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Book Review
Alfonso X of Castile-León: Royal Patronage, Self-Promotion and Manuscripts in Thirteenth-Century Spain
07/2020 | 1408 | 162
Pages: 625-626
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Reviewer:
Jackson, Deirdre (Jackson, Deirdre)
Subjects
dates:
1250-1299
patrons:
Alfonso X, King of Castile and Leon, 1221-1284
subjects:
Patronage / Spanish art / Illuminated manuscripts / Treatises / Chronicles
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Alfonso X of Castile-León: Royal Patronage, Self-Promotion and Manuscripts in Thirteenth- Century Spain By Kirstin Kennedy. 228 pp. incl. 4 col. + 4 b. & w. ills. (Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam, 2019), £90. ISBN 978–94–6298–897–2. | :
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Attributed works:
2. Alfonso X as the planet-god Jupiter with disciples, detail from Libro de las formas & ymagenes (Patrimonio Nacional, Madrid; Escorial MS h.I.16, fol.1r).
Book Review
The Fabrication of Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Trattato della pittura’. By Claire Farago, Janis Bell and Carlo Vecce
08/2019 | 1397 | 161
Pages: 693-695
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Reviewer:
Colantuono, Anthony (Colantuono, Anthony)
Subjects
art literature:
Trattato della pittura (Leonardo)
artists:
Leonardo da Vinci / Alberti, Leon Battista / Melzi, Francesco
subjects:
Italian art / Treatises / Editions / Translations / Manuscripts / Art theory
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subjects:
The Fabrication of Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Trattato della pittura’ By Claire Farago, Janis Bell and Carlo Vecce. Two vols, 1,368 pp. incl. 256 col. ills. (Brill, Leiden, 2018), | :
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Attributed works:
3. R. Trichet du Fresne, ed.: Trattato della pittura di Lionardo da Vinci, Paris 1651.
Book Review
Theophilus and the Theory and Practice of Medieval Art. By Heidi C. Gearhart
11/2018 | 1388 | 160
Pages: 975-976
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Reviewer:
Kaufmann, Daniela (Kaufmann, Daniela)
Subjects
art literature:
Theophilus, act. first half 12th century / Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo
dates:
1100-1199
media:
Manuscripts / Paintings / Glassware / Metalwork
places:
Germany
subjects:
Treatises / Manuals / Philosophy / Theology / Art theory / Art literature / Study and teaching / Historical context / Monks / Workshops (Organisations) / Attribution / Medieval / Electronic publishing
Book Review
Medieval Bodies: Life, Death and Art in the Middle Ages. By Jack Hartnell
11/2018 | 1388 | 160
Pages: 976-977
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Bhalla, Niamh (Bhalla, Niamh)
Subjects
dates:
0200-0299 / 0300-0399 / 0400-0499 / 0500-0599 / 0600-0699 / 0700-0799 / 0800-0899 / 0900-0999 / 1000-1099 / 1100-1199 / 1200-1299 / 1300-1399 / 1400-1499 / 1500-1599
media:
Manuscripts / Drawings / Book illustrations / Art objects
places:
Europe
subjects:
Visual culture / Medicine / Philosophy / Theology / Art theory / Disease / Science / Relics / Treatises
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
2. Surgical instruments in use in an operation for an anal fistula. English, c.1475–1500. Pen and ink and tempera on vellum, 25.4 by 17.8 cm. (Glasgow University Library, MS Hunter 251 fol.43v; Bridgeman Images.)
Book Review
Painted in Mexico, 1700–1760: Pinxit Mexici. Edited by Ilona Katzew
07/2018 | 1384 | 160
Pages: 607-608
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Reviewer:
Bailey, Gauvin Alexander (Bailey, Gauvin Alexander)
Subjects
artists:
Juárez , Juan Rodríguez / Juárez, Nicolás Rodríguez / Magón, José Joaquín / Morlete Ruiz, Juan Patricio / Vallejo, Francisco Antonio / Ibarra, José de / Torres, Antonio de
dates:
1700-1799
media:
Paintings
museums and institutions:
Palacio de Cultura Banamex, Mexico City, Mexico / Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, United States / Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, United States
patrons:
House of Bourbon
places:
Mexico / Mexico City / United States / Los Angeles / New York
subjects:
Mexican painting / Exhibition catalogues / Patronage / Style / Academies / Treatises / Jesuits / Globalism / Gender / Race / Politics / Iconography / Portraits / Self-portraits / Allegories / Caravaggism
Illustrations
Attributed works:
4. View of the Plaza Mayor of Mexico, by Juan Patricio Morlete Ruiz. 1770. Canvas, 96.8 by 151 cm. (National Museum of Fine Arts, Malta).
