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Book Review
Cryptes médiévales et culte des saints en Île-de-France et en Picardie. Edited by Paul Gillon and Christian Sapin.
12/2022 | 1437 | 164
Pages: 1291-1293
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Gem, Richard (Gem, Richard)
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Cryptes médiévales et culte des saints en Île-de-France et en Picardie Edited by Paul Gillon and Christian Sapin. 528 pp. incl. 485 col. + b. & w. ills. (Presses universitaires du Septentrion, Villeneuve d’Ascq, 2019), €35. ISBN 978–2–7574–2852–8. | :
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2. Reconstruction of the east end of the abbey of Saint-Denis; on the left in the Carolingian period, and on the right as rebuilt 1140–44. (M. Wyss and J.-P. Marie, Unité archéologie de Saint-Denis).
Exhibition Review
Ritratti d’oro e d’argento: Reliquari medievali in Piemonte, Valle d’Aosta, Svizzera e Savoia
11/2022 | 1436 | 164
Pages: 1143-1145
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Kennedy, Kirstin (Kennedy, Kirstin)
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Ritratti d’oro e d’argento: Reliquari medievali in Piemonte, Valle d’Aosta, Svizzera e Savoia Edited by Simonetta Castronovo and Viviana Maria Vallet. 159 pp. incl. 142 col. ills. (L’Artistica Editrice, Savigliano, 2021), €20. ISBN 978–88–7320–447–3. | :
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4. Reliquary busts of St Ruffino (left) and St Venanzio (right), by an unidentified Lombard goldsmith. Mid- 15th century. Tin/lead alloy, raised, chased, engraved and gilded, 43 by 52 by 19 cm. (St Ruffino) and 41 by 52 by 19 cm. (St Venanzio) (Oratorio della Madonna Addolorata, Sarezzano; © Museo Diocesano di Tortona).
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5. Reliquary bust of St Gratus of Aosta. Possibly Geneva or Chambéry, 1432. Silver, partly painted and gilded, set with semi-precious stones, pearls and coloured glass, 68 by 51.5 by 28.5 cm. (Museo del Tesoro della Cattedrale, Aosta).
Article
The Italian Renaissance altarpiece
04/2022 | 1429 | 164
Pages: 380-385
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Penny, Nicholas (Penny, Nicholas)
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1. Mystic winepress, by Mainardi, called Il Chiaveghino. 1594. Oil on canvas, approx. 500 by 300 cm. (S. Agostino, Cremona; Bridgeman Images).
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2. Vision of St Thomas Aquinas, by Santi di Tito. 1593. Oil on panel. (S. Marco, Florence; Bridgeman Images).
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3. Marriage of the Virgin, by Rosso Fiorentino. 1538. Oil on panel, 325 by 250 cm. (S. Michele Visdomini, Florence; Bridgeman Images).
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4. Detail of Crucifixion, by Lorenzo Lotto. 1534. Oil on panel. (S. Maria della Pietà in Telusiano, Monte San Giusto, Macerata; Scala Archives).
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5. Madonna della Misericordia, by Fra Bartolommeo. 1515. Oil on panel, 407.5 by 262 cm. (Museo Nazionale di Villa Guinigi, Lucca; Bridgeman Images).
Book Review
Objects, Relics, and Migrants: The Basilica of Sant’Ambrogio in Milan and the Cult of its Saints (386–972)
04/2022 | 1429 | 164
Pages: 419-421
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Quadri, Irene (Quadri, Irene)
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Objects, Relics, and Migrants: The Basilica of Sant’Ambrogio in Milan and the Cult of its Saints (386–972) By Ivan Foletti. 250 pp. incl. 106 col. + 38 b. & w. ills. (Viella, Rome, 2020), €45. ISBN 978–88– 6728–950–9. | :
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2. Detail of the reverse of the Golden Altar, S. Ambrogio, Milan. 824–59. (Photograph Domenico Ventura).
Book Review
Poussin’s Women: Sex and Gender in the Artist’s Works
09/2021 | 1422 | 163
Pages: 870-872
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Beeny, Emily A. (Beeny, Emily A.)
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Poussin’s Women: Sex and Gender in the Artist’s Works By Troy Thomas. 386 pp. incl. 116 col. ills. (Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam, 2020), €119. ISBN 978–94–6372–184–4. | :
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5. Hymenaeus disguised as a woman during an offering to Priapus, by Nicolas Poussin. c.1634– 38. Oil on canvas, 166.5 by 373 cm. (Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand).
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Gilded glass and English saints: a medieval reliquary at Douai Abbey
04/2021 | 1417 | 163
Pages: 314-323
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Campbell, Marian (Campbell, Marian; C., M.)
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Zöschg, Michaela (Zöschg, Michaela)
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10. Diagram of the ‘Wheel of Twenty Opposites’, from the Howard Psalter and Hours. England, c.1310–20. Pigments and gold on parchment, sheet 36 by 23.5 cm. (British Library, London, Arundel MS 83 I, fol.4r; Bridgeman Images).
