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Article
Russia, Rome and the tricky business of disaster painting
12/2018 | 1389 | 160
Pages: 996-1005
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Author:
Blakesley, Rosalind P. (Blakesley, Rosalind P.)
Subjects
art literature:
Gogol, Nikolay / Pushkin, Alexander
artists:
Kiprensky, Orest / Bryullov, Karl / Martin, John, 1789-1854 / Basin, Petr / Gagarin, Grigory / Bruni, Fyodor / Markov, Aleksei / Raev, Vasily / Surikov, Vasily / Repin, Ilya
dates:
1800-1849 / 1830-1839 / 1840-1849
media:
Paintings / Drawings / Sketches
museums and institutions:
Russian Academy of Arts, Saint Petersburg, Russia
patrons:
Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796
places:
Russia / Saint Petersburg / Italy / Rome
subjects:
Russian painting / Russian School / History paintings / Genre paintings / Landscapes (visual works) / Style / Academic art / Neo-classicism / Sublime / Natural disasters / Earthquakes / Portraits / Influence / Formal analysis / Nationalism / Travel / Grand tours / Academies / Study and teaching / Students / Salons (art exhibitions) / Commissions / Patronage / Awards / Critical Reception / Iconography / Christian iconography
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Last day of Pompeii, by Karl Bryullov. 1830–33. Canvas, 456.5 by 651 cm. (State Russian Museum, St Petersburg).
Attributed works:
10. Ivan the Terrible and his son Ivan. 16th November 1581, by Ilya Repin. 1885. Canvas, 199.5 by 254 cm. (State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow).
Attributed works:
2. Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum, by John Martin. 1822. Canvas, 161.6 by 253 cm. (Tate, London).
Attributed works:
3. Earthquake in Rocca di Papa, near Rome, by Petr Basin. 1830. Canvas, 84 by 99 cm. (State Russian Museum, St Petersburg).
Attributed works:
4. Sketch for ‘Genseric’s invasion of Rome’, by Karl Bryullov. 1835–36. Canvas, 88 by 117.9 cm. (State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow).
Attributed works:
5. Siege of Pskov by King Stefan Batory of Poland in 1581, by Karl Bryullov. 1839–43. Canvas, 482 by 675 cm. (State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow).
Attributed works:
6. Death of Camilla, sister of Horatius, by Fedor Bruni. 1824. Canvas, 350 by 526.5 cm. (State Russian Museum, St Petersburg).
Attributed works:
7. The brazen serpent, by Fedor Bruni. 1834–41. Canvas, 565 by 852 cm. (State Russian Museum, St Petersburg).
Attributed works:
8. Sketch for ‘St Eustace Placidus in the Colosseum’, by Aleksei Markov. 1836–42. Canvas, 98 by 136.5 cm. (State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow).
Attributed works:
9. Morning of the execution of the Streltsy, by Vasily Surikov. 1881. Canvas, 218 by 375 cm. (State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow).
Article
Caravaggio ‘Obbediente’
06/2016 | 1359 | 158
Pages: 424-429
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Author:
Sciberras, Keith (Sciberras, Keith)
Subjects
artists:
Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da
dates:
1590-1609
places:
Malta
subjects:
Italian painting / Chivalric orders / Knights / Biographies / Awards / Patronage
subjects:
Knights of Malta
Illustrations
Attributed works:
12. Alof de Wignacourt, Grand Master of the Order of Malta, and his page boy, by Caravaggio. c.1608 (Musée du Louvre, Paris)
Attributed works:
13. Beheading of St John the Baptist, by Caravaggio. 1608 (Oratory of the Decollato, St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta)
Attributed works:
14. Detail of Fig.13
Publication Received
Jerwood. The Foundation and the Founders
06/2011 | 1299 | 153
Pages: 416
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Reviewer:
Blood, Anne (Blood, Anne)
Subjects
dates:
1970-1979 / 1980-1989 / 1990-2009
museums and institutions:
Jerwood Foundation
print:
Jerwood Foundation
subjects:
Donations / Exhibitions / Installations (exhibitions) / Galleries (display spaces) / Patronage / Arts funding / Art education / Awards
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Jerwood. The Foundation and the Founders | author: Sturgis, Matthew
Short Notice
The Grand Prix of Nicolas de Poilly the Younger
08/2005 | 1229 | 147
Pages: 549-551
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Author:
Marandet, François (Marandet, François)
Subjects
artists:
Poilly, Nicolas de, the younger, 1675-1741
dates:
1650-1699
museums and institutions:
National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland / Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture, Paris, France
print:
Poilly, Nicolas de, the younger, 1675-1741
subjects:
French painting / Biographies / Awards / Collections, Public / Composition (artistic arrangement) / Attributions / Attribution
Illustrations
Attributed works:
27. Christ nailed to the Cross, by Nicolas de Poilly the Younger. 1697. 119 by 162 cm. (Musée Boucher de Perthes, Abbeville).
Attributed works:
28. The finding of the silver cup in Benjamin's sack, here attributed to Nicolas de Poilly the Younger. 1698. 94 by 128 cm. (National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin).
Attributed works:
30. Allegory of the peace of France and the stability of Europe, by François de Poilly after Pierre Mignard. 1683-84. Engraving. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris).
Attributed works:
31. Winter, by Pierre Mignard. c.1677. Black and white chalk on beige paper, 47 by 68 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Attributed works:
32. Seven studies of heads and figures, by Nicolas de Poilly the Younger. c.1698. Black and white chalk on beige paper mounted on card, 41 by 25.9 cm. (Present whereabouts unknown).
Western art unattributed:
29. Copy of Fig.28, by an anonymous artist. Eighteenth century. 98 by 130 cm. (National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin).
Short Notice
‘Due persone à lui ben viste’: the identity of Caravaggio’s companion as a Knight of Magistral Obedience
01/2005 | 1222 | 147
Pages: 38-39
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Author:
Sciberras, Keith (Sciberras, Keith)
Subjects
artists:
Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da
dates:
1600-1649
places:
Rome / Italy
subjects:
Identification / Awards / Ceremonies / Chivalry
subjects:
Knights of Malta
Illustrations
Attributed works:
Annunciation, by Caravaggio. Here dated 1608. 285 by 205 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nancy).
Attributed works:
Detail of The beheading of St John the Baptist, by Caravaggio, showing the artist’s signature. 1608. (Co-Cathedral of St John, Valletta; courtesy of St John’s Co-Cathedral Foundation).
Short Notice
Mr. Campbell Dodgson
02/1934 | 371 | 64
Pages: 95
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Subjects
art literature:
Dodgson, Campbell
subjects:
Art historians / Awards