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Book Review
Owen Jones and the V&A: Ornament for a Modern Age
04/2024 | 1453 | 166
Pages: 420–421
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Varela Braga, Ariane (Varela Braga, Ariane)
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Owen Jones and the V&A: Ornament for a Modern Age By Olivia Horsfall Turner, 160 pp. incl. 150 col. + b. & w. ills. (Lund Humphries and V&A Publishing, London, 2023), £35. ISBN 978–1–84822–601–2 | :
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2. Design for Plate XLV of Examples of Chinese Ornament (1867), by Owen Jones. c.1866. Gouache and pencil on paper, 34.3 by 24.1 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Non-western art unattributed:
1. Cylindrical vase. 1750–1820. Porcelain, red and blue underglaze, height 47.6cm; diameter 18.4 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Article
Johannes Lutma the Elder: goldsmith, designer, draughtsman
03/2024 | 1452 | 166
Pages: 252–263
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Baarsen, Reinier (Baarsen, Reinier)
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1. Portrait of Johannes Lutma, by Jacob Adriaensz Backer. c.1646. Oil on canvas, 93 by 73 cm. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
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10. John Rushout’s coat of arms engraved on the base of the salt cellar in Fig.7.
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11. Design for a condiment dish, attributed to Johannes Lutma. c.1640–50. Black and white chalk on green prepared paper, 27.5 by 19.8 cm. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
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12. Design for a candlestick, attributed to Johannes Lutma. c.1655–60. Black and white chalk and pink wash on paper, 40.5 by 30.4 cm. (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York).
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13. Ewer in ornamental surround, by Jacob Lutma after Johannes Lutma. 1654. Etching and engraving, 22.2 by 17.9 cm. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
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14. Cup and cover, by Johannes Lutma. 1639 (the knob is a later replacement). Gilded silver, height 32.1 cm. (Walters Art Museum, Baltimore).
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15. Design for a cup, attributed to the workshop of Johannes Lutma. c.1640–60. Black chalk, and brown wash, heightened in white, on blue paper, 41.9 by 25.5 cm. (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York).
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16. Design for a ewer, attributed to the workshop of Johannes Lutma. c.1655–60. Black and white chalk on paper, 41.5 by 30.2 cm. (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York).
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17. Design for a ewer, attributed to the workshop of Johannes Lutma. c.1655–60. Black and white chalk on paper, 41.3 by 31.9 cm. (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York).
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18. Design for a ewer, attributed to the workshop of Johannes Lutma. c.1655–60. Black, white and red chalk on paper, 43.3 by 29.8 cm. (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York).
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19. The watermark in the drawing in Fig.20.
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2. Pair of salt cellars, by Johannes Lutma. 1639. Silver, partly gilded, height 24 cm. each. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
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20. Design for a cup, attributed to the workshop of Johannes Lutma. c.1655–60. Black and red chalk and brown wash, heightened in white, on paper, 41.3 x 31.2 cm. (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York).
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21. Design for a cup, here attributed to Joahnnes Lutma. c.1655–60. Red chalk and brown wash, heightened in white, on paper, 40.3 by 28.6 cm. (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York).
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22. Design for a helmet, here attributed to Johannes Lutma. c.1655–60. Watercolour, black chalk, heightened in white, on pale brown paper, 17 by 20.9 cm. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
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3. Design for a cup, by Paulus van Vianen. c.1610. Black chalk, grey and pink wash, 58.7 by 29.4 cm. (Staatliche Graphische Sammlung, Munich).
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4. Design for a salt cellar, attributed to Adam van Vianen. c.1610–27. Black chalk, pen and brown ink and brown wash on paper, 20.2 by 13.2 cm. (Nationalmuseum, Stockholm).
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5. Design for a ‘bekerschroef’, attributed to Johannes Lutma. c.1635–40. Black and white chalk over a sketch in graphite, on yellow prepared paper, 19.5 by 12.4 cm. (Sir John Soane’s Museum, London; courtesy of the Trustees).
