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Book Review
The Architectural Drawings of Antonio da Sangallo and His Circle (Vol.III: Antiquity and Theory)
06/2024 | 1455 | 166
Pages: 648–650
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Hemsoll, David (Hemsoll, David)
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The Architectural Drawings of Antonio da Sangallo and His Circle (Vol.III: Antiquity and Theory) Edited by Christoph Luitpold Frommel and Georg Schelbert. 2 vols, 584 pp. incl. 526 b. & w. ills. (Harvey Miller Publishers, London, 2022), £210. ISBN 978–1–912554–39–3. | :
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1. Plan of the Colosseum, by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger. c.1505 or after 1513. Pen on parchment, 18.7 by 22.7 cm. (Gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence).
Exhibition Review
L’Autoritratto di Leonardo: Storia e contemporaneità di un capolavoro
06/2024 | 1455 | 166
Pages: 629–631
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Mazzotta, Antonio (Mazzotta, Antonio)
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L’Autoritratto di Leonardo: Storia e contemporaneità di un capolavoro Biblioteca Reale, Turin 28th March–30th June Galleria Sabauda, Turin 28th March–28 July | :
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10. Bearded old man, by Leonardo da Vinci. c.1491–95. Red chalk on paper, 33.3 by 21.3 cm. (Biblioteca Reale, Turin).
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11. Leonardo da Vinci, attributed to Francesco Melzi. c.1515. Red chalk on paper, 27.5 by 19 cm. (© 2024 His Majesty King Charles III / Royal Collection Trust).
Book Review
I disegni di Antonio e Piero del Pollaiolo (Corpus der italienischen Zeichnungen 1300–1550, I, Toscana, 16)
03/2024 | 1452 | 166
Pages: 322–324
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Wright, Alison (Wright, Alison)
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I disegni di Antonio e Piero del Pollaiolo (Corpus der italienischen Zeichnungen 1300–1550, I, Toscana, 16) By Lorenza Melli. 455 pp. incl. 728 col. ills. (Michael Imhof Verlag, Petersberg, 2023), €99. ISBN 978–3–7319–1237–8. | :
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1. Studies of horsemen and foot soldiers for the ‘Martyrdom of St. Sebastian’, by Antonio and Piero del Pollaiuolo. c.1470–75. Pen and brown ink and wash with traces of black chalk on brown tinted paper, 16.4 by 28.6 cm. (Gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence).
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2. Blind Cupid, detail of central fragment from a larger sheet, by Antonio del Pollaiuolo. c.1460–65. Pen and brown ink with wash and traces of black chalk on paper, 14.8 by 4.2 cm. (Gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence)
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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De Klerck, Bram (De Klerck, Bram)
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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. | :
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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).
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11. Study for St Peter visiting St Agatha in prison, by Giulio Campi. 1537. Pen in brown, 14 by 10 cm. (National Gallery, Prague).
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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
Botticelli Drawings
02/2024 | 1451 | 166
Pages: 188–190
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Nethersole, Scott (Nethersole, Scott)
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Botticelli Drawings Legion of Honor, San Francisco 19th November 2023–11th February 2024 | :
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11. Study for a portrait of a woman, by Botticelli. c.1480. Metalpoint heightened with white, 34 by 23 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford; exh. Legion of Honor, San Francisco).
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12. Study for a standing man or St Sebastian, by Botticelli. c.1473. Metalpoint heightened with white, 18.4 by 9.3 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; exh. Legion of Honor, San Francisco).
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13. Head of a youth looking up, by Botticelli. c.1465–68. Metalpoint heightened with white, 16.7 by 13.5 cm. (Kupferstichkabinett, Dresden; exh. Legion of Honor, San Francisco).
Article
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
Dessins bolonais du XVIe siècle (Dessins italiens du Musée du Louvre, 12)
08/2023 | 1445 | 165
Pages: 919-920
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Couilleaux, Benjamin (Couilleaux, Benjamin)
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Dessins bolonais du XVIe siècle (Dessins italiens du Musée du Louvre, 12) Edited by Roberta Serra. 400 pp. incl. 600 col. ills. (Louvre éditions, Paris, and Silvana Editoriale, Milan, 2022), €95. ISBN 978–88–366–5048–4. | :
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3. Jupiter seated on clouds, by Bartolomeo Passerotti. c.1574. Pen and brown ink and black chalk on paper, 44.2 by 38.1 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; RMN-Grand Palais).
