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Exhibition Review
La otra Corte: Mujeres de la Casa de Austria en los Monasterios Reales de las Descalzas y la Encarnación
08/2020 | 1409 | 162
Pages: 699-701
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Reviewer:
de Carlos Varona, María Cruz (de Carlos Varona, María Cruz)
Subjects
art literature:
Exhibition catalogues
museums and institutions:
Palacio Real de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
museums and institutions:
Monasterio y Iglesia de las Descalzas Reales, Madrid, Spain / La Encarnación (convent), Madrid, Spain
patrons:
Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain / Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal
places:
Madrid
subjects:
Collections / Courts (social groups)
Reviewed Items
subjects:
La otra Corte: Mujeres de la Casa de Austria en los Monasterios Reales de las Descalzas y la Encarnación Edited by Fernando Checa Cremades. 400 pp. incl. 255 col. ills. (Patrimonio Nacional, Madrid, 2019), £58.50. ISBN 978–84–7120–538–4. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
7. Empress Maria of Austria, wife of Maximilian II, by Antonio Moro. 1551. Oil on canvas, 181 by 90 cm. (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid).
Attributed works:
8. Virgin of the sorrows, by Pedro de Mena. 1673. 8. Virgin of the sorrows, by Pedro de Mena. 1673. Polychromed wood, height 93 cm. (Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales, Madrid).
Attributed works:
9. Detail of the cenotaph of Joanna of Austria, by Pompeo Leoni. 1576–78. Marble, 130 by 160 by 90 cm. (Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales, Madrid).
Exhibition Review
Charles III of Spain. Madrid
03/2017 | 1368 | 159
Pages: 236-237
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Reviewer:
Salomon, Xavier F. (Salomon, Xavier F.)
Subjects
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Palacio Real de Madrid, Madrid, Spain / Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid, Spain
museums and institutions:
Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid, Spain
places:
Spain / Madrid
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions / Patronage
subjects:
Charles III, King of Spain, 1716-1788
Illustrations
Attributed works:
58. Guitar player and young woman, by Lorenzo Tiepolo. 1775 (Patrimonio Nacional, Palacio Real, Madrid)
Attributed works:
59. Noli me tangere, by Anton Raphael Mengs. 1768-69 (Patrimonio Nacional, Palacio Real, Madrid)
Attributed works:
60. Armchair, by Mattia Gasparini, José Canops, Juan Bautista Ferroni and María Luisa Bergonzini. c.1774-91 (Patrimonio Nacional, Palacio Real, Madrid)
Western art unattributed:
61. Charles III and the Minister Manuel de Roda in the Royal Palace of Madrid, by an anonymous artist. c.1766-82 (Collection of Guillermo de Osma, Madrid; exh. Academia de San Fernando, Madrid)
Exhibition Review
Goya and the Infante Don Luis. Madrid
02/2013 | 1319 | 155
Pages: 127-128
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Subjects
artists:
Goya y Lucientes, Francisco José de
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Palacio Real de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
places:
Spain / Madrid
subjects:
Borbón, Luis Antonio Jaime de, 1727-1785 / Reviews / Exhibitions
Illustrations
Attributed works:
69. The antiques dealer Geniani's shop, by Luis Paret y Alcázar (Fundación Lázaro Galdiano, Madrid; exh. Palacio Real, Madrid)
Attributed works:
70. The family of the Infante Don Luis, by Francisco de Goya (Fondazione Magnani Rocca, Mamiano di Traversetolo, Parma; exh. Palacio Real, Madrid)
Attributed works:
71. Zebra, by Luis Paret y Alcázar (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid; exh. Palacio Real, Madrid)
Attributed works:
72. María Teresa de Vallabriga on horseback, by Francisco de Goya (Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence; exh. Palacio Real, Madrid)
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Advertisements July 2011 (front)
07/2011 | 1300 | 153
Pages: s.p.