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12. Crucifixion and the Adoration of the Magi, from the Hours of Jeanne d’Evreux, by Jean Pucelle. Paris, c.1324–28. Grisaille, tempera and ink on vellum, single folio 9.2 by 6.2 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; accession number 54.1.2).
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14. Crucifixion, from the De Lisle Psalter. England, c.1308–40. (British Library, London, Arundel MS 83 II, fol.132r; Bridgeman Images).
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15. Crucifixion, from the Queen Mary Psalter. England, c.1310–20. (British Library, London, Royal 2B VII, fol.256v; Bridgeman Images).
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17. Scenes from the Passion of Christ, from the De Lisle Psalter. England, c.1308–40. (British Library, London, Arundel MS 83 II, fol.125r; Bridgeman Images).
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18. Detail from The Swinburne Pyx, showing the face of Christ. England, c.1310–25. Silver and silver gilt, diameter 5.7 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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5. Historiated initial ‘B’ with the Jesse Tree from the Howard Psalter and Hours. England, c.1310–20. Pigments and gold on parchment, 36 by 23.5 cm. (British Library, London, Arundel MS 83 I, fol.14r; Bridgeman Images).
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6–9 (clockwise from top left). Details of Fig.5, showing: the arms of England; France; Ely; and Bury St Edmunds.
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Opposite 4. Crucifixion, detail of Fig.1, showing the gilded glass panel.
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1. Reliquary. England (?), c.1320–30. Wood, gesso, gilding, textile and gilded glass, 31 by 20 by 2.5 cm. (Douai Abbey Library).
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11. Wing of a reliquary diptych with the Crucifixion and saints. Umbria, c.1350. Wood, gesso, gilding and gilded glass, 22.5 by 15.6 by 1.4 cm. (Thyssen–Bornemisza Collections, Madrid).
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13. Detail from the Westminster Retable, showing the Feeding of the Five Thousand. English (?), c.1270. Oil on oak panel with decorated elements, 333.5 by 95.8 cm. (Westminster Abbey, London; Bridgeman Images).
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16. Crucifixion with the Virgin Mary and St John the Evangelist. c.1320. Wall painting. St Mary’s Church, Brent Eleigh (Bridgeman Images).
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2. The back of Fig.1.
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3. Detail of Fig.1, showing the relic of Robert of Bury.
Article
A newly discovered life study for Anthony van Dyck’s Rotterdam ‘St Jerome’
03/2021 | 1416 | 163
Pages: 254-257
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Barnes, Susan J. (Barnes, Susan J.)
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1. St Jerome, by Anthony van Dyck. c.1618–20. Oil on canvas, 165 by 130 cm. (Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam).
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2. Life study of an old man, by Anthony van Dyck. c.1618. Oil on canvas mounted on panel, 95 by 58.8 cm (maximum). (Private collection).
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3. Detail of Fig.2, showing the angel’s features roughed in.
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4. St Jerome, by Peter Paul Rubens. c.1612. Oil on canvas, 236 by 163 cm. (Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden; bpk).
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5. St Jerome, by Anthony van Dyck. c.1615/16. Oil on canvas, 157.5 by 131 cm. (The Princely Collections, Liechtenstein Vaduz–Vienna).
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6. St Jerome in his study, by Peter Paul Rubens. c.1610. Oil on canvas, 185.5 by 135.5 cm. (Schloss Sanssouci Bildegalerie, Potsdam).
Book Review
Illuminating Sanctity: The Body, Soul and Glorification of Saint Amand in the Miniature Cycle in Valenciennes, Bibliothèque Municipale, MS 500. By Maria R. Grasso
04/2020 | 1405 | 162
Pages: 356-357
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Cordonnier, Rémy (Cordonnier, Rémy )
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Illuminating Sanctity: The Body, Soul and Glorification of Saint Amand in the Miniature Cycle in Valenciennes, Biblioth que Municipale, MS 500 By Maria R. Grasso. 172 pp. incl. 55 col. ills. (Brill, Leiden and Boston, 2019),  135. ISBN 978–90–04–38197–1. | :
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A reliquary bust from the workshop of Niclaus Gerhaert von Leyden
02/2020 | 1403 | 162
Pages: 102-107
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Warren, Jeremy (Warren, Jeremy)
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1. St Agnes, by the workshop of Niclaus Gerhaert von Leyden. c.1465. Walnut, 53.9 by 41.4 by 24.6 cm. (Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire; the National Trust).
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10. Detail of the high altar of St Martin, Lorch am Rhein, by an unknown Middle Rhenish sculptor. Completed 1483. Limewood and oak, 128 by 722 cm. (Bildarchiv Monheim GmbH / Alamy stock photograph).
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2. St Barbara, by the workshop of Niclaus Gerhaert von Leyden. c.1465. Walnut, 50.5 by 44.5 by 27.6 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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3. St Catherine of Alexandria, by the workshop of Niclaus Gerhaert von Leyden. c.1465. Walnut, 47.3 by 44.8 by 25.7 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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4. St Margaret of Antioch, by the workshop of Niclaus Gerhaert von Leyden. c.1465. Walnut, 50.8 by 45.5 by 29.6 cm. (Art Institute of Chicago).
