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Exhibition Review
Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘St Anne’. Paris
07/2012 | 1312 | 154
Pages: 512-514
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Reviewer:
Nethersole, Scott (Nethersole, Scott)
Subjects
artists:
Leonardo da Vinci
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
places:
Paris / France
print:
Leonardo da Vinci
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Reviewed Items
subjects:
La ‘Sainte Anne’ l’ultime chef-d’œuvre de Léonard de Vinci | institution: Musée du Louvre
Illustrations
Attributed works:
53. The Virgin and Child with St Anne and a lamb, called St Anne, by Leonardo da Vinci. c.1503–19. Panel, 168.4 by 112 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Attributed works:
54. Study for the Virgin’s mantle in Fig.53, by Leonardo da Vinci. c.1507. Black chalk with grey wash and white highlights, 23 by 24.5 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Attributed works:
55. Mona Lisa, from the studio of Leonardo da Vinci. Panel, 76.3 by 57.6 cm. (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid; exh. Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Exhibition Review
Rembrandt and the face of Jesus. Paris, Philadelphia and Detroit
05/2012 | 1310 | 154
Pages: 375-376
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Reviewer:
Brown, Christopher (Brown, Christopher)
Subjects
artists:
Rembrandt van Rijn
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, United States / Musée du Louvre, Paris, France / Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, United States
places:
United States / Paris / Philadelphia / France / Detroit
print:
Rembrandt van Rijn
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Rembrandt and the face of Jesus | institution: Detroit Institute of Arts , institution: Musée du Louvre , institution: Philadelphia Museum of Art
Illustrations
Attributed works:
97. Supper at Emmaus, by Rembrandt van Rijn. 1648. Panel, 68 by 65 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; exh. Detroit Institute of Arts).
Attributed works:
98. Head of Christ, by Rembrandt van Rijn. c.1648–50. Panel, 25 by 21.5 cm. (Gemäldegalerie, Berlin; exh. Detroit Institute of Arts).
Exhibition Review
Claude Lorrain. Paris and Haarlem
07/2011 | 1300 | 153
Pages: 494-495
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Reviewer:
Cavazzini, Patrizia (Cavazzini, Patrizia)
Subjects
artists:
Lorrain, Claude
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Musée du Louvre, Paris, France / Teylers Museum, Haarlem, Netherlands
places:
France / Haarlem / Netherlands / Paris
print:
Lorrain, Claude
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Claude Gellée, dit le Lorrain. Le dessin-ateur face à la nature | institution: Musée du Louvre , institution: Teylers Museum
Illustrations
Attributed works:
63. Trees and rocks by a river, by Claude Lorrain. c.1635. Pencil, pen, brown and grey wash, hightened in white, 25 by 19 cm. (Teylers Museum, Haarlem; exh. Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Attributed works:
64. Landscape with a flock, by Claude Lorrain. c.1632. Canvas, 35 by 45 cm. (Akademie der bildenden Künste, Vienna; exh. Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Attributed works:
65. Perseus and the origin of coral, by Claude Lorrain. c.1671–74. Pen, black charcoal, brown and grey wash, hightened in white on blue paper, 25.4 by 32.2 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Exhibition Review
Neo-classicisms. Paris and Houston
05/2011 | 1298 | 153
Pages: 357-358
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Reviewer:
Padiyar, Satish (Padiyar, Satish)
Subjects
dates:
2010-2019 / 1700-1799
museums and institutions:
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, United States
museums and institutions:
Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
places:
United States / Houston
places:
Paris / France
print:
Neo-classicism
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions / Neo-classicism / Sculpture / Paintings / Drawings / History paintings / European
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Antiquity Revived: Neoclassical Art in the eighteenth cen­tury | institution: Musée du Louvre , institution: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Illustrations
Attributed works:
67. Psyche abandoned, by Jacques-Louis David. c.1795. Canvas, 80 by 63 cm. (Private collection; exh. Mus­eum of Fine Arts, Houston).
Attributed works:
68. Study for Love carving his bow from Hercules’ club, by Edmé Bouchardon. 1742. Red chalk, 61.2 by 46 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; exh. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston).
