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Article
Renaissance exhibitions in Paris
06/2024 | 1455 | 166
Pages: 612–619
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Herman, Nicholas (Herman, Nicholas)
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The Invention of the Renaissance: the Humanist, the Prince and the Artist, Bibliothèque national de France, 20 February16 June 2024. Les arts en France sous Charles VII, Musée de Cluny – Musée national du Moyen Âge, 12 March–16 June 2024. | :
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1. Jacopo Antonio Marcello, attributed to Jacopo Bellini. 1453. Tempera on parchment, 18.7 by 13 cm. (Bibliothèque national de France, Paris, MS 940, fol.38v).
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2. Frontispiece. (From Giovanni Michele Nagonio: De laudibus Galliae, Rome c.1500.) Ink and tempera on parchment, 27 by 16 cm. (Bibliothèque national de France, Paris, MS latin 8132, fols.8v–9r).
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3. St John on Patmos from the Hours of Frederick III, by Jean Bourdichon, Giovanni Todeschino and the Master of Claude de France. 1501–02. Tempera on parchment, 24.5 by 15.5 cm. (Bibliothèque national de France, Paris, MS latin 10532, p.62).
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4. Manuscript binding, by Étienne Roffet. c.1542–43. Gilt-tooled leather, 33.5 by 23 cm. (Bibliothèque national de France, Paris, MS latin 6866, upper cover).
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5. So-called dais of Charles VII, perhaps after a design by Jacob de Littemont. c.1430–40. Wool and silk, 292 by 285 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
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6. Supplicant in prayer, excised leaf of the Collins Hours, by the Master of the Collins Hours. c.1445–50. Tempera and ink on parchment, 18.5 by 12.5 cm. (Musée de Cluny–Musée national du Moyen Âge, Paris, MS Cl.23945).
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7. Detail of the central panel of the Aix Triptych showing the books on the Virgin’s lectern, by Barthélemy d’Eyck. 1443–44. Oil on panel. (Sainte-Madeleine, Aix-en-Provence; photograph the author).
Short Notice
The new museum in the Bibliothèque nationale, Paris
06/2023 | 1443 | 165
Pages: 630-637
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Gajewski, Alexandra (Gajewski, Alexandra)
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1. Aerial view of the Palais Mazarin, Paris, at the end of the seventeenth century. Engraving. (From L. de Laborde: De l’organisation des bibliothèques dans Paris, 4e lettre: Le palais Mazarin et les habitations de ville et de campagne au XVIIe siècle, Paris 1845, facing p.5).
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10. Throne from the treasury of Saint-Denis (‘Throne of Dagobert’). Late 8th–early 9th century. Copper alloy with iron, remains of gilding, height 104 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris).
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2. Cardinal Mazarin shown in the upper gallery of his hôtel, by Robert Nanteuil. 1659. Etching, 46.5 by 56.8 cm. (Bridgeman Images).
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3. The galerie Mazarin. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; photograph Guillaume Murat).
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4. Plan of the ground level of the Bibliothèque nationale ‘site Richelieu’. (After Atelier Bruno Gaudin).
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5. Plan of the first floor of the Bibliothèque nationale ‘site Richelieu’. (After Atelier Bruno Gaudin).
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6. The first-floor landing of the Bibliothèque national ‘site Richelieu’ and the entrance to the salle des Colonnes. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; photograph Guillaume Murat).
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7. The salle des Colonnes. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; photograph Guillaume Murat).
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8. The salle Barthélemy, the former reading room of the département des Monnaies, médailles et antiques. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; photograph Guillaume Murat).
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9. The salon de Louis XV, the former cabinet des Médailles (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; photograph Jean-Christophe Ballot).
Article
Clérisseau’s journey to Dalmatia: a newly attributed collection of drawings
06/2021 | 1419 | 163
Pages: 492-502
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Sverko, Ana (Sverko, Ana)
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10. Ville adriene a Tivoli, by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. Probably 1755 or 1756. Pen, black ink, brown and grey washes and watercolour on paper, 19.6 by 30.3 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; Appendix no.25).
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11. [The Temple of Apollo at Baia], by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. Probably 1755. Pen, brown ink, grey and brown washes and watercolour on paper, 15.2 by 31 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; Appendix no.86).
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12. [Capriccio with elements of Diocletian’s Palace], by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. After 1757. Pen, black and brown ink, brush and grey washes and watercolour on paper, 20.7 by 26.2 cm. (State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg).
