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Letter
‘Caravans of Gold’
09/2020 | 1410 | 162
Pages: 728
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Author:
Bickford Berzock, Kathleen (Bickford Berzock, Kathleen)
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Fili, Abdallah (Fili, Abdallah)
Author:
Messier, Ronald A. (Messier, Ronald A.)
Subjects
museums and institutions:
Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Evanston, United States
subjects:
Exhibition reviews / North African / East-West trade / Archaeology
Article
The Leonardo anniversary: a retrospective
06/2020 | 1407 | 162
Pages: 512-519
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Author:
Cole, Michael (Cole, Michael)
Subjects
art literature:
Monographs / Biographies / Catalogues / Exhibition catalogues
art literature:
Bambach, Carmen C., New York, United States / Quiviger, François, (F. Q.) / Joost, Keizer
art literature:
Roeck, Bernd
artists:
Leonardo da Vinci / Boltraffio, Giovanni Antonio / Oggiono, Marco d'
artists:
Romano, Giovanni Cristoforo
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
subjects:
Anniversaries / Exhibition reviews / Exhibitions / Infrared photography / Underdrawings / Paintings / Drawings / Studies (visual works) / Dating / Techniques / Manuscripts
subjects:
Italian art / Renaissance art / Renaissance Italy
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Leonardo da Vinci Rediscovered. By Carmen C. Bambach. Four vols, 2,350 pp. incl. 1,319 col. + b. & w. ills. (Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2019),  400. ISBN 978–03–00–19195– | :
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Leonardo da Vinci: Self, Art and Nature. By François Quiviger. 224 pp. incl. 60 col. + 10 b. & w. ills. (Reaktion, London, 2019),  15.95. ISBN 978–17–89– 14070–5 | :
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Leonardo: Der Mann, der alles wissen wollte. By Bernd Roeck, 429 pp. incl. 72 col. + 32 b. & w. ills. (Verlag C.H. Beck, Munich, 2019), €28. ISBN 978–3–406–73509–7. | :
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Leonardo’s Paradox: Word and Image in the Making of Renaissance Culture. By Joost Keizer. 232 pp. incl. 40 col. + 25 b. & w. ills. (Reaktion, London, 2019),  25 | :
subjects:
Leonardo da Vinci, Musée du Louvre, Paris, 24th October 2019–24th February 2020. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. The nude Mona Lisa, by a follower of Leonardo da Vinci. Early sixteenth century. Charcoal, black chalk, and white heightening on paper, with later reworking in brown gouache or tempera, pricked for transfer, 74.8 by 54 cm. (Musée Cond , Chantilly; Bridgeman Images).
Attributed works:
2. Installation view of ‘Leonardo da Vinci’ at the Musée du Louvre, Paris. 2019. (Courtesy Musée du Louvre, Paris; photograph Antoine Mongodin).
Attributed works:
3. Reconstruction of the model used by Leonardo to produce the drawing in Fig.4, by Leticia Leratti. 2019. Clay and linen sheet, 75 by 70 by 25 cm. (Courtesy Musée du Louvre, Paris; photograph Antoine Mongodin; exh. Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Attributed works:
4. Drapery study for a seated figure, by Leonardo da Vinci. c.1475–82. Tempera on linen, 19.6 by 15.3 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Attributed works:
5 and 6. Installation views of ‘Leonardo da Vinci’ at the Mus e du Louvre, Paris. 2019. (Courtesy Musée du Louvre, Paris; photograph Antoine Mongodin).
Attributed works:
7. Studies of blood vessels and staircases, by Leonardo da Vinci. c.1506– 10. Pen with different shades of brown ink and red chalk on paper, 29.5 by 19.8 cm. (Royal Collection Trust /   Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2020).
Attributed works:
8. A reconstruction of the face of the young Leonardo, from Bernd Roeck’s Leonardo: Der Mann, der alles wissen wollte (Verlag C.H. Beck, Munich).
