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Exhibition Review
Resplendent Illuminations: Books of Hours from the 13th to the 16th Century in Quebec Collections. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
12/2018 | 1389 | 160
Pages: 1045-1047
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Reviewer:
Herman, Nicholas (Herman, Nicholas)
Subjects
art literature:
Ricci, Seymour de
dates:
2010-2019
media:
Illuminated manuscripts
museums and institutions:
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Canada
places:
Canada / Montreal
subjects:
Books of hours / Prayer books / Psalters / Catalogues raisonnés / Literature / Collecting / Book collecting / Collections / Collections, Private / Religious art / Catholicism / Jesuits
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
10. St Helena and the invention of the True Cross, Southern Germany. c.1520. Parchment, 11 by 8 cm. (McGill University Library, Montreal, MS 162; exh. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts; photograph Gregory Houston).
Western art unattributed:
11. Woman reading in a studiolo, leaf from a book of hours, Venice or Padua (?). c.1375. Parchment, tempera, gold leaf and ink on six pieces of parchment mounted on paper, 14 by 9.5 cm. (Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, inv. no.1957.1368; photograph MMFA, Christine Guest).
Western art unattributed:
9. Arrest of Christ and the kiss of Judas, Augsburg. c.1235–50. Parchment, 13.5 by 9 cm. (McGill University Library, Montreal, MS 161; exh. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts).
Exhibition Review
Napoleon: Power and Splendour. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond
08/2018 | 1385 | 160
Pages: 676-678
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Reviewer:
Bordes, Philippe (Bordes, Philippe; Bordes, Phillipe)
Subjects
art literature:
Winckelmann, Johann Joachim
artists:
David, Jacques-Louis / Gros, Antoine-Jean / Girodet-Trioson, Anne-Louis / Ingres, Jean-Auguste-Dominique / Gerard, Francois Baron (1770-1837) / Rigaud, Hyacinthe / Isabey, Jean-Baptiste / Chinard, Joseph / Dufau, Fortuné / Regnault, Jean Baptiste
dates:
2010-2019
media:
Paintings / Prints / Sculpture / Porcelain / Tapestries / Textiles / Silks / Costume / Furniture
museums and institutions:
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, United States / Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Canada / Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City (MO), United States / Château de Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau, France
patrons:
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French
places:
United States / Richmond (United States) / Kansas City / Canada / Montreal / France / Fontainebleau
subjects:
French painting / French sculpture / Decorative arts / Politics / Diplomacy / First Empire (France: 1799-1815) / Patronage / Ancien Régime (France) / Ceremonies / Allegories / Iconography / Portraits / Family portraits / Sèvres porcelain / Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
Illustrations
Attributed works:
15. General Armand-Samuel de Marescot with his wife, Cécile, his son, Antoine-Samuel, his daughter, Joséphine-Cécile, and his motherin-law, Marie-Charlotte d’Artis de Thiézac, by Fortuné Dufau. 1806. Canvas, 240 by 195 cm. (Private collection; exh. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond VA).
Attributed works:
16. Triumphal march of Napoleon to the Temple of Immortality, by Jean-Baptiste Regnault. 1804–05. Paper mounted on canvas, 52.4 by 93 cm. (Fralin Museum of Art, University of Virginia, Charlottesville; exh. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond VA).
Attributed works:
17. Etruscan Scroll Vase, called the Londonderry Vase. Sèvres Imperial Manufactory, after a design by Charles Percier and Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart père, decoration by Gilbert Drouet and Christophe-Ferdinand Caron. 1813. Hard-paste porcelain with polychrome enamel decoration, gilding and ormolu mounts, height 137.2 cm. (Art Institute of Chicago).
Exhibition Review
Robert Mapplethorpe. Los Angeles, Montreal and Sydney
08/2016 | 1361 | 158
Pages: 678-680
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Reviewer:
Silberman, Robert (Silberman, Robert; Silberman, Robert B.)