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6. A goldsmith or sculptor carrying a basket of statues, by Johannes Lutma. 1615. Red and black chalk, pen and brown ink on paper, 12.3 by 9.2 cm. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
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7. Salt cellar, by Johannes Lutma. 1648. Partly gilded silver, height 36.2 cm. (Fishmongers’ Company, London).
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8. Design for a salt cellar, by Johannes Lutma. c.1648. Black and white chalk on pale brown paper, 35.8 by 28.5 cm. (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York).
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9. Lutma’s inscription on the back of the drawing in Fig.8.
Book Review
Cuirs dorés, ‘Cuirs de Cordoue’: un art européen
03/2023 | 1440 | 165
Pages: 342-343
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Jervis, Simon (Jervis, Simon; J., S.; J., S. S.)
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Cuirs dorés, ‘Cuirs de Cordoue’: un art européen By Jean-Pierre Fournet. 384 pp. incl. 537 col. + 40 b. & w. ills. (Éditions d’art Monelle Hayot, Saint-Rémy-en-l’Eau, 2019), £97. ISBN 979–10–96561–04–9. | :
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5. Detail of a gilt leather panel. Netherlands, late 17th century. 75 by 65 cm. (Skoklosters Castle, Sweden).
Exhibition Review
Islam in Europe: 1000–1250
02/2023 | 1439 | 165
Pages: 173-176
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Schwabauer, Adeline (Schwabauer, Adeline)
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Islam in Europe: 1000–1250 Dommuseum, Hildesheim 7th September 2022– 12th February 2023 | :
Illustrations
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5. The Silos Casket, by Muhammad ibn Zayyan. Cuenca, 1026 (AH 417). Enamel plates and fixtures, Silos, c.1150. Ivory, copper and enamel, 19 by 34 by 21 cm. (Museo de Burgos; exh. Dommuseum Hildesheim).
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6. Senmurv aquamanile. Second third of the 12th century. Copper alloy, silver and niello, 19.6 by 16.5 cm. (Dommuseum, Hildesheim).
Western art unattributed:
7. Panel from the Ambon of Henry II, Aachen Cathedral. Before 1014. Rock crystal and chess pieces, Abbasid or Byzantine Empire, 9th or 10th century. Copper foil, quartz and agate. (Aachen Cathedral; exh. Dommuseum Hildesheim).
Article
Ancient foreign glassware in Silla kingdom tombs
10/2022 | 1435 | 164
Pages: 957-967
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Perrin, Ariane (Perrin, Ariane)
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1. Map of modern South Korea, showing the location of Kyongju.
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17. Bowl. Silla, Kyongju, Sŏbong (‘Auspicious Phoenix’) tomb. Fifth century. Glass with raised band, height 5.2 cm. (Kyongju National Museum).
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6. Vertical cross-section showing the internal structure of the wooden chamber tomb of the Hwangnam Great Tomb, Kyongju. (From Soyoung Lee and D.P. Leidy, eds: exh. cat. Silla, Korea’s Golden Kingdom, New York (Metropolitan Museum of Art) 2013, p.42, fig.3.6).
Non-western art unattributed:
10. Cup. Silla, Kyongju, Hwangnam Great tomb, north mound. Fifth century. Glass with concave round cut facets, height 6.6 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
Non-western art unattributed:
11. Footed cup. Silla, Kyongju, Hwangnam Great Tomb, north mound. Fifth century. Glass with wood-grain pattern, height 7.7 cm. (Kyongju National Museum).
Non-western art unattributed:
12. Glass fragment. Paekche, Sabi period (538–660), South Ch’ungch’ŏng province, Nŭngsan-ni Buddhist temple, 567. Glass, height 1.8 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
Non-western art unattributed:
13. Beaker. Silla, Kyongju, Hwangnam Great Tomb, south mound. Fifth century. Glass with blue trail ornament, height 12.8 cm. (Kyongju National Museum).
Non-western art unattributed:
14. Beaker. Silla, Kyongju, Ch’ŏnma (‘Heavenly Horse’) tomb. Before fifth century. Blue glass with ribs and facets, height 7.4 cm. (Kyongju National Museum).