Exhibition Review
Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese. Boston and Paris
11/2009 | 1280 | 151
Pages: 791-793
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Reviewer:
Humfrey, Peter (Humfrey, Peter)
Subjects
artists:
Tintoretto, Jacopo / Titian / Veronese, Paolo
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Musée du Louvre, Paris, France / Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, United States
places:
Boston / France / Paris / United States
print:
Titian
print:
Tintoretto, Jacopo
print:
Veronese, Paolo
subjects:
Reviews
subjects:
Exhibitions
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese. Rivals in Renaissance Venice | institution: Musée du Louvre , institution: Museum of Fine Arts
Illustrations
Attributed works:
56. Supper at Emmaus, by Titian. c.1533–34. Canvas, 169 by 244 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Attributed works:
57. Supper at Emmaus, by Paolo Veronese. c.1555–60. Canvas, 242 by 416 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Attributed works:
58. Nativity, by Jacopo Tintoretto and workshop. Late 1550s, reworked 1570s. Canvas, 156 by 358 cm. (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston).
Article
Reflections on the Mantegna exhibition in Paris
08/2009 | 1277 | 151
Pages: 526-535
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Author:
Syson, Luke (Syson, Luke)
Subjects
art literature:
Thiébaut, Dominique / Agosti, Giovanni
art literature:
Longhi, Roberto
artists:
Mantegna, Andrea
artists:
Bellini, Giovanni
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
places:
Paris / France
print:
Mantegna, Andrea
subjects:
Exhibitions / Reviews / Biographies / Italian painting
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Mantegna, 1431–1506 | institution: Musée du Louvre
Illustrations
Attributed works:
23. The adoration of the shepherds, by Andrea Mantegna. c.1450–51. Tempera on panel transferred to canvas, 40 by 55.6 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Attributed works:
24. The agony in the garden, by Andrea Mantegna. 1457–59. Tempera on panel transferred to canvas and stuck down on panel, 71.1 by 93.7 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Tours).
Attributed works:
25. The agony in the garden, by Andrea Mantegna. c.1458–60. Tempera on panel, 62.9 by 80 cm. (National Gallery, London).
Attributed works:
26. Crucifixion, by Andrea Mantegna. 1457–59. Tempera on panel, 76 by 96 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Attributed works:
27. Three all’antica male nudes, here attributed to Nicolò Pizzolo. c.1446–50. Pen and brown ink and wash with white heightening on blue paper, 39.5 by 27.2 cm. (Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe degli Uffizi, Florence, inv.6347 F v).
Attributed works:
28. St Jerome in the wilderness, attributed to Nicolò Pizzolo. c.1448. Tempera on panel, 48 by 36 cm. (Museu de Arte, São Paulo).
Attributed works:
29. Portrait of Jacopo Antonio Marcello, fol.38v of J.A. Marcello: Passio Mauritii, here attributed to Jacopo Bellini. 1453. Tempera on vellum, 18.7 by 13 cm. (Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal, Paris).
Attributed works:
30. Portrait of a young man, detail of fol.22 of the Paris album, by Jacopo Bellini. c.1445–55. Pen and brown ink on vellum, 29 by 42.7 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Attributed works:
31. Mars, Venus, Cupid and Vulcan, attributed to Gian Marco Cavalli. c.1480–1500. Cast bronze relief, partially parcel-gilt with some silvering, diameter 42 cm. (Private collection).
Attributed works:
32. The entombment of Christ, here attributed to an anonymous sculptor (possibly Gian Marco Cavalli) working under Mantegna’s supervision. 1475–80. Cast bronze relief, partially parcel-gilt, 24.4 by 44.9 cm. (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna).
Attributed works:
33. The entombment of Christ, here attributed to Gian Marco Cavalli working to Mantegna’s design and under his supervision. c.1475. Engraving and drypoint, 29.9 by 44.2 cm. (National Gallery of Art, Washington).
Exhibition Review
Early French altarpieces. Paris
08/2009 | 1277 | 151
Pages: 566-567
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Institution:
Kroesen, Justin E. A. (Kroesen, Justin E. A.)
