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Book Review
The Ugly Duchess: Beauty and Satire in the Renaissance
11/2023 | 1448 | 165
Pages: 1238-1239
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Tantardini, Lucia (Tantardini, Lucia)
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The Ugly Duchess: Beauty and Satire in the Renaissance By Emma Capron, with contributions by Martin Clayton and Charlotte Wytema. 80 pp. incl. 52 col. + b. & w. ills. (National Gallery Global, London, 2023), £16.99. ISBN 978–1–85709–694–1. | :
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6. An old woman (‘The ugly duchess’), by Quinten Massys. c.1513. Oil on panel, 62.4 by 45.5 cm. (National Gallery, London).
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7. A grotesque old woman, attributed to Francesco Melzi after Leonardo da Vinci. c.1510–20. Red chalk, 17.2 by 14.3 cm. (© Royal Collection Trust, HM King Charles III).
Exhibition Review
Raphael and the Domus Aurea: The Invention of Grotesque Ornament
11/2021 | 1424 | 163
Pages: 1063-1065
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Aymonino, Adriano (Aymonino, Adriano)
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Raphael and the Domus Aurea: The Invention of Grotesque Ornament Domus Aurea, Rome 23rd June 2021–7th January 2022 | :
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10. Detail of the Room of Achilles on Skyros, Domus Aurea, Rome. (Photograph © ph ERCO illuminazione).
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11. The stufetta of Cardinal Bibbiena in the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. (Photograph Luisa Ricciarini; Bridgeman Images).
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9. Installation view of Raphael and the Domus Aurea: The Invention of Grotesque Ornament at the Domus Aurea, Rome, 2021, showing the Farnese Atlas in the Octagonal Hall. (Layout and Interaction Design Dotdotdot; photograph Andrea Martiradonna).
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Pintoricchio in Rome: a design for Domenico della Rovere
09/2021 | 1422 | 163
Pages: 792-797
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Rinaldi, Furio (Rinaldi, Furio)
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1. The Evangelist St Matthew with two angels (design for a lunette), by Pintoricchio. c.1485–90. Pen and brown ink and brown wash over traces of black chalk, ruling and compass work on laid paper, lower right corner made up, 24.9 by 28.9 cm. (Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco).
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2. Four designs for grotesques and a head of Medusa, by Pintoricchio. c.1483. Pen and two hues of brown ink over metalpoint (silver), on grey prepared paper, 27.2 by 17.8 cm. (Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett).
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3. The Virgin and the blessing Child, by Pintoricchio. c.1480. Pen and brown ink and brown wash over traces of black chalk, 21.4 by 14.7 cm. (Private collection).
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4. Detail of Fig.1, showing the coat of arms of Cardinal Domenico della Rovere.
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5. Coat of arms of Cardinal Domenico della Rovere, by Pintoricchio and workshop. c.1490. Fresco. (Sala degli Apostoli e Profeti, Palazzo dei Penitenzieri, Rome).
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6. Apostle, by the workshop of Pintoricchio. c.1490. Fresco. (Sala degli Apostoli e Profeti, Palazzo dei Penitenzieri, Rome).
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7. St Matthew, by Bendetto da Maiano. c.1490. Glazed terracotta, overall dimensions 108 by 217 cm., glazed lunette 66 by 133 cm. (Sacristy of St Matthew, Basilica of S. Maria, Loreto).
Book Review
The Monster in the Garden: The Grotesque and the Gigantic in Renaissance Landscape Design, by Luke Morgan
11/2016 | 1364 | 158
Pages: 905-906
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Longstaffe-Gowan, Todd (Longstaffe-Gowan, Todd; Gowan, Todd Longstaffe-)
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42. The Orcus at the Sacro Bosco, Bomarzo
Book Review
The Loggia of Raphael: A Vatican Art Treasure
01/2010 | 1282 | 152
Pages: 42
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Kleinbub, Christian (Kleinbub, Christian)
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The Loggia of Raphael: A Vatican Art Treasure | author: Dacos, Nicole
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53. Detail of a pilaster in the Loggia, by Raphael’s workshop. c.1517. Painted stucco. (Vatican Palace, Rome).
Article
Jacques Androuet I Ducerceau's 'Petites Grotesques' as a Source for Urbino Maiolica Decoration
06/2001 | 1179 | 143
Pages: 332-344
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Poke, Christopher (Poke, Christopher)
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10. Detail from Petites Grotesques, by Jacques Androuet I Ducerceau, 2nd Edition. Paris, 1562. Etching, 6.5 by 10 cm. (The Royal Library, Stockholm, Baldus 37).
