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Book Review
The Illuminated Window: Stories across Time
03/2025 | 1464 | 167
Pages: 302–3
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Ayers, Tim (Ayers, Tim; Ayers, Timothy)
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The Illuminated Window: Stories across Time By Virginia Chieffo Raguin. 272 pp. incl. 156 col. + 2 b. & w. ills. (Reaktion Books, London, 2023), £30. ISBN 978–1–78914–793–3. | :
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9. Ahasuerus giving his ring to Haman, after Maarten van Heemskerck. 1620. Silver stained glass, lead, vitreous paint, sanguine and translucent enamels, 127 by 70 cm. (Los Angeles County Museum of Art).
Exhibition Review
Jugendstil: Made in Munich
03/2025 | 1464 | 167
Pages: 281–4
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Wieber, Sabine (Wieber, Sabine)
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Jugendstil: Made in Munich Kunsthalle, Munich 25th October 2024–23rd March 2025 | :
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19. Wall hanging with cyclamen motif (Whiplash), designed by Hermann Obrist and embroidered by Berthe Ruchet. 1895. Wool fabric with silk embroidery, 119 by 183 cm. (Stadtmuseum, Munich; exh. Kunsthalle, Munich).
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20. Installation view of Jugendstil: Made in Munich at the Kunsthalle, Munich, 2024–25. (Courtesy Munich Kunsthalle).
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21. Façade of the Hof-Atelier Elvira, Munich, c.1900, by Philipp Kester. Photograph, 18 by 13 cm. (Stadtmuseum, Munich; exh. Kunsthalle, Munich).
Book Review
Grands décors restaurés de Notre- Dame de Paris
01/2025 | 1462 | 167
Pages: 62-3
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Bastet, Delphine (Bastet, Delphine)
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Grands décors restaurés de Notre- Dame de Paris Edited by Caroline Piel and Emmanuel Pénicaut. 112 pp. incl. numerous col. + b. & w. ills. (Silvana Editoriale, Milan, and Mobilier national, Paris, 2024), €15. ISBN 978–88–366–5682–0. | :
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1. Interior of Notre-Dame, Paris. c.1650. Oil on canvas, 83 by 93 cm. (Société des amis de Notre-Dame de Paris).
Book Review
Le Décor Impressionniste: Aux sources des Nymphéas La Peinture Impressionniste et la décoration
12/2024 | 1461 | 166
Pages: 1272–5
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Orton-Hatzis, Anna (Orton-Hatzis, Anna)
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Pissarro, Joachim (Pissarro, Joachim)
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10. Installation view of ‘Le Décor Impressionniste: Aux sources des Nymphéas’, at the Musée de l’Orangerie, Paris, 2022, showing a reconstruction of the original arrangement of paintings by Paul Cezanne in the ‘grand salon’, the Jas de Bouffan, Aix-en-Provence. (Photograph © OPM). | :
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La Peinture Impressionniste et la décoration By Marine Kisiel. 380 pp. incl. numerous col. ills. (Les éditions Le Passage, Paris, 2021), €35. ISBN 978–2–8474–2439–3. | :
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10. Installation view of ‘Le Décor Impressionniste: Aux sources des Nymphéas’, at the Musée de l’Orangerie, Paris, 2022, showing a reconstruction of the original arrangement of paintings by Paul Cezanne in the ‘grand salon’, the Jas de Bouffan, Aix-en-Provence. (Photograph © OPM).
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11. Le Déjeuner: panneau décoratif, by Claude Monet. 1873. Oil on canvas, 160 by 201 cm. (Musée d’Orsay, Paris; Bridgeman Images).
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12. Parterre de marguerites, by Gustave Caillebotte. 1892–93. Oil on canvas, 205 by 115 cm. (Musée des impressionnismes, Giverny).
Article
The art of Qing imperial afterlife: the ‘Pictures of ancient playthings’ (Guwantu 古玩圖) revisited
06/2024 | 1455 | 166
Pages: 597–611
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Brosch, Ricarda (Brosch, Ricarda)
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5. Portrait of the Qianlong Emperor in court dress, by Giuseppe Castiglione. 1736. Ink and colour on silk, 242.2 by 176 cm. (Palace Museum, Beijing).
Non-western art unattributed:
1. Detail of one section of Pictures of ancient playthings. Chinese. 1728. Ink and colour on paper, mounted on silk. (British Museum, London).