Subjects
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
places:
Paris / France
print:
French art
print:
Medieval art
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions / French sculpture / Altarpieces / Medieval / Early medieval
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Les premiers retables: Une Mise en Scène du Sacré | institution: Musée du Louvre
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
64. Six apostles. Burgundy, second quarter of the fourteenth century. Polychromed limestone, 62.5 by 106 by 8.6 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; exh. Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Western art unattributed:
65. The Annunciation; Virgin and Child in Majesty; Baptism of Christ. Ile-de-France, mid-twelfth century. Polychromed limestone, 90.6 by 184 by 19.5 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Exhibition Review
French bronzes, Renaissance to Revolution. Paris, New York and Los Angeles
02/2009 | 1271 | 151
Pages: 120-121
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Reviewer:
Wengraf, Patricia (Wengraf, Patricia)
Subjects
dates:
2000-2009 / 1500-1799
museums and institutions:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, United States
places:
United States / New York
print:
Bronzes
subjects:
Exhibitions / Reviews / French sculpture / Bronzes
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Bronzes français de la Renaissance au Siècle des lumières | institution: J. Paul Getty Museum , institution: Metropolitan Museum of Art , institution: Musée du Louvre
Illustrations
Attributed works:
48. Head of Henry IV, attributed to Matthieu Jacquet, called Grenoble. c.1605. Bronze, 31.8 cm. high. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; exh. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
Attributed works:
49. Venus and Adonis, by Robert Le Lorrain. C.1704. Bronze, 48 cm. high. (Mobilier national, Paris; exh. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
Exhibition Review
Marie d'Orléans
09/2008 | 1266 | 150
Pages: 632-633
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Reviewer:
Ward-Jackson, Philip (Ward-Jackson, Philip; Ward-Jackson, Phillip; Jackson, Philip Ward; Ward-Jackon, Philip)
Subjects
artists:
Orléans, Marie d'
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Musée du Louvre, Paris, France / Musée Condé, Chantilly, France
places:
France / Paris
print:
Orléans, Marie d'
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions / French sculpture
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Marie d’Orléans: Princesse et artiste romantique 1813–1839 | institution: Château de Chantilly , institution: Musée Condé , institution: Musée du Louvre
Illustrations
Attributed works:
68. Maquette, Ange de la Résignation, here attributed to Henri Chapu (after the statue by Marie d’Orléans). c.1889–91. Terracotta, 29 cm. high. (Musée Condé, Chantilly).
Attributed works:
69. Salon of Princess Marie at the Tuileries, by Prosper Lafay. c.1838. Canvas, 55 by 87 cm. (Château de Versailles; exh. Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Short Notice
Islamic art in Paris: some recent exhibitions
06/2008 | 1263 | 150
Pages: 393-396
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Author:
Stanley, Tim (Stanley, Tim)
Subjects
museums and institutions:
Musée du Louvre, Paris, France / Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, France
places:
Paris / France
print:
Islamic art
subjects:
Islamic / Carpets / Costume / Decorative arts / Exhibitions
subjects:
Persian
subjects:
Muslim
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Chefs-d’œuvre islamiques de l’Aga Khan Museum | institution: Centro de Arte Moderna da Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian , institution: Ismaili Centre , institution: Musée du Louvre , institution: Palazzo della Pilotta
subjects:
Le Chant du monde. L’Art de l’Iran safavide, 1501–1736 | institution: Musée du Louvre
subjects:
Purs décors? Arts de l’Islam, regards du XIXe siècle. Collections des Arts Décoratifs | institution: Musée des Arts Décoratifs
Illustrations
Attributed works:
30. Evening gown, by Charles Frederick Worth. Paris, c.1895. Voided silk velvet, satin ground, muslin, linen and needle lace, 200 cm. long. (Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris).
Non-western art unattributed:
28. Carpet with two types of medallion repeated against a dotted ground. Turkey, probably Ushak, c.1500–50. Wool warp, weft and pile, 508 by 250 cm. (Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris).
Non-western art unattributed:
29. Four fragments of a carpet with a scroll set with animal heads against a blue ground. Iran, c.1500–1600. Silk warp and weft, wool pile, 103 by 85 cm.; 103 by 27.5 cm.; 103 by 32.5 cm.; and 20 by 80 cm. (Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris).
Non-western art unattributed:
31. Bird-shaped ewer. Dated 897 in the Muslim era, equivalent to 1491–92 ad. Fritware, with decoration painted under the glaze, 33.6 cm. high. (Musée national de Céramique, Sèvres).
Non-western art unattributed:
32. Drinking horn. Georgia, c.1600–50. Bull’s horn with gold mounts set with rubies, spinels, turquoises and glass tourmelines, 41 cm. long. (Oruzheynaya Palata, Kremlin Museums, Moscow).
Non-western art unattributed:
33. Coat with a repeat design of a young man who has served himself a cup of wine. Iran, probably Isfahan, c.1600–50. Silk velvet, 123 cm. long. (Livrustkammaren, Stockholm).
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