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Book Review
Orfèvrerie de la Renaissance et des temps modernes: XVIe, XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles: La Collection du Musée du Louvre
11/2024 | 1460 | 166
Pages: 1186–1187
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Glanville, Philippa (Glanville, Philippa; G., P.)
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Orfèvrerie de la Renaissance et des temps modernes: XVIe, XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles: La Collection du Musée du Louvre By Michèle Bimbenet-Privat, Florian Doux and Catherine Gougeon with Philippe Palasi. 3 vols, 1,048 pp. incl. 2,270 col. + b. & w. ills. (Éditions Faton, Paris, 2022), €165. ISBN 978–2–87844–321–9. | :
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Western art unattributed:
1. Pair of wine coolers. France, c.1720. Gilded copper, 19.5 by 28 by 20.5 cm. and 19.8 by 27 by 20.5 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Article
Johannes Lutma the Elder: goldsmith, designer, draughtsman
03/2024 | 1452 | 166
Pages: 252–263
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Baarsen, Reinier (Baarsen, Reinier)
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Attributed works:
1. Portrait of Johannes Lutma, by Jacob Adriaensz Backer. c.1646. Oil on canvas, 93 by 73 cm. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
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10. John Rushout’s coat of arms engraved on the base of the salt cellar in Fig.7.
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11. Design for a condiment dish, attributed to Johannes Lutma. c.1640–50. Black and white chalk on green prepared paper, 27.5 by 19.8 cm. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
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12. Design for a candlestick, attributed to Johannes Lutma. c.1655–60. Black and white chalk and pink wash on paper, 40.5 by 30.4 cm. (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York).
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13. Ewer in ornamental surround, by Jacob Lutma after Johannes Lutma. 1654. Etching and engraving, 22.2 by 17.9 cm. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
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14. Cup and cover, by Johannes Lutma. 1639 (the knob is a later replacement). Gilded silver, height 32.1 cm. (Walters Art Museum, Baltimore).
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15. Design for a cup, attributed to the workshop of Johannes Lutma. c.1640–60. Black chalk, and brown wash, heightened in white, on blue paper, 41.9 by 25.5 cm. (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York).
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16. Design for a ewer, attributed to the workshop of Johannes Lutma. c.1655–60. Black and white chalk on paper, 41.5 by 30.2 cm. (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York).
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17. Design for a ewer, attributed to the workshop of Johannes Lutma. c.1655–60. Black and white chalk on paper, 41.3 by 31.9 cm. (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York).
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18. Design for a ewer, attributed to the workshop of Johannes Lutma. c.1655–60. Black, white and red chalk on paper, 43.3 by 29.8 cm. (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York).
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19. The watermark in the drawing in Fig.20.
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2. Pair of salt cellars, by Johannes Lutma. 1639. Silver, partly gilded, height 24 cm. each. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
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20. Design for a cup, attributed to the workshop of Johannes Lutma. c.1655–60. Black and red chalk and brown wash, heightened in white, on paper, 41.3 x 31.2 cm. (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York).
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21. Design for a cup, here attributed to Joahnnes Lutma. c.1655–60. Red chalk and brown wash, heightened in white, on paper, 40.3 by 28.6 cm. (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York).
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22. Design for a helmet, here attributed to Johannes Lutma. c.1655–60. Watercolour, black chalk, heightened in white, on pale brown paper, 17 by 20.9 cm. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
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3. Design for a cup, by Paulus van Vianen. c.1610. Black chalk, grey and pink wash, 58.7 by 29.4 cm. (Staatliche Graphische Sammlung, Munich).
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4. Design for a salt cellar, attributed to Adam van Vianen. c.1610–27. Black chalk, pen and brown ink and brown wash on paper, 20.2 by 13.2 cm. (Nationalmuseum, Stockholm).
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5. Design for a ‘bekerschroef’, attributed to Johannes Lutma. c.1635–40. Black and white chalk over a sketch in graphite, on yellow prepared paper, 19.5 by 12.4 cm. (Sir John Soane’s Museum, London; courtesy of the Trustees).
