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Book Review
A Connoisseur and His Clients: The Correspondence of Charles Fairfax Murray with Frederic Burton, Wilhelm Bode and Julius Meyer (1867–1914). Edited by Paul Tucker
10/2018 | 1387 | 160
Pages: 883-884
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Reviewer:
Avery-Quash, Susanna (Avery-Quash, Susanna; Quash, Susanna Avery-)
Subjects
art literature:
Murray, Charles Fairfax / Burton, Frederic William / Bode, Wilhelm von / Buchanan, William / Smith, John, English dealer and writer, 1781-1855 / Burckhardt, Jacob / Condivi, Ascanio
art literature:
Meyer, Julius / Hauser, Alois, the elder
artists:
Kettle, Tilly / Rossetti, Dante Gabriel / Bellini, Giovanni / Correggio / Benvenuto, Girolamo di / Lorenzetti, Ambrogio / Lorenzetti, Pietro / Sansovino, Jacopo / Lippi, Filippino / Matteo di Giovanni
dates:
1850-1899 / 1900-1949 / 1900-1909 / 1910-1919
media:
Documents / Drawings / Prints / Sculpture / Metalwork / Maiolica
museums and institutions:
National Gallery, London, Great Britain / Welbeck Abbey, London, Great Britain / New Gallery, London, Great Britain / Royal Academy of Arts, London, Great Britain / Dulwich Picture Gallery, London, Great Britain / Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, Great Britain / Agnew's, London, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
Durlacher Bros., London, Great Britain
places:
Great Britain
subjects:
British painting / Italian painting / Dutch painting / Northern European / Art dealers / Connoisseurs / Collectors / Curators / Museum directors / Restorers / Donors / Art market / Collections / Collecting / Collections, Public / Collections, Private / Libraries / Gifts / Hanging (installation technique) / Restoration (process) / Conservation / Attribution / Attributions / Attributions, former / Copies / Reproductions / Correspondence / Exhibition reviews
Article
The Art of Conservation XV. The conservation history of the Ghent Altarpiece
09/2018 | 1386 | 160
Pages: 754-765
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Author:
Dubois, Hélène (Dubois, Hélène)
Subjects
art literature:
Friedländer, Max J. / Coremans, Paul B. / Schryver, Antoine de / Marijnissen, R.-H. / Heere, Lucas de / Mander, Karel van, I, 1548-1606 / Waagen, Gustav Friedrich, 1794-1868 / Bode, Wilhelm von / Puyvelde, Leo van / Hulin de Loo, Georges / Vanderveken, Jef / Gettens, R. J. / Stout, George L. / Asperen de Boer, J. R. J. van / Spronk, Ron
art literature:
Vaernewijck, Marcus van / Hauser, Aloïs, the younger / Grevenstein, Anne van
artists:
Eyck, Jan van / Eyck, Hubert van / Blondeel, Lancelot / Scorel, Jan van / Coxie, Michiel, I, 1499-1592 / Coxie, Raphael / Bruyn, Jan Baptist de / Heuvel, Anton van den / Schlesinger, Johann / Schinkel, Karl Friedrich / Lagye, Victor / Bouts, Dieric
collectors and dealers:
Nieuwenhuys, L.J. / Solly, Edward
dates:
1400-1499 / 1500-1599 / 1600-1699 / 1700-1799 / 1800-1899 / 1900-1999 / 2000-2009 / 2010-2019
media:
Paintings / Displays / Radiographs / Infrared photography
museums and institutions:
Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA), Brussels, Belgium / Musée du Louvre, Paris, France / Altes Museum, Berlin, Germany / Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium / Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, Belgium / International Council of Museums (ICOM)
museums and institutions:
Getty Foundation, Los Angeles, United States
patrons:
Vijd, Joos / Borluut, Elisabeth / Philip II, King of Spain, 1527-1598
places:
Netherlands / Belgium / Brussels / Ghent / France / Paris / Germany / Berlin
subjects:
Netherlandish painting / Conservation / Restoration (process) / Scientific analysis / Technical analysis / Provenance / Iconoclasm / Damage to works of art / Stolen works of art / Alterations / Altarpieces / Panel paintings / Polyptychs / Collecting / Patronage / Retables / Feasts / Religious ceremonies / Glazes / Varnish / Pigments / Colour / Commissions / Archives / Style / Council of Trent (1545-1563) / Calvinism / Revolution (France: 1789-1799) / Restitution / Repatriation / Polychromy / Copies / World War (1914-1918) / World War (1939-1945) / Nazism / Exhibitions / Curators / Art historians / Conservators / Restorers / Science
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. The adoration of the Mystic Lamb, by Hubert and Jan van Eyck. Completed by 1432. Panel, shown open, 375 by 514 cm. Before restora- tion. (Cathedral of St Bavo, Ghent; © lukasweb.be – Art in Flanders vzw).