Editorial
The Burlington Magazine website
04/2019 | 1393 | 161
Pages: 271
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art literature:
The Burlington Magazine
subjects:
websites / Digital technology / Exhibition reviews / Burlington Contemporary
Article
Hope in time of war: George Clausen’s ‘Renaissance’ rediscovered
11/2018 | 1388 | 160
Pages: 938-945
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Author:
McConkey, Kenneth (McConkey, Kenneth)
Subjects
artists:
Clausen, George / Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre / Wollen, William Barnes / Jack, Richard / Mostyn, Thomas Edwin / Olivier, Herbert Arnould / Lavery, John / Brangwyn, Frank / Sickert, Walter / Orpen, William
artists:
Rousseau, Victor
dates:
1900-1949 / 1910-1919
media:
Paintings
museums and institutions:
Royal Academy of Arts, London, Great Britain / The Imperial Arts League, London, Great Britain / New English Art Club (NEAC)
places:
Belgium / Great Britain / London
subjects:
British painting / World War (1914-1918) / Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) / War / Soldiers / Ruins / Damage to works of art / Lost works / Art criticism / Criticism / Critical Reception / Exhibitions / Exhibition reviews / Influence / Identification / Sitters / Allegory / Allegorical figures / Symbolism (artistic concept) / Colour / Style / Neo-classicism / Realism / Murals / Figure paintings / Portraits / Landscapes (visual works) / Flower pieces / Workers / Nudes
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Renaissance, by George Clausen. 1915. Canvas, 152.4 by 177.8 cm. (Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on deposit in the Belgian ambassador’s residence, London).
Attributed works:
10. Detail of Fig.1.
Attributed works:
11. Figure study, by George Clausen. 1914–15. Graphite on paper, 24 by 39 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Attributed works:
12. Youth mourning, by George Clausen. 1916. Canvas, 91.4 by 91.4 cm. (Imperial War Museum, London).
Attributed works:
2. Primavera, by George Clausen. 1914. Canvas, 91.4 by 71.7 cm. (Private collection; photo Christie’s, London).
Attributed works:
3. Wounded, London Hospital, by John Lavery. 1915. Canvas, 176 by 201 cm. (Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection).
Attributed works:
4. Study for ‘Renaissance’, by George Clausen. 1915. Graphite on paper, 25.7 by 18.4 cm. (Royal Academy of Arts, London).
Attributed works:
5. Study for ‘Renaissance’, by George Clausen. 1915. Graphite on paper, 38.1 by 32.3 cm. (Royal Academy of Arts, London).
Attributed works:
6. L’Esperance, by Pierre Puvis de Chavannes. 1872. Canvas, 70.5 by 82 cm. (Musée d’Orsay, Paris).
Attributed works:
7. Sowing new seed (for the Board of Agriculture and Technical Instruction for Ireland), by William Orpen. 1913. Canvas, 137 by 137 cm. (Mildura Arts Centre, Australia).
Attributed works:
8. St Francis at prayer, by Frederick Cayley Robinson and Winifred Dalley, from H.E. Manning: The Little Flowers of St Francis of Asissi, London 1915.
Attributed works:
9. Detail of Victor Rousseau, by George Clausen, c.1915. Graphite on paper, 39.2 by 28.8 cm. (Royal Academy of Arts, London).
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
Caravaggio’s ‘Crucifixion of St Andrew’ and the problem of autograph replicas
06/2018 | 1383 | 160
Pages: 454-461
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Reviewer:
Spear, Richard E. (Spear, Richard E.)
Subjects
art literature:
Papi, Gianni, Florence, Italy / Bellori, Giovanni Pietro
artists:
Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da / Finson, Louis
dates:
1590-1609 / 2010-2019
media:
Paintings
museums and institutions:
Palazzo Barberini, Rome, Italy
patrons:
Pimentel de Herrera, Juan Alfonso, 5th Duke of Benavente
places:
Italy / Naples / Rome / Spain
subjects:
Italian painting / Reviews / Exhibition reviews / Copies / Tracings / Attribution / Attributions / Dating / Technical analysis / Scientific analysis / Conservation / Radiographs / Ultraviolet photographs / Pigments / Connoisseurship / Christian iconography
subjects:
Andrew, Saint
subjects:
ArsRoma
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Detail of Fig.3, showing the soldier’s armour.
