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Genealogy and the Politics of Representation in the High and Late Middle Ages

08/2023 | 1445 | 165

Pages: 916-918

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Reviewer:

Opacic, Zoë (Opacic, Zoë)

Subjects

patrons:

Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1459-1519 / Charlemagne, Emperor, 742-814 / Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, 1316-1378

subjects:

Genealogy / Royalty / Emperors / Medieval / Medieval architecture / Scrolls (Rolls)

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Genealogy and the Politics of Representation in the High and Late Middle Ages By Joan A. Holladay. 406 pp. incl. 11 col. + 143 b. & w. ills. (Cambridge University Press, 2019), $135. ISBN 978–1–108–47018–6. | :

Exhibition Review

Beyond the Nile: Egypt and the Classical World. J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

09/2018 | 1386 | 160

Pages: 774-776

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Reviewer:

Cooney, Kathlyn M. (Cooney, Kathlyn M.)

Subjects

dates:

2010-2019

media:

Sculpture / Musical instruments / Silverwork / Documents / Stone / Marbles

museums and institutions:

J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, United States

patrons:

Amasis II, King of Egypt / Amenhotep III, King of Egypt / Alexander the Great

places:

United States / Los Angeles

subjects:

Egyptian sculpture / Greek (ancient) sculpture / Roman (ancient) sculpture / Egyptian School / Greek (ancient) School / Roman (ancient) School / Patronage / Politics / Influence / Diplomacy / Collecting / Monarchy / Emperors / Kings / Greek iconography / Roman iconography / Gods / Goddesses / Sarcophagi / Hieroglyphics / Scrolls (Rolls) / Jugs / Cups / Busts / Portraits / Caesar, Lucius Julius, 90-43 B.C. / Caracalla / Naturalism

Illustrations

Western art unattributed:

5. Sarcophagus of Wahibreemakhet, Egyptian. c.600 BC. Basalt, 230 by 94 by 105 cm. (Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden; exh. J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles).

Western art unattributed:

6. Julius Caesar, Roman. First century BC–First century AD. Graywacke, 44 by 26 by 25 cm. (Antikensammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin; exh. J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles).

Western art unattributed:

7. Head of Caracalla, Romano-Egyptian. AD 211–17. Granite, 51 by 34 by 52 cm. (University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia; exh. J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles).

Short Notice

'Not Even a Fly': Rubens and the Mad Emperors

10/1991 | 1063 | 133

Pages: 699-703

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Author:

McGrath, Elizabeth (McGrath, Elizabeth; McG., E.)

Subjects

artists:

Rubens, Peter Paul

dates:

1600-1649

places:

Netherlands / Flanders / Italy

subjects:

Flemish painting / Drawings / Emperors

Illustrations

Attributed works:

39. Galba, by Peter Paul Rubens? Panel, 66.7 by 52.2 cm. (Private Collection, London).

Attributed works:

40. Sheet with Sketches of Emperors, Recto, by Peter Paul Rubens. Pen and Brown Ink on Paper, 23.6 by 41.9 cm. (Staatliche Museen Preussicher Kulturbesitz, Berlin).

Attributed works:

41. Caligula, by Peter Paul Rubens. Pen and Ink on Paper, 6.3 by 4.2 cm. (Duke of Devonshire, Chatsworth).

Attributed works:

42. Verso of Fig.40. [Sheet with Sketches of Emperors, Recto, by Peter Paul Rubens. Pen and Brown Ink on Paper, 23.6 by 41.9 cm. (Staatliche Museen Preussicher Kulturbesitz, Berlin).]

Attributed works:

43. Julius Caesar, by G. Sadeler, after Titian. Engraving.

Attributed works:

44. Detail of Fig.40. [Sheet with Sketches of Emperors, Recto, by Peter Paul Rubens. Pen and Brown Ink on Paper, 23.6 by 41.9 cm. (Staatliche Museen Preussicher Kulturbesitz, Berlin).]

Attributed works:

45. Domitian Stabbing Flies, Woodcut from Suetonius, Vitae Caesarum, Venice, 1510.

Attributed works:

46. Modesty of Tiberius, by Giulio Romano. Pen, Brown Ink and Wash, Traces of Black Chalk, Squared for Transfer, 51 by 42 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).

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Ghirlandaio and Roman Coins

06/1981 | 939 | 123

Pages: 356+358-359+361

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Author:

Dobrick, J. Albert (Dobrick, J. Albert)

Subjects

artists:

Ghirlandaio, Domenico

dates:

1400-1499

places:

Italy / Florence

subjects:

Italian painting / Visual sources

subjects:

Roman (ancient) sculpture / Coins

subjects:

Emperors

Illustrations

Attributed works:

27. Detail from St Zenobius Enthroned, Here Identified as Hadrian Laureate, by Domenico Ghirlandaio. Fresco. (Palazzo Vecchio, Florence).

