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A newly discovered figure study for Francesco Vanni’s ‘Return of the Holy Family from Egypt’

06/2021 | 1419 | 163

Pages: 503-507

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Author:

Kämpf, Tobias (Kämpf, Tobias)

Subjects

artists:

Vanni, Francesco / Salimbeni, Ventura

museums and institutions:

Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, Cologne, Germany

subjects:

Italian art / Drawings / Figure studies / Altarpieces / Holy Family / Attributions, former / Attributions

subjects:

Meditationes Vitae Christi

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1. The return of the Holy Family from Egypt, by Francesco Vanni. 1598. Oil on canvas, 236 by 153 cm. (SS. Quirico e Giulitta, Siena; Lensini Foto).

Attributed works:

2. Draped standing young woman, here attributed to Francesco Vanni. 1598 or shortly before. Red chalk on paper, 21.2 by 11.1 cm. (Wallraf- Richartz-Museum, Cologne).

Attributed works:

3. The return of the Holy Family from Egypt, by Gaetano Vascellini. 1795. Etching after a drawing by Carlo Bozzolini. (From M. Lastri: L’Etruria pittrice, Florence 1795, II, pl.LXXX).

Attributed works:

4. The return of the Holy Family from Egypt, by Francesco Vanni. 1598 or shortly before. Black and red chalk with brown wash on paper, 26.9 by 18.1 cm. (Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Missouri, Columbia MO).

Attributed works:

5. The return of the Holy Family from Egypt, by Francesco Vanni. 1598 or shortly before. Pen-and-ink on paper, 11.7 by 8.3 cm. (Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence).

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New documents concerning Annibale Carracci’s ‘Holy Family’ in Melbourne

08/2015 | 1349 | 157

Pages: 532-534

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Author:

Reid, Callum (Reid, Callum)

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artists:

Carracci, Annibale

dates:

1550-1599

museums and institutions:

National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia

subjects:

Italian painting / Collections, Public / Holy Family / Documents / Provenance

Illustrations

Attributed works:

11. Holy family, by Annibale Carracci. c.1589 (National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne)

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12. Virgin and Child with an apple, by Ferrante Rosati. c.1645-49 (British Museum, London)

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13. Holy Family, by Joshua Reynolds after Annibale Carracci. Sketch in Reynolds's sketchbook of 1786-92 (Fogg Museum, Cambridge MA)

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A new painting by Perino del Vaga for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

10/2011 | 1303 | 153

Pages: 644-649

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Author:

Wolk-Simon, Linda (Wolk-Simon, Linda)

Subjects

artists:

Perino del Vaga

dates:

1520-1539

museums and institutions:

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, United States

print:

Perino del Vaga

subjects:

Italian painting / Holy Family

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Acquisitions

subjects:

Collections, Public

Illustrations

Attributed works:

1. Holy Family with St John the Baptist, by Perino del Vaga. c.1524–26. Panel, 88.3 by 65.1 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).

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2. Madonna of the long thigh, by Marcantonio Raimondi after Raphael. c.1520–30. Engraving, 38.8 by 25.5 cm. (British Museum, London).

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3. Modello for the Pala Baciadonne, by Perino del Vaga. c.1532–34. Red chalk, 40.6 by 33.5 cm. (Albertina, Vienna).

Attributed works:

4. Virgin and Child (‘The Strozzi Madonna’), by Filippino Lippi. c.1485. Tempera, oil and gold on wood, 81.3 by 59.7 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).

Attributed works:

5. Holy Family with St John the Baptist, by Perino del Vaga. c.1527–30. Panel, 106.6 by 77.5 cm. (Courtauld Gallery, London).

Attributed works:

6. Lamentation, by Perino del Vaga. c.1524–26. Fresco. (S. Stefano del Cacco, Rome).

Attributed works:

7. Study for a Sacra conversazione, by Perino del Vaga. c.1522–23. Pen and brown ink, heightened with white, on brownish paper, 22.2 by 18.7 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).