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11. Petites Grotesques, by Jacques Androuet I Ducerceau, 2nd Edition. Paris, 1562. Etching, 7 by 10.7 cm. (The Royal Library, Stockholm, Baldus 42).
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12. Trilobed Basin (No.13), Urbino Workshop (Fontana?). 1560-80. Maiolica, Maximum Width 47 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
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13. Trilobed Basin (No.36), Urbino Workshop (Fontana?). 1560-80. Maiolica, 5.7 by 46.5 cm. (Maximum Width). (British Museum, London).
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14. Petites Grotesques, by Jacques Androuet I Ducerceau, 2nd Edition. Paris, 1562. Etching, 6.3 by 10 cm. (The Royal Library, Stockholm, Baldus 2).
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15. Detail from Petites Grotesques, by Jacques Androuet I Ducerceau, 2nd Edition. Paris, 1562. Etching, 6.2 by 10 cm. (The Royal Library, Stockholm, Baldus 18).
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16. Detail from Petites Grotesques, by Jacques Androuet I Ducerceau, 2nd Edition. Paris, 1562. Etching, 6.5 by 10 cm. (The Royal Library, Stockholm, Baldus 24).
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17. Detail from Petites Grotesques, by Jacques Androuet I Ducerceau, 2nd Edition. Paris, 1562. Etching, 6.7 by 10.2 cm. (The Royal Library, Stockholm, Baldus 29).
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18. Petites Grotesques, by Jacques Androuet I Ducerceau, 1st Edition. Orléans, 1550. Etching, Image 10.5 by 6.7 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Baldus 49).
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19. Petites Grotesques, by Jacques Androuet I Ducerceau, 2nd Edition. Paris, 1562. Etching, 6.5 by 9.9 cm. (The Royal Library, Stockholm, Baldus 32).
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2. Petites Grotesques, by Jacques Androuet I Ducerceau, 2nd Edition. Paris, 1562. Etching, 6.5 by 10 cm. (The Royal Library, Stockholm, Baldus 27).
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20. Wine Cooler (No.16), Workshop of Flaminio Fontana (?). 1573-74. Maiolica, 40 by 62 by 71 cm. (By Kind Permission of the Trustees of The Wallace Collection, London).
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21. Wine Cooler (No.16), Workshop of Flaminio Fontana (?). 1573-74. Maiolica, 40 by 62 by 71 cm. (By Kind Permission of the Trustees of The Wallace Collection, London).
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22. Detail from Petites Grotesques, by Jacques Androuet I Ducerceau, 2nd Edition. Paris, 1562. Etching, 6.4 by 9.9 cm. (The Royal Library, Stockholm, Baldus 12).
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23. Petites Grotesques, by Jacques Androuet I Ducerceau, 2nd Edition. Paris, 1562. Etching, 7 by 10.3 cm. (The Royal Library, Stockholm, Baldus 36).
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24. Petites Grotesques, by Jacques Androuet I Ducerceau, 2nd Edition. Paris, 1562. Etching, 6.5 by 10 cm. (The Royal Library, Stockholm, Baldus 14).
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25. Detail from Petites Grotesques, by Jacques Androuet I Ducerceau, 2nd Edition. Paris, 1562. Etching, 6.5 by 9.8 cm. (The Royal Library, Stockholm, Baldus 19).
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26. Trilobed Basin (No.18), Urbino Workshop (Antonio Patanazzi?). 1579 or Later. Maiolica, 5 by 47 by 45 cm. (Louvre, Paris; © Photo RMN - M. Beck-Coppola).
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27. Detail from Petites Grotesques, by Jacques Androuet I Ducerceau, 2nd Edition. Paris, 1562. Etching, 6.6 by 9.8 cm. (The Royal Library, Stockholm, Baldus 26).
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28. Pilgrim Flask (No.19), Urbino Workshop (Antonio Patanazzi?). 1579 or Later. Maiolica, Overall ht. 40 cm. (Waddesdon Bequest, British Museum, London).
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3. Detail from Petites Grotesques, by Jacques Androuet I Ducerceau, 2nd Edition. Paris, 1562. Etching, 6.7 by 9.8 cm. (The Royal Library, Stockholm, Baldus 28).
