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Exhibition Review

André Charles Boulle

10/2024 | 1459 | 166

Pages: 1056–59

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Reviewer:

Collins, Alexander (Collins, Alexander)

Subjects

artists:

Boulle, André-Charles, I, 1642-1732

dates:

2020-2030

museums and institutions:

Château de Chantilly, Chantilly, France / Musée Condé, Chantilly, France / Château de Versailles, Versailles, France

patrons:

Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715

subjects:

French decorative art / Furniture makers / Furniture / Marquetry / Brass

Reviewed Items

subjects:

André Charles Boulle Musée Condé, Chantilly 8th June–6th October | :

Illustrations

Attributed works:

1. Bureau plat, attributed to André Charles Boulle. c.1720. Walnut, oak, brass, turtleshell, ebony, gilt bronze and leather, 78 by 197 by 93 cm. (Châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon; exh. Musée Condé, Chantilly).

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2. Design for an armoire, attributed to André Charles Boulle. Red chalk and pencil on paper, 40.1 by 26.3 cm. (Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris; exh. Musée Condé, Chantilly).

Attributed works:

3. Bookbinding, attributed to André Charles Boulle. 1688. Walnut, brass, tin, turtleshell, silver, iron and silk, 54.5 by 39 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; exh. Musée Condé, Chantilly).

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Expanding the oeuvre of the master metalsmith Orazio Fortezza

06/2024 | 1455 | 166

Pages: 570–579

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Author:

Turner-Vučetić, Flora (Turner-Vučetić, Flora)

Subjects

artists:

Fortezza, Orazio / Schiavone, Andrea / Veronese, Paolo

dates:

1550-1599

media:

Brass

patrons:

Foscari, Alvise (1521–1600)

places:

Dalmatia / Venice

subjects:

Plates / Displays / Iconography / Goldsmiths / Commissions / Venetian art

Illustrations

Attributed works:

1. Display plate with Michiel coat of arms, here attributed to Orazio Fortezza. (From sale, Sotheby’s, London, Valuable Renaissance Works of Art, p.12).

Attributed works:

10. Detail of Fig.2, showing a portrait here identified as Orazio Fortezza.

Attributed works:

11. Abduction of Helen, by Andrea Meldolla (also known as Schiavone). 1547. Etching, 40 by 51.6 cm. (British Museum, London).

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12. Detail of Fig.2, showing the central battle scene.

Attributed works:

13. Basin, by Orazio Fortezza (signed Oracio Fortezza). c.1560. Brass, height 11.5 cm. (Museo Correr, Venice).

Attributed works:

14. Detail of a ewer, by Orazio Fortezza, showing a portrait with initials in the medallion. c.1557. Brass. (Museo Bargello, Florence).

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15. Detail of Fig.4, showing the Roman commander Horatius Cocllite defending Rome at the Tiber Bridge.

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16. Detail of Fig.4, showing Torquatus fighting against the Gauls.

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17. Detail of Fig.2, showing the Roman commander Horatius Cocllite defending Rome at the Tiber Bridge.

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18. Detail of Fig.6, showing the battle between Publicola and Tarquin the Proud.

Attributed works:

2. Display plate with Foscari arms, here attributed to Orazio Fortezza. c.1560. Brass, engraved and inlaid with pitch, diameter 47.5 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).

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3. Display plate, by Orazio Fortezza. 1555. Brass, engraved and partially inlaid with silver, diameter 48.3 cm. (British Museum, London).

Attributed works:

4. Salver, by Orazio Fortezza (signed Horacio Fortezza). 1562. Brass, diameter 46.2 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).

Attributed works:

5. Ewer, by Orazio Fortezza (signed Horativs Sibenici). c.1560. Brass, height 30 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).

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6. Display plate, by Orazio Foretzza (signed Oratio Fortezza). c.1572–75. Brass, diameter 47.5 cm. (City Museum, Šibenik).

Attributed works:

7. Detail of a ewer, by Orazio Fortezza, showing Suetonius in the bottomleft corner. c.1557. Brass. (Museo Bargello, Florence).

Attributed works:

8. Detail of Fig.2, showing a portrait here identified as Girolamo Contarini.

Attributed works:

9. Detail of Fig.2, showing a portrait here identified as Andrea Meldola (also known as Meldolla or Schiavone).

Exhibition Review

Kwab: Dutch Design in the Age of Rembrandt. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

09/2018 | 1386 | 160

Pages: 781-783

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Reviewer:

Jervis, Simon (Jervis, Simon; J., S.; J., S. S.)