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13. A Venise, by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. Probably 1757. Pencil, pen, black ink, grey and brown washes and watercolour on paper, 16.4 by 19.7 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; Appendix no.27).
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14. [Roman Amphitheatre in Pula], by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. 1757. Pencil, grey and brown washes with watercolour on paper, 19.6 by 28.8 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; Appendix no.110).
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15. A Pola, by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. 1757. Pencil, pen, black ink, grey and brown washes and watercolour on paper, 16.6 by 31.5 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; Appendix no.86).
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16. Caorlé sur la route de Pola, by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. 1757. Pen, brown ink, grey and brown washes and watercolour on paper, 16.5 by 30.7 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; Appendix no.108).
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17. Colisé a Rome, by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. 1750s. Pencil, pen, brown ink, grey and brown washes, watercolour on paper, 9 by 31.8 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; Appendix no.102).
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18. Zara, by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. 1757. Pen, brown ink, grey and brown washes and watercolour on paper, 13.4 by 26.8 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; Appendix no.119).
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19. Detail of Panorama della Costa e dell Isole di Dalmazia nei viaggi dei Piroscafi del Lloyd Austriaco, by Giuseppe Rieger. 1850. Lithograph, 16.8 by 118.5 cm. (Litografia di B. Linassi, Trieste).
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1a. Detail of inscription by the artist on Zebenigo en Dalmathie, by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. 1757. Pen, ink and brown and grey wash on paper, 16.9 by 30.4 cm. (State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg). b. Detail of inscription by the artist on Vue de Traou en Dalmathie, by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. 1757. Pen, ink and brown wash on paper, 17.1 by 26.2 cm. (State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg). c. Detail of inscription by the artist on Traou en Dalmathie, by Charles- Louis Clérisseau. 1757. Pencil, pen, black and brown ink, grey and brown washes and watercolour on paper, 12.7 by 26.5 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; Appendix no.120).
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2. Traou en Dalmathie, by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. 1757. Pencil, pen, black and brown ink, grey and brown washes and watercolour on paper, 12.7 by 26.5 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; Appendix no.120).
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20. Route de Dalmatie, by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. 1757. Pencil, pen, black ink, grey and brown washes and watercolour on paper, 12.6 by 29 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; Appendix no.114).
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21. A Traou, by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. 1757. Pen, black ink, grey and brown washes and watercolour on paper, 16.2 by 31.1 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; Appendix no.130).
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22. Pola seen from the Roland Tower, by Louis François Cassas. c.1782 (drawn), 1802 (published). Watercolour on paper, 22.86 by 38.1 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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3. Vue de Traou en Dalmathie, by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. 1757. Pen, ink and brown wash on paper, 17.1 by 26.2 cm. (State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg).
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4. St Pierre de Rome, by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. c.1755. Pen, black and brown ink, grey and brown washes and watercolour on paper, 34 by 22 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; Appendix no.66).
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5. [The portico of St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican], by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. c.1755. Pencil, pen, black and brown ink and grey and brown washes on paper, 28.1 by 25.5 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; Appendix no.96).
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6. Portique de ville Mad[ame], by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. c.1755. Pencil, pen, grey and brown washes on paper, 28.8 by 66 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; Appendix no.79).
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7. Interior of the Villa Madama in Rome, by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. c.1750–55. Pen and brown wash, brush and brown and grey wash on paper, 39.5 by 52.5 cm. (State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg).
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8. View of the ‘Temple of Apollo’ at Baia, by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. Undated, probably 1755. Pencil, brown, blue and grey washes and pencil framing line on paper, 18.5 by 29.6 cm. (Sir John Soane’s Museum, London).
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9. Ruins of the central hall of the large baths at the villa of Emperor Hadrian in Tivoli, by Charles-Louis Clérisseau. 1750s. Gouache on paper, 43.5 by 60.4 cm. (State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg).
Exhibition Review
Jean-Jacques Lequeu: Visionary Architect. Drawings from the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Morgan Library and Museum, New York
05/2020 | 1406 | 162
Pages: 432-435
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Bergdoll, Barry (Bergdoll, Barry)
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Jean-Jacques Lequeu: Visionary Architect. Drawings from the Bibliothèque nationale de France Morgan Library and Museum, New York 31st January–10th May | :
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1. Aqueduct to bring water to the Holy City, from L’Architecture Civile (1777–1825), by Jean-Jacques Lequeu. Pen, wash, and watercolour, 51.6 by 36.4 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; exh. Morgan Library and Museum, New York).
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1. Aqueduct to bring water to the Holy City, from L’Architecture Civile (1777–1825), by Jean-Jacques Lequeu. Pen, wash, and watercolour, 51.6 by 36.4 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; exh. Morgan Library and Museum, New York).
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3. Draughtsman’s tools, from Architecture Civile (1777–1825), by Jean-Jacques Lequeu. Pen, ink, wash and watercolour, 51.6 by 36.4 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; exh. Morgan Library and Museum, New York).
Book Review
A Kingdom of Images, French prints in the age of Louis XIV, 1660–1715, P. Fuhring, L. Marchesano, R. Mathis and V. Selbach, eds.
01/2016 | 1354 | 158
Pages: 040
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Griffiths, Antony Vaughan (Griffiths, Antony Vaughan)
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51. Louis XIV as the Sun with his virtues. French, c.1684 (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris)
Exhibition Review
French prints in the reign of Louis XIV
01/2016 | 1354 | 158
Pages: 059–060
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Mulherron, Jamie (Mulherron, Jamie)
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77. Guillaume de Limoges, by Girard Audran. c.1693-95 (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris)
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78. Detail from The triumph of Christ, by Nicolas II de Larmessin. c.1700 (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris)
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79. Façade of the church of the Invalides, by Pierre Lepautre. 1687 (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris)
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76. Detail from Le Bal à la française: almanach pour l'année 1682. 1681 (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris)
Book Review
Les Enluminures du Louvre: Moyen Age et Renaissance
06/2012 | 1311 | 154
Pages: 422-424
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Alexander, Jonathan J. G. (Alexander, Jonathan J. G.; Alexander, J. J. G.; A., J. J. G.; Alexander, Jonathan)
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Les Enluminures du Louvre: Moyen Age et Renaissance | author: Avril, François , author: Cordellier, Dominique , author: Reynaud, Nicole
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61. Julius Caesar crossing the Rubicon, attributed to Jean Fouquet of Tours. c.1470–75. Leaf from a manuscript of Les Faits des Romains, 45.1 by 33 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris, RF 29493).
Exhibition Review
David d'Angers
03/2012 | 1308 | 154
Pages: 215-216
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Vandenbrouck, Melanie (Vandenbrouck, Melanie; Vandenbrouck-Przybylski, Melanie)
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David d’Angers: Les visages du romantisme | institution: Bibliothèque nationale de France
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47. Portrait du général Bonaparte, by David d’Angers. 1838. Plaster mould, diameter 18 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des monnaies, médailles et antiques, Paris).
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48. Portrait de George Sand, by David d’Angers. 1833. Bronze, diameter 16.2 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des monnaies, médailles et antiques, Paris).
Article
Toulouse-Lautrec in Catford: new information about ‘La Chaîne Simpson’
09/2011 | 1302 | 153
Pages: 572-573
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Robins, Anna Gruetzner (Robins, Anna Gruetzner; Gruetzner Robins, Anna; Gruetzner, Anna)
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10. La Chaîne Simpson, by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. 1896. Colour lithograph, 82.8 by 120 cm. (Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris).
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11. Cycle Michael, by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. 1896. Brush lithograph, 81.5 by 121 cm. (National Museum of Wales, Cardiff).
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12. ‘The Simpson Lever Chain’, Illustrated London News (20th June 1896), p.790. (Copyright the British Library).
Western art unattributed:
13. Photograph showing ?Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec with Louis Bouglé and W.S. Simpson at the Catford Cycle Track, June 1896. Unidentified press cutting. (Lewisham Local History and Archive Centre).
Exhibition Review
Alberto Giacometti. Paris
01/2008 | 1258 | 150
Pages: 50-51
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Cardinal, Roger (Cardinal, Roger)
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Alberto Giacometti, l'oeuvre gravé | institution: Bibliothèque nationale de France
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L’Atelier d’Alberto Giacometti/The Studio of Alberto Giacometti | institution: Centre Georges Pompidou
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57. Femme qui marche I, by Alberto Giacometti. 1932. Plaster, 152.1 by 28.2 by 39 cm. (Fondation Alberto et Annette Giacometti; exh. Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris)
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58. Annette en buste, by Alberto Giacometti. 1962. Canvas, 55 by 45.8 cm. (Fondation Alberto et Annette Giacometti; exh. Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris)
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59. Femme qui marche et personnage debout, by Alberto Giacometti. 1960. Etching, 28 by 19 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale, Paris)
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