Non-western art unattributed:
10. Sheet nos.1–9 of the V&A scroll of Pictures of ancient playthings, viewed from right to left.
Non-western art unattributed:
11. Sheet nos.11–16 of the V&A scroll of Pictures of ancient playthings.
Non-western art unattributed:
12. Detail of the BM scroll of Pictures of ancient playthings, showing a Ru-bowl.
Non-western art unattributed:
13. Ru-bowl. Chinese, Northern Song Dynasty. 1086–1125. Glazed stoneware and copper, height 7.1 cm. (British Museum, London).
Non-western art unattributed:
14. Detail of the BM scroll of Pictures of ancient playthings, showing a jade ewer.
Non-western art unattributed:
15. Ewer. Chinese, Yuan period. (1271–1368). Jade, height 17 cm. (Ralph Wanger Collection of Chinese Jades, Chicago).
Non-western art unattributed:
16. Detail of the first section of the BM scroll.
Non-western art unattributed:
17. Part one of the V&A scroll of Pictures of ancient playthings showing how each antiquity sheet corresponds with a display cabinet.
Non-western art unattributed:
18. Part two of the V&A scroll of Pictures of ancient playthings showing how each antiquity sheet corresponds with a display cabinet.
Non-western art unattributed:
19. Detail of Fig.21, showing the decoration of the cabinet.
Non-western art unattributed:
2. Title slip of the BM scroll. Chinese. 1728. Ink and colour on paper, mounted on silk. (British Museum, London).
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20. Detail of Fig.9, showing the middle part of the second cabinet from the top right with the same form as Fig.21.
Non-western art unattributed:
21. Cabinet. Chinese, Qing Dynasty. 19th century?. Wood with black and gold lacquer, 98 by 95.5 by 17.2 cm. (Private collection).
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22. Antiquity wall in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Forbidden City. (From From Yangxindian, p.106).
Non-western art unattributed:
23. The Tai Mausoleum. Chinese, Qing Dynasty. 18th century. Ink and colour on silk, 216 by 162 cm. (First Historical Archives, Beijing).
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24. The Hall of Eminent Favours at the Tai Mausoleum, Western Qing Tombs, Yi county. (photograph the author).
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25. Interior of the Hall of Eminent Favours at the Tai Mausoleum. Photograph, early 20th century. (From Liu Dunzhen: ‘Yixian Qing Xiling’, Zhongguo yingzao xueshe huikan (March 1935), pp.68–109, Appendix).
Non-western art unattributed:
26. Groundplan of the Hall of Eminent Favours at the Tai Mausoleum, tomb of the Yongzheng Emperor. (From Si-ling, p.97).
Non-western art unattributed:
3. Title slip of the V&A scroll. Chinese. 1729. Ink and colour on paper, mounted on silk. (Victoria & Albert Museum, London).
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4. Portrait of the Yongzheng Emperor in court dress. Chinese, Qing Dynasty. 1723–35. Ink and colour on silk, 277 by 143 cm. (Palace Museum, Beijing).
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6. Detail of the first section of Pictures of ancient playthings. Chinese. 1729. Ink and colour on paper, mounted on silk. (Victoria & Albert Museum, London).
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7. Detail of the first section of the V&A scroll, showing the placement of the first and second sheets.
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8. Sheet no.10 of the V&A scroll of Pictures of ancient playthings.
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9. Sheet no.17 of the V&A scroll of Pictures of ancient playthings.
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The Pictures of ancient playthings (Guwantu 古玩圖). Chinese. 1729. Ink and colour on silk, total length 26.48 m. (Victoria & Albert Museum, London; obj. no.E.59-1911).
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27. The 16th Bengal Lancers, with J.S. Rivett-Carnac (top row, second from the left). Photograph, 1900. (New York Public Library Digital Collections).
Book Review
Textile in Architecture: From the Middle Ages to Modernism
06/2024 | 1455 | 166
Pages: 662–663
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Bergdoll, Barry (Bergdoll, Barry)
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Textile in Architecture: From the Middle Ages to Modernism Edited by Didem Ekici, Patricia Blessing and Basile Baudez. 240 pp. incl. 89 b. & w. ills. (Routledge, London and New York, 2023), £135. ISBN 978–1–032–25044–1. | :
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11. Interior of the Qubba al-Barudiyyin, Marrakesh. 1126. (Photograph Abbey Stockstill).