Non-western art unattributed:
15. Beaker. Silla, Kyongju, Wŏlsŏng tomb (no.Ka-13). Late fourth century. Glass with mesh pattern and blue trailing, height 12.5 cm. (Kyongju National Museum).
Non-western art unattributed:
16. Cups. Silla, Kyongju, Kŭmnyŏng (‘Gold bell’) tomb. Fifth century. Glass, height 7.3 cm each. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
Non-western art unattributed:
18. Bowl. China, Northern Wei, Shanxi province, Datong tomb. Fifth century. Glass with raised band, height 4.7 cm. (Datong City Museum).
Non-western art unattributed:
2. Chestlace. Silla, Kyongju, Wŏlsŏng tomb (no.Ka-13). Fourth century. Cobalt-blue glass beads, jade pendant and gold spacers, length 43.5 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
Non-western art unattributed:
3. Bowl. Silla, Kyongju, Hwangnam Great Tomb, north mound. Fifth century. Silver with repoussé decoration, height 3.8 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
Non-western art unattributed:
4. Blue bead with yellow ‘eyes’. Silla, Kyongju, Kyerim-no tomb (no.14), early sixth century. Glass, height 4.9 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
Non-western art unattributed:
5. Placement of glass objects in the south burial of the Hwangnam Great Tomb, Kyongju. (From Soyoung Lee and D.P. Leidy, eds: exh. cat. Silla, Korea’s Golden Kingdom, New York (Metropolitan Museum of Art) 2013, p.119, fig.6.1).
Non-western art unattributed:
7. Blue beads with yellow ‘eyes’. Silla, Kyongju, Hwangnam Great Tomb, north mound. Fifth century. Glass, dimensions vary. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul; photograph courtesy James W. Lankton).
Non-western art unattributed:
8. Ewer. Silla, Kyongju, Hwangnam Great Tomb, south mound. Fifth century. Glass and gold thread, height 25 cm. (Kyongju National Museum).
Non-western art unattributed:
9. Cup. Silla, Kyongju, Hwangnam Great Tomb, north mound. Before fifth century. Cobalt-blue glass, height 7.7 cm. (Kyongju National Museum).
Article
Nicolas Pineau as a designer of ornament prints
09/2022 | 1434 | 164
Pages: 864-873
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Laurenti, Aurora (Laurenti, Aurora)
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1. Designs for table and consoles, by Jean Mariette, after Nicolas Pineau. c.1707–09. Etching, 20.5 by 26 cm. (From the series Nouveaux Desseins de Pieds de Tables et de Vases et Consoles de sculpture en bois Inventés par le Sieur Pineau sculpteur / a Paris chez Mariette rue S.Jacques aux colonnes d’Hercules, pl.1, in J. Mariette : Architecture à la mode, Paris 1709; Bibliothèque de l’Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art, Paris, collections Jacques Doucet; 4 est 420).
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10. Detail of Fig.9, showing rocailles with gadroons.
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11. ‘Agraffe en cartel’, by Jacques-François Blondel, after Nicolas Pineau, c. 1737. Etching. (From J.-F. Blondel and C.-A. Jombert: De la distribution des maisons de plaisance et de la décoration des édifices en général, pl.39, II Paris 1738, Paris, INHA, Collection Jacques Doucet, 4 RES 2 (2)).
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12. ‘Couronnement de Cheminée varié de deux façons, convenable pour une Chambre de parade’, by Jacques-François Blondel, after Nicolas Pineau. c.1737. Etching. (From J. Mariette and A.-C. d’Aviler: Cours d’Architecture, pl. 59d, Paris, 1738, ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Rar 6836).
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13. Design for a chimneypiece, by Nicolas Pineau. c.1737. Red chalk on paper, 42.8 by 25.3 cm. (Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, inv. no.29115).
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2. Designs for table and consoles, by Jean Mariette, after Nicolas Pineau. c.1707–09. Etching, 20.5 by 26 cm (From the series Nouveaux Desseins de Pieds de Tables et de Vases et Consoles de sculpture en bois Inventés par le Sieur Pineau sculpteur / a Paris chez Mariette rue S.Jacques aux colonnes d’Hercules, pl.6, in J. Mariette: Architecture à la mode, Paris 1709; Bibliothèque de l’Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art, Paris, collections Jacques Doucet; 4 est 420).