Attributed works:
2. Diagram showing the extent of mid-sixteenth century overpaint on the outside wings of the polyptych. (©KIK-IRPA, Brussels).
Attributed works:
3. Detail of Fig.4, showing Joos Vijd’s right eye after varnish removal. The pink scumbles around the eyes, which cover the original eyelashes, are typical of the mid-sixteenth-century overpainting campaign. (©KIKIRPA, Brussels).
Attributed works:
4. The adoration of the Mystic Lamb, by Hubert and Jan van Eyck. Completed by 1432. Panel, shown closed, 375 by 257 cm. Photographed after restoration. (Cathedral of St Bavo, Ghent; © lukasweb.be – Art in Flanders vzw).
Attributed works:
5. Detail of Fig.4, showing Elisabeth Borluut’s drapery before the removal of varnish and overpaint. (Cathedral of St Bavo, Ghent).
Attributed works:
6. Fig.5 after the removal of overpaint and restoration. (Cathedral of St Bavo, Ghent; © lukasweb.be – Art in Flanders vzw).
Attributed works:
7. The Virgin Annunciate and Angel musicians (recto and verso of the same panel), by Hubert and Jan van Eyck. Photographs taken in Berlin before the restoration of 1894. Original hinges are present on the left side of the frame of the Virgin’s panel. Metal reinforcements were added to the extremities of the crossbar. Later, wrought metal hinged braces were attached by large screws fitted through the frame and visible on the front of the Angels panel. (Deutsches Dokumentationszentrum für Kunstgeschichte – Bildarchiv Foto Marburg).
Attributed works:
8. The prophet Micah, detail of Fig.4, shown in the frame designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel with a hatch covering the inscription beneath the prophet. Photograph, before 1878. (RKD, Netherlands Institute for Art History, M.J. Friedländer Archive, The Hague).
Attributed works:
9. The Ghent Altarpiece as installed in the Vijd chapel between 1865 and 1920. It comprises Eyckian central panels, Lagye’s fur-clothed Adam and Eve and Coxcie’s copies of the other shutters. Photograph, c.1910–13. (© Stadsarchief, Ghent).
Western art unattributed:
10. Jef Van der Veken in his studio in Brussels. Photograph, before 1929. (RKD, Netherlands Institute for Art History, Jef Van der Veken Archive, The Hague).
Western art unattributed:
11. Albert Philipott applies wax to the surface of Eve in order to consolidate the paint layers. Photograph, 1951. (© KIK-IRPA, Brussels).
Western art unattributed:
12. Albert Philipott removes the overpainted clouds around the dove in The Adoration of the Lamb. Photograph, 1951. (© KIK-IRPA, Brussels).
Book Review
Rugs in Late Medieval Siena; Carpet Studies 1300–1600. By Marco Spallanzani
05/2018 | 1382 | 160
Pages: 429-430
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Reviewer:
Penny, Nicholas (Penny, Nicholas)
Subjects
art literature:
Bode, Wilhelm von
artists:
Niccolò di Buonaccorso / Mantegna, Andrea / Giovanni da Udine / Leonardo da Vinci / Gozzoli, Benozzo / Lorenzetti, Ambrogio / Giovanni di Paolo
collectors and dealers:
Wolsey, Thomas, 1475?-1530
dates:
1300-1399 / 1400-1499 / 1500-1599
media:
Carpets / Textiles / Paintings
museums and institutions:
Santa Maria della Scala, Siena, Italy
patrons:
Cosimo I, Grand Duke of Tuscany, 1519-1574 / Ferdinando I, Grand Duke of Tuscany, 1549-1609
places:
Italy / Florence / Siena
subjects:
Italian painting / Oriental rugs / Ornament / Geometric patterns / Influence / Visual sources / Medici family / Archives
Illustrations
Attributed works:
2. Marriage of the Virgin, by Niccolo di Buonaccorso. c.1380. Egg tempera on poplar, 50.9 by 33 cm. (National Gallery, London).