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4. Detail from Petites Grotesques, by Jacques Androuet I Ducerceau, 2nd Edition. Paris, 1562. Etching, 6.3 by 10.2 cm. (The Royal Library, Stockholm, Baldus 62).
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5. Petites Grotesques, by Jacques Androuet I Ducerceau, 2nd Edition. Paris, 1562. Etching, 6.5 by 10 cm. (The Royal Library, Stockholm, Baldus 31).
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7. Petites Grotesques, by Jacques Androuet I Ducerceau, 2nd Edition. Paris, 1562. Etching, 6.4 by 10 cm. (The Royal Library, Stockholm, Baldus 4).
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8. Petites Grotesques, by Jacques Androuet I Ducerceau, 2nd Edition. Paris, 1562. Etching, 7 by 10 cm. (The Royal Library, Stockholm, Baldus 7).
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9. Petites Grotesques, by Jacques Androuet I Ducerceau, 2nd Edition. Paris, 1562. Etching, 6.5 by 10 cm. (The Royal Library, Stockholm, Baldus 33).
Western art unattributed:
1. Vase (No.32), Urbino Workshop. 1560-80. Maiolica, 53 by 30 cm. at Maximum Width. (Galleria Estense, Modena; © Soprintendenza per i Beni Artistici e Storici di Modena e Reggio Emilia).
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6. Vase (No.33), Urbino Workshop. 1560-80. Maiolica, 53 by 30 cm. at Maximum Width. (Galleria Estense, Modena; © Soprintendenza per i Beni Artistici e Storici di Modena e Reggio Emilia).
Book Review
Les Grotesques. Les figures de l'imaginaire dans la peinture italienne de la fin de la Renaissance
02/1999 | 1151 | 141
Pages: 120-121
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Nova, Alessandro (Nova, Alessandro)
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Les Grotesques. Les figures de l'imaginaire dans la peinture italienne de la fin de la Renaissance | author: Morel, Philippe
Book Review
La decouverte de la Domus Aurea et la formation des grotesques a la Renaissance
02/1972 | 827 | 114
Pages: 100-102
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Kruft, Hanno-Walter (Kruft, Hanno-Walter)
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La decouverte de la Domus Aurea et la formation des grotesques a la Renaissance | author: Dacos, Nicole
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54. Design for a Grotesque Wall Decoration, Attributed to Giovanni da Udine. Brown Ink over Chalk, 19.6 by 12.7 cm. (C. G. Boerner, Düsseldorf.)
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55. Design for a Decoration of a Ceiling, Attributed to Giovanni da Udine. Brown Ink over Chalk, 19.6 by 12.7 cm. (C. G. Boerner, Düsseldorf.)
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53. Decoration of a Pilaster of the Doorway of Palazzo Andrea Doria, Piazza San Matteo, Genoa.
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56. Page from a Sketchbook. (Parma, Biblioteca Palatina, MS. 1535, p.52.)
Book Review
Cornelis Bos. A Study of the Origins of the Netherland Grotesque
07/1967 | 772 | 109
Pages: 422-423
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Velde, Carl van de (Velde, Carl van de; Velde, C. van de)
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Cornelis Bos. A Study of the Origins of the Netherland Grotesque | author: Schéle, Sune
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Drawings by Cornelis Bos and Cornelis Floris
11/1916 | 164 | 29
Pages: 324-327
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Buschmann, Paul (Buschmann, Paul; Buschmann, P.)
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Plate I. (A) "Urnbearer", Pen-and-Ink Drawing, by Cornelis Bos (?) (Library of Christ Church, Oxford. Drawings by Cornelis Bos and Cornelis Floris
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Plate I. (B) "Urnbearer", Engraving, by Cornelis Bos (Print Room, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam). Drawings by Cornelis Bos and Cornelis Floris
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Plate I. (C) "A Son of Laocoon"; Engraving, by Cornelis Bos (Print Room, Rijks-Museum). Drawings by Cornelis Bos and Cornelis Floris
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Plate I. (D) A Caryatid, Pen-and-Ink Drawing by Cornelis Bos (?) (Library of Christ Church, Oxford). Drawings by Cornelis Bos and Cornelis Floris
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Plate II. Designs by Cornelis Floris. (E) Two Grotesque Masks, Pen-and-Ink Drawing by Cornelis Floris (Print Room, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge). (F) Ornamental Ewer, Engraving from a Series after Cornelis Floris (Print Room, Rijksmuseum). Drawings by Cornelis Bos and Cornelis Floris
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