Subjects
artists:
Mapplethorpe, Robert
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, United States / J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, United States / Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Canada / Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
places:
United States / Sydney / Montreal / Los Angeles / Canada / Australia
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Illustrations
Attributed works:
82. Joe, NYC, by Robert Mapplethorpe. 1978 (J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, and Los Angeles County Museum of Art; exh. Los Angeles County Museum of Art)
Attributed works:
83. Poppy, by Robert Mapplethorpe. 1988 (J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, and Los Angeles County Museum of Art; exh. Los Angeles County Museum of Art)
Attributed works:
84. Ken Moody and Robert Sherman, by Robert Mapplethorpe. 1984 (J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, and Los Angeles County Museum of Art; exh. J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles)
Attributed works:
85. Self-portrait, by Robert Mapplethorpe. 1988 (J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, and Los Angeles County Museum of Art; exh. J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles)
Exhibition Review
Art and music in Venice
02/2014 | 1331 | 156
Pages: 137-138
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Reviewer:
Kowalczyk, Bozena Anna (Kowalczyk, Bozena Anna)
Subjects
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Canada
places:
Montreal / Canada
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions / Art / Music / Venetian
Illustrations
Attributed works:
94. Interior of S. Marco, Venice, by Canaletto (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Montreal)
Attributed works:
95. The music lesson, by Pietro Longhi (Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco; exh. Musée des Beaux-Arts, Montreal)
Attributed works:
96. The singer, attributed to Giambattista Piazzetta (Musée Fabre, Montpellier; exh. Musée des Beaux-Arts, Montreal)
Exhibition Review
J.W. Waterhouse. Groningen, London and Montreal
10/2009 | 1279 | 151
Pages: 718-719
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Reviewer:
Treuherz, Julian (Treuherz, Julian)
Subjects
artists:
Waterhouse, John William
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Canada / Groninger Museum, Groningen, Netherlands / Royal Academy of Arts, London, Great Britain
places:
Netherlands / Montreal / London / Groningen / England / Canada
print:
Waterhouse, John William
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Reviewed Items
subjects:
J.W. Waterhouse: the Modern Pre-Raphaelite | institution: Groninger Museum , institution: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts , institution: Royal Academy of Arts
Illustrations
Attributed works:
64. Mariamne, by J.W. Waterhouse. 1887. Canvas, 259 by 180 cm. (Private collection, courtesy of Nevill Keating; exh. Montreal Museum of Art).
Attributed works:
65. St Cecilia, by J.W. Waterhouse. 1895. Canvas, 123.2 by 200.7 cm. (Private collection; exh. Montreal Museum of Art).
Exhibition Review
Yves Saint Laurent. Montreal and San Francisco
06/2009 | 1275 | 151
Pages: 425-426
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Reviewer:
Cooke, Lynne (Cooke, Lynne)
Subjects
artists:
Saint Laurent, Yves
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Canada / de Young Museum, San Francisco, United States
places:
United States / San Francisco / Montreal / Canada
print:
Saint Laurent, Yves
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Yves Saint Laurent: Style | institution: de Young Museum , institution: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Illustrations
Attributed works:
83. Cocktail dress (tribute to Mondrian), by Yves Saint Laurent. Autumn/Winter 1965. Woollen jersey. (Foundation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent; exh. de Young Museum, San Francisco).
Attributed works:
84. Marina Schiano in evening gown, by Yves Saint Laurent. Autumn/Winter 1970. Wool crepe with a lace back. (Estate of Jeanloup Sieff; exh. de Young Museum, San Francisco).
Exhibition Review
Kees van Dongen. Monaco, Montreal and Barcelona
04/2009 | 1273 | 151
Pages: 271-272
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Reviewer:
Collins, John (Collins, John)
Subjects
artists:
Dongen, Kees van
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Canada / Museu Picasso, Barcelona, Spain / Nouveau Musée National de Monaco, Monaco, Monaco
places:
Spain / Barcelona / Montreal / Canada
places:
Monaco
print:
Dongen, Kees van
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Van Dongen | institution: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts , institution: Museu Picasso , institution: Nouveau Musée National de Monaco
Illustrations
Attributed works:
89. The manila shawl, by Kees van Dongen. c.1910–11. Canvas, 100 by 81 cm. (S. and P. Traboulsi; exh. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts).