Publication Received
Mein Leben
06/1998 | 1143 | 140
Pages: 399-400
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Reviewer:
Dieckvoss, Stephanie M. (Dieckvoss, Stephanie M.)
Subjects
art literature:
Bode, Wilhelm von
subjects:
Art historians / Autobiographies
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Mein Leben (Quellen zur deutschen Kuntgeschichte vom Klassizismus bis zur Gegenwart, Bd. 4) | author: Bode, Wilhelm von , editor: Gaehtgens, Thomas W. , editor: Paul, Barbara
Exhibition Review
Wilhelm von Bode. Berlin, Bodemuseum
02/1996 | 1115 | 138
Pages: 149
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Reviewer:
Kingzett, Richard (Kingzett, Richard; Kingzett, Richard N.; Kingzett, Dick)
Subjects
art literature:
Bode, Wilhelm von
dates:
1990-1999
museums and institutions:
Bodemuseum, Berlin, Germany
places:
Berlin / Germany
subjects:
Exhibitions / Reviews
Article
The Berlin Museums after Reunification
01/1994 | 1090 | 136
Pages: 14-20
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Author:
Gaehtgens, Thomas W. (Gaehtgens, Thomas W.; Gaehtgens, Th. W.)
Subjects
art literature:
Bode, Wilhelm von
dates:
1980-1989 / 1990-1999
dates:
1850-1899
museums and institutions:
Kaiser Friedrich Museum, Berlin, Germany
places:
Germany / Berlin
subjects:
Art museums / Management / Collections
subjects:
Art museums / Politics
subjects:
German architecture / Displays
Illustrations
Attributed works:
15. The Façade of the Altes Museum, Berlin, Completed 1830, by Karl Friedrich Schinkel.
Attributed works:
16. Exterior View of the Nationalgalerie, Museumsinsel, Berlin, 1866-76, by Johann Heinrich Strack.
Attributed works:
17. Side Façade of the Bode Museum (Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum), Museumsinsel, Berlin, 1897-1904, by Ernst Eberhard von Ihne.
Western art unattributed:
18. View of the Florentine and Lombard High Renaissance Room in the Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum, Museumsinsel, Berlin, as Hung by Wilhelm von Bode.
Western art unattributed:
19. View of the Seventeenth-Century Dutch Paintings Gallery in the Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum, Museumsinsel, Berlin, as Hung by Wilhelm von Bode.
Western art unattributed:
20. Bird's-Eye Diagram of the Museumsinsel, Berlin. 1. Altes Museum 2. Neues Museum 3. Nationalgalerie 4. Bodemuseum 5. Pergamonmuseum
Western art unattributed:
21. Bird's-Eye Diagram of the New Museum Buildings in the Kulturforum, Kemperplatz, Berlin. 1. Kunstgewerbemuseum. 2. Restaurant. 3. Entrance Hall. 4. Kupferstichkabinett and Kunstbibliothek. 5. Mattäikirche. 6. Exhibition Hall. 7. Gemäldegalerie. 8. Offices of the Gemäldegalerie. 9/10. Administrative Offices of the Staatliche Museen Preussischer Kulturbesitz.
Article
Friedlaender and the Berlin Museums
03/1959 | 672 | 101
Pages: 83-85
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Author:
Rosenberg, Jakob (Rosenberg, Jakob)
Subjects
art literature:
Friedlaender, Walter
art literature:
Bode, Wilhelm von
dates:
1900-1949
museums and institutions:
Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin, Germany
places:
Germany / Berlin
subjects:
Art museums / Collections
subjects:
Art historians / Curators / Biographies
Article
Quattrocento Painting in the Kaiser Friedrich Museum
01/1934 | 370 | 64
Pages: 29-31+34-36
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Author:
Boeck, Wilhelm (Boeck, Wilhelm)
Subjects
art literature:
Berenson, Bernard
art literature:
Bode, Wilhelm von
artists:
Fiorenzo di Lorenzo
artists:
Bellini, Jacopo
artists:
Lippi, Filippo
artists:
Angelico, Fra
artists:
Perugino, Pietro
artists:
Antoniazzo Romano
artists:
Melozzo da Forlì
artists:
Domenico Veneziano
artists:
Pisanello
dates:
1400-1499
museums and institutions:
Bodemuseum, Berlin, Germany
museums and institutions:
Kaiser Friedrich Museum, Berlin, Germany
places:
Italy / Florence / Ferrara / Venice
subjects:
Florentine / Ferrarese / Venetian / Attributions
subjects:
Italian painting / Art museums / Displays
Illustrations
Attributed works:
Plate I. A-The Assumption of the Virgin; SS. Julian and Miniato, by Andrea del Castagno. Panel, 1.50 by 1.58 m. B-Madonna and Child, by the Master of the Gardner Annunciation (Antoniazzo Romano?). 1481. Panel, 1.44 by 0.66 m. C-The Feast of Herod, by a Central Italian Master Under the Influence of Perugino. Panel, 0.29 by 0.45 m. Quattrocento Painting in the Kaiser Friedrich Museum
Attributed works:
Plate II. A-The Healing of the Lame Man, by Girolamo da Cremona. Panel, 31 by 55 cm. B-Judith. Workshop of Ghirlandajo. Panel, 41 by 29 cm. C-Portrait of a Young Girl. School of Lorenzo di Credi (Cianfannini?). 45 by 29 cm. D-The Dead Christ between Mary and St. John, by Jacopo Bellini. Panel, 80 by 109 cm. E-the Virgin Enthroned with Four Saints, by a Ferrarese Contemporary of Ercole Roberti. Panel, 1.60 by 1.65 m. Quattrocento Painting in the Kaiser Friedrich Museum
Editorial
Bode
04/1929 | 313 | 54
Pages: 165-166
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Subjects
art literature:
Bode, Wilhelm von
artists:
Leonardo da Vinci
dates:
1900-1929
places:
Germany / Berlin
subjects:
Art historians / Obituaries
subjects:
Burlington Magazine
subjects:
Italian sculpture / Attributions
Article
A Forgotten Rubens Masterpiece
05/1927 | 290 | 50
Pages: 232-235+238
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Author:
Tatlock, R. R. (Tatlock, R. R.; Tatlock, Robert Rattray; T., R. R.)
Subjects
art literature:
Bode, Wilhelm von
artists:
Rubens, Peter Paul
dates:
1600-1649
museums and institutions:
Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, Spain
places:
Netherlands / Flanders / Spain
subjects:
Flemish painting / Attributions
subjects:
Jesus Christ
subjects:
Apostles
Illustrations
Attributed works:
Christ as the King of Martyrs, Here Identified as by Rubens. Panel, 1.08 m. by 0.84 m. (Mr. Henry S. Roche)
Attributed works:
Plate II. A-Christ Bearing the Cross, by Rubens. Drawing. (Albertina, Vienna). Panels by Rubens, 1.08 by 0.84 m. (Prado). A Forgotten Rubens Masterpiece
Attributed works:
Plate II. B-St. John the Evangelist. Panels by Rubens, 1.08 by 0.84 m. (Prado). A Forgotten Rubens Masterpiece
Attributed works:
Plate II. C-St. Peter. Panels by Rubens, 1.08 by 0.84 m. (Prado). A Forgotten Rubens Masterpiece
Attributed works:
Plate II. D-St. Andrew. Panels by Rubens, 1.08 by 0.84 m. (Prado). A Forgotten Rubens Masterpiece
Attributed works:
Plate III. A-St. James the Elder. Panels by Rubens, 1.08 by 0.84 m. (Prado). A Forgotten Rubens Masterpiece
Attributed works:
Plate III. B-St. Jude. Panels by Rubens, 1.08 by 0.84 m. (Prado). A Forgotten Rubens Masterpiece
Attributed works:
Plate III. C-St. Bartholemew. Panels by Rubens, 1.08 by 0.84 m. (Prado). A Forgotten Rubens Masterpiece
Attributed works:
Plate III. D-St. Philip. Panels by Rubens, 1.08 by 0.84 m. (Prado). A Forgotten Rubens Masterpiece
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