Attributed works:
2. Detail of Fig.4, showing the soldier’s armour.
Attributed works:
3. Crucifixion of St Andrew, by Caravaggio. 1606–07. Canvas, 202.5 by 152.7 cm. (Cleveland Museum of Art; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1976.2).
Attributed works:
4. Crucifixion of St Andrew, here identified as a copy after Caravaggio. Canvas, 198 by 148.5 cm. (Spier Collection, London).
Attributed works:
5. Detail of Fig.3, showing St Andrew’s head.
Attributed works:
6. Detail of Fig.4, showing St Andrew’s head.
Attributed works:
7. Detail of Fig.3, showing St Andrew’s right foot (Photograph author).
Attributed works:
8. Detail of Fig.4, showing St Andrew’s right foot (Photograph author)
Attributed works:
9. Overlay of the contours of Flagellation, by Caravaggio (Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte, Naples) in green, onto a copy of Flagellation in S. Domenico Maggiore, Naples, in red. From G.S. Ghia and C. Strinati, eds.: Caravaggio nel patrimonio del Fondo Edifici di Culto. Il Doppio e la Copia, Rome 2017.
Article
Interpreting Arcimboldo: grotesque parodies or serious jokes?
05/2018 | 1382 | 160
Pages: 368-375
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Author:
Kaufmann, Thomas Dacosta (Kaufmann, Thomas Dacosta)
Subjects
art literature:
Gombrich, E. H.
artists:
Arcimboldi, Giuseppe / Mor, Antonis / Sánchez Coello, Alonso
dates:
1500-1599 / 2010-2019
media:
Paintings
museums and institutions:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, United States / Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao, Bilbao, Spain / National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, Japan / Palazzo Barberini, Rome, Italy / Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria
patrons:
Philip II, King of Spain, 1527-1598 / Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, 1552-1612 / Ernst, Archduke of Austria, 1553-1595
patrons:
Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, 1527-1576
subjects:
Italian painting / Allegory / Natural history / Satire / Iconography / Attribution / Patronage / Exhibition reviews
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Spring, by Giuseppe Arcimboldo. After 1563. Canvas, 66 by 50 cm. (Museo de Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid; exh. Museo de Bellas Artes, Bilbao).
Attributed works:
10. A reindeer, by Giuseppe Arcimboldo. 1562. 25.8 by 22.2 cm. (Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Dresden; BPK).
Attributed works:
2. Flora, by Giuseppe Arcimboldo. c.1589. Panel, 74.5 by 57.5 cm. (Private collection, Madrid; courtesy Fundación March; exh. Museo de Bellas Artes, Bilbao).
Attributed works:
3. Flora Meretrix, by Giuseppe Arcimboldo. c.1590. Panel, 80.5 by 61 cm. (Private collection, Madrid; courtesy Fundación March; exh. Museo de Bellas Artes, Bilbao).
Attributed works:
4. Winter, by Giuseppe Arcimboldo. 1563. Canvas, 66.6 cm by 50.5 cm. (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna).
Attributed works:
5. Winter, here attributed to an imitator of Arcimboldo. c.1590. Panel, 67.8 by 56.2 cm. (Bavarian State Collections, Munich; exh. Gallerie Nazionale di Arte Antica di Roma, Palazzo Barberini, Rome).
Attributed works:
6. Summer, by Giuseppe Arcimboldo. 1563. Canvas, 67 by 50.8 cm. (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna).
Attributed works:
7. Archduchess Magdalena, here attributed to a contemporary of Arcimboldo. c.1563. Canvas, 43.7 by 32.8 cm. (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna; exh. National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, and Palazzo Barberini, Rome).