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6. A goldsmith or sculptor carrying a basket of statues, by Johannes Lutma. 1615. Red and black chalk, pen and brown ink on paper, 12.3 by 9.2 cm. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
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7. Salt cellar, by Johannes Lutma. 1648. Partly gilded silver, height 36.2 cm. (Fishmongers’ Company, London).
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8. Design for a salt cellar, by Johannes Lutma. c.1648. Black and white chalk on pale brown paper, 35.8 by 28.5 cm. (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York).
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9. Lutma’s inscription on the back of the drawing in Fig.8.
Book Review
Gewebtes Gold: Eine kleine Geschichte der Metallfaden-Weberei von der Antike bis um 1800
05/2023 | 1442 | 165
Pages: 576
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Monnas, Lisa (Monnas, Lisa)
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Gewebtes Gold: Eine kleine Geschichte der Metallfaden-Weberei von der Antike bis um 1800 By Michael Peter. 168 pp. incl. 90 col. + 5 b. & w. ills. (Abegg-Stiftung, Riggisberg, 2022), CHF 40. ISBN 978–3–905014–77–8. | :
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Western art unattributed:
7. Detail of gold thread from an Italian brocaded cannele silk. Italian, 1740–50. (Abegg-Stiftung, Riggisberg).
Exhibition Review
Gold
09/2022 | 1434 | 164
Pages: 910-912
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Wright, Alison (Wright, Alison)
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Gold British Library, London 20th May–2nd October | :
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Attributed works:
7. Qur’an of Sultan Uljaytu. 1310–11. Colour on gold leaf on parchment, 57 by 40 cm. (British Library, London, Or 4945, fol.1v–2r).
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8. Chapter 8 from the Lotus Sutra. Japan, 1636. Gold and silver ink on indigo-dyed paper, 27.5 by 57.5 cm. (British Library, London, Or 13926).
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9. Detail from the Carmina regia (‘Address of the City of Prato to Robert of Anjou’), showing Robert of Anjou enthroned. Tuscany, c.1335–40. Colour and gold on parchment, 48 by 34 cm. (British Library, London, Royal MS 6 E.IX, fol.10v).
Book Review
‘A Marvel to Behold’: Gold and Silver at the Court of Henry VIII
12/2021 | 1425 | 163
Pages: 1207-1209
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Crépin-Leblond, Thierry (Crépin-Leblond, Thierry; Leblond, Thierry Crépin-)
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‘A Marvel to Behold’: Gold and Silver at the Court of Henry VIII By Timothy Schroder. 398 pp. incl. 124 col. + 3 b. & w. ills. (Boydell Press, Woodbridge, 2020), £45. ISNB 978–1–78327–507–6. | :
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
3. Detail of the wine ceremony procession from Reproaches of Nathan to David. 1527. Tapestry. (Musée de la Renaissance, Château d’Écouen).
Exhibition Review
Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time: Art, Culture, and Exchange across Medieval Saharan Africa
07/2020 | 1408 | 162
Pages: 606-609
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Rosser-Owen, Mariam (Rosser-Owen, Mariam)
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Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time: Art, Culture, and Exchange across Medieval Saharan Africa Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington 8th April–29th November | :
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Attributed works:
6. Detail from the Atlas of Maritime Charts (Catalan Atlas) showing Mansā Mūsā, by Abraham Cresques. 1375. Parchment. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, MS Espagnol 30; exh. Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington).
Non-western art unattributed:
7. Seated figure. c.1300. Copper with traces of arsenic, lead and tin, height 54 cm. (Nigerian National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Abuja, Nigeria; exh. Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington).
Western art unattributed:
5. Glazed ceramic jar inscribed ‘albaraka’ (‘blessing’), produced at Murcia or Almeria. 1150–1200. (Musée archéologique de Rabat, Morocco; photograph Moroccan- American Project, Sijilmasa, 1988; exh. Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington).
Western art unattributed:
8. Jug with royal arms of England. English, c.1390– 99. Copper alloy, height 62.3 cm. (British Museum, London, England; exh. Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington).
Article
Mapping gold leaf in Gentile da Fabriano’s paintings: a case study
12/2019 | 1401 | 161
Pages: 988-995
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Llewellyn, Laura (Llewellyn, Laura)
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MacLennan, Douglas (MacLennan, Douglas)
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1. Coronation of the Virgin, by Gentile da Fabriano, c. 1420. Tempera and gold leaf on panel, 93 x 64.1 cm. (J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles).
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2. Madonna and Child enthroned, by Gentile da Fabriano. c.1420. Tempera on poplar panel, 95.7 by 56.5 cm. (Samuel H. Kress Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington). The blue outline represents the scanned region.
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3. Corrected gold (AuL [9.712keV]) MA-XRF element distribution map of the scanned region of Fig.1. Scanning parameters: 37kV, 1000 μA, spotsize Ø1mm, 25mm/sec scan rate, 40ms/pixel dwell time. MA-XRF image collected and processed by John K. Delaney and Kathryn Dooley, National Gallery of Art, Washington.
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4. Detail of Fig.5.
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5. Nativity, by Gentile da Fabriano. c.1420–22. Tempera and gold leaf on panel, 72.1 by 42.6cm. (J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles). The blue outline represents the scanned region.
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6. Corrected gold (AuL [9.712keV]) MA-XRF element distribution map of the scanned region of Fig.5. Scanning parameters: 50kV, 600A, spotsize Ø450m, 33mm/sec scan rate, 15ms/pixel dwell time.
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7. The painting illustrated in Fig.1. The blue outline represents the scanned region.
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8. Corrected gold (Au Lα [9.712 keV]) MA-XRF element distribution map of the scanned region of Fig.7. Scanning parameters: 50 kV, 600 μA, spot size Ø 530 μm, 66.3 mm/sec scan rate, 8 ms/pixel dwell time.
Exhibition Review
Luigi Valadier: Splendour in Eighteenth-Century Rome. Galleria Borghese, Rome
12/2019 | 1401 | 161
Pages: 1053-1055
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Salomon, Xavier F. (Salomon, Xavier F.)
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24. Detail of a chandelier, by Luigi Valadier. 1764. Silver and gilt bronze. 275 by 210 cm. (Cathedral, Santiago de Compostela; exh. Galleria Borghese, Rome).
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25. Table, by Luigi Valadier. 1773. Gilt bronze, porphyry, giallo antico, verde antico, black and white marble of Aquitaine and gilt wood. 93 by 141 by 88,5 cm. (Galleria Borghese, Rome).
Exhibition Review
A Rothschild Treasury. Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire
11/2019 | 1400 | 161
Pages: 952-954
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Hall, Michael (Hall, Michael)
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13. Snuff box, by Louis Roucel. 1772–73. Sèvres porcelain plaques with paintings attributed to Louis-Denis Armand l’aîné after Jean-Jacques Bachelier, c.1760. Gold and softpaste porcelain, 35 by 72 by 58 cm. (Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire; photograph Waddesdon Image Library / Mike Fear).
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15. Installation view of the Treasury, Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire, 2019. (Photograph Mike Fear).
Western art unattributed:
14. Gaius Caesar. Roman, c.1 BC–AD 4 (cameo), AD 100– 200 (mount). Onyx, gold and bronze, 4.9 by 3.9 cm. (Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire; photograph Waddesdon Image Library / Mike Fear).
Exhibition Review
Luigi Valadier: Splendor in Eighteenth-Century Rome. The Frick Collection, New York
01/2019 | 1390 | 161
Pages: 70-72
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Baarsen, Reinier (Baarsen, Reinier)
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Attributed works:
16. Caddinet with the coat of arms of Henry, Cardinal Duke of York, by Luigi Valadier. c.1785. Silvergilt, 10 by 37.7 by 30.3 cm. (The Royal Collection, © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II; exh. The Frick Collection, New York).
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17. Detail of a deser, by Luigi Valadier. c.1778. Marbles, hardstones, glass, enamel, gilt bronze and other materials, the stand: 12.5 by 280 by 83 cm. (Royal Palace and Archaeological Museum, Madrid; exh. The Frick Collection, New York).
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18. Altar service for Cardinal Orsini, by Luigi Valadier. 1768. Silver-gilt. (Cathedral of San Nicola, Muro Lucano; exh. The Frick Collection, New York).
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