Attributed works:

8. Detail of the Holy Family from a study for the altar wall of the Cappella della Madonna, S. Marcello al Corso, Rome, by Perino del Vaga. c.1520–21. Metalpoint, heightened with white, on pale green prepared paper, 37 by 26.6 cm. (British Museum, London).

Attributed works:

9. Holy Family with St John the Baptist, by Ridolfo Ghirlandaio and workshop. c.1510–15. Panel, 89.2 by 66.6 cm. (Present whereabouts unknown).

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Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen’s ‘Cardinal Erard de la Marck’ and ‘Holy family’: a diptych reunited

02/2008 | 1259 | 150

Pages: 76-82

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Author:

Bagley-Young, Abigail (Bagley-Young, Abigail)

Subjects

artists:

Vermeyen, Jan Cornelisz

dates:

2000-2009 / 1520-1539

museums and institutions:

Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem, Netherlands / Bonnefanten Museum, Maastricht, Netherlands / Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands

print:

Vermeyen, Jan Cornelisz

subjects:

Netherlandish painting / Diptychs / Collections, Public / Half-length portraits / Holy Family / Composition (artistic arrangement) / Technical analysis / Scientific analysis / Provenance / Restoration (process) / Exhibitions

Illustrations

Attributed works:

1. Cardinal Erard de la Marck, by Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen. c.1530. Panel, 64.3 by 55.2 cm. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam). Photograph taken after treatment in 2006.

Attributed works:

10. Detail of Fig.1, showing feathery brushstrokes on the edge of the hat.

Attributed works:

11. Detail of Fig.2, showing the feathery brushstrokes between the Virgin’s blue robe and the triangle of green drapery.

Attributed works:

12. Detail of the hands in Fig.1.

Attributed works:

13. The marriage at Cana, by Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen. c.1532. Panel, 66 by 85.4 cm. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam; on long-term loan to the Bonnefanten Museum, Maastricht).

Attributed works:

14. Detail of the left sleeve in Fig.1. Photograph taken during treatment, after filling and before retouching, with fills toned in.

Attributed works:

15. Detail of the left sleeve in Fig.1. Photograph taken after treatment.

Attributed works:

16. Anonymous copy after Fig.1. Undated, possibly seventeenth century. Panel, 50 by 65 cm. (Musée d’Art Religieux et d’Art Mosan, Liège).

Attributed works:

2. The holy family, by Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen. c.1530. Panel, 64 by 54.4 cm. (Netherlands Institute for Cultural Heritage, Rijswijk, on long-term loan to the Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem). Photograph taken after treatment in 2006.

Attributed works:

3. Infrared reflectogram assembly of Fig.1, before treatment. The image shows deliberate scratches and a large area of damage around the left eye, which was reconstructed in the late nineteenth century. (Image: Ron Spronk).

Attributed works:

4. Cardinal Erard de la Marck, by Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen. c.1545. Etching, 34.9 by 24.7 cm. (Rijksprentenkabinet, Amsterdam)

Attributed works:

5. Left sleeve in Fig.1 early in treatment, showing overpaint and wrinkled varnish. Three small cleaning tests have been made, revealing original paint, damage and more retouching underneath.

Attributed works:

6. Detail of Fig.1. Photograph taken during cleaning in stages, showing, from left to right: a) original paint (with some damages); b) lower layer of opaque overpaint (darkened); c) upper layer of ‘sauce’-like overpaint; b) lower layer of opaque overpaint.

Attributed works:

7. Fig.1 before treatment

Attributed works:

8. Cross-section of a sample taken from the green curtain in the background of Fig.1. a) varnish and overpaint layers; b) surface coating (found on both Figs.1 and 2); c) original copper green glaze (now discoloured brown); d) original green paint: azurite and some yellowish particles towards the bottom of the layer; e) peach-coloured preparatory layer: mostly vermilion with some red lake and black particles; f) ground: chalk.