Attributed works:
90. Chandelier, Moulin de la Galette, by Kees van Dongen. c.1905–06. Canvas, 70 by 84.3 cm. (Nouveau Musée National de Monaco; exh. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts).
Exhibition Review
Maurice Denis. Paris, Montréal and Rovereto
02/2007 | 1247 | 149
Pages: 137-138
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Reviewer:
Sloan, Rachel (Sloan, Rachel)
Subjects
artists:
Denis, Maurice
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Canada / Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France / Museo d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto, Rovereto, Italy
places:
Trento / Paris / Montreal / Italy / France / Canada
places:
Rovereto
print:
Denis, Maurice
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Maurice Denis | institution: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts , institution: Musée d'Orsay , institution: Museo d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto
Illustrations
Attributed works:
74. La Procession sous les arbres (Les Arbres verts), by Maurice Denis. 1893. Canvas, 46 by 43 cm. (Musée d’Orsay, Paris; exh. Musée des Beaux-Arts, Montréal).
Attributed works:
75. Histoire de Psyché: Le Zéphyr sur ordre de l’Amour transporte Psyché dans une île aux délices, by Maurice Denis. 1908. Canvas, 395 by 267.5 cm. (Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg; exh. Musée d’Orsay, Paris).
Attributed works:
76. Mystère de Pâques, by Maurice Denis. 1891. Canvas, 104 by 102 cm. (Art Institute, Chicago; exh. Musée des Beaux-Arts, Montréal).
Exhibition Review
Anselm Kiefer. Fort Worth and Montreal
03/2006 | 1236 | 148
Pages: 223–25
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Reviewer:
Craft, Catherine (Craft, Catherine)
Subjects
artists:
Kiefer, Anselm
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Modern Art Museum, Fort Worth, United States / Musée d'Art Contemporain, Montreal, Montreal / Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, United States / San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, United States
places:
Washington DC / United States / San Francisco / Montreal / Fort Worth / Canada
print:
Kiefer, Anselm
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Anselm Kiefer: Heaven and Earth | institution: Modern Art Museum , institution: Musée d'Art Contemporain, Montreal
Illustrations
Attributed works:
91. Quaternity, by Anslem Kiefer. 1973. Oil and charcoal on burlap, 29.84 by 432.4 cm. (Modern Art museum, Fort Worth; exh. Musée d'Art Contemporain, Montreal).
Attributed works:
92. Book with wings, by Anslem Kiefer. 1992–94. Lead, tin and steel, 189.9 by 529.9 cm. (Modern Art Museum, Fort Worth; exh. Musée d'Art Contemporain, Montreal)
Attributed works:
93. Palette, by Anslem Kiefer. 1981. Oil and mixed media on canvas, 290 by 400 cm. (Anthony d'Offay, London; exh. Musée d'Art Contemporain, Montreal).
Exhibition Review
Landscape in Provence. Marseille and Montreal
09/2005 | 1230 | 147
Pages: 632-634
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Reviewer:
Conisbee, Philip (Conisbee, Philip)
Subjects
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Canada / Centre de la Vieille Charité, Marseille, France
places:
Montreal / Marseille / France / Canada / Provence
print:
Landscapes (visual works)
print:
Provence
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
subjects:
French painting / Landscapes (visual works) / Topographical views / Impressionism / Post-Impressionism
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Right under the Sun: Landscape in Provence from Classicism to Modernism (1750-1920) | institution: Centre de la Vieille Charité , institution: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Illustrations
Attributed works:
63. Montagne Sainte-Victoire seen from the courtyard of a farm in Malvalat, by François-Marius Granet. 32.5 by 41 cm. (Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence; exh. Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal).
Attributed works:
64. View of the aqueduct and Mont Ventoux, by Jean-Joseph-Xavier Bidauld. 58.5 by 78.5 cm. (Musée Duplessis, Carpentras; exh. Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal).
Attributed works:
65. Marseille seen from the Aygalades on market day, by Emile Loubon. 1853. 140 by 240 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Marseille; exh. Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal).
Attributed works:
66. Montagne Sainte-Victoire, by Paul Cézanne. c.1887-90. 65 by 92 cm. (Musée d'Orsay, Paris; exh. Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal).
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