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Subjects
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Master Paintings Week (London)
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Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert, London, Great Britain
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Ben Elwes Fine Art, London, Great Britain
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Daniel Katz Ltd (dealers), London, Great Britain
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Emanuel Von Baeyer, London, Great Britain
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Day and Faber, London, Great Britain
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Haboldt & Co, Paris, France
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Trinity Fine Art Ltd, London, Great Britain
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Whitfield Fine Art, London, Great Britain
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Stair Sainty, London, Great Britain
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Didier Aaron, Inc, New York, United States
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Rafael Valls, London, Great Britain
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Peter Finer (antique arms), London, Great Britain
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Simon Dickinson, London, Great Britain
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Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, Spain
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Palacio Real de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Masterpiece London
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Tomasso Brothers Fine Art, Leeds, Great Britain
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Sladmore Gallery, London, Great Britain
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Sphinx Fine Art, London, Great Britain
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Alessandro Cesati, Milan, Italy
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Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, Great Britain
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Charly Bailly Fine Art, Geneva, Switzerland
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Biennale Internazionale d'Antiquariato (Italy: Florence)
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Galerie Canesso, Paris, France
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Jean-Luc Baroni, London, Great Britain
artists:
Heron, Patrick
artists:
Clésinger, Jean Baptiste / Leonardo da Vinci / Taylor, John, 1735-1806
artists:
Farinati, Paolo / Zanchi, Antonio / Wootton, John
museums and institutions:
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, United States
subjects:
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Illustrations
Attributed works:
[Ben Elwes. 45 Maddox Street. London W1S 2PE. John Taylor (American, 1735-1806). A wooded classical landscape at evening with figures in the foreground, 1772. Oil on canvas, 40 x 50 inches (121.5 x 127 cm), oval. Signed and dated lower right: 'JTaylor 1772']
Attributed works:
[Charly Bailly. 10 rue de l’Hotel-de-Ville. Geneva. John Wootton (Snitterfield 1682 - 1764 London). Black Thoroughbred with a groom and a greyhound in a landscape setting. Oil on canvas, 104 x 127 cm. (41 by 50 in)]
Attributed works:
[Galerie Canesso. 26 rue Laffitte, Paris. Antonio Zanchi. Este (near Padua), 1631 - Venice, 1722. David and Goliath. Oil on canvas, 156 x 170 cm (61 7/16 x 66 15/16 in)]
Attributed works:
[Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert. 38 Bury Street. St. James’s, London SW1Y 6BB. Patrick Heron 1920-1999. Tail Brown, 1959. Oil on canvas. 72 x 36 inches; 183 x 91.5 cm. Signed, titled and detailed verso]
Attributed works:
[Jean-Luc Baroni. 7/8 Mason’s Yard, Duke Street, St. James’s, London. Paolo Farinati 1524 - Verona - 1606. The Angel of the Annunciation Pen and brown ink and brown wash, over black chalk, with white heightening. 330 x 215 mm]
Attributed works:
[Palacio Real de Madrid. Lady with an Ermine. Leonardo da Vinci]
Attributed works:
[The Sladmore Gallery. 57 Jermyn Street. St. James’s. London. A good quality, nineteenth century bronze model of a 'Roman Bull' by Jean Baptiste Clasinger (French, 1814-1883). This bronze, signed 'J. Clesinger', inscribed 'Rome 1857, Taureau-Romain' and 'Reduction Mécanique A. Collas Brevete' was cast circa 1857 and has a dark brown patina with reddy brown undertones.]
Western art unattributed:
[Tomasso Brothers Fine Art. Bardon Hall. Weetwood Lane. Leeds. Dove Walk. 107b Pimlico. London. The Albani Faun. 18th century Roman School. White marble]
Exhibition Review
Painting in the Hispanic Kingdoms. Madrid and Mexico City
04/2011 | 1297 | 153
Pages: 286-287
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Reviewer:
Bassegoda i Hugas, Bonaventura (Bassegoda i Hugas, Bonaventura; Hugas, Bonaventura Bassegoda i)
Subjects
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Palacio de Cultura Banamex, Mexico City, Mexico / Palacio Real de Madrid, Madrid, Spain / Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, Spain
places:
Spain / Mexico / Mexico City / Madrid
print:
Spanish colonial paintings
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions / Spanish Colonial / Spanish Colonial School / Paintings
subjects:
New World Exploration
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Pintura de los Reinos. Iden­tidades compartidas en el mundo hispánico | institution: Museo Nacional del Prado , institution: Palacio de Cultura Banamex , institution: Palacio Real de Madrid
Illustrations
Attributed works:
94. Allegory of the name of the Virgin Mary, by Cristóbal de Villalpando. c.1690–1700. Canvas, 183 by 291 cm. (Museo de la Basílica de Santa María de Guadalupe, Mexico City; exh. Palacio de Cultura Banamex, Mexico City).
Attributed works:
95. The Immaculate Conception, by Alonso Vázquez. c.1590. Canvas, 283 by 206 cm. (Museo de Bellas Artes, Seville; exh. Palacio de Cultura Banamex, Mexico City).
