Mauro Vincenzo (Fontana, Mauro Vincenzo)
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Aiutando l’arte: Les inscriptions dans les décors post-tridentins d’Italie / Le iscrizioni nella pittura posttridentina italiana Edited by Gwladys Le Cuff and Anne Lepoittevin. 323 pp. incl. 45 col. + 21 b. & w. ills. (Peter Lang, Brussels, 2022), £40. ISBN 978–2–8076–1780–3. | :
Article
Avignon as 'nova Roma'
01/2024 | 1450 | 166
Pages: 5–15
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Bolgia, Claudia (Bolgia, Claudia)
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1. Chamber of the Stag, Papal Palace, Avignon. 1343. (Photograph Domenico Ventura).
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11. Detail of the Stefaneschi polyptych, showing the Crucifixion of St Peter, by Giotto. c.1320. Tempera on panel. (Pinacoteca Vaticana, Vatican City; Bridgeman Images).
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13. Crucifixion of St Peter, copy of a detail in the lost fresco cycle in the atrium of Old St Peter’s, Rome (Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS A64ter (Grimaldi Album), fol. 39).
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14. Duke Stephen in Rome, imploring St Peter to absolve his sins, by Matteo Giovannetti. 1344–45. Fresco. (Scene M, south wall, chapel of St Martial, Papal Palace, Avignon; photograph Domenico Ventura).
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15. Detail of Fig.14, showing Stephen, Duke of south-west France, receiving absolution from St Peter.
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16. Vault of the chapel of St John, Papal Palace, Avignon, by Matteo Giovannetti. 1346–48. (Photograph Domenico Ventura).
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17. Alpinianus cures the sick by imposing on them the sudarium of St Martial, by Matteo Giovannetti. 1344–45. Fresco. (Scene U, south wall, chapel of St Martial, Papal Palace, Avignon; photograph Domenico Ventura).
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18. Detail of Fig.17, showing the imposition of the sudarium.
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2. Detail of the ceiling of the Chamber of the Stag, showing the she-wolf with her twins and the hen with her chicks. 1343. (Papal Palace, Avignon; photograph Fabrice Lepeltier).
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4. Section of the Tower of the Pope and Garderobe Tower, Papal Palace, Avignon.
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5. Ground plan of the Papal Palace, Avignon.
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6. Christ ordering St Peter to send St Martial to preach in Gaul and St Peter communicating Christ’s will to Martial and his disciples, by Matteo Giovannetti. 1344–45. Fresco. (Scene D, vault, chapel of St Martial, Papal Palace, Avignon; photograph Domenico Ventura).
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7. Martial receives the staff from St Peter and Resurrection of Austriclianus, by Matteo Giovannetti. 1344–45. Fresco. (Scene C, vault, chapel of St Martial, Papal Palace, Avignon; photograph Domenico Ventura).
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8. Chapel of St Martial, Papal Palace, Avignon, by Matteo Giovannetti. 1344–45. (Photograph Domenico Ventura).
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9. Christ showing to St Martial in a vision the martyrdom of St Peter and St Paul in Rome, by Matteo Giovannetti. 1344–45. Fresco. (Scene P, lunette, west wall, chapel of St Martial, Papal Palace, Avignon; photograph Domenico Ventura).
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10. Crucifixion of St Peter. c.1277–80. Fresco. (Sancta Sanctorum, Rome).
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12. Rooster. Italian, 9th–12th century. Gilded bronze. (Museo Storico- Artistico del Tesoro di S. Pietro, Vatican City).
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3. Stone relief of the she-wolf with her twins, Maria Saal Cathedral. (Wikimedia Commons).
Short Notice
Albanimania
11/2023 | 1448 | 165
Pages: 1214-1219
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Aymonino, Adriano (Aymonino, Adriano)
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Cardinal Alessandro Albani: collezionismo, diplomazia e mercato nell’Europa del Grand Tour: Collecting, Dealing and Diplomacy in Grand Tour Europe (Studi sul Settecento Romano 37). Edited by Clare Hornsby and Mario Bevilacqua. 399 pp. incl. numerous col. + b. & w. ills. (Edizioni Quasar, Rome, 2021), €60. ISBN 978–88–5491–188–8. | :
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Villa Albani Torlonia: architetture, collezioni, giardino. Edited by Carlo Gasparri. 379 pp. incl. numerous col. + b. & w. ills. (Electa, Milan, 2022), €49. ISBN 978–88–918–2134–7. | :
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Villa Albani Torlonia: The Cradle of Neoclassicism. Photographs by Massimo Listri with texts by Salvatore Settis, Carlo Gasparri, Alvar González-Palacios and Raniero Gnoli. 335 pp. incl. numerous col. + b. & w. ills. (Rizzoli, New York, 2021). $150. ISBN 978–8–8918–3214–6. | :
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1. Cardinal Alessandro Albani, by Ludovico Mazzanti. c.1721–24. Oil on canvas, 96 by 73 cm. (Villa Albani Torlonia, Rome; © Fondazione Torlonia; photograph Massimo Listri).
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2. Casino Nobile, Villa Albani Torlonia, Rome. (© Fondazione Torlonia; photograph Massimo Listri).
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3. Loggia, Villa Albani Torlonia, Rome. (© Fondazione Torlonia; photograph Massimo Listri).
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4. Galleria del Parnaso, Villa Albani Torlonia, Rome. (© Fondazione Torlonia; photograph Massimo Listri).
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5. Antique bas-relief of Antinous, Sala di Antinoo, Villa Albani Torlonia, Rome. (© Fondazione Torlonia; photograph Massimo Listri).
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6. Detail of the Galleria del Parnaso, Villa Albani Torlonia, Rome, showing the marble and mosaic revetments. (© Fondazione Torlonia; photograph Massimo Listri).
Letter
Painting on stone
10/2023 | 1447 | 165
Pages: 1052
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Nygren, Christopher J. (Nygren, Christopher J.)
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Rediscovered drawings by Bartolomeo Spani for sculpture and goldsmithery
10/2023 | 1447 | 165
Pages: 1082–1093
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Calogero, Marcello (Calogero, Marcello)
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1. Detail of Fig.3, showing the angels and God the Father. (Photograph Archivio Franco Cosimo Panini Editore S.p.a. – Arcidiocesi di Modena-Nonantola).
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10. Detail of Fig.2, showing a prophet.
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11. Reliquary bust of St Daria, by Bartolomeo Spani. 1533–38. Cast, chiselled and gilded silver, approximately 70 by 60 cm. (Cathedral of S. Maria Assunta, Reggio Emilia; photograph Diocesi di Reggio Emilia e Guastalla).
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12. Reliquary bust of St Crisanto, by Bartolomeo Spani. 1533–38. Cast, chiselled and gilded silver, approximately 70 by 60 cm. (Cathedral of S. Maria Assunta, Reggio Emilia; photograph Diocesi di Reggio Emilia e Guastalla).
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13. Design for a funerary monument, here attributed to Bartolomeo Spani. c.1510–20. Pen and grey-brown ink, grey-brown wash over stylus indentations, on paper, 28.3 by 19.3 cm. (Morgan Library & Museum, New York).
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14. Grotesque ornament from the Domus Aurea, by the Master of the Codex Escurialensis (fol.14r). c.1490. Pen and brown ink on paper, 33 by 23.5 cm. (Real Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid).
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15. Funerary monument of Bishop Bonfrancesco Arlotti, by Bartolomeo Spani. c.1509. White, pink and polychromed marble, approximately 520 by 230 cm. (Cathedral of S. Maria Assunta, Reggio Emilia; photograph Diocesi di Reggio Emilia e Guastalla).
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16. Design for a funerary monument, here attributed to Bartolomeo Spani. c.1510–20. Pen and brown ink, brown wash, on paper, 19.9 by 15.2 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; RMN-Grand Palais; Thierry Le Mage).
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17. Design for a tabernacle, here attributed to Bartolomeo Spani. c.1510–20. Pen and brown ink and wash, over stylus indentations, on paper, 25.5 by 16.5 cm. (Morgan Library & Museum, New York).
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18. Funerary monument of Lucia Rusca, by Antonio da Morbegno and ‘Maestro Anzelini’, after a drawing here attributed to Bartolomeo Spani. c.1515. White, pink and black marble, approx. 500 by 250 cm. (Cathedral of S. Maria Assunta, Reggio Emilia; photograph Archivio Franco Cosimo Panini Editore S.p.a. – Arcidiocesi di Modena-Nonantola).
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19. Baptism of Christ, by Francesco Caprioli (?). 1497. Fresco, approx. 400 cm. (Baptistry, Reggio Emilia; photograph Diocesi di Reggio Emilia e Guastalla).
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2. Design for a funerary monument, here attributed to Bartolomeo Spani. c.1510–20. Pen and brown ink and wash, with light pink wash over stylus indentations, on paper, 39 by 27.4 cm. (Morgan Library & Museum, New York).
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20. Monstrance (now forming a reliquary of St Concordia), by the workshop of Bartolomeo Spani. 1517. Cast, chiselled and gilded silver, 44 by 17 cm. (SS. Donnino and Biagio, Rubiera; photograph Diocesi di Reggio Emilia e Guastalla).
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21. Design for a pax, here attributed to Bartolomeo Spani. c.1510–20. Pen and brown ink on paper, 20.2 by 14.3 cm. (Morgan Library & Museum, New York).
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3. Funerary monument of Francesco Molza, by Bartolomeo Spani. 1516. White, pink and polychrome marble, approximately 540 by 270 cm. (Cathedral of SS. Maria Assunta and Geminiano, Modena; photograph Archivio Franco Cosimo Panini Editore S.p.a. – Arcidiocesi di Modena-Nonantola).
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4. Processional cross, by Bartolomeo Spani. 1508–09. Cast, chiselled and gilded silver, 76 by 63 cm. (Cathedral of S. Maria Assunta, Reggio Emilia; photograph Diocesi di Reggio Emilia e Guastalla).
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5. Detail of Fig.4, showing the figure of God the Father on the reverse.
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6. St Simeon of Polirone in Jerusalem, exorcising demons from men possessed, by Bartolomeo Spani. c.1516 (model, later cast, perhaps nineteenth century). Bronze, 6.14 by 18.5 cm. (National Gallery of Art, Washington).
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7. Detail of Fig.6, showing a soldier.
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8. Detail of Fig.2, showing a prophet.
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9. Detail of Fig.6, showing a monk.
Book Review
In Italien Karriere machen: Der flämische Maler Michele Desubleo zwischen Rom, Bologna und Venedig (ca.1624–1664)
07/2023 | 1444 | 165
Pages: 806–807
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Osnabrugge, Marije (Osnabrugge, Marije)
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In Italien Karriere machen: Der flämische Maler Michele Desubleo zwischen Rom, Bologna und Venedig (ca.1624–1664) By Stefania Girometti. 466 pp. incl. 63 col.+ 53 b. & w. ills. (arthistoricum.net, Heidelberg, 2022), €64.90 ISBN 978–3–98501–045–5. | :
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4. Martyrdom of St Lawrence, by Michele Desubleo. Early 1640s. Oil on canvas, 250 by 140 cm. (Private collection).
Article
Urban VIII and the Barberini
07/2023 | 1444 | 165
Pages: 772–777
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Connors, Joseph (Connors, Joseph)
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L’immagine sovrana: Urbano VIII e i Barberini, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Palazzo Barberini, Rome, 18th May–30th July 2023. | :
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1. Maffeo Barberini, by Caravaggio. c.1595. Oil on canvas, 124 by 90 cm. (Private collection; exh. Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica, Palazzo Barberini, Rome).
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2. Urban VIII visits the Gesù, Rome, to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the founding of the Jesuit order, by Andrea Sacchi with Filippo Gagliardi and Jan Miel. 1642. Oil on canvas, 321 by 248 cm. (Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica, Palazzo Barberini, Rome; courtesy the Ministero Beni e Attività Culturali e del Turismo; Scala Archives).
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3. Carlo Barberini, by Francesco Mochi. c.1630. Bronze, height 58 cm. (Private collection; exh. Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica, Palazzo Barberini, Rome).
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4. St Sebastian thrown into the Cloaca Maxima, by Ludovico Carracci. 1612. Oil on canvas, 163.5 by 232.4 cm. (J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles; exh. Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica, Palazzo Barberini, Rome).
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5. Installation view of L’immagine sovrana: Urbano VIII e I Barberini at Palazzo Barberini, Rome, 2023, showing the tapestries hung in the Salone. (Photograph Alberto Novelli).
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6. Installation view of L’immagine sovrana: Urbano VIII e I Barberini at Palazzo Barberini, Rome, showing Urban VIII, by Gianlorenzo Bernini. 1632–33. Marble, height 103 cm. with pedestal. (Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica, Palazzo Barberini, Rome).
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7. Marc’Antonio Pasqualini crowned by Apollo, by Andrea Sacchi. 1642. Oil on canvas, 243.8 by 194.3 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, exh. Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica, Palazzo Barberini, Rome).
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