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3. Designs for torchères, by Jean Mariette, after Nicolas Pineau. c.1707–09. Etching, 20.5 by 26 cm. (From the series Nouveau desseins de Plaques, Consoles, Torcheres, et Médailliers de l’invention du S.r Pineau Sculpteur / A Paris chez JMariette rue S.Jacques aux Colonnes d’Hercules, pl.4; Bibliothèque de l’Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art, Paris, Jacques Doucet collections; RES 50).
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4. Three designs for cartouches by Antoine Herisset, after Nicolas Pineau. 1710–16? Etching, 28.7 by 22 cm. (From the series [Cartouches] a Paris chez Mariette rue S. Jacques aux colonnes d’Hercules, pl.1; Paris, INHA, Jacques Doucet collection, FOL EST 452).
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5. ‘Dessin de porte pour le cabinet de Samajesté [sic]’, by Nicolas Pineau. c.1718. Pencil, black and red chalk on paper, 25 by 13.5 cm. (Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, inv. no.29124).
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6. Designs for chimneypieces, by Nicolas Pineau. c.1720–25? Black chalk on paper, 32 by 20.8 cm. (Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, inv. nos.29098A and 29098B).
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7. ‘Dessein de Cheminée et de Lambris de l’invention du S.r Pineau’, by Jacques-François Blondel, after Nicolas Pineau. Engraving, 35.5 by 22.5 cm. (From the series Dessein de Cheminée pour un Cabinet dont la decorazion variée du Lambris est des plus riches / Mariette exc., pl.5, in J. Mariette: Architecture Françoise, III, Paris 1738; Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris; Les 1803).
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8. ‘Decoration de Cheminée, accompagnee d’un riche lambris, propre pour une Gallerie/ A Paris chez Mariette rue S. Jacques aux Colonnes d’Hercules’, by Jacques-François Blondel after Nicolas Pineau. Engraving, 33 by 23 cm. (From the series Decoration de Cheminée pour un grand Apartement, pl.2, in J. Mariette: Architecture Françoise, III, Paris 1738; Paris, INHA, Jacques Doucet collection, FOL EST 452).
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9. ‘Décoration intérieure du côté de l’entrée de la galerie de l’Hôtel de Villars Le Roux invenit / Blondel sculpsit’, by Jacques-François Blondel after Nicolas Pineau. 1746. Etching, 33.7 by 23.5 cm. (From Plans et Décorations intérieures De La Galerie de l’Hôtél de Villars [. . .]; Paris, INHA, Collection Jacques Doucet, EST 469).
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).
Book Review
Ornament as Argument: Textile Pages and Textile Metaphors in Early Medieval Manuscripts
11/2020 | 1412 | 162
Pages: 998-999
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Beuckers, Klaus Gereon (Beuckers, Klaus Gereon)
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Ornament as Argument: Textile Pages and Textile Metaphors in Early Medieval Manuscripts By Anna Bücheler. 261 pp. incl. 225 col. ills. (De Gruyter, Berlin, 2019), £72.50. ISBN 978–3–11–053070–4. | :
Article
For a ‘dear valuable and best friend’: a looking glass by Frederick Kandler at Ickworth House, Suffolk
09/2020 | 1410 | 162
Pages: 766-775
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Brouwer, Louisa (Brouwer, Louisa)
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Rothwell, James (Rothwell, James)
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1. Looking-glass frame, by Frederick Kandler, London. 1777/78. Sterling silver with mahogany backing and later mirror glass, height 69 cm. (Ickworth House, Suffolk; photograph Christie’s).
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10. Detail of The Holbein Chamber at Strawberry Hill, by John Carter, showing a bed with drapery probably of the 1770s. 1788. Watercolour on paper, 33 by 29 cm. (The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University).
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11. Looking glass from a dressing service, by Johann Jacob Kirstein. c.1786. Silver-gilt, mirrored glass and walnut, 96.5 by 56.6 cm. (Musée des Arts décoratifs, Strasbourg).
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12. Detail of Fig.1, showing the quiver, arrows and bow at the apex of the frame.
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13. Mary Nesbitt as Circe, by Joshua Reynolds. 1781. Oil on canvas, 125 by 100.3 cm. (Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA).
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3. Detail of Fig.1, showing the engraved arms of the 3rd Earl of Bristol at the base of the frame.
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4. Mary Davis, Mrs Alexander Nesbitt, as Innocence, by Joshua Reynolds. 1781. Oil on canvas, 75.5 by 62.5 cm. (Wallace Collection, London; Bridgeman Images).
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5. Commodore the Hon. Augustus Hervey, later Vice-Admiral, and 3rd Earl of Bristol, by Thomas Gainsborough. 1767–68. Oil on canvas, 232 by 152.5 cm. (Ickworth House, Suffolk; photograph National Trust Images).
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6. Dessert dish, subsequently used as an alms dish, by Frederick Kandler. 1758/59. Silver-gilt, diameter 30.5 cm. (Ickworth House, Suffolk; photograph National Trust/Robert Thrift).
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7. Marriage a-la-mode: the toilette, by William Hogarth. 1743. Oil on canvas, 69.9 by 90.8 cm. (National Gallery, London; Bridgeman Images).
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8. Lady Henrietta Williams-Wynn’s service of dressing plate, by Thomas Heming. 1768/69. Silver-gilt, the looking glass 70.5 by 56 cm. (National Museum Cardiff).
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9. Double-sided looking glass with the Russian imperial arms and crown, by Charles Kandler. c.1735. Silver, silver-gilt, enamel and mirrored glass, height 82 cm. (The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg).
Western art unattributed:
2. Norwood House, Surrey. 1786. Engraving, 17.8 by 12.7 cm. (National Trust Images).
Article
A print source for a painting by Gerard David
09/2020 | 1410 | 162
Pages: 748-756
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Beltrami, Costanza (Beltrami, Costanza)
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1. Canon Bernardijn Salviati and three saints, by Gerard David. After 1501. Oil on panel, 103.4 by 94.3 cm. (National Gallery, London).
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10. Interior of a Gothic church, by Master W with the Key. c.1465–90. Engraving, 16.4 by 13.3 cm. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
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12. Pentecost, by Alexander or Simon Bening. c.1500–20. Black chalk, pen and black and brown ink on paper, with framing lines in black chalk, 25.6 by 17.2 cm. (Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam).
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2. The Virgin and Child with saints and donor, by Gerard David. Probably 1510. Oil on panel, 105.8 by 144.4 cm. (National Gallery, London).
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3. Mantle-clasp, by Reinecke vam Dressche. Before 1487. Gilded silver, diameter 14.6 cm. (Kunstgewerbemuseum, Berlin).
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6. Detail of Fig.1, showing the mantle-clasp.
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7. A Gothic baldachin, by Master W with the Key. c.1465–90. Engraving, 13.2 by 6.9 cm. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
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8. Vista through the interior of a chapel, by Master W with the Key. c.1465–90. Engraving, 22.3 by 11.2 cm. (British Museum, London; © Trustees of the British Museum).
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9. Design for a Gothic niche, by Master W with the Key. c.1465–90. Engraving, 13.2 by 16.5 cm. (British Museum, London; © Trustees of the British Museum).
Western art unattributed:
11. Agnus Dei Ostensory. German, 1460–66. Gilded silver, enamel and gemstones, 60.2 by 18.2 cm. (Kunstgewerbemuseum, Berlin).
Western art unattributed:
4. Mantle-clasp. Cologne?, c.1500. Gilded silver, diameter 15 cm. (Essen Cathedral; photograph Jens Nober; © Domschatzkammer Essen).
Western art unattributed:
5. A Gothic mantle-clasp and two ornaments at top, by Master W with the Key. c.1465–90. Engraving, 21.7 by 15.1 cm. (British Museum, London; © Trustees of the British Museum).
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