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Book Review
Life and Afterlife in Ancient China
03/2025 | 1464 | 167
Pages: 301–2
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Steinhardt, Nancy S. (Steinhardt, Nancy S.)
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Life and Afterlife in Ancient China By Jessica Rawson. 506 pp. incl. 37 col. + 135 b. & w. ills. (Allen Lane, London, 2023), £40. ISBN 978–0–241–47270–5. | :
Book Review
Alexander the Great: The Making of a Myth
09/2023 | 1446 | 165
Pages: 1022-25
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Daniotti, Claudia (Daniotti, Claudia)
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Alexander the Great: The Making of a Myth Edited by Richard Stoneman with Ursula Sims-Williams, Adrian S. Edwards and Peter Toth. 304 pp. incl. over 200 col. ills. (British Library Publishing, London, 2022), £40. ISBN 978–0–7123–5476–9. | :
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4. Alexander enters the Land of Darkness from Jami’ al-tawarikh (Compendium of Chronicles), by Rashid al-Din. c.1314. Paper, 45 by 33.1 cm. (Edinburgh University Library, MS Or. 20, f.19r).
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5. Roman copper medallion (contorniate) showing Olympias and the serpent. Rome, late 4th–early 5th century. Copper alloy and silver, diameter 1.1 cm. (British Museum, London).
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6. Alexander explores the ocean depths, from the Roman d’Alexandre en Prose. Paris, 1420–25. Parchment, 28.5 by 19.5 cm. (British Library, London, MS Royal 20 B.XX, f.77v).
Editorial
At Tate Britain
07/2023 | 1444 | 165
Pages: 695
Book Review
Liber Amicorum in Honour of Diana Scarisbrick: A Life in Jewels
05/2023 | 1442 | 165
Pages: 577
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Liber Amicorum in Honour of Diana Scarisbrick: A Life in Jewels Edited by Beatriz Chadour-Sampson, Sandra Hindman and Carla van de Puttelaar. 280 pp. incl. 250 coll. ills. (Ad Ilissvm, London, with the assistance of Les Enluminures, 2022), £35. ISBN 978–1–915401–02–1. | :
Book Review
A Companion to Late Medieval and Early Modern Siena
01/2023 | 1438 | 165
Pages: 92-93
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Dalvit, Giulio (Dalvit, Giulio)
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A Companion to Late Medieval and Early Modern Siena Edited by Santa Casciani and Heather Richardson Hayton. 356 pp. incl. 19 col. ills. (Brill, Leiden and Boston, 2021), €160. ISBN 978–90–04–38999–1. | :
Exhibition Review
William Kentridge. Royal Academy of Arts, London
12/2022 | 1437 | 164
Pages: 1287-1289
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Seligman, Isabel (Seligman, Isabel)
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William Kentridge Royal Academy of Arts, London 24th September–11th December | :
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30. Black box / Chambre noire, by William Kentridge. 2005. Animated 35 mm film transferred to video, projected front and back onto model theatre with drawings and mechanical puppets, duration 22 minutes, object 360 by 200 by 139.5 cm. (© William Kentridge; Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk; courtesy Royal Academy of Arts, London; photograph David Parry; exh. Royal Academy of Arts, London).
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31. The conservationists’ ball, by William Kentridge. 1985. Charcoal, coloured pastel and gouache on paper (triptych), 198.5 by 97.5 cm (left), 198.5 by 138.5 cm (centre) and 198.5 by 97.5 cm (right). (© William Kentridge; Rupert Museum, Stellenbosch; exh. Royal Academy of Arts, London).
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32. Still from Notes towards a model opera, by William Kentridge. 2015. Three-channel HD film, duration 11 minutes 14 seconds. (© William Kentridge; courtesy the artist; exh. Royal Academy, London).
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Paolo Stella’s Belvedere: a Genoese outpost in Prague
11/2022 | 1436 | 164
Pages: 1088-1103
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Schulz, Anne Markham (Schulz, Anne Markham)
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1. The west front of the Belvedere, Prague. (Photograph Jan Bazant).
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10. Charles V liberating Christian captives, by Giovanni Domenico Stella(?). Plaster cast after sandstone original, 70 by 134 cm. (Belvedere, Prague, east side [11E]; photograph Prague Castle).
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11. Meeting of King Mulay Hassan and Charles V, by Giovanni Domenico Stella(?). Plaster cast after sandstone original, 70 by 134 cm. (Belvedere, Prague, east side [13E]; photograph Prague Castle).
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12. King Ferdinand and Queen Anna, by an assistant of Paolo Stella. Plaster cast after sandstone original, 70 by 134 cm. (Belvedere, Prague, west side [3W]; photograph Prague Castle).
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13. Plexippos and Toxeus, sons of Thestius, carrying the head of the Caledonian Boar, by Paolo Stella. Plaster cast after sandstone original, 70 by 134 cm. (Belvedere, Prague, south side [5S]; photograph Prague Castle).
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14. Perseus and Atlas, by Paolo Stella. Plaster cast after sandstone original, 70 by 134 cm. (Belvedere, Prague, north side [4N]; photograph Prague Castle).
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15. Hermes and Battus, by Paolo Stella. Plaster cast after sandstone original, 70 by 134 cm. (Belvedere, Prague, west side [7W]; photograph Prague Castle).
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16. Cadmus and the dragon, by Paolo Stella. Plaster cast after sandstone original, 70 by 134 cm. (Belvedere, Prague, west side [13W]; photograph Prague Castle).
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17. Jason and the Golden Fleece, by Paolo Stella. Plaster cast after sandstone original, 70 by 134 cm. (Belvedere, Prague, west side [2W]; photograph Prague Castle).
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18. Zeus and Ganymede, by an assistant of Paolo Stella. Plaster cast after sandstone original, 70 by 134 cm. (Belvedere, Prague, west side [8W]; photograph Prague Castle).
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19. Hannibal and Scipio Africanus, by an assistant of Paolo Stella. Plaster cast after sandstone original, 70 by 134 cm. (Belvedere, Prague, north side [2N]; photograph Prague Castle).
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2. Detail from Miracle of the Goblet, by Giammaria Mosca and Paolo Stella. 1520–29. (Cappella del Santo, Basilica di S. Antonio, Padua; photograph Mauro Magliani).
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20. Mago the Carthaginian reaping grain, by an assistant of Paolo Stella. Plaster cast after sandstone original, 70 by 134 cm. (Belvedere, Prague, west side [6W]; photograph Prague Castle).
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21. Leda and the swan, by Paolo Stella. Plaster cast after sandstone original, 70 by 134 cm. (Belvedere, Prague, west side [11W]; photograph Prague Castle).
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22. Perseus and Andromeda, by Paolo Stella. Plaster cast after sandstone original, 70 by 134 cm. (Belvedere, Prague, north side [3N]; photograph Prague Castle).
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23. Garden façade of the Villa Doria, Genoa. (Photograph Alinari).
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3. Detail of Fig.2, showing the central kneeling woman. (Photograph Mauro Magliani).
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4. Hope, from the tomb of Lodovico Euffreducci, S. Francesco, Fermo, by Paolo Stella. (Diocesan Museum, Fermo; photograph Mauro Magliani).
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5. St Thomas Aquinas, by Paolo Stella. c.1525. Marble, height 161 cm. (SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Venice; photograph Anne Markham Schulz).
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6. Tomb of Giovanni Battista Bonzio. 1525–26. (SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Venice).
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7. Tomb of Lodovico Euffreducci. c.1528–29. (S. Francesco, Fermo; photograph Mauro Magliani).
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8. Pursuit of fleeing Tunisians by imperial forces, by Giovanni Domenico Stella(?). Plaster cast after sandstone original, 70 by 134 cm. (Belvedere, Prague, east side [9E]; photograph Prague Castle).
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9. Danaë, by Paolo Stella. Plaster cast after sandstone original, 70 by 134 cm. (Belvedere, Prague, west side [10W]; photograph Prague Castle).
Book Review
Toppling Statues: Papers from the 2020 PSSA Webinar Co-hosted by The Burlington Magazine
10/2022 | 1435 | 164
Pages: 1044-1045
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Akinsha, Konstantin (Akinsha, Konstantin)
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Toppling Statues: Papers from the 2020 PSSA Webinar Co-hosted by The Burlington Magazine Edited by Marjorie Trusted and Joanna Barnes. 160 pp. incl. numerous b. & w. ills. (Public Statues and Sculpture Association, Watford, 2021), £16. ISBN 978–1–83839–760–9. | :
Exhibition Review
Silver City: 500 Years of Portsmouth’s History
10/2022 | 1435 | 164
Pages: 1015-1017
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Parton, Frances (Parton, Frances)
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Silver City: 500 Years of Portsmouth’s History Portsmouth Museum and Art Gallery 28th May 2022–26th February 2023 | :
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10. The Bodkin Cup, attributed to Robert Amadas. London, 1525. Gilded silver, height 12 cm. (Portsmouth City Council).
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11. The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress with the Bodkin Cup in the ruins of the Guildhall, 1941. (Portsmouth History Centre).
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12. The Lee Cup. London, 1590. Silver-gilt, height 40 cm. (Portsmouth City Council).
Exhibition Review
Conversations with God: Jan Matejko’s Copernicus
10/2021 | 1423 | 163
Pages: 952-955
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Fox, Celina (Fox, Celina)
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Conversations with God: Jan Matejko’s Copernicus By Christopher Riopelle, Andrzej Szczerski and Owen Gingerich. 64 pp. incl. 40 col. ills. (National Gallery Company, London, 2021), £14.95. ISBN 978–1–85709–669 –9. | :
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23. The astronomer Copernicus: conversations with God, by Jan Matejko. 1873. Oil on canvas, 226 by 315 cm. (Jagiellonian University Museum, Kraków; exh. National Gallery, London).
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