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Book Review
Réinventer l’art sacré: Le Groupe de Saint-Luc (1919–1945)
05/2025 | 1466 | 167
Pages: 522–24
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Deltour, Louis (Deltour, Louis)
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Réinventer l’art sacré: Le Groupe de Saint-Luc (1919–1945) By Camille Noverraz. 502 pp. incl. 156 col. ills. (De Gruyter, Berlin, and Vitrocentre, Romont, 2024), €82. ISBN 978–3–11–138370–5. | :
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5. Christ in Majesty, by Alexandre Cingria and Chiara workshop. 1941. Stained glass, diameter 225 cm. (Notre-Dame-del’Assomption, Lausanne).
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A Safavid ambassadress in Rome: the last testament of Teresa Sampsonia Shirley
03/2025 | 1464 | 167
Pages: 218–27
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Brown-Hedjazi, Alexandria (Brown-Hedjazi, Alexandria)
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1. Last testament of Teresa Sampsonia Shirley, showing the witness signatures and seals. 1668. (Archivio di Stato di Roma, 30 Notai Capitolini, Officio 23, 1668 Maggio, fol.279r; Photograph the author).
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10. A lady called Teresia Sampsonia Shirley, by John Hoskins. 1620s. Watercolour on vellum. (Harley Gallery, Welbeck Estate, Nottinghamshire; Bridgeman Images).
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2. Teresa, or Teresia Sampsonia, Lady Shirley, by Anthony Van Dyck. c.1622. Oil on canvas, 214 by 129 cm. (Petworth House; © NTPL; photograph Derrick E. Witty).
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3. Sir Robert Shirley, by Anthony Van Dyck. c.1622. Oil on canvas, 214 by 129 cm. (Petworth House; © NTPL; photograph Derrick E. Witty).
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4. Pre-printed template for visitors to the hospital adjoining S. Maria Egiziaca, Rome. 1664. (Archivio del Pontificio Collegio Armeno, fondo S. Maria Egiziaca, Rome, Giustificativi dei pagamenti 1656–1673; courtesy Pontificio Collegio Armeno; photograph C. Santus).
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6. Frontispiece from Girolamo Rocchi: Funerale della Signora Sitti Maani Gioerida della Valle, Rome 1627. (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, New Haven).
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7. Sketch of Lady Shirley, by Anthony van Dyck. 1622. Pen and brown ink on paper, 19.9 by 15.1 cm. (British Museum, London).
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9. Detail of Fig.1, rotated 180 degrees, showing the wax seal attached to Sampsonia’s last testament. (Photograph the author).
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5. Tombstone of Sampsonia and Robert Shirley, S. Maria della Scala, Rome. (Photograph the author).
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8. Detail of Fig.5, showing the Safavid Rampant Lion. (Photograph the author).
Book Review
Roma medievale: Il volto perduto della città
03/2025 | 1464 | 167
Pages: 290–91
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Doherty, Hugh (Doherty, Hugh)
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Roma medievale: Il volto perduto della città Edited by Marina Righetti and Anna Maria D’Achille. 300 pp. incl. 310 col. ills. (De Luca Editori d’Arte, Rome, 2022), €48. ISBN 978–88–6557–531–4. | :
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2. Detail of Fig.3.
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of the 13th century. Silk embroidered with gold thread, 140 by 325 cm. (Museo della Cattedrale, Anagni).
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1. Pilgrim. France, probably Limoges, 13th century. Embossed and gilded copper, 13.7 by 6 cm. (Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence).
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An Islamic tent in S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara
02/2025 | 1463 | 167
Pages: 80–95
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Gigante, Federica (Gigante, Federica)
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17. Detail of the Birth of the Virgin, by Pietro Lorenzetti. c.1342. Fresco. (Museo dell’Opera del Duomo, Siena).
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26. Madonna in Majesty (Rucellai Madonna), by Duccio di Buoninsegna. c.1285. Tempera on wood, 450 by 290 cm. (Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence; Photo Scala, Florence; courtesy of the Ministero Beni e Att. Culturali e del Turismo).
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3. Right wall of the apse, S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara. (Photograph the author).
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4. Vision of Pope Gregory IX, by Giotto. c.1297–99. Fresco, 270 by 230 cm. (Upper Basilica, St Francis, Assisi; Bridgeman Images).
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21. Top of an Ottoman period tent. (From N. Atasoy: Otağ-ı Hümayun: The Ottoman Imperial Tent Complex, Istanbul 2000, p.156).
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22. Detail of the Camp of Baybars I al-Bunduqdārī, from the Cantigas de Santa Maria. Spain. c.1280–84. Ink and colour on parchment. (El Escorial, MS T-1-1, fol.222r).
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23. Detail of the mantle of Roger II. Sicily, 12th century. Silk, gold, pearl and enamel. (Imperial Treasury, Vienna).
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24. The Persian ambassador presenting Sultan Murad III a tent as a gift. 16th century. Illumination on parchment. (Istanbul University Library, MS FY 1404 Istanbul, fol.43b).
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1. Interior of S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara. (© Gabriele Croppi; Scala, Florence).
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10. Detail of the apse fresco showing the painted bejewelled border of the tent roof and two birds, S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara. (Photograph the author).
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11. Detail of the apse fresco showing the roundel decoration and interstices of the painted textile, S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara. (Photograph the author).
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12. Detail of the apse fresco showing the fringe at the top of the painted textile, S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara. (Photograph the author).
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13. Vault of the right-hand chapel showing a portion of the original starry sky, S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara. (Photograph the author).