Subjects

art literature:

Eeckhout, Gerbrand van den

artists:

Vianen, Adam van / Vianen, Paulus van / Goltzius, Hendrick / Musscher, Michiel van / Koninck, Salomon / Backer, Jacob / Rembrandt van Rijn / Maes, Nicolaes / Doomer, Herman / Vianen, Christiaen van / Besnier, Isaac / Boscher, Elias, act. 1629-65

artists:

Lutma, Janus, the elder

dates:

2010-2019

media:

Silverwork / Furniture / Paintings / Drawings / Metalwork / Woodwork / Frames / Marbles

museums and institutions:

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands

places:

Amsterdam / Netherlands

subjects:

Auricular / Ornament / Van Vianen family / Dutch painting / Dutch sculpture / Patronage / Ewers / Portraits / Doors / Cabinets (furniture) / Choir screens / Brass / Ebony

Illustrations

Attributed works:

13. Ewer, by Adam van Vianen. Utrecht, 1614. Silver-gilt, height 25 cm. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).

Attributed works:

14. Detail of the choir screen in the Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam, designed by Johannes Lutma the Elder. c.1654. Brass, (Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam; exh. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).

Western art unattributed:

15. Railing. Probably Amsterdam, c.1650. Walnut, height 66.5 cm. (Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam; exh. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).

Article

A statuette from the workshop of Leonardo da Vinci

11/2012 | 1316 | 154

Pages: 768-772

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Author:

Luchs, Alison (Luchs, Alison)

Author:

May, Katherine (May, Katherine)

Author:

Sturman, Shelley (Sturman, Shelley)

Subjects

artists:

Leonardo da Vinci

artists:

workshop of

dates:

1490-1499

museums and institutions:

Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan, Italy

subjects:

Italian sculpture / Brass / Metalwork / Attribution / Attributions / Collections, Public

Illustrations

Attributed works:

22. Detail of the Cowering warrier, from the workshop of Leonardo da Vinci. c.1490-95. Brass, 11.5 by 5.5 by 11 cm. (Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan, on deposit from the Fondazione Mario e Fosca Crespi).

Attributed works:

23. Cowering warrier, from the workshop of Leonardo da Vinci. c.1490-95. Brass, 11.5 by 5.5 by 11 cm. (Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan, on deposit from the Fondazione Mario e Fosca Crespi).

Attributed works:

24. Fig.23, viewed from a different angle.

Attributed works:

25. Photograph of the Cowering warrier when in the collection of Prince Trivulzio in 1907; from W. von Bode: Italienische Bronzestatuetten der Renaissance, Berlin 1907, II, p. 15, pl. 132.

Attributed works:

26. Fig.23, viewed from a different angle.

Attributed works:

27. Fig.23, viewed from behind.

Attributed works:

28. Fig.23, viewed from a different angle.

Attributed works:

29. Study for the equestrian statue of Francesco Sforza, by Leonardo da Vinci. c.1484. Silverpoint on white paper, covered with a blue preparation, 11.6 by 10.3 cm. (Royal Library, Windsor Castle).

Attributed works:

30. Four studies for an equestrian statue after Leonardo, by a follower of Leonardo da Vinci. c.1490-1510. Engraving, 21.7 by 16 cm. (British Museum, London).

Attributed works:

31. Muzio Attendolo Sforza on horseback, attributed to the Master B.F. and Antonio da Monza. 1491. Parchment, 33 by 22 cm. Fol.4v. from the Vita di Muzio Attendolo Sforza, text of 1458 by Antonio Minuti da Piacenza, transcribed in Milan by Bartolomeo Gambagnola of Cremona. (Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, MS ital. 372).

Attributed works:

33. Inkstand with allegory of Fortune, by Peter Vischer the Younger. c.1515-25. Brass, 15.7 cm. high. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).

Attributed works:

34. Fig.33, viewed from behind.

Western art unattributed:

32. A warrier, North Italian (Paduan?). c.1500-25. Bronze, 17.3 by 13.7 by 10.7 cm. (National Gallery of Art, Washington).

Article

An Islamic metalwork pomander in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

07/2011 | 1300 | 153

Pages: 444-446

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Author:

McClure, Stephanie (McClure, Stephanie)

Subjects

dates:

1100-1199

museums and institutions:

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, United States

print:

Islamic sculpture

subjects:

Collections, Public / Islamic sculpture / Islamic art / Islamic / Iranian / Persian / Metalwork / Brass

subjects:

Pomanders

Illustrations

Non-western art unattributed:

1. Pomander. Iran, Seljuk, twelfth century. Brass, cast, incised and pierced, 12.4 cm. high. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).

Non-western art unattributed:

2. Side view of Fig.1.

Non-western art unattributed:

3. Detail of the rear view of Fig.1.

Non-western art unattributed:

4. Pomander. Probably Eastern Persia, twelfth or thirteenth century. Brass, cast, incised and pierced, 24.5 cm. high. (Private collection; courtesy of Sotheby’s Picture Library).