Exhibition Review
Charles IV of Spain and the decorative arts. Madrid
10/2009 | 1279 | 151
Pages: 714-715
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Reviewer:
González-Palacios, Alvar (González-Palacios, Alvar; Palacios, Alvar González-)
Subjects
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Palacio Real de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
patrons:
Charles IV, King of Spain, 1748-1819
places:
Madrid / Spain
print:
Charles IV, King of Spain, 1748-1819
print:
Decorative arts
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions / Decorative arts / Furniture / Patronage
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Carlos IV Mecenas y Coleccionista | institution: Palacio Real de Madrid
Illustrations
Attributed works:
56. The Gabinete de Platino, Casa del Labrador, Aranjuez, showing large allegories by Anne-Louis Girodet. Designed by Percier and Fontaine. Paris, 1800–06.
Western art unattributed:
57. Armchair made in the Royal Manufactory of Ebanisteria. 1801. Mahogany, satinwood and other woods, 91 by 60 by 48 cm. (Palacio Real, Madrid).
Exhibition Review
Baroque tapestry. New York and Madrid
01/2008 | 1258 | 150
Pages: 59-61
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Reviewer:
Mulherron, Jamie (Mulherron, Jamie)
Subjects
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, United States / Palacio Real de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
places:
United States / Spain / New York / Madrid
print:
Tapestries
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions / Tapestries / Textiles / Baroque
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Tapestry in the Baroque: Threads of Splendor | institution: Metropolitan Museum of Art , institution: Palacio Real de Madrid
Illustrations
Attributed works:
72. The triumph of the Church over Ignorance and Blindness. From a twenty-piece set of The triumph of the Eucharist. Designed by Peter Paul Rubens. Woven in the workshop of Jan Raes II, Brussels. c.1626–33. Wool and silk, 490 by 752 cm. (Patrimonio Nacional, Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales, Madrid; exh. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
Attributed works:
73. Detail of The audience with Cardinal Chigi. From a fourteen-piece set of the History of the king. Designed by Charles Le Brun, cartoon by Antoine Mathieu the Elder; cartoon for the border attributed to Jean Lemoyne le Lorrain. Woven in the workshop of Jean Lefebvre, at the Manufacture Royale des Gobelins, Paris. 1665–72. Wool, silk and silver and gilt-metal wrapped thread, 510 by 715 cm. (Moblier National, Paris, on deposit at the Musée du Louvre, Paris; exh. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
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74. Detail of Diana and Apollo slaying the children of Niobe. From an eight-piece set of the Story of Diana. Cartoon attributed to Toussaint Dubreuil or to Henri Lerambert, after a design by Toussaint Dubreuil. Woven in the Faubourg Saint-Marcel workshop, Paris. c.1620–30. Wool, silk and gilt-metal wrapped thread, 415 by 540 cm. (Kunstkammer, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna; exh. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
Exhibition Review
Juan van der Hamen y León. Madrid and Dallas
04/2006 | 1237 | 148
Pages: 297-299
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Reviewer:
Cherry, Peter (Cherry, Peter)
Subjects
artists:
Hamen y León, Juan van der
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Palacio Real de Madrid, Madrid, Spain / Meadows Museum, Dallas, United States
places:
United States / Spain / Madrid / Dallas
print:
Hamen y León, Juan van der
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Juan van der Hamen y León and the Court of Madrid | institution: Meadows Museum , institution: Palacio Real de Madrid
Illustrations
Attributed works:
70. Lorenzo van der Hamen y León, by Juan van der Hamen y León. c.1620. 55 by 43 cm. (Instituto de Valencia de Don Juan, Madrid; exh. Meadows Museum, Dallas).
Attributed works:
71. Great fruit bowl with plates of cakes and sweets, by Juan van der Hamen y León. c.1621. 84 by 104 cm. (Banco de España collection, Madrid; exh. Meadows Museum, Dallas).
Attributed works:
72. Plate of pears and grapes, by Juan van der Hamen y León. 1626. 34 by 48.5 cm. (Private collection; exh. Meadows Museum, Dallas).
Exhibition Review
Courts of the Baroque. Madrid and Rome
03/2004 | 1212 | 146
Pages: 203-205
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Reviewer:
Brown, Jonathan (Brown, Jonathan; Brown, Jonathan M.)
