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‘Victory at San Pietro in Casale’ in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj, Rome
02/2025 | 1463 | 167
Pages: 154–157
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C. Leone, Stephanie (C. Leone, Stephanie)
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Serrani, Alessandro (Serrani, Alessandro)
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1. Victory at San Pietro in Casale, here attributed to Giovanni Andrea Sirani and others. 1649–51. Oil on canvas, 188 by 275 cm. (© ADP s.r.l.; Galleria Doria Pamphilj, Rome).
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3. Supper at the house of Simon the Pharisee, by Giovanni Andrea Sirani. 1652. Oil on canvas, 380 by 490 cm. (S. Girolamo alla Certosa, Bologna; su concessione del Ministero della Cultura – Archivio Fotografico dei Musei Nazionali di Bologna).
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2. View of the siege of Castro. 1641 or later. Engraving, 34.6 by 48.5 cm. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2025; Royal Collection Trust).
Book Review
Nazi-Era Provenance of Museum Collections: A Research Guide
02/2025 | 1463 | 167
Pages: 197–199
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Giovani-Agha, Angelina (Giovani-Agha, Angelina)
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Nazi-Era Provenance of Museum Collections: A Research Guide By Jacques Schuhmacher. 175 pp. incl. 20 col. + 17 b. & w. ills. (UCL Press, London, and Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2024), £45. ISBN 978–1–80008–691–3. | :
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7. Young woman at the distaff, by Rudolf Friedrich Wasmann. c.1829. Pencil on paper, 22.5 by 15.2 cm. (Albertina Museum, Vienna).
Article
‘Une pièce fort singulière’: the rediscovery of Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s ‘Andromeda and the sea monster’
11/2024 | 1460 | 166
Pages: 1101–1122
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Clemente, Maichol (Clemente, Maichol)
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1. Andromeda and the sea monster, here attributed to Gian Lorenzo Bernini. c.1616–17. Marble, 53 by 34 by 24 cm. (Private collection; photograph Tony Fisher).
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10. Detail of Fig.1. (Photograph Tony Fisher).
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11. Detail of Fig.1. (Photograph Tony Fisher).
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12. Detail of Fig.8. (Photograph Mauro Magliani).
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13. Detail of the Bust of Antonio Coppola, by Pietro Bernini with Gian Lorenzo Bernini. 1612. Marble. (Museo di Arte Sacra di San Giovanni dei Fiorentini, Rome; photograph Domenico Ventura).
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14. Detail of Fig.1. (Photograph the author).
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15. Detail of Fig.26. (Photograph Mauro Magliani).
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16. Detail of a putto, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. 1618. Marble. (Barberini Chapel, Sant’Andrea della Valle, Rome; photograph Mauro Magliani).
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17. Detail of the Virgin Mary from the relief of the Assumption, by Pietro Bernini. 1607–10. Marble. (Baptistery, S. Maria Maggiore, Rome; photograph Mauro Magliani).
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18. Anima Beata, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. c.1619. Marble, 41.5 by 29 by 24 cm. (Spanish Embassy to the Holy See, Rome; photograph Domenico Ventura).
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19. Bacchanal: faun teased by children, by Pietro and Gian Lorenzo Bernini. c.1615–16. Marble, 132.4 by 73.7 by 47.9 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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2. View of the back of Fig.1. (Photograph Tony Fisher).
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20. Detail of Fig.19.
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21. Detail of Fig.1. (Photograph Tony Fisher).
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22. Detail of Fig.1. (Photograph Tony Fisher).
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23. Detail of Fig.1. (Photograph Tony Fisher).
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24. Detail of Fig.25.
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25. Boy with a dragon, by Gian Lorenzo (and Pietro?) Bernini. c.1616. Marble, 55.9 by 52 by 41.5 cm. (J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles).
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26. St Lawrence on the gridiron, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. c.1616–17. Marble, 66 by 108 cm. (MiC – Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence; photograph Mauro Magliani).