Publication Received
Brilliant Discourse: Pictures and Readers in Early Modern Rome. By Evelyn Lincoln.
01/2017 | 1366 | 159
Pages: 52
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Reviewer:
McDonald, Mark (McDonald, Mark)
Subjects
dates:
1550-1599
places:
Rome
subjects:
Books / Illustrated books / Italian / Roman (post-Classical) / Manuals / Treatises / Publishers
Article
A visit to Titian's studio
09/2016 | 1362 | 158
Pages: 692-701
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Author:
Hochmann, Michel (Hochmann, Michel)
Subjects
art literature:
Amadi, Agostino, d. 1588
artists:
Titian
dates:
1550-1599
subjects:
Collectors / Patrons / Collections, Private / Libraries / Patronage / Manuscripts / Treatises / Art theory / Techniques / Studios (work spaces) / Venetian / Italian painting / Pigments
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Diagram of Pictura, from Cifre d'Agostino Amadi, III, fol.28v (Archivio di Stato di Venezia, Inquisitori di Stato, busta 1269)
Attributed works:
2. La casa di Tiziano a Venezia da un disegno del Cadorin, from Josiah Gilbert: Cadore, or Titian's Country, London 1869
Attributed works:
3. Portrait of Titian, by Giovanni Britto. 1550-60 (British Museum, London)
Attributed works:
4. Study for the Battle of Spoleto, by Titian. c.1538 (Musée du Louvre, Paris)
Attributed works:
5. Students drawing in a studio, by Odoardo Fialetti. 1608 (British Museum, London)
Attributed works:
6. Portrait of Alvise dalla Scala, by Titian. 1561-62 (Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden)
Attributed works:
7. Christ at the Sea of Galilee, by Jacopo Tintoretto. c.1575-80 (National Gallery of Art, Washington)
Publication Received
The First Treatise on Museums: Samuel Quiccheberg’s “Inscriptiones” 1565.
03/2016 | 1356 | 158
Pages: 211
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Subjects
art literature:
Quiccheberg, Samuel van
dates:
1550-1599
subjects:
Museum history / Translations / Manuals / Museums
subjects:
Treatises
Article
A newly discovered illuminated manuscript by Jean Colombe and his workshop
06/2015 | 1347 | 157
Pages: 388-390
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Reviewer:
Guernelli, Daniele (Guernelli, Daniele)
Subjects
artists:
Colombe, Jean / and workshop
artists:
Rousseau, André
dates:
1470-1479
museums and institutions:
National Library of Malta, La Valletta, Malta
subjects:
Illuminated manuscripts / Collections, Public / Identification / Attributions / Miniatures (paintings) / French painting / Treatises / Commentaries / Manuscripts
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Bathsheba in the bath, by Jean Colombe and workshop (National Library, Valletta, MS.5, fol.2r; © Malta Libraries)
Attributed works:
2. Dialogue between Reason and Man, by Jean Colombe and workshop (National Library, Valletta, MS.5, fol.50r; © Malta Libraries)
Attributed works:
3. Boethius and Philosophy, by Jean Colombe and workshop (National Library, Valletta, MS.5, fol.100r; © Malta Libraries)
Attributed works:
4. A princess reading the 'Livre de Sagesse', by Jean Colombe and workshop (Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, MS.lat.1198, fol.108r)
Book Review
Francisco de Hollanda: On Antique Painting, A. Sedgwick Wohl, ed.
08/2014 | 1337 | 156
Pages: 537
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Reviewer:
Dempsey, Charles (Dempsey, Charles)
Subjects
art literature:
Hollanda, Francisco de
dates:
1520-1549
subjects:
Art theory / Translations / Treatises
subjects:
Art history
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