Attributed works:

29. Detail from St Zenobius Enthroned, Here Identified as Caligula Laureate, by Domenico Ghirlandaio. Fresco. (Palazzo Vecchio, Florence).

Attributed works:

31. Detail from St Zenobius Enthroned, Here Identified as Vespasian Laureate, by Domenico Ghirlandaio. Fresco. (Palazzo Vecchio, Florence).

Attributed works:

33. Detail from St Zenobius Enthroned, Here Identified as Nero Laureate, by Domenico Ghirlandaio. Fresco. (Palazzo Vecchio, Florence).

Attributed works:

35. Detail from St Zenobius Enthroned, Here Identified as Faustina the Younger, by Domenico Ghirlandaio. Fresco. (Palazzo Vecchio, Florence).

Attributed works:

37. Detail from St Zenobius Enthroned, Here Identified as Antoninus Pius Laureate, by Domenico Ghirlandaio. Fresco. (Palazzo Vecchio, Florence).

Western art unattributed:

28. Hadrian Laureate. Obverse of Roman Denarius. (British Museum).

Western art unattributed:

30. Caligula Laureate. Obverse of Roman Sestertius. (British Museum).

Western art unattributed:

32. Vespasian Laureate. Obverse of Roman Sestertius. (British Museum).

Western art unattributed:

34. Nero Laureate. Obverse of Roman Sestertius. (British Museum).

Western art unattributed:

36. Faustina the Younger. Obverse of Roman Sestertius. (British Museum).

Western art unattributed:

38. Antoninus Pius Laureate. Obverse of Roman Aureus. (British Museum).

Article

A Late Antique Portrait Head in Porphyry

06/1976 | 879 | 118

Pages: 350-355+357

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Author:

Haynes, D. E. L. (Haynes, D. E. L.; Haynes, Denys Eyre Lankester)

Subjects

dates:

0300-0399

museums and institutions:

British Museum, London, Great Britain

places:

England / London

places:

Rome (historical region) / Egypt

subjects:

Art museums / Acquisitions

subjects:

Roman (ancient) sculpture / Portraits

subjects:

Late Antique

subjects:

Porphyry

subjects:

Tetrarchs / Emperors / Iconography

Illustrations

Western art unattributed:

1. Head of a Tetrarch, c.300 A. D. Porphyry; Height, 43 cm. (British Museum).

Western art unattributed:

2. Right Profile of the Head Illustrated in Fig. 1.

Western art unattributed:

3. Aureus of Constantius I, Minted at Trier, 305-06 A. D.

Western art unattributed:

4. Aureus of Constantius I, Minted at Ticinum, 305-06 A. D.

Western art unattributed:

5. Frontal View of the Head Illustrated in Fig. 1.

Western art unattributed:

6. Right Profile of the Head Illustrated in Fig. 7.

Western art unattributed:

7. Head of a Bearded Man, c.300 A. D. Marble; Height, 28 cm. (National Museum of Antiquities, Leiden).

Article

Rubens's Roman Emperors

06/1971 | 819 | 113

Pages: 297-298+300-301+303

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Author:

Jaffé, Michael (Jaffé, Michael)

Subjects

artists:

Rubens, Peter Paul

collectors and dealers:

Burchard, Ludwig

dates:

1600-1649

places:

Antwerp / Paris / Italy

places:

Netherlands / Flanders

subjects:

Flemish painting / Group portraits

subjects:

Attributions

subjects:

Roman iconography / Emperors / Iconography

subjects:

Versions

Illustrations

Attributed works:

1. Otho, by Peter Paul Rubens. Panel, 33.2 by 26.5 cm. (Museum and Art Gallery, Scunthorpe.)

Attributed works:

2. Julius Caesar, by Peter Paul Rubens. Panel, 33 by 26.5 cm. (Collection the Late Dr Burchard.)

Attributed works:

3. Vespasian, by Peter Paul Rubens. Panel, 33 by 26.5 cm. (Collection the Late Dr Burchard.)

Attributed works:

4. Vitellius, by Peter Paul Rubens. Panel, 33 by 26.5 cm. (Whereabouts Unknown.)

Attributed works:

5. Nero, by Peter Paul Rubens. Panel, 33 by 26.5 cm. (Whereabouts Unknown.)

Attributed works:

8. Nero, by Peter Paul Rubens. Panel, 64.6 by 50 cm. (Private Collection, Paris.)

Western art unattributed:

10. Nero, Workshop Replica of Peter Paul Rubens. Panel, 66.5 by 52.2 cm. (Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart.)

