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Editorial
Cataloguing
02/2025 | 1463 | 167
Pages: 79
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Subjects
subjects:
Catalogues / Catalogues raisonnés / Collections, Public / scholars / Curators / Art museums / Museums
Book Review
Nazi-Era Provenance of Museum Collections: A Research Guide
02/2025 | 1463 | 167
Pages: 197–199
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Reviewer:
Giovani-Agha, Angelina (Giovani-Agha, Angelina)
Subjects
subjects:
Nazism / Provenance / Restitution / Museums / Collections, Public
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subjects:
Nazi-Era Provenance of Museum Collections: A Research Guide By Jacques Schuhmacher. 175 pp. incl. 20 col. + 17 b. & w. ills. (UCL Press, London, and Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2024), £45. ISBN 978–1–80008–691–3. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
7. Young woman at the distaff, by Rudolf Friedrich Wasmann. c.1829. Pencil on paper, 22.5 by 15.2 cm. (Albertina Museum, Vienna).
Editorial
Restoring the ‘belle époque’
10/2024 | 1459 | 166
Pages: 995–6
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Subjects
museums and institutions:
Musée Jacquemart-André, Paris, France
patrons:
Jacquemart, Nélie / André, Édouard, 1833-1894
subjects:
Jacquemart-André Collection / Museums / Collectors / Collections / French architecture / Restoration (process)
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Façade of the Musée Jacquemart-André, Paris, facing the courtyard, designed by Henri Parent. (© Culturespaces; Sophie Lloyd).
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2. Library of the Musée Jacquemart-André, Paris, looking towards Rembrandt’s Supper at Emmaus. (© Culturespaces; Sophie Lloyd).
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3. Half of the double-flight staircase in the Musée Jacquemart-André, Paris; at the upper left is Giambattista Tiepolo’s Henry III being welcomed by the Doge Contarini. (© Culturespaces; Nicolas Héron).
Book Review
John Soane’s Cabinet of Curiosities: Reflections on an Architect and his Collection
10/2024 | 1459 | 166
Pages: 1087–8
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Reviewer:
Baker, Christopher (Baker, Christopher)
Subjects
artists:
Soane, John
museums and institutions:
Sir John Soane's Museum, London, Great Britain
subjects:
British architecture / Collections / Collectors / Antiquarianism / Museums / Architects / Interior design
Reviewed Items
subjects:
John Soane’s Cabinet of Curiosities: Reflections on an Architect and his Collection By Bruce Boucher. 224 pp. incl. 155 col. + b. & w. ills. (Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2024), £35. ISBN 978–0–300–27569–8. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
5. Soane office, section through museum and breakfast room, by Frank Copland. 1817. Pen and watercolour on paper, 54.5 by 64 cm. (Sir John Soane’s Museum, London).
Exhibition Review
Medieval and Baroque gallery Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava
09/2024 | 1458 | 166
Pages: 946-9
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Reviewer:
Opacic, Zoë (Opacic, Zoë)
Subjects
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Slovenská Národná Galéria, Bratislava, Slovakia
places:
Bratislava
subjects:
Museums / Architecture / Art museums / Medieval art / Baroque / Slovak / Religious art
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Medieval and Baroque gallery Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava From 23rd June 2023 | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Bridging, Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava, designed by Vladímir Dedeček. 1969–77.
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2. Installation view of the Sacred Art gallery at the Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava, 2023. (Courtesy Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava).
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3. Nativity of Christ, attributed to Hans Kamensetzer. 1485–87. Wood, 206 by 118 by 57.5 cm. (Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava).
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4. Installation view of the Sacred Art gallery at the Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava, 2023, showing Iconoclasm/ Disconnected Relations, by Ján Zelinka. 2010. Concrete, 150 by 120 by 220 cm.
Exhibition Review
Museo Internazionale del Tappetto Antico, Brescia
09/2024 | 1458 | 166
Pages: 949-51
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Reviewer:
Luber, Diana (Luber, Diana)
Subjects
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Museo Internationale del Tappetto Antico (MITA), Brescia, Italy
subjects:
Museums / Carpets / Rugs
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Museo Internazionale del Tappetto Antico, Brescia From 14th October 2023 | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
5. Isfahan carpet with palmettes and cloudbands. Central Persia, first quarter of the 17th century. Cotton and wool, 492 by 211 cm. (Museo Internazionale del Tappetto Antico, Brescia).
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6. View of the façade of the Museo Internazionale del Tappetto Antico, Brescia, designed by OBR. 2023.
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7. Installation view of the Museo Internazionale del Tappetto Antico, Brescia.
Editorial
Essential arts
07/2024 | 1456 | 166
Pages: 667
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Subjects
museums and institutions:
National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, Great Britain
subjects:
Arts funding / Museums
Editorial
The end of reproduction fees?
02/2024 | 1451 | 166
Pages: 111
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Subjects
subjects:
Reproduction fees / Copyright / The Art Newspaper, London, Great Britain / Grosvenor, Bendor / Art museums / Museums
Exhibition Review
The Scottish Galleries
02/2024 | 1451 | 166
Pages: 205–207
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Reviewer:
MacDonald, Murdo (MacDonald, Murdo)
Subjects
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, Great Britain
subjects:
Scottish art / Museums / Displays / Architecture
Reviewed Items
subjects:
The Scottish Galleries National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh Opened 30th September 2023 | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
30. The storm, by William McTaggart. 1890. Oil on canvas, 122 by 183 cm. (National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh).
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31. A point in time, by William Johnstone. 1929– 37. Oil on canvas, 137.2 by 243.8 cm. (National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh).
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32. The Scottish Galleries, Edinburgh. (Photograph Dapple Photography)
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33. The progress of a soul: the entrance, by Phoebe Anna Traquair. 1895. Silk and gold thread embroidered on linen, 180.7 by 71.2 cm. (National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh).
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