Attributed works:
8. Tree of Jesse, by Giuseppe Meda and Giuseppe Arcimboldo. 1556. Fresco (Monza Cathedral).
Attributed works:
9. Nature studies, by Giuseppe Arcimboldo and others. Inscribed with dates 1553 and 1572. 36.1 by 48.7 cm. (Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Handschriftensammlung, Vienna).
Exhibition Review
Charles I: King and Collector
04/2018 | 1381 | 160
Pages: 277-282
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Reviewer:
Penny, Nicholas (Penny, Nicholas)
Subjects
art literature:
Doort, Abraham van der / Haskell, Francis
artists:
Raphael / Cleyn, Francis / Fanelli, Francesco, sculptor, act. ca. 1608-1661 / Oliver, Peter / Correggio / Veronese, Paolo / Titian / Dyck, Anthony van / Steenwyck, Hendrick II van / Gentileschi, Orazio / Bassano, Jacopo, il vecchio, 1510-1592 / Tintoretto, Jacopo / Tintoretto, Domenico / Palma, Jacopo, il giovane, ca. 1548 - 1628 / Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da / Reni, Guido / Vianen, Paulus van / Rubens, Peter Paul / Mantegna, Andrea / Cordier, Nicolas / Stone, Nicholas, the Elder / Bernini, Gian Lorenzo
dates:
2010-2019
media:
Paintings / Sculpture / Drawings / Engravings / Miniatures (paintings) / Tapestries / Medals
museums and institutions:
Royal Academy of Arts, London, Great Britain
patrons:
Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649 / Philip IV, King of Spain, 1605-1665 / Henrietta Maria, Queen, Consort of Charles I, King of England, 1609-1669 / Christina, Queen of Sweden / Francis I, King of France, 1494-1547 / House of Gonzaga
places:
Great Britain / London
subjects:
Exhibition reviews / Italian painting / Netherlandish painting / German painting / British painting / Collecting / Patronage / Inventories / Provenance / Lighting / Galleries (display spaces) / Allegory / Mythology / Copies / Posthumous casts (sculpture) / Natural disasters
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Charles I in the hunting field, by Anthony van Dyck. c.1636. Canvas, 266 by 207 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Attributed works:
3. The miraculous draft of fi shes, Mortlake tapestry after Raphael, with borders designed by Francis Cleyn. c.1639–40. Wool, silk and gilt thread, 530 by 580 cm. (Mobilier national, Paris).
Attributed works:
4. Detail of Fig.3.
Attributed works:
5. The conversion of St Paul, by Palma Giovane. c.1590–95. Canvas, 207 by 337 cm. (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid).
Attributed works:
6. St George and the Dragon, by Peter Oliver (after Raphael). 1628. Bodycolour and gold paint on vellum, 22 by 16.5 cm. (Royal Collection / © HM Queen Elizabeth II).
Attributed works:
7. The toilet of Venus, by Guido Reni. c.1620–25. Canvas, 281.9 by 205.7 cm. (National Gallery, London).
Attributed works:
9. Installation view of Charles I: King and Collector at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, showing Charles I, by François Dieussart (1636; Arundel Castle) and Charles I in three positions, by Anthony van Dyck (1635–36; The Royal Collection; photograph Royal Academy of Arts, London).
Western art unattributed:
2. Claudius, Roman, AD43–45. Sardonyx cameo, 20.5 by 16 cm. (Royal Collection / © HM Queen Elizabeth II).
Western art unattributed:
8. Aphrodite (‘The crouching Venus’). Roman, second century AD. Marble, height 119 cm. (The Royal Collection / © HM Queen Elizabeth II.)
Letter
Modigliani at Tate Modern
04/2018 | 1381 | 160
Pages: 275
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Author:
James, Merlin (James, Merlin; James, Merlin Ingli; Ingli James, Merlin; J., M.)
Subjects
artists:
Modigliani, Amedeo
dates:
2010-2019
media:
Paintings
museums and institutions:
Tate Modern, London, Great Britain
places:
Great Britain / London
subjects:
Style / Italian painting
subjects:
Exhibition reviews
subjects:
Correspondence
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