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27. Detail of Fig.26, rotated 90 degrees. (Photograph Mauro Magliani).
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28. Detail of Fig.1. (Photograph Tony Fisher).
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29. Detail of Fig.26, rotated 90 degrees. (Photograph Mauro Magliani).
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3. Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Minister of Louis XIV, by Claude Lefebvre. 1666. Oil on canvas, 130 by 96 cm. (Musée et Domaine National de Versailles et de Trianon; Bridgeman Images).
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30. Detail of Fig.1. (Photograph Tony Fisher).
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31. St Sebastian, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. 1617. Marble, 98 by 42 by 49 cm. (Private collection, on loan to Museum Thyssen- Bornemisza, Madrid).
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32. Detail of Fig.2. (Photograph Tony Fisher).
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33. Detail of Fig.1. (Photograph Tony Fisher).
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34. Detail of Fig.31.
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35. Detail of Fig.31.
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36. Detail of Fig.31.
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37. Detail of Fig.1. (Photograph Tony Fisher).
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38. Detail of Fig.1. (Photograph Tony Fisher).
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39. Detail of the back of Fig.31, rotated 180 degrees.
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4. Letter from Elpidio Benedetti to Jean-Baptiste Colbert, 19th March 1682. (Archives Nationales, Paris, Contrôle général des finances, G/7/551, fol.9).
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40. Detail of Fig.31.
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41. Detail of Fig.1. (Photograph Tony Fisher).
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42. Detail of Fig.1. (Photograph Tony Fisher).
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43. Detail of a Putto, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. 1618. Marble. (Barberini Chapel, Sant’Andrea della Valle, Rome; photograph Mauro Magliani).
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44. Detail of Fig.47.
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45. Detail of Fig.46.
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46. Neptune and Triton, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. 1622–23. Marble, height 182.2 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London; Bridgeman Images).
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47. Rear view of Rape of Proserpina, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. 1621–22. Marble, height without base 255 cm. (MiC – Galleria Borghese, Rome).
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5. Side view of Fig.1. (Photograph Tony Fisher).
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6. Side view of Fig.1. (Photograph Tony Fisher).
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7. Side view of Fig.8. (Photograph Mauro Magliani).
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8. Andromeda, by Pietro Bernini. c.1615. Marble, 105 by 52.5 by 40 cm. (Accademia Carrara, Bergamo; photograph Mauro Magliani).
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9. Detail of Fig.8. (Photograph Mauro Magliani).
Article
Guercino’s ‘Moses’: a recent addition to the artist’s ‘prima maniera’
09/2024 | 1458 | 166
Pages: 912-20
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Treves, Letizia (Treves, Letizia)
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1. Moses, by Guercino. c.1618–19. Oil on canvas, 72 by 63 cm. (Rothschild Foundation, Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire; photograph Moretti Fine Art).
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2. Detail of Fig.1.
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3. King David, by Guercino. c.1617–18. Oil on canvas, 88.5 by 72 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen; Bridgeman Images).
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4. Head of an old man, by Guercino. c.1619–20. Oil on canvas, 63 by 48.3 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
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5. Elijah fed by ravens, by Guercino. 1620. Oil on canvas, 195 by 156.5 cm. (National Gallery, London; Bridgeman Images).
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6. Moses, by Bernardino Cervi after Guercino. 1624. Engraving, 13.5 by 7.4 cm. (Fondo Corsini, Gabinetto Nazionale delle Stampe, Rome).
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7. Moses, by Adam Bartsch after Guercino. Engraving. (location unknown).
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8. Detail of Fig.9.
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9. Moses with raised hands; mount depicts a fanciful border with leaves, a shell, humanoid figures, and a cartouche that has been cut, by Jan de Bisschop. Brown wash and ink on antique laid paper, framing line in gold; mount: graphite, brown wash and gold, 26.3 by 22.1 cm. (mount), 39.5 by 22.5 cm. (including strip at bottom). (Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge MA; photograph President and Fellows of Harvard College).
Article
From storeroom to stardom: the revelations of two Sèvres porcelain trays
08/2024 | 1457 | 166
Pages: 834–847
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Savill, Rosalind (Savill, Rosalind)
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1. Worktable mounted with two trays, attributed to Bernard II van Risenburgh. Table c.1761–63; trays c.1761. Table: wood, green varnish and gilt-bronze mounts, 68.6 by 36.8 by 30.5 cm.; trays: Sèvres soft-paste porcelain, green ground, enamel colours and gilding, 32 by 26 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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10. Top row: details of Figs.8, 2 and 7, comparing the images of Mademoiselle Madeleine de Courteille aged twelve (left) and eighteen (right), with her probable portrait aged fourteen (centre).
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11. Centre row: details of Figs.2 and 7, showing the face of Madame de Courteille aged thirty-four and thirty-eight respectively.
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12. Bottom row: details of Figs.2 and 7, showing the green ringneck parakeet.
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13. Plateau ‘Courteille’ from a déjeuner ‘Courteille’, by André-Vincent Vielliard. 1758 (date letter E). Sèvres soft-paste porcelain, rose ground, enamel colours and gilding, 23.2 by 32.7 cm. (Wadsworth Atheneum Museum, Hartford).
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14. Detail of Fig.13, showing the central scene of a child painter and sitter.
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15. Snuff box design, probably Henry-Joseph Mongenot. Second quarter 18th century. Pen and ink, watercolour and wash on paper, 5 by 7.6 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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16. Bottom panel of a snuff box, by Noël Hardivilliers. 1757–58. Gold and enamel, 3.5 by 7 by 5.1 cm. (Wallace Collection, London).
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17. Painting from the series Les Arts, by Carle van Loo. 1752–53. Oil on canvas, 87.5 by 84 cm. (Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco).
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18. Details of Figs.14 and 2, showing the young girls.
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19. Cuvette à fleurs ‘Verdun’ painted with a Teniers scene, by André-Vincent Vielliard. 1760 (date letter G). Sèvres soft-paste porcelain, turquoise ground, enamel colours and gilding, 11.8 by 23.5 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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2. Top tray of Fig.1.
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20. Blue Drawing Room at Camelford House, London. Photograph, 1891. (From Christie’s: Catalogue of the Furniture, Porcelain, Pictures, &c. at Camelford House, Park Lane, The town residence of Lord Hillingdon, London 1891, p.34).
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21. Charles Mills and his family at Hillingdon Court. Photograph, late 1850s. (Hillingdon Council, Museums and Archives Services, Uxbridge Library).
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22. Plateau ‘carré painted in the manner of André-Vincent Vielliard from déjeuner ‘carré (matching cup and saucer missing). 1760 (date letter G). Sèvres soft-paste porcelain, rose and green ground, enamel colours and gilding, 10.8 by 10.8 cm. (Private collection; photograph Millon).
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23. Minton drawing of the border and gilded patterns on Fig.4. 1763. Watercolour, paint, pen, ink and pencil on paper, 47 by 34.5 cm. (sheet). (Minton Archives, ‘Old Sevres Copies’).
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3. Detail of the bottom tray of Fig.1.
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4. Worktable mounted with two trays, attributed to Bernard II van Risenburgh. Table c.1761–63; top tray 1763 (date letter K), bottom tray c.1850. Table: wood, green varnish and gilt-bronze mounts, 67.6 by 35.9 by 30.5 cm.; top tray: Sèvres soft-paste porcelain; bottom tray: Minton bone china, green ground, enamel colours and gilding, 32 by 26 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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5. Reverse of Fig.7, showing inscription and factory mark (upside down).
