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Exhibition Review
Animals in art. London
09/2012 | 1314 | 154
Pages: 655-657
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Reviewer:
Watkins, Nicholas (Watkins, Nicholas)
Subjects
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
British Museum, London, Great Britain
places:
London / England
print:
Animals
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions / Animals / Horses (animals)
Reviewed Items
subjects:
The Horse from Arabia to Royal Ascot | institution: British Museum
Illustrations
Attributed works:
49. Gimcrack with John Pratt up on Newmarket Heath, by George Stubbs. c.1765. Canvas, 100 by 124 cm. (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge; exh. British Museum, London).
Western art unattributed:
47. A lion hunt. Assyrian, c.875–860 BC. Gypsum relief, 98 by 139.5 cm. (British Museum, London).
Western art unattributed:
48. Three galloping horses. Safavid dynasty. Iran, Tabriz(?), c.1550. Ink, watercolour and gold on paper, 13.7 by 22 cm. (British Museum, London).
Exhibition Review
German prints and drawings. London
04/2012 | 1309 | 154
Pages: 289-290
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Reviewer:
Hughes, Henry Meyric (Hughes, Henry Meyric)
Subjects
collectors and dealers:
Booth-Clibborn, Charles / Booth-Clibborn, Léonie
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
British Museum, London, Great Britain
places:
London / England
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German art
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions / Prints / Drawings / German / Collections, Private
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Landscape, heroes and folktales: German Romantic prints and drawings | institution: British Museum
Illustrations
Attributed works:
58. Donnerstag, Berchtesgaden und der Watzmann (‘Thursday, Berchtesgaden and the Watzmann’), by Ferdinand Olivier. 1823. Lithograph with tint-stone, 20.8 by 27.8 cm. (Private collection; exh. British Museum, London).
Attributed works:
59. Allegory of the rebirth of the German-speaking nation after the Napoleonic war: a damaged pear tree, the trunk bound together with a rope, bearing fruit, by Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein. After 1813. Pen and brown ink with watercolour, 28.8 by 41.4 cm. (Private collection; exh. British Museum, London).
Attributed works:
60. Fantastical oak tree with a stork’s nest, by Carl Wilhelm Kolbe. c.1830–35. Etching, 35.8 by 50.5 cm. (Private collection; exh. British Museum, London).
Exhibition Review
Medieval European reliquaries. Cleveland, Baltimore and London
10/2011 | 1303 | 153
Pages: 683-684
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Reviewer:
Campbell, Marian (Campbell, Marian; C., M.)
Subjects
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
British Museum, London, Great Britain / Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, United States / Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, United States
places:
Baltimore / Cleveland / England / London / United States
print:
Reliquaries
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions / Reliquaries / European / Medieval
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Treasures of Heaven, saints, relics and devotion in medieval Europe | institution: British Museum , institution: Cleveland Museum of Art , institution: Walters Art Gallery
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
45. Reliquary bust of an unknown female saint, probably a companion of St Ursula. South Netherlands, c.1520–30. Painted and gilded oak, 42.4 cm. high. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; exh. British Museum, London).
Western art unattributed:
46. Reliquary bust of St Baudime. Auvergne, 1146–78. Copper gilt over a walnut core, ivory and horn, 73 by 43 by 46 cm. (Saint-Nectaire, Auvergne; exh. British Museum, London).
Western art unattributed:
47. Reliquary chasse of St Thomas Becket. English, c.1173–80. Silver gilt with niello and glass, 5.7 by 7 by 3.4 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; exh. British Museum, London).
Western art unattributed:
48. Holy thorn reliquary. Paris, c.1390–97. Gold, enamel and precious stones, 30.5 cm. high. (British Museum, London).
Exhibition Review
Australian prints and drawings. London
09/2011 | 1302 | 153
Pages: 618-619
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Reviewer:
Rosenthal, Michael (Rosenthal, Michael)
Subjects
artists:
Williams, Frederick, 1927-1982
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
British Museum, London, Great Britain
places:
England / London
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Australian art
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions / Collections, Public / Australian Aboriginal / Drawings / Prints
subjects:
Australian
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Out of Australia: Prints and Drawings from Sydney Nolan to Rover Thomas | institution: British Museum
Illustrations
Attributed works:
72. Salt water country, by Judy Watson. 1994. Etching and aquatint on chine collé on paper, 59.5 by 22 cm. (British Museum, London).
Attributed works:
73. Australian landscape no.10, by Fred Williams. 1969. Gouache on arches paper, 28.3 by 71.9 cm. (British Museum, London).
Exhibition Review
Italian Renaissance drawings. London and Florence
06/2011 | 1299 | 153
Pages: 417-419
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Reviewer:
Bambach, Carmen C. (Bambach, Carmen C.)
Subjects
dates:
2010-2019 / 1400-1499 / 1500-1509
museums and institutions:
British Museum, London, Great Britain / Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy
places:
Italy / London / Florence / England
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Italian drawings
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions / Drawings / Italian / Renaissance
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Fra Angelico to Leonardo: Italian Renaissance Drawings | institution: British Museum , institution: Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe degli Uffizi
Illustrations
Attributed works:
50. A cockerel, by Maso Finiguerra. 1450s. Black chalk, pen and brown ink and brown wash, 19.6 by 13.5 cm. (Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe degli Uffizi, Florence).
Attributed works:
51. The vision of St Augustine, by Vittore Carpaccio. c.1501–08. Pen and brown ink, brown-grey wash over leadpoint and stylus, 27.8 by 42.6 cm. (British Mus­eum, London; exh. Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe degli Uffizi, Florence).
Attributed works:
52. The martyrdom of St Sebastian, by Bramantino. c.1495–1505. Brush and brown wash, highlighted with gouache, over black chalk on light brown paper, 40.4 by 57.2 cm. (Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe degli Uffizi, Florence).
Attributed works:
53. Abdomen and left leg of a nude man, by Leonardo da Vinci. c.1506–10. Red chalk on orange-red prepared paper, 25.2 by 19.8 cm. (British Museum, London; exh. Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe degli Uffizi, Florence).
Exhibition Review
The Egyptian book of the dead. London
03/2011 | 1296 | 153
Pages: 191-192
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Reviewer:
Shaw, Ian (Shaw, Ian)
Subjects
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
British Museum, London, Great Britain
places:
England / London
print:
Egyptian art
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions / Egyptian painting / Egyptian sculpture / Egyptian / Funerary art
subjects:
Ancient / Funerary structures
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Journey through the afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead | institution: British Museum
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
77. Gazelle-headed deity (ritual figure), from the tomb of Horemheb in the Valley of the Kings. c.1300 BC. Painted wood, 40.5 cm. high. (British Museum, London).
Non-western art unattributed:
78. The ‘weighing of the heart’ scene on the Book of the Dead of Ani. c.1275 BC. Papyrus, 42 cm. high. (British Mus­eum, London).
Non-western art unattributed:
79. The ‘opening of the mouth’ cere­mony on the Book of the Dead of Hunefer. From Thebes, c.1280 BC. Papyrus, 39 cm. high. (British Mus­eum, London).
Exhibition Review
Kingdom of Ife. London
06/2010 | 1287 | 152
Pages: 422-423
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Reviewer:
Picton, John (Picton, John)
Subjects
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
British Museum, London, Great Britain
places:
London / Ife / England
print:
Ife
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions / Nigerian / African / Sculpture / Archaeology
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Kingdom of Ife: Sculptures from West Africa | institution: British Museum
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
68. Granite sculpture of a calabash of fermenting palm wine. Ife, 12th to 15th century AD. Granite, 47.5 cm. high. (National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria; exh. British Museum, London).
Non-western art unattributed:
69. Figure of a man with elephantiasis. Ife, 1100–1450 AD. Terracotta, 29 cm. high. (National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria; exh. British Museum, London).
Non-western art unattributed:
70. Head. Ife, c.1450 AD. Cast copper, 33 cm. high. (National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria; exh. British Museum, London).
Exhibition Review
Shah ‘Abbas. London
06/2009 | 1275 | 151
Pages: 409-411
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Reviewer:
Stanley, Tim (Stanley, Tim)
Subjects
dates:
2000-2009
dates:
1590-1609 / 1600-1649
museums and institutions:
British Museum, London, Great Britain
patrons:
Shah Abbas, 1571-1629
places:
London / England
print:
Shah Abbas, 1571-1629
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions / Iranian School / Iranian / Paintings / Patronage
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Shah ‘Abbas: The Remaking of Iran | institution: British Museum
Illustrations
Attributed works:
53. Shah ‘Abbas and a page boy, by Muhammad Qasim. Iran, probably Isfahan. Dated 12th March 1627. Ink, gold and opaque watercolours on paper, 25.5 by 15 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; exh. British Museum, London).
Non-western art unattributed:
54. Short length of voided velvet with tulips and butterflies. Iran, perhaps Isfahan, 1600–50. Silk and metal thread, 33 by 70.5 cm. (Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin; exh. British Museum, London).
Non-western art unattributed:
55. An album of calligraphy in the nasta’liq style. Iran, Isfahan. Dated 1598. Ink, gold and opaque watercolours on paper, 23 by 12.6 cm. (Art and History Collection, courtesy of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington; exh. British Museum, London).
Exhibition Review
Royal paintings of Jodhpur. Washington, Seattle, London and New Delhi
04/2009 | 1273 | 151
Pages: 272-273
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Reviewer:
Das, Asok (Das, Asok)
Subjects
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington, United States / Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, United States / British Museum, London, Great Britain / National Museum of India, New Delhi, India
places:
Washington DC / United States / Seattle / New Delhi / London / India / England
print:
Indian painting
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions / Indian painting
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Garden and Cosmos: the Royal Paintings of Jodhpur | institution: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery , institution: British Museum , institution: National Museum of India , institution: Seattle Art Museum
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
91. Maharaja Bakhat Singh watches a dance performance at the Bakhat Singh Mahal. Nagaur, c.1737. Watercolour and gold on paper, 44.5 by 63.8 cm. (Mehrangarh Museum Trust; exh. Seattle Museum of Art).
Non-western art unattributed:
92. Sage Markandeya’s ashram and the Milky Ocean. Jodhpur, c.1780–90. Watercolour and gold on paper, 48.3 by 129.5 cm. (Mehrangarh Museum Trust; exh. Seattle Museum of Art).
Exhibition Review
The Intimate Portrait
01/2009 | 1270 | 151
Pages: 55-56
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Reviewer:
Green, Richard (Green, Richard)
Subjects
dates:
1730-1739 / 1740-1749 / 1750-1799 / 1800-1829
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh, Great Britain / British Museum, London, Great Britain
places:
Scotland / London / England / Edinburgh
print:
Portraiture
print:
British art
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions / British painting / Portraits / Miniatures (paintings) / Pastels / Watercolours / Drawings / British
Reviewed Items
subjects:
The Intimate Portrait: Drawings, Miniatures and Pastels from Ramsay to Lawrence | institution: British Museum , institution: Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Illustrations
Attributed works:
66. Self-portrait, by Sarah Biffin. 1830. Watercolour, 10.3 cm. high. (Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh).
Attributed works:
67. Mrs Fuseli, by Henry Fuseli. 1800. Grey wash over traces of black chalk, 22 by 15.4 cm. (National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh; exh. Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh).
Attributed works:
68. Gavin Hamilton, by Archibald Skirving. c.1788–89. Pastel, 61 by 48.7 cm. (Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh).
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