Western art unattributed:

6. Vitellius, Workshop Replica of Peter Paul Rubens. Panel, 66.6 by 52.2 cm. (Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart.)

Western art unattributed:

7. Vitellius, Workshop Replica of Peter Paul Rubens. Panel, 70 by 54 cm. (Private Collection, Brussels.)

Western art unattributed:

9. Nero, Workshop Replica of Peter Paul Rubens. Panel, 70 by 54 cm. (Private Collection, Brussels.)

Letter

Dürer Portraits

12/1970 | 813 | 112

Pages: 826+829

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Author:

Musper, H. Th. (Musper, H. Th.)

Subjects

art literature:

Panofsky, Erwin

artists:

Dürer, Albrecht

subjects:

German painting / Attributions

subjects:

Portraits / Emperors

Article

The Aldobrandini Tazzas

10/1970 | 811 | 112

Pages: 669-676

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Author:

Hayward, J. F. (Hayward, J. F.; Hayward, John Forrest; H., J. F.; Hayward, John)

Subjects

artists:

Cellini, Benvenuto

dates:

1550-1599

patrons:

Aldobrandini family

patrons:

Aldobrandini, Ippolito, Cardinal, 1536-1605

places:

Italy / Germany / Augsburg / Rome

subjects:

Italian / Silverwork / Metalwork

subjects:

Emperors / Roman (ancient) / Iconography

subjects:

Tazzas

Illustrations

Western art unattributed:

14. Silver-Gilt Tazza Surmounted by Figure of Julius Caesar, the Spanish Foot and Stem Associated. (Lazaro Galdeano Museum, Madrid.)

Western art unattributed:

15. Silver-Gilt Tazza Surmounted by Figure of Domitian, the Foot and Stem Associated. (Victoria and Albert Museum.)

Western art unattributed:

16. Silver-Gilt Tazza Surmounted by Figure of Otho, the Foot and Stem Associated. (Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto.)

Western art unattributed:

17. Silver-Gilt Tazza Surmounted by Figure of Nero, the Foot and Stem Associated. (Wernher Collection, Luton Hoo.)

Western art unattributed:

18. Silver-Gilt Tazza Surmounted by Figure of Titus, Original Foot and Stem, the Bowl a Later Casting. (Wernher Collection, Luton Hoo.)

Western art unattributed:

19. Silver-Gilt Tazza Surmounted by Figure of Caligula, Original Foot and Stem. (Private Collection, London.)

Western art unattributed:

20. Detail of Altered Screw on Domitian Tazza (Fig.15). [Silver-Gilt Tazza Surmounted by Figure of Domitian, the Foot and Stem Associated. (Victoria and Albert Museum.)]

Western art unattributed:

21. Detail of Sleeve Inserted in Spanish Stem of Domitian Tazza (Fig.15). [Silver-Gilt Tazza Surmounted by Figure of Domitian, the Foot and Stem Associated. (Victoria and Albert Museum.)]

Western art unattributed:

22. Detail of Foot of Spanish Combined Chalice and Monstrance, Second Half of Sixteenth Century. (Victoria and Albert Museum).

Western art unattributed:

23. Detail of Plugged Stem and New Screw on Stem of Domitian Tazza (Fig.15). [Silver-Gilt Tazza Surmounted by Figure of Domitian, the Foot and Stem Associated. (Victoria and Albert Museum.)]

Western art unattributed:

24. Detail of Bayonet Fitting on Spanish Foot of Domitian Tazza (Fig.15). [Silver-Gilt Tazza Surmounted by Figure of Domitian, the Foot and Stem Associated. (Victoria and Albert Museum.)]

Western art unattributed:

25. Bowl of Domitian Tazza (Fig.15) Chased with Four Panels Illustrating His Life. [Silver-Gilt Tazza Surmounted by Figure of Domitian, the Foot and Stem Associated. (Victoria and Albert Museum.)]

Western art unattributed:

26. Silver-Gilt and Enamelled Basin Presented to the City of Berne in 1583. Augsburg, before 1583. (Historisches Museum, Berne.)

Letter

Dürer's Two Portraits of Emperors

03/1970 | 804 | 112

Pages: 170

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Author:

Panofsky-Soergel, Gerda (Panofsky-Soergel, Gerda; Soergel, Gerda Panofsky-; Panofsky, Gerda)

Subjects

art literature:

Panofsky, Erwin

artists:

Dürer, Albrecht

dates:

1480-1519

places:

Germany

subjects:

German painting / Attributions

subjects:

Emperors / Portraits / Collections, Private

Article

New Roman Portraits in Berlin

06/1967 | 771 | 109

Pages: 329-335

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Author:

Kunisch, Norbert (Kunisch, Norbