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Exhibition Review
Secessions: Klimt, Stuck, Liebermann
04/2025 | 1465 | 167
Pages: 402-404
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Reviewer:
Lloyd-Peppiatt, Jill (Lloyd-Peppiatt, Jill)
Subjects
dates:
2020-2030
places:
Vienna / Berlin / Munich
subjects:
Association of Visual Artists Vienna Secession, Vienna, Austria
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Secessions: Klimt, Stuck, Liebermann Edited by Ralph Gleis and Ursula Storch. 327 pp. incl. 265 col. ills. (Hirmer, Munich, 2023), £45. ISBN 978–3–7774–4192–4. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Poster for the First International Art Exhibition, Munich, designed by Franz von Stuck. 1893. Halftone, 64.5 by 38 cm. (Villa Stuck, Vienna).
Attributed works:
2. Dame in weiß, by Ernestine Schultze- Naumburg. 1898. Oil on canvas, 90 by 120 cm. (Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin).
Attributed works:
3. Kirschenernte, by Dora Hitz. Before 1905. Oil on canvas, 160 by 232 cm. (Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin).
Exhibition Review
Grete Ring. Dealing in Modernism: From Cézanne and Renoir to Liebermann and Kokoschka
12/2023 | 1449 | 165
Pages: 1359–1361
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Reviewer:
Soika, Aya (Soika, Aya)
Subjects
art literature:
The Burlington Magazine
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Liebermann Villa, Wannsee, Germany
places:
Berlin / London
subjects:
Ring, Grete / Art historians / Art dealers / Modernism
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Grete Ring. Dealing in Modernism: From Cézanne and Renoir to Liebermann and Kokoschka Liebermann Villa am Wannsee, Berlin 30th September 2023– 22nd January 2024 | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
28. Grete Ring with her poodle in British exile, c.1942. (Private collection; exh. Liebermann Villa am Wannsee, Berlin).
Attributed works:
29. Childhood portrait of Grete Ring, by Dora Hitz. c.1895. Oil on canvas, 103 by 113.5 cm. (Private collection; exh. Liebermann Villa am Wannsee, Berlin).
Attributed works:
30. Sower, by Leonhard Wacker (?), c.1928. Oil on canvas, 58.5 by 75 cm. (Private collection; exh. Liebermann Villa am Wannsee, Berlin).
Book Review
Die Büchersammlung Friedrich Gillys (1772–1800): Provenienz und Schicksal einer Architektenbibliothek im theoretischen Kontext des 18. Jahrhunderts
12/2020 | 1413 | 162
Pages: 1112
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Reviewer:
Bergdoll, Barry (Bergdoll, Barry)
Subjects
artists:
Gilly, Friedrich
places:
Berlin
subjects:
German architecture / Libraries / Academies / Bibliographies
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Die Büchersammlung Friedrich Gillys (1772–1800): Provenienz und Schicksal einer Architektenbibliothek im theoretischen Kontext des 18. Jahrhunderts By Michael Bollé and Maria Ocón Fernández. 592 pp. incl. 160 b. & w. ills. (Gebr. Mann Verlag, Berlin, 2019), €79. ISBN 978–3–7861–2791–8. | :
Exhibition Review
Berlin/London: The Lost Photographs of Gerty Simon. Wiener Library, London
10/2019 | 1399 | 161
Pages: 863-866
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Reviewer:
Vaizey, Marina (Vaizey, Marina)
Subjects
artists:
Simon, Gerty
dates:
2010-2019
media:
Photographs
places:
Berlin / London
subjects:
Portraits / Jews / Holocaust (1939-1945)
Illustrations
Attributed works:
15. Self-portrait montage, by Gerty Simon. c.1925–32. Gelatin silver print, 40 by 30 cm. (Wiener Library, London).
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16. Käthe Kollwitz, by Gerty Simon. c.1929. Gelatin silver print, 40 by 30 cm. (Wiener Library, London).
Attributed works:
17. Lotte Lenya, by Gerty Simon. c.1935. Gelatin silver print, 40 by 30 cm. (Wiener Library, London).
Book Review
Schinkel: A Meander through his Life and Work
04/2019 | 1393 | 161
Pages: 352-353
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Reviewer:
Bergdoll, Barry (Bergdoll, Barry)
Subjects
artists:
Schinkel, Karl Friedrich
places:
Berlin
subjects:
Architectural history / Philosophy / Romanticism / Science / Cultural history
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Schinkel: A Meander through his Life and Work By Kurt W. Forster. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
6. Polishing the granite basin for the Lustgarten, by Johann Erdmann Hummel. 1831. Cardboard, 46 by 75 cm. (Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin).
Book Review
Die Stadt von der Neuzeit bis zum 19. Jahrhundert: Urbane Entwürfe in Europa und Nordamerika. By Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani
01/2019 | 1390 | 161
Pages: 92-93
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Reviewer:
Bailey, Gauvin Alexander (Bailey, Gauvin Alexander)
Subjects
artists:
Alberti, Leon Battista / Francesco di Giorgio Martini / Wren, Christopher / Le Nôtre, André / Montgomery, Robert / Owen, Robert / Fourier, Charles / Haussmann, Georges Eugène, Baron / Monet, Claude / Pissarro, Camille
dates:
1200-1299 / 1300-1399 / 1400-1499 / 1500-1599 / 1600-1699 / 1700-1799 / 1800-1899
media:
Architecture / Architectural drawings / Gardens
patrons:
Pius II, Pope, 1405-1464 / Sixtus V, Pope, 1520-1590 / Philip II, King of Spain, 1527-1598 / Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873
places:
Italy / Florence / Siena / Pienza / Rome / France / Paris / Germany / Berlin / Austria / Vienna / Portugal / Lisbon / United States
subjects:
Urban planning / Urban history / Urban management / Cities / Ideal cities / Architectural history / Architectural theory / Design / Facades / Social history / Historical context / Cultural history / Surveys
Illustrations
Attributed works:
5. Covent Garden Piazza and Market, London, by John Collet. 1771–80. Canvas, 133.7 by 189.5 cm. (Museum of London).
Exhibition Review
Mantegna and Bellini. National Gallery, London
12/2018 | 1389 | 160
Pages: 1038-1041
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Reviewer:
Christiansen, Keith (Christiansen, Keith; Christiansen, K.)
Subjects
art literature:
Vasari, Giorgio / Venturi, Adolfo
artists:
Mantegna, Andrea / Bellini, Giovanni / Dossi, Dosso / Titian / Donatello / Zoppo, Marco
collectors and dealers:
Bembo, Pietro
dates:
2010-2019
media:
Paintings
museums and institutions:
National Gallery, London, Great Britain / Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, Germany
patrons:
Gonzaga, Ludovico / Alfonso I d’Este, Duke of Ferrara, 1476-1534 / Isabella d’Este, Marquise of Mantua, 1474-1539
places:
Great Britain / London / Germany / Berlin
subjects:
Italian painting / Style / Patronage / Commissions / Attributions / Influence / Copying / Tracings / Altarpieces / Allegory / Christian iconography / Workshops (Organisations) / Courts (social groups) / Devotional images / Exhibition catalogues
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Presentation of Christ in the Temple, by Andrea Mantegna. c.1454. Egg tempera on canvas, 77.5 by 94.4 cm. (Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin; exh. National Gallery, London).
Attributed works:
2. Presentation of Christ in the Temple, by Giovanni Bellini, c.1470–75. Panel, 80 by 105 cm. (Museo della Fondazione Querini Stampalia, Venice; exh. National Gallery, London).
Attributed works:
3. Dead Christ supported by four angels, by Giovanni Bellini. c.1470. Egg tempera (?) on panel, 80.5 by 120 cm. (Museo della Città ‘Luigi Tonini’, Rimini; exh. National Gallery, London).
Attributed works:
4. Death of the Virgin, by Andrea Mantegna. c.1460–64. Egg tempera on panel, 54.5 by 42 cm. (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid; exh. National Gallery, London).
Article
The Art of Conservation XV. The conservation history of the Ghent Altarpiece
09/2018 | 1386 | 160
Pages: 754-765
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Author:
Dubois, Hélène (Dubois, Hélène)
Subjects
art literature:
Friedländer, Max J. / Coremans, Paul B. / Schryver, Antoine de / Marijnissen, R.-H. / Heere, Lucas de / Mander, Karel van, I, 1548-1606 / Waagen, Gustav Friedrich, 1794-1868 / Bode, Wilhelm von / Puyvelde, Leo van / Hulin de Loo, Georges / Vanderveken, Jef / Gettens, R. J. / Stout, George L. / Asperen de Boer, J. R. J. van / Spronk, Ron
art literature:
Vaernewijck, Marcus van / Hauser, Aloïs, the younger / Grevenstein, Anne van
artists:
Eyck, Jan van / Eyck, Hubert van / Blondeel, Lancelot / Scorel, Jan van / Coxie, Michiel, I, 1499-1592 / Coxie, Raphael / Bruyn, Jan Baptist de / Heuvel, Anton van den / Schlesinger, Johann / Schinkel, Karl Friedrich / Lagye, Victor / Bouts, Dieric
collectors and dealers:
Nieuwenhuys, L.J. / Solly, Edward
dates:
1400-1499 / 1500-1599 / 1600-1699 / 1700-1799 / 1800-1899 / 1900-1999 / 2000-2009 / 2010-2019
media:
Paintings / Displays / Radiographs / Infrared photography
museums and institutions:
Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA), Brussels, Belgium / Musée du Louvre, Paris, France / Altes Museum, Berlin, Germany / Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium / Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, Belgium / International Council of Museums (ICOM)
museums and institutions:
Getty Foundation, Los Angeles, United States
patrons:
Vijd, Joos / Borluut, Elisabeth / Philip II, King of Spain, 1527-1598
places:
Netherlands / Belgium / Brussels / Ghent / France / Paris / Germany / Berlin
subjects:
Netherlandish painting / Conservation / Restoration (process) / Scientific analysis / Technical analysis / Provenance / Iconoclasm / Damage to works of art / Stolen works of art / Alterations / Altarpieces / Panel paintings / Polyptychs / Collecting / Patronage / Retables / Feasts / Religious ceremonies / Glazes / Varnish / Pigments / Colour / Commissions / Archives / Style / Council of Trent (1545-1563) / Calvinism / Revolution (France: 1789-1799) / Restitution / Repatriation / Polychromy / Copies / World War (1914-1918) / World War (1939-1945) / Nazism / Exhibitions / Curators / Art historians / Conservators / Restorers / Science
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. The adoration of the Mystic Lamb, by Hubert and Jan van Eyck. Completed by 1432. Panel, shown open, 375 by 514 cm. Before restora- tion. (Cathedral of St Bavo, Ghent; © lukasweb.be – Art in Flanders vzw).
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2. Diagram showing the extent of mid-sixteenth century overpaint on the outside wings of the polyptych. (©KIK-IRPA, Brussels).
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3. Detail of Fig.4, showing Joos Vijd’s right eye after varnish removal. The pink scumbles around the eyes, which cover the original eyelashes, are typical of the mid-sixteenth-century overpainting campaign. (©KIKIRPA, Brussels).
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4. The adoration of the Mystic Lamb, by Hubert and Jan van Eyck. Completed by 1432. Panel, shown closed, 375 by 257 cm. Photographed after restoration. (Cathedral of St Bavo, Ghent; © lukasweb.be – Art in Flanders vzw).
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5. Detail of Fig.4, showing Elisabeth Borluut’s drapery before the removal of varnish and overpaint. (Cathedral of St Bavo, Ghent).
Attributed works:
6. Fig.5 after the removal of overpaint and restoration. (Cathedral of St Bavo, Ghent; © lukasweb.be – Art in Flanders vzw).
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7. The Virgin Annunciate and Angel musicians (recto and verso of the same panel), by Hubert and Jan van Eyck. Photographs taken in Berlin before the restoration of 1894. Original hinges are present on the left side of the frame of the Virgin’s panel. Metal reinforcements were added to the extremities of the crossbar. Later, wrought metal hinged braces were attached by large screws fitted through the frame and visible on the front of the Angels panel. (Deutsches Dokumentationszentrum für Kunstgeschichte – Bildarchiv Foto Marburg).
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8. The prophet Micah, detail of Fig.4, shown in the frame designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel with a hatch covering the inscription beneath the prophet. Photograph, before 1878. (RKD, Netherlands Institute for Art History, M.J. Friedländer Archive, The Hague).
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9. The Ghent Altarpiece as installed in the Vijd chapel between 1865 and 1920. It comprises Eyckian central panels, Lagye’s fur-clothed Adam and Eve and Coxcie’s copies of the other shutters. Photograph, c.1910–13. (© Stadsarchief, Ghent).
Western art unattributed:
10. Jef Van der Veken in his studio in Brussels. Photograph, before 1929. (RKD, Netherlands Institute for Art History, Jef Van der Veken Archive, The Hague).
Western art unattributed:
11. Albert Philipott applies wax to the surface of Eve in order to consolidate the paint layers. Photograph, 1951. (© KIK-IRPA, Brussels).
Western art unattributed:
12. Albert Philipott removes the overpainted clouds around the dove in The Adoration of the Lamb. Photograph, 1951. (© KIK-IRPA, Brussels).
Exhibition Review
Sandro Botticelli. Berlin and London
06/2016 | 1359 | 158
Pages: 477-478
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Reviewer:
Röstel, Alexander (Röstel, Alexander )
Subjects
artists:
Botticelli, Sandro
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Courtauld Gallery, London, Great Britain / Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Great Britain / Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin, Germany
places:
London / Germany / England / Berlin
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Illustrations
Attributed works:
63. Detail of Paradiso XX, from The Divine Comedy, by Sandro Botticelli. c.1481-1495 (Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin; exh. Courtauld Gallery, London)
Attributed works:
64. Rebirth of Venus, by David LaChapelle. 2008 (Private collection; exh. Victoria and Albert Museum, London)
Publication Received
The Museum is Open: Towards a Transnational History of Museums 1750–1940. Edited by Andrea Meyer and Bénédicte Savoy.
06/2015 | 1347 | 157
Pages: 424
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Reviewer:
Waterfield, Giles (Waterfield, Giles)
Subjects
dates:
2010-2019
places:
Berlin
subjects:
Museum history / Conferences / Proceedings / Art museums / National museums
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