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6. Fig.7 shown framed as hung by the marquis de Courteille in his study in his Parisian hôtel from 1765–67. 1765. Gilded wood (frame), 35 by 38 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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7. Picture plaque, by Charles-Nicolas Dodin. 1765 (date letter M). Sèvres soft-paste porcelain and enamel colours, 23.5 by 26 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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8. Portrait of Madeleine-Mélanie Henriette de Courteille, by Jean- Baptiste Greuze. 1759. Oil on canvas, 79 by 64 cm. (Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, Braunschweig).
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9. Cuvette à fleurs ‘Courteille’, probably by Charles-Nicolas Dodin. 1759 (date letter F). Sèvres soft-paste porcelain, blue and green ground, enamel colours and gilding, 19.7 by 32.5 cm. (Private collection).
Article
The ‘Balbi’ children identified: a proposal
07/2024 | 1456 | 166
Pages: 670–674
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Martin, Gregory (Martin, Gregory)
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Orlando, Anna (Orlando, Anna )
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1. The Balbi children, here identified as Alessandro, Vincenzo and Francesco Maria Giustiniani Longo, by Anthony van Dyck. c.1627. Oil on canvas, 219 by 151 cm. (National Gallery, London).
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2. Detail of Fig.1, showing two choughs on the portico steps.
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3. Portrait of Alessandro Giustiniani Longo, by Anthony van Dyck. 1626–27. Oil on canvas, 203 by 117.3 cm. (Gemäldegalerie, Berlin).
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4. Portrait of a noble Genoese lady, here identified as Lelia De Franchi Toso Giustiniani Longo, by Anthony van Dyck. 1626–27. Oil on canvas, 203 by 118.3 cm. (Gemäldegalerie, Berlin).
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5. Detail of Fig.1, showing the bird held by Francesco Maria Giustiniani Longo.
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6. Portrait of Archduchess Isabella Clara Eugenia 1556–1633, Governess of the Netherlands 1621–1633. Southern Netherlandish School. Early 17th century. Oil on canvas, 123 by 100 cm. (Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Brussels; Atelier de l’imagier).
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The missing woman: the reunion of a family portrait by Cornelis de Vos
07/2024 | 1456 | 166
Pages: 708–13
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Jager, Angela (Jager, Angela)
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Wadum, Jørgen (Wadum, Jørgen)
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1. Portrait of husband and wife, by Cornelis de Vos. After 1635. Oil on canvas, 173 by 132 cm. (The Nivaagaard Collection).
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2a–b. Reconstruction showing Portrait of a father and son and Portrait of a woman by Cornelis de Vos reunited.
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2b. Right: Portrait of a woman. 1626. Oil on canvas, 57.5 by 48.7 cm. (The Nivaagaard Collection).
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3. Fig.2b, before conservation in 2014.
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4. Portrait of a family with four daughters and a son, by Cornelis de Vos. 1626. Oil on canvas, 160.5 by 184.5 cm. (Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, Cologne).
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5. Photograph of detail of Fig.2a, showing the lower-right corner after removal of overpaint. 1966. (Statens Museum for Kunst Archive, Copenhagen).
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6. Strainer of Fig.2b, showing the wax seal in the upper-right corner and label reading ‘No 25’ attached to the cross bar.
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7. Detail of the wax seal of Fig.2b, showing the monogram ‘MB’.
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8. Detail of annotated copy of sale catalogue of Lord Northwick’s collection. (National Gallery Research Centre, London, no.NGA 28/1/6).
Short Notice
The earliest documented work of Marinus van Reymerswale
07/2024 | 1456 | 166
Pages: 704–7
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Parada López de Corselas, Manuel (Parada López de Corselas, Manuel)
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Seidel, Christine (Seidel, Christine)
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1. Parable of the unjust steward, by Marinus van Reymerswale. c.1530?. Oil on panel, 77 by 96.5 cm. (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna; KHM-Museumsverband).
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2. The so-called Money changer and his wife, by Marinus van Reymerswale. 1539. Oil on panel, 83 by 97 cm. (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid).
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3. Banquet in the house of Nicolaas Rockox, by Frans Francken the Younger. c.1630–35. Oil on panel, 62.3 by 96.5 cm. (Alte Pinakothek, Munich).
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4. St Jerome in his study, by Marinus van Reymerswale. 1533. Oil on panel, 80 by 108 cm. (Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid; Bridgeman Images). del Prado, Madrid).
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).
Non-western art unattributed:
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).
Non-western art unattributed:
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).
Non-western art unattributed:
24. The Hall of Eminent Favours at the Tai Mausoleum, Western Qing Tombs, Yi county. (photograph the author).
Non-western art unattributed:
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).
Non-western art unattributed:
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).
Non-western art unattributed:
7. Detail of the first section of the V&A scroll, showing the placement of the first and second sheets.
Non-western art unattributed:
8. Sheet no.10 of the V&A scroll of Pictures of ancient playthings.
Non-western art unattributed:
9. Sheet no.17 of the V&A scroll of Pictures of ancient playthings.
Non-western art unattributed:
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).
Article
Reaching the Buddhist paradise: early images of Buddhas and bodhisattvas in Koguryŏ
06/2024 | 1455 | 166
Pages: 554–569
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Perrin, Ariane (Perrin, Ariane)
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1. Inscribed Buddhist triad, provenance unknown, attributed to Koguryŏ. 563 CE. Gilded bronze, height 17.5 cm. (Kansong Art Museum).
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2. Plan of the under-structure of Changchuan tomb no.1, Ji’an, Jilin province, China. Koguryŏ period, mid-5th century CE. (From Chosŏn yujŏk yumul togam / The Illustrated Book of Ruins and Relics of Korea, Pyongyang 1990 (hereafter Chosŏn), VI, p.73, fig.93; redrawn by the author).
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3. Layout of murals of the north wall of the front chamber of Changchuan tomb no.1, Ji’an, Jilin province, China, showing four bodhisattvas, the Green Dragon and apsaras. Koguryŏ period, mid-5th century CE. (From Chosŏn, VI, p.72, fig.91).
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4. East ceiling of the front chamber of Changchuan tomb no.1, Ji’an, Jilin province, China, showing an enthroned Buddha, tomb occupants and apsaras. Koguryŏ period, mid-5th century CE. (From Chosŏn, VI, p.74, fig.97).
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5. Restored image of the west wall of the main chamber of the Susanni tomb near Namp’o, North Korea, showing a Yaksha–Atlas figure. Koguryŏ period, mid-5th century CE. (From Ch’ŏnsang-ŭi munyang yesul: Koguryŏ kobun pyŏkhwa / Celestial motifs: Ancient Tomb Murals of the Koguryŏ Dynasty, Taejŏn 2020, p.282).
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6. Ceiling corners of the front chamber of Changchuan tomb no.1, Ji’an, Jilin province, China, showing Yaksha–Atlas figures, and newborn male and female figures in lotus flowers. Koguryŏ period, mid-5th century CE. (From Chosŏn, VI, p.82, fig.105).
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7. Right wall of the second chamber of the Sanshi (Three Chambers) tomb, Ji’an, Jilin province, China, showing a Yaksha–Atlas figure and two Black Warriors. Koguryŏ period, mid-5th century CE. (From Chosŏn, VI, p.68, fig.85).
Non-western art unattributed:
10. Buddha and bodhisattvas on the south wall of Yungang cave no.10, Datong, Shanxi province, China. Northern Wei period, 470–94 CE. (From Li Zhiguo: Yungang shiku (Yungang caves), Beijing 1995, p.92, fig.73).