Attributed works:

9. Cross-section of sample taken from the green curtain in the middle-ground of Fig.2. a) varnish layer, containing particles; b) surface coating (found on both Figs.1 and 2); c) original copper green glaze (now discoloured brown); d) original paint: azurite with white and black particles, more brownish towards bottom of layer; e) peach-coloured preparatory layer, containing lead white and vermilion; f) ground: chalk

Book Review

Cleveland Studies in the History of Art, IV, Featuring Nicolas Poussin's Holy Family on the Steps

05/2000 | 1166 | 142

Pages: 311-313

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Reviewer:

Dempsey, Charles (Dempsey, Charles)

Subjects

artists:

Poussin, Nicolas

dates:

1600-1699

museums and institutions:

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, United States

places:

France

subjects:

French painting / Holy Family

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Cleveland Studies in the History of Art, IV, Featuring Nicolas Poussin's Holy Family on the Steps | :

Illustrations

Attributed works:

37. Holy Family on the Steps, by Nicolas Poussin. 1648. 73.3 by 106 cm. (Cleveland Museum of Art).

Attributed works:

38. Holy Family with Putti, by Nicolas Poussin. 1651. 110.5 by 131.7 cm. (Norton Simon Art Foundation, Pasadena, and J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles).

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39. Holy Family on the Steps, by Claudine Bouzonnet-Stella, after Nicolas Poussin. Engraving, 37.2 by 49.5 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).

Letter

Poussin's 'Holy Family on the Steps'

01/1995 | 1102 | 137

Pages: 37

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Author:

Conisbee, Philip (Conisbee, Philip)

Author:

Merrill, Ross (Merrill, Ross)

Subjects

artists:

Poussin, Nicolas

dates:

1600-1649

museums and institutions:

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, United States

museums and institutions:

National Gallery of Art, Washington, United States

places:

France

subjects:

Holy Family

subjects:

French painting / Copies / Versions

Short Notice

A Drawing by Francesco Menzocchi Acquired by the Fitzwilliam Museum

11/1991 | 1064 | 133

Pages: 773-776

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Author:

Scrase, David (Scrase, David)

Subjects

artists:

Menzocchi, Francesco

dates:

1500-1599

museums and institutions:

Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, Great Britain

places:

Italy / England / Cambridge

subjects:

Art museums / Acquisitions

subjects:

Italian painting / Drawings

subjects:

Holy Family

Illustrations

Attributed works:

30. Holy Family with St John the Baptist and Putti, by Francesco Menzocchi. Pen, Ink, Brush and Wash, 26.7 by 23.3 cm. (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge).

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31. Virgin and Child with St Elizabeth and St John the Baptist, by Francesco Menzocchi. Pen, Brown Ink and Wash over Black Chalk, 18.9 by 13.3 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).

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32. Putto Holding up a Curtain Revealing Angels with a Whip and a Sword, by Francesco Menzocchi. Brush, Brown Wash, Heightened with White over Red Chalk, 16.7 by 19.3 cm. (National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh).

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33. Holy Family with St John the Baptist and Putti, by Francesco Menzocchi. Panel, 163.8 by 120.7 cm. (Bob Jones University Collection, Greenville, South Carolina).

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34. God the Father Surrounded by Putti, by Francesco Menzocchi. Pen and Grey-Brown Wash over Black Chalk, Heightened with White, 20.6 by 19.7 cm. (British Museum, London).

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35. Coronation of the Virgin with Saints, by Francesco Menzocchi. Pen, Brown Ink and Wash, 25.2 by 18.2 cm. (British Museum, London).

Letter

Poussin's 'Holy Family on the Steps'

01/1984 | 970 | 126

Pages: 40

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Author:

Klemm, Alfred (Klemm, Alfred)

Subjects

artists:

Poussin, Nicolas

dates:

1600-1649

museums and institutions:

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, United States

museums and institutions:

National Gallery of Art, Washington, United States

places:

France / United States / Washington DC / Cleveland

subjects:

French painting / Holy Family

subjects:

Attributions / Versions

Letter

Poussin's 'Holy Family on the Steps'

02/1983 | 959 | 125

Pages: 96

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Author:

Waterhouse, Ellis K. (Waterhouse, Ellis K.; Waterhouse, Ellis Kirkham; Waterhouse, E. K.; W., E. K.; Waterhouse, Ellis)

Subjects

artists:

Poussin, Nicolas

dates:

1600-1649

museums and institutions:

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, United States

places:

France

subjects:

French painting / Versions

subjects:

Holy Family

Article

Poussin's 'Holy Family on the Steps' in The Cleveland Museum of Art: New Evidence from Radiography

11/1982 | 956 | 124

Pages: 662+664-671

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Author:

Lurie, Ann Tzeutschler (Lurie, Ann Tzeutschler; Lurie, Ann T.)

Subjects

artists:

Poussin, Nicolas

dates:

1600-1649

dates:

1980-1989

museums and institutions:

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, United States

museums and institutions:

National Gallery of Art, Washington, United States

places:

France / United States / Cleveland

subjects:

French painting / Technical analysis

subjects:

Scientific analysis / Radiographs

subjects:

Holy Family

subjects:

Engravings / Versions

Illustrations

Attributed works:

1. Detail from The Holy Family on the Steps, by Nicolas Poussin. (Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Bequest, The Cleveland Museum of Art).

Attributed works:

10. Two Reliefs: Roman Altar with Demeter and Eros; Hercules Attempting to Steal the Tripod of Delphi, by Nicolas Poussin. Pen and Bistre Wash, 24.4 by 17.8 cm. (Musée Bonnat, Bayonne).

Attributed works:

11. The Holy Family on the Steps, by Nicolas de Poilly after Nicolas Poussin (In Reverse). Engraving. (Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, Paris).

Attributed works:

2. The Holy Family on the Steps, by Nicolas Poussin. 72.4 by 111.7 cm. (Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Bequest, The Cleveland Museum of Art).

Attributed works:

3. The Holy Family on the Steps, by Nicolas Poussin. 68.5 by 97.8 cm. (Samuel H. Kress Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington D. C.).

Attributed works:

4. The Holy Family on the Steps, by Nicolas Poussin. Pen and Bistre Wash, 13 by 19 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon).

Attributed works:

5. The Holy Family on the Steps, by Nicolas Poussin. Pen and Bistre Wash, 18.4 by 25.1 cm. (The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York).

Attributed works:

6. The Holy Family on the Steps, by Nicolas Poussin. Pen and Bistre Wash over Chalk, 18.4 by 24.7 cm. (Cabinet des Dessins, Musée du Louvre, Paris).

Attributed works:

7. Radiograph of the Cleveland Painting, with Indications of pentimenti, Enhanced for Greater Legibility. [The Holy Family on the Steps, by Nicolas Poussin. 72.4 by 111.7 cm. (Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Bequest, The Cleveland Museum of Art).]

Attributed works:

8. Detail from Fig. 2. [The Holy Family on the Steps, by Nicolas Poussin. 72.4 by 111.7 cm. (Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Bequest, The Cleveland Museum of Art).]

Attributed works:

9. The Holy Family on the Steps, by Claudine Bouzonnet-Stella after Nicolas Poussin. Engraving, 36.4 by 50.7 cm. (Département des Estampes, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris).

Western art unattributed:

12. The Holy Family on the Steps, Copy after Nicolas Poussin, Formerly Attributed to Sébastien Bourdon. (Musée de Chaumont). Before Restoration.

Western art unattributed:

13. The Holy Family on the Steps, Copy after Nicolas Poussin. 39.4 by 49.6 cm. ('Caledon-Bryson' Version; Sold Christie's 1977).

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