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5. St Agnes, after Niclaus Gerhaert von Leyden. c.1870. Plaster, 53 by 48 by 27 cm. (Musée de l’OEuvre Notre-Dame, Strasbourg).
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6. and 7. Fig.1, photographed from the sides.
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8. Head of a Sibyl, by Niclaus Gerhaert von Leyden. 1463. Sandstone, 23.5 by 30 by 22 cm. (Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung, Frankfurt; photograph Ruehl und Bormann, Darmstadt).
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9. Fig.1, photographed from the back.
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The Nobili altarpiece from S. Maria degli Angeli, Florence
01/2020 | 1402 | 162
Pages: 14-25
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Gordon, Dillian (Gordon, Dillian)
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1. Hypothetical reconstruction of the Nobili altarpiece, S. Maria degli Angeli, Florence, by Agnolo Gaddi and Lorenzo Monaco. 1387–88. Tempera on wood. Reconstruction by the author with Rachel Billinge. Main tier: Virgin and Child enthroned with Sts John the Evangelist, John the Baptist, James and Bartholomew, each panel: 186 by 70 cm. (Gemäldegalerie, Berlin). Predella: left to right Bernardo di Cino Bartolini de’ Nobili and his sons (see Fig.6); Feast of Herod, Crucifixion and St James and the sorcerer Hermogenes, each panel 43 by 67 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris); Piera degli Albizzi and her daughters (see Fig.7). Pinnacles: Angel Gabriel; Blessing Redeemer; Annunciate Virgin, each panel 67.3 by 30.5 cm. (Collezione Fondazione Francesco Federico Cerruti, on permanent loan to Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Rivoli-Torino). Pilasters: Outer left side, top to bottom Deacon saint (see Fig.9); Mary Magdalene (see Fig.8); and Baptism of Christ (see Fig.3). Inner left side, top to bottom St Peter (see Fig.9); and St Benedict (see Fig.8). Inner right side St Paul (see Fig.9); and St Bernard (see Fig.8). Outer right side Bishop saint (see Fig.9); St Catherine (see Fig.8); and Hermogenes throwing books on sorcery into a river (see Fig.4).
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10. Virgin and Child with Sts Andrew, Benedict, Bernard, and Catherine of Alexandria with Angels, by Agnolo Gaddi. c.1387. Tempera on poplar panel, left panel 197 by 80 cm.; middle panel 204 by 80 cm.; right panel 194.6 by 80 cm. (National Gallery of Art, Washington).
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2. Nobili arms as granted to Bernardo di Cino by Charles V of France in 1379 (repr. R. Ciabani: Le famiglie di Firenze, Florence 1992, III, p.806).
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3. Baptism of Christ, by Lorenzo Monaco. 1387–88. Tempera on panel, 38.4 by 28.7cm. (National Gallery, London).
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4. Hermogenes throwing books on sorcery into a river, by Lorenzo Monaco. 1387–88. Tempera on panel, 30.00 by 21.6 cm. (Alana Collection, Newark DE).
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5. Detail of Fig.6.
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6. Bernardo di Cino Bartolini de’ Nobili and his sons, by Lorenzo Monaco. 1387–88. Tempera on wood, 38.1 by 28.9 cm. (Richard L. Feigen Collection, New York).
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7. Piera degli Albizzi and her daughters, by Lorenzo Monaco. 1387–88. Tempera on wood, 27.4 by 21.7 cm. (Alana Collection, Newark DE).
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8. St Mary Magdalene (73.5 by 19cm.); St Benedict (73.7 by 19.4 cm.); St Bernard of Clairvaux (73.7 by 20 cm.), by Agnolo Gaddi. St Catherine of Alexandria (73.6 by 19.4 cm.), by Agnolo Gaddi and Lorenzo Monaco. 1387. Tempera on wood; all now framed together as a single unit. (Clowes Collection, Indianapolis/Newfields Museum of Art).
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9. Bishop saint, St Peter, St Paul and Deacon saint, by Lorenzo Monaco. 1387–88. Now framed together as a single unit, 55.8 by 75 cm. (Gemäldegalerie, Berlin; formerly in Göttingen Universitätsmuseum).
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11. Charles V of France and his sons, the future Charles VI, and Louis d’Orléans, with Sts John the Baptist, Charlemagne and Louis of Toulouse; Eighteenth-century watercolour copy of parts of an embroidery once belonging to the duc de Berry. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Estampes et de la Photographie, Paris, Réserve, OA 13, fol.16, Gaignières 444).
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12. Queen Jeanne de Bourbon with two of her daughters and Sts Catherine and Louis of France. c.1374. Eighteenth-century watercolour copy of parts of an embroidery once belonging to the duc de Berry. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Estampes et de la Photographie, Paris, Réserve, OA 13, fol.17, Gaignières 445).
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