Non-western art unattributed:
11a and b. Seated Buddha (mandorla missing), found at Ttuksŏm, Seoul area. First half of the 5th century CE. Gilded bronze, height 4.9 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
Non-western art unattributed:
12. Seated Buddha, found at the Wŏno-ri temple site, P’yŏngwŏn county, north of Pyongyang area, South P’yŏngan province, North Korea. Koguryŏ period, sixth century CE. Clay, height 17 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
Non-western art unattributed:
13a and b. Standing bodhisattva, found at Wŏno-ri temple site, P’yŏngwŏn county, South P’yŏngan province, North Korea. Koguryŏ period, sixth century. Clay, height 19.5 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
Non-western art unattributed:
14. Seated Buddha, found near Hwangju, North Hwanghae province, North Korea. soapstone (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
Non-western art unattributed:
15. Buddhist stele. Chinese, Late Northern Wei period. (Zhucheng Museum, Shandong).
Non-western art unattributed:
16. Fragment of mould, found south of Pyongyang at T’osong-ni, Taedong county, South P’yongan province, North Korea. Koguryo period, sixth century. Clay. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
Non-western art unattributed:
17. Seated Buddha. Korea, Three Kingdoms period. Gilded bronze, height 8.8 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
Non-western art unattributed:
18. Inscribed mandorla, found at Ch’ungju, North Ch’ungch’ong province, South Korea. 536 or 596 CE. Gilded bronze, height 12.4 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
Non-western art unattributed:
19. Inscribed standing Buddha, found at Uiryong, South Kyongsang province (Silla territory), South Korea. 539 CE. Gilded bronze, height 16.2 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
Non-western art unattributed:
20. Inscribed mandorla, found in P’yongch’on area, Pyongyang, North Korea. 551 CE, Gilded bronze, height. 22 cm. (Korean Central History Museum of Pyongyang).
Non-western art unattributed:
21. Inscribed Buddhist triad (pedestal missing), found at Koksan, in Hwanghae province, North Korea. 571. Gilded bronze, height 15.5 cm. (Ho am Art Museum, Leeum).
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22. Buddhist triad with three bodhisattvas, found in Kangwŏn province, South Korea. Three Kingdoms period, presumably sixth century CE. Gilded bronze, height 8.7 cm, pedestal diameter 3.3 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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23. Buddhist triad (bodhisattva and two arhats), found at Ch’unch’on, Kangwon province, South Korea. Koguryo or Silla, presumably second half of sixth century. Gilded bronze, height 8.8 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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24. Inscribed plaque, found in Omae-ri, Sinp’o city, South Hamgyong province, North Korea. Gilded bronze, 41.5 by 18.5 cm. (Korean Central History Museum of Pyongyang).
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25a and b. Inscribed Buddhist triad, found on Mount Puso, near Puyo, in South Ch’ungch’ong province, South Korea. Gilded bronze, height 8.5 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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26a and b. Inscribed standing bodhisattva, found in Hongsong county, South Ch’ungch’ong province, central western Korea. Gilded bronze, height 16.4 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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27. Inscribed standing bodhisattva. Northern Wei period, 525 CE. Gilded bronze. (© Minku Kim; Linshu Museum, Shandong).
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28. Standing bodhisattva. Gilded bronze, height 22.8 cm. (Gyeongju National Museum).
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29. Buddhist triad. Korea, Three Kingdoms period. Gilded bronze, height 15.5 cm. (Donation of Lee Kun-hee). (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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30a and b. Inscribed standing Buddha. Korea, Three Kingdoms period. Gilded bronze, height. 7.7 cm. (Donation of Lee Kun-hee). (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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8. North wall of the front chamber of Changchuan tomb no.1, Ji’an, Jilin province, China, showing bodhisattvas turned towards the Buddha. Koguryŏ period, mid-5th century CE. (© Icomos Korea).
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9. West niche of the front chamber of the Kamsin tomb, near Namp’o city, North Korea, showing a seated figure. Koguryŏ period, late 5th century CE. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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