Exhibition Review
Sonia Delaunay: Living Art
06/2024 | 1455 | 166
Pages: 639–641
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Cooke, Lynne (Cooke, Lynne)
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Sonia Delaunay: Living Art. Edited by Waleria Dorogova and Laura Microulis. 540 pp. incl. numerous col. ills. (Bard Graduate Center, New York, 2024), $75. ISBN 978–0–30027–576–6. | :
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Sonia Delaunay: Living Art Bard Graduate Center, New York 23rd February–7th July | :
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21. Detail of La prose du Transsibérien et de la Petite Jehanne de France, by Sonia Delaunay and Blaise Cendrars. 1913. Gouache pochoir, type and lithography on paper and handpainted parchment wrapper. (© Pracusa; Spencer Collection, New York Public Library; exh. Bard Graduate Center, New York).
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22. Cloche and scarf, by Sonia Delaunay. 1924–24. Felted wool (cloche) and felted appliqué on silk (scarf), 62.9 by 129.5 cm (scarf). (© Pracusa; private collection; exh. Bard Graduate Center, New York).
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23. Rythmes couleurs ou panneau F 1898, by Sonia Delaunay. 1975. Wool tapestry, 260 by 343 cm. (© Pracusa; Mobilier national, Paris; exh. Bard Graduate Center, New York).
Article
The decoration of the ballroom wing at Buckingham Palace, 1850–56
04/2024 | 1453 | 166
Pages: 368–379
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Rumley, Peter T.J. (Rumley, Peter T.J.)
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1. Detail of Fig.10, showing the archivolt and throne dais in the ballroom, Buckingham Palace.
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10. The Ballroom, Buckingham Palace, 17th June 1856, by Louis Haghe. 1856. Pencil, watercolour and bodycolour on paper, 31.7 by 47.7 cm. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust).
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11. Part of the frieze in the Promenade Gallery (now West Gallery), Buckingham Palace, London, by Nicola Consoni. 1852. Oil on canvas. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust).
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12 and 13. Paintings by Nicola Consoni in the Promenade Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London, by Robert Howlett. 1856. Albumen prints, 10.2 by 5.6 cm and 10.5 by 5.5 cm. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust).
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15. Urn of flowers, by Charles Moxon. Oil on canvas. (Promenade Gallery, now West Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London; photograph the author).
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16. The Promenade Gallery, Buckingham Palace, by Hills and Saunders. 1873. Albumen print, 16 by 20.5 cm. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust).
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17. The children’s fancy ball at Buckingham Palace, 7th April 1859, by Eugenio Agneni. 1859. Pencil and watercolour on paper, 31 by 45 cm. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust).
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18. The ballroom at Buckingham Palace, London, arranged for a banquet. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust).
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19. The Approach Gallery, Buckingham Palace, by Hills and Saunders. 1873. Albumen print, 14.7 by 20.5 cm. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust).
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2. Detail of a plan of the south-west wing of Buckingham Palace, London, showing the Ball and Concert Room, Ball Supper Room, Promenade Gallery and Approach Gallery, by James Pennethorne. 1852. (National Archives, London, work 34/371).
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4. Design for the new ballroom at Buckingham Palace, London, by James Pennethorne. 1852. Pen and ink on paper. (Royal Library, Windsor Castle; © His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust).
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5. Elevations of the front and side of the organ in the ballroom, Buckingham Palace, London, by James Pennethorne. c.1852. Pen and ink with watercolour, over pencil, 43.8 by 61.1 cm. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust).
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6. Organ in the ballroom, Buckingham Palace, London, designed by Henry Cephas Lincoln. 1818–55. Painted and gilded maplewood and gilt metal. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust).
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7. Charles Moxon, by William Quiller Orchardson. 1875. Oil on canvas, 116.8 by 83.8 cm. (Tate).
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8. First hour of the night, by Michelangelo Maestri. c.1800. Watercolour and gouache over engraved outline on card, 44.5 by 34 cm. (Private collection).
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9. Parnassus, by Raphael. 1511. Fresco, width 6.7 m. (Stanze della Segnatura, Apostolic Palace, Vatican).