Reviewer:
Elliott, John (Elliott, John)
Subjects
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Scuderie Papali al Quirinale, Rome, Italy
museums and institutions:
Palacio Real de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
places:
Italy / Rome / Madrid / Spain
print:
Baroque
subjects:
Exhibitions / Reviews / Baroque
Reviewed Items
subjects:
The Courts of the Baroque | institution: Palacio Real de Madrid , institution: Scuderie Papali al Quirinale
Illustrations
Attributed works:
75. Christina of Sweden attended by scholars and other famous contemporaries, by Louis Michel Dumesnil. c.1730. 97 by 126 cm. (Chateaux de Versailles et de Trianon, Versailles; exh. Scuderie del Quirinale, Rome).
Attributed works:
76. Orpheus playing to the animals, by Luca Giordano. c.1697. 176 by 353 cm. (Patrimonio Nacional, Palacio Real de Aranjuez; exh. Scuderie del Quirinale, Rome).
Attributed works:
77. Charles II as Grand Master of the Order of the Golden Fleece, by Juan Carreño de Miranda. 1677. 216.5 by 140 cm. (Graf Harrach'sche Familiensammlung, Schloss Rohrau; exh. Scuderie del Quirinale, Rome).
Western art unattributed:
74. Meeting of Philip IV and Louis XIV on the Isle of Pheasants. c, 1665-68. Wool, silk and good, 515 by 697 cm. (Mobilier national, Paris; exh. Scuderie del Quirinale, Rome).
Article
Mengs at the Palacio Real, Madrid
08/1997 | 1133 | 139
Pages: 515-528
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Author:
Sancho, José Luis (Sancho, José Luis)
Subjects
artists:
Mengs, Anton Raphael
buildings:
Palacio Real de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
dates:
1700-1799
places:
Spain
subjects:
French painting
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Bozzetto, with the Figure of Fame, for the North-West Corner of The Apotheosis of Trajan, by Anton Raphael Mengs. c.1774-75. Pen and Ink and Oil on Paper Laid down on Canvas, 48.5 by 61.5 cm. (Patrimonio Nacional, Palacio Real de La Granja de San Ildefonso, Segovia).
Attributed works:
10. Rest on the Flight into Egypt, by Anton Raphael Mengs. Panel, 97 by 81 cm. (Patrimonio Nacional, Palacio Real, Madrid).
Attributed works:
11. Queen Amalia, by Anton Raphael Mengs and Assistants. 154 by 110 cm. (Museo del Prado, Madrid).
Attributed works:
12. The Prince of Asturias, Later Charles IV, by Mariano Salvador de Maella and Anton Raphael Mengs. 152 by 110 cm. (Museo del Prado, Madrid).
Attributed works:
13. The Princess of Asturias, Later Queen María Luisa, by Mariano Salvador de Maella and Anton Raphael Mengs. 152 by 110 cm. (Museo del Prado, Madrid).
Attributed works:
14. Mater Dolorosa, by Anton Raphael Mengs. 1765. Panel, 27.5 by 22 cm. (Patrimonio Nacional, Palacio Real, Madrid).
Attributed works:
15. Agony in the Garden, by Anton Raphael Mengs. 185 by 185 cm. (Patrimonio Nacional, Palacio Real, Madrid).
Attributed works:
16. Agony in the Garden, by Anton Raphael Mengs. Panel, 185 by 185 cm. (Sacristy, Lérida Cathedral).
Attributed works:
2. West End of The Apotheosis of Trajan, by Anton Raphael Mengs. 1774-76. Fresco. (Patrimonio Nacional, Palacio Real, Madrid).
Attributed works:
3. Detail of Fig.2. [West End of The Apotheosis of Trajan, by Anton Raphael Mengs. 1774-76. Fresco. (Patrimonio Nacional, Palacio Real, Madrid).]
Attributed works:
4. Aurora, by Anton Raphael Mengs. c.1764-66. Fresco. (Patrimonio Nacional, Palacio Real, Madrid).
Attributed works:
5. Hesperus, by Anton Raphael Mengs. 210 by 200 cm. (Patrimonio Nacional, Palacio de Moncloa, Madrid).
Attributed works:
6. Aurora, by Anton Raphael Mengs. 210 by 200 cm. (Patrimonio Nacional, Palacio de Moncloa, Madrid).
Attributed works:
7. Adoration of the Shepherds, by Anton Raphael Mengs. 264 by 152 cm. (Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington).
Attributed works:
8. Mary Magdalen, by Anton Raphael Mengs. Panel, 29.3 by 37.7 cm. (The Duke of Wellington, KG).
Attributed works:
9. St John the Baptist in the Desert, by Anton Raphael Mengs. Copper, 29.1 by 37.7 cm. (The Duke of Wellington, KG).
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