Non-western art unattributed:

5. Rear view of Fig.4.

Non-western art unattributed:

6. Incense burner. Iran, twelfth century. Bronze, 17.6 cm. high. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).

Article

Some Gold, Bronze and Brass Objects from Ashanti

01/1947 | 526 | 89

Pages: 18+20-21

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Author:

Meyerowitz, Eva L. R. (Meyerowitz, Eva L. R.)

Subjects

dates:

1700-1899

places:

Africa

places:

Africa / Asante

places:

Ghana

subjects:

Metalwork / African / Asante / Jewellery

subjects:

Bronzes / Brass / Gold

Illustrations

Non-western art unattributed:

A-Two Bronze Vessels, Some Gold Jewellery and Bronze and Brass Weights from Ashanti. (Private Collection). Some Gold, Bronze and Brass Objects from Ashanti

Article

A Flemish Brass of 1398

08/1932 | 353 | 61

Pages: 84-87

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Author:

Eichler, Hans (Eichler, Hans)

Subjects

buildings:

Altenberg Cathedral, Altenberg, Germany

dates:

1390-1399

places:

Germany / Netherlands

subjects:

Netherlandish sculpture / Brass

subjects:

Funerary art / Funerary structures

subjects:

Dobilstein, Wicbold von, Bishop of Kulm

Illustrations

Western art unattributed:

A, B and C-Wicbold von Dobilstein, Bishop of Kulm. (Detail) Brass Rubbing (Cathedral of Altenberg). A Flemish Brass of 1398

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English Enamels on Brass of the Seventeenth Century

02/1910 | 83 | 16

Pages: 261-265+267

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Author:

Dillon, Edward (Dillon, Edward; D., E.)

Subjects

dates:

1600-1699

museums and institutions:

Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Great Britain

places:

England

subjects:

Enamels / Techniques / Brass / Classical mythology / Collections, Private / Art museums / Stuart

subjects:

Metalwork / Andirons

Illustrations

Western art unattributed:

English 17th Century Enamelled Firedogs in the Possession of Messrs. Lenygon and Co.

Book Review

The Brasses of England

05/1907 | 50 | 11

Pages: 119

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Subjects

places:

England

subjects:

Metalwork / Sculpture / Brass

subjects:

British sculpture

Reviewed Items

subjects:

The Brasses of England | author: Macklin, Herbert W.

Article

Forged Antiquities. I - Lead. II - Brass. (September 1903)

09/1903 | 6 | 1

Pages: 157-163

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Author:

Clinch, George (Clinch, George)

Subjects

collectors and dealers:

Peers, C. R.

collectors and dealers:

Lovett, Edward

media:

Lead / Brass

media:

Badges

media:

Mouldings

media:

Medals

media:

Chasubles

media:

Coins

media:

Seals / Kingpins

museums and institutions:

Society of Antiquaries of London, Great Britain

places:

London

subjects:

Forgeries / Antiquities

subjects:

Excavations

subjects:

Pilgrimages

Illustrations

Western art unattributed:

[Tower Hill forgery, medal-like brass disc, round, frontal head] Fig. 10

Western art unattributed:

[Tower Hill forgery, medal-like brass disc, round, obverse, frontal head of emperor] Fig. 9a

Western art unattributed:

[Tower Hill forgery, medal-like brass disc, round, reverse, two men with two staffs] Fig. 9b

Western art unattributed:

[Vase, Back] Fig. 2b

Western art unattributed:

[Dagger, front] Fig. 5a

Western art unattributed:

[Dagger, reverse] Fig. 5b

Western art unattributed:

[Standing Figure, Back] Fig. 1b

Western art unattributed:

[Standing Figure, Front] Fig. 1a

Western art unattributed:

[Tower Hill forgery, medal-like brass disc, round, obverse, Flight to Egypt] Fig. 7a

Western art unattributed:

[Tower Hill forgery, medal-like brass disc, round, obverse, heraldic shield] Fig. 8a

Western art unattributed:

[Tower Hill forgery, medal-like brass disc, round, obverse, knight in profile] Fig. 6a

Western art unattributed:

[Tower Hill forgery, medal-like brass disc, round, reverse, Emperor] Fig. 7b

Western art unattributed:

[Tower Hill forgery, medal-like brass disc, round, reverse, head in profile] Fig. 8b

Western art unattributed:

[Tower Hill forgery, medal-like brass disc, round, reverse, knight on horseback] Fig. 6b

Western art unattributed:

[Tower Hill forgery, medal-like lead, round, front with St. Peter] Fig. 3a

Western art unattributed:

[Tower Hill forgery, medal-like lead, round, reverse of 3a, two fighting knights] Fig. 3b

Western art unattributed:

[Tower Hill forgery, medal-like lead, round, reverse of 4a, Knight] Fig. 4b

Western art unattributed:

[Tower Hill forgery, medal-like lead, round, with knight's head in profile] Fig. 4a

Western art unattributed:

[Vase, Front] Fig. 2a

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