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14. Detail of the apse fresco showing a section of blue ceiling with stars, S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara. (Photograph the author).
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15. Apse mosaic, S. Maria in Trastevere, Rome. (Bridgeman Images).
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16. Reconstruction of the apse decoration of S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara. (Drawing by Federico Botana).
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18. Pillow cover of María de Almenar. c.1200. Silk and gold thread, 37 by 66 cm. (Museo de Telas Medievales, Monasterio de Santa María la Real de Huelgas, Burgos).
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19. Detail of the top border of the hanging textile fresco with pseudo-Naskh calligraphy, Upper Basilica, St Francis, Assisi. (Photograph the author).
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2. Left wall of the apse, S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara. (Photograph the author).
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20. Detail of the hanging textile fresco showing the roundel decoration of the painted textile, Upper Basilica, St Francis, Assisi. (Photograph the author).
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25. Detail of the Assumption of the Virgin, apse of S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara. (Photograph the author).
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27. Textile pattern decoration of the Bardi Chapel, S. Maria Novella, Florence. c.1285. Fresco. (Photograph the author).
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5. Fragment of the burial tunic of Don Felipe. Spain, 2nd half of the 13th century. Silk, linen and metal-wrapped thread. (Villalcazar de Sirga, Palencia).
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6. Fresco from the first decorative phase of S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara, showing a painted textile in the left chapel. (Photograph the author).
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7. Upper Basilica, St Francis, Assisi. Early 14th century. (Mondadori Portfolio; Electa; Antonio Quattrone; Bridgeman Images).
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8. Detail of the apse fresco showing the lower part of painted textile, S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara. (Photograph the author).
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9. Detail of the apse fresco showing the top part of painted textile, S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara. (Photograph the author).
Book Review
Memoria in Stein: Das römische Wandgrabmal der Frührenaissance
01/2025 | 1462 | 167
Pages: 64-5
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Muijtjens, Philip (Muijtjens, Philip)
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Memoria in Stein: Das römische Wandgrabmal der Frührenaissance By Michael Kühlenthal. 2 vols, 894 pp. incl. 907 col. + b. & w. ills. (Hirmer Verlag, Munich, 2024), €285. ISBN 978–3–7774–3054–6. | :
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2. Tomb of Cardinal Antonio Martinez de Chávez, by Antonio Filarete and Isaia da Pisa, with later alterations by Francesco Borromini. After 1447. Marble. (S. Giovanni in Laterano, Rome).
Exhibition Review
Welterbe des Mittelalters: 1300 Jahre Klosterinsel Reichenau
10/2024 | 1459 | 166
Pages: 1059–62
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Cohen, Adam S. (Cohen, Adam S.)
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Welterbe des Mittelalters: 1300 Jahre Klosterinsel Reichenau Archäologisches Landesmuseum Baden-Württemberg, Konstanz | :
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4. St George, Reichenau. Nave, 9th–10th century; wall paintings, 10th century (photograph Theo Keller).
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5. St John the Evangelist, from the Gero Codex. c.969. Tempera and gold on parchment, 29.7 by 22.2 cm. (Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Darmstadt, Cod. 1948, fol.5v; exh. Archäologisches Landesmuseum Baden- Württemberg, Konstanz).
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6. The scribe Ruodprecht presents the book to Bishop Egbert, from the Egbert Psalter. c.980. Tempera and gold on parchment, each folio 23.8 by 18.8 cm. (Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Cividale del Friuli, Cod.136, fols.16v–17r; exh. Archäologisches Landesmuseum Baden- Württemberg, Konstanz).
Book Review
The Mosaics of Roger II in Sicily: Visualising sacred authority
02/2024 | 1451 | 166
Pages: 210–211
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James, Liz (James, Liz)
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The Mosaics of Roger II in Sicily: Visualising sacred authority by Beat Brenk. 179 pp. incl. 159 col. + 14 b. & w. ills. (Reichert Verlag, Wiesbaden, 2022), €98. ISBN 978–3–7520–0019–1. | :
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3. Mosaic decoration of the presbytery, Cefalù Cathedral. (Photograph Beat Brenk).
Book Review
La chiesa di Santa Maria dei Servi e la comunità veneziana dei Servi di Maria (secoli XIV–XIX)
12/2023 | 1449 | 165
Pages: 1374–1375
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Humfrey, Peter (Humfrey, Peter)
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La chiesa di Santa Maria dei Servi e la comunità veneziana dei Servi di Maria (secoli XIV–XIX) Edited by Eveline Baseggio, Tiziana Franco and Luca Molà. 562 pp. incl. numerous col. + b. & w. ills. (Viella, Rome, 2023), €50. ISBN 979–12–5469–355–1. | :
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6. The remains of the west façade of S. Maria dei Servi, Venice. (Photograph Francesco Turio Böhm).
Book Review
Public Sculpture of Kensington and Chelsea with Westminster South-West
10/2023 | 1447 | 165
Pages: 1159–1160
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Compton, Ann (Compton, Ann)
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Public Sculpture of Kensington and Chelsea with Westminster South-West By Terry Cavanagh. 520 pp. incl. numerous col. + b. & w. ills. (Public Statues and Sculpture Association, Watford, 2023), £85. ISBN 978–1–83839–761–6. | :
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6. Relief panel from the series Labour and Technology, by Charles Henry Mabey Jr, from the former Derry & Toms department store, Kensington High Street, London. 1933. (Alamy Stock Photo).
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).
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