Book Review
Giuliano da Sangallo and the Ruins of Rome
07/2023 | 1444 | 165
Pages: 800–802
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Strauch, Timo (Strauch, Timo)
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Giuliano da Sangallo and the Ruins of Rome By Cammy Brothers. 320 pp. incl. 211 col. + 53 b. & w. ills. (Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ and Oxford, 2022), £62. ISBN 978–0–691–19379–3. | :
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Roma ritrovata: Disegni sconosciuti della cerchia dei Sangallo alla Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze Edited by Anna Rebecca Sartore, Arnold Nesselrath, Simona Mammana and David Speranzi. 271 pp. incl. 102 col. ills. (Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Florence, 2022). ISBN 978–88–8366–098–6. | :
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1. Substructions of the Claudianum on the Caelian Hill and of the Portico di Cacabari on Via di S. Maria dei Calderari, Rome. Early sixteenth century. Pen and ink, wash and white heightening over a metalpoint preparation with ruler and compass on parchment, 48.8 by 38.4 cm. (Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Florence; Gino Capponi 386, fol.11r).
Book Review
Piranesi: Earliest Drawings / I primi disegni
06/2023 | 1443 | 165
Pages: 666-667
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Hornsby, Clare (Hornsby, Clare)
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Piranesi: Earliest Drawings / I primi disegni By Andrew Robison. 96 pp. incl. numerous col. + b. & w. ills. (Artemide Edizioni, Rome, 2022), €20. ISBN 978–88–7575–415–0. | :
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4. Fantasy of an ancient arcade with fragmentary ruins, by Giovanni Battista Piranesi. 1741–42. Pen and brown ink with grey-brown wash over black chalk, with later red chalk revisions, 16.3 by 10.4 cm. (Private collection).
Short Notice
Giulio Cesare Procaccini’s earliest known drawing and his contacts with Aurelio Luini
04/2023 | 1441 | 165
Pages: 413-417
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Tantardini, Lucia (Tantardini, Lucia)
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10. Lamentation over the dead Christ with St Francis and Mary Magdalene, by Camillo Procaccini. c.1587. Red chalk on white paper, 53.6 by 35.5 cm. (Museo Diocesano, Milan).
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2. Studies of heads, figures, animals and figure compositions, by Aurelio Luini. 1560–70. Pen and brown ink on light tan paper, partly squared in black chalk, 30.9 by 19.5 cm. (Teylers Museum, Haarlem).
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3. Studies of heads and a seated figure, by Giulio Cesare Procaccini. 1600–05. Red and black chalk, with framing lines, 16.7 by 18.3 cm. (Location unknown; formerly private collection).
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4. Miscellaneous studies, here attributed to Giulio Cesare Procaccini. c.1590. Pen and brown ink on cream laid paper, 27.6 by 18.4 cm. (Private collection).
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5. Studies of the head of a woman, by Aurelio Luini. c.1591. Pen and brown ink on white paper turned yellow, with traces of blue pigment, 13.4 by 9.7 cm. (Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe degli Uffizi, Florence).
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6. A satyr and two men pulling two women (verso of Fig.5), by Giulio Cesare Procaccini. c.1591–95. Pen and brown ink and black chalk on white paper turned yellow. 13.4 by 9.7 cm. (Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe degli Uffizi, Florence).
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7. Detail of St Thecla Altarpiece, by Aurelio Luini. 1591–92. Oil on canvas, approx. 370 by 180 cm. (Milan Cathedral).
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8. Susannah and the Elders, by Giulio Cesare Procaccini. 1600–10. Pen and brown ink, 20.5 by 13.5 cm. (Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest).
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9. Study for the dead Christ, by Aurelio Luini. c.1587–90. Pen and brown ink on cream paper, 21 by 30 cm. (Location unknown).
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