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14. Decoration in the Promenade Gallery, now the East Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London, revealed during redecoration in 1981. (Photograph Louis Randall).
Western art unattributed:
3. Detail of The Scala Regia, Vatican, Rome. 1870. Engraving. (Liszt Collection; Bridgeman Images).
Exhibition Review
José Canops: Möbel von Welt für Karl III. von Spanien 1759–1788 Möbel à la Roentgen: Inspirationen aus der Neuwieder Manufaktur
02/2024 | 1451 | 166
Pages: 178–182
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Baarsen, Reinier (Baarsen, Reinier)
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José Canops: Möbel von Welt für Karl III. von Spanien 1759–1788 Kunstgewerbemuseum, Berlin 12th October 2023–11th February 2024 Möbel à la Roentgen: Inspirationen aus der Neuwieder Manufaktur Roentgen-Museum Neuwied 13th August–12th November 2023 | :
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1. Roll-top desk, by José Canops. Madrid, c.1770–73. Mahogany, veneered with marquetry in various woods, mounts of gilded bronze, 120.3 by 168 by 98.5 cm. (Kunstgewerbemuseum, Berlin).
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2. Curtain by the royal embroidery workshop, Madrid, designed by Mattia Gasparini. c.1763–91. Silk, embroidered in coloured silks and silver thread, 482 by 248 cm. (Patrimonio Nacional, Palacio Real, Madrid; exh. Kunstgewerbemuseum, Berlin).
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4. Lean-to desk, by Johann Georg Barthel. Neuwied. c.1764–71. Softwood and oak, veneered with marquetry in various woods, mounts of gilded bronze, 110 by 107 by 53 cm. (Private collection; exh. Roentgen- Museum, Neuwied).
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3. Commode, by the royal cabinetmaking workshop, Madrid. c.1770– 75. Walnut and other woods, veneered with marquetry in various woods, mounts of gilded bronze, marbleveneered top, 92.5 by 132 by 63 cm. (Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas, Madrid; exh. Kunstgewerbemuseum, Berlin).
Article
Four wooden ceilings from the Torrijos Palace, Toledo
12/2023 | 1449 | 165
Pages: 1272–1289
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McSweeney, Anna (McSweeney, Anna)
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Rosser-Owen, Mariam (Rosser-Owen, Mariam)
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10. Tile panel possibly from the Torrijos Palace. Attributed to Hernando de Loaysa, Talavera de la Reina, c.1600. Tin-glazed earthenware. (Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid; photograph Peter Kelleher 2022).
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19. Groundplan of the Torrijos Palace. (From E. María Repullés y Vargas: ‘El Palacio de Torrijos’, Resumen de Arquitectura 1 [1894], p.104; Biblioteca Nacional de España , Madrid).
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2. Opening page of the 1902 article on the Torrijos Palace, showing a plaster lintel above a door in the palace. (From ‘El Palacio de Torrijos’, Por Esos Mundos (April 1902), p.342; Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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20. Exterior façade of the Torrijos Palace, showing the portal and one of the windows with a balcony. (From E. María Repullés y Vargas: ‘El Palacio de Torrijos’, Resumen de Arquitectura 1 (1894), p.102; Biblioteca Nacional de España , Madrid).
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22. Staircase in the Torrijos Palace. (From E. María Repullés y Vargas: ‘El Palacio de Torrijos’, Resumen de Arquitectura 1 (1894), p.103; Biblioteca Nacional de España , Madrid).
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23. The groundplan shown in Fig.19, overlaid to show the location of the four ceilings, the main portal and the patio. (© Mariam Rosser-Owen). A. Ceiling from a room on the south-west side of Torrijos Palace, now in château de Villandry, Loire (Fig.12) B. Ceiling from a room on the north-west side of Torrijos Palace, now in the V&A (Fig.1) C. Staircase on the north-east side of Torrijos Palace (Fig.22) D. Ceiling from a room on the north-east side of Torrijos Palace, now in Finca El Alamín, Santa Cruz del Retamar (Fig.15) E. Ceiling from a room on the north-east side of Torrijos Palace, now in MAN (Fig.8) F. Portal on the east side of Torrijos Palace, now in Finca El Alamín, Santa Cruz del Retama (Fig.13) G. Courtyard of Torrijos Palace (Fig.4) H. Ceiling from a room on the south-east ceiling side of Torrijos Palace, now in Fine Arts Museums, San Francisco (Fig.5)
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25. The ceiling in Fig.8 shown in situ in the Torrijos Palace. Photograph, 1902. (From ‘El Palacio de Torrijos’, Por Esos Mundos, April 1902, p.344).
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27. The ceiling in Fig.12 shown in situ in the Torrijos Palace. Photograph. 1902. (From ‘El Palacio de Torrijos’, Por Esos Mundos, April 1902, p.346; Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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29. Diagram of an interlace panel on a strapwork carpentry ceiling, by Diego López de Arenas. (From Breve compendio de la carpintería de lo blanco y tratado de alarifes, Seville 1633, repr. 1727; National Art Library Special Collections; Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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3. The ceiling shown in Fig.1 in situ in the Torrijos Palace. Photograph, 1905. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Archive, Central Inventory Register, 1905, MA/30/233).
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30. Diagram of cartabones by Diego López de Arenas. (From Breve compendio de la carpintería de lo blanco y tratado de alarifes, Seville 1633, repr. 1727; National Art Library Special Collections; Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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6. Plaster cast of the frieze originally below the ceiling shown in Fig.1, c.1910. Plaster, each section approx. 150 by 110 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Western art unattributed:
1. A ceiling from the Torrijos Palace. c.1490. Wood, probably pine, with painting and gilding; with modern plaster of Paris panels, width 6 m. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Western art unattributed:
11. Friezes from the Torrijos Palace. c.1490. Plaster, 133 by 312 by 8 cm. (Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid; photograph Peter Kelleher 2022).
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12. Ceiling from the Torrijos Palace. c.1490. Wood, probably pine, with painting and gilding, width approx. 5.5 m. (château de Villandry, Loire; photograph Frédéric Paillet).
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13. Portal from the Torrijos Palace. c.1490. (Chapel, Finca El Alamín, Santa Cruz del Retamar; photograph Peter Kelleher 2022).
Western art unattributed:
14. Plinth for a statue of the Virgin on the altar of the chapel at Finca El Alamín, Santa Cruz del Retamar, made from part of the ceiling shown in Fig.15. Early sixteenth century, carved wood. (Photograph Peter Kelleher 2022).
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15. Ceiling from the Torrijos Palace. Early sixteenth century. Carved wood. (Chapel, Finca El Alamín, Santa Cruz del Retamar; photograph Peter Kelleher 2022).
Western art unattributed:
16. Ceiling in the grandest room of the palace at Ocaña. 1475–80. Wood, probably pine, with painting and gilding. (Photograph Peter Kelleher 2022).
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17. Ceiling in the Throne Hall of the Comares Palace, Alhambra, Granada. 1350. Wood, including pine and cedar, with painting, 11.3 by 11.3 m. (Photograph Simon Lane).
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18. Portal of the Colegiata del Santísimo Sacramento, Torrijos. 1509–18. (Photograph Peter Kelleher 2022).
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21. Staircase in the palace at Ocaña. 1475–80. (Photograph Peter Kelleher 2022).
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24. Panel from a frieze in the Torrijos Palace. c.1490. Plaster, 38 by 55 by 4 cm. (Museo Santa Cruz, Toledo; photograph Mariam Rosser-Owen).
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26. Section of the frieze from the ceiling shown in Fig.8. c.1490. Plaster. (Casa Platón Páramo, Oropesa; photograph Peter Kelleher 2022).
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28. Exterior of the ceiling shown in Fig.8. (Photograph Peter Kelleher 2022).
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4. Courtyard of the Torrijos Palace. Photograph, c.1904. (Instituto del Patrimonio Cultural de España, Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte, VN-10440).
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5. Ceiling from the Torrijos Palace. c.1490. Wood, including pine and walnut, with painting and gilding, width 5.72 m. (Museum of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco; Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco).
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7. Panel from the original frieze below the ceiling shown in Fig.1. c.1490. Plaster, 29.5 by 58 by 5.5 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Western art unattributed:
8. Ceiling from the Torrijos Palace. c.1490. Wood, probably pine, with painting and gilding; 5.5 by 5.5 m. (Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid; photograph Peter Kelleher 2022).
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9. Lintel and doorway from the Torrijos Palace. c.1490. Plaster. (Casa Platón Páramo, Oropesa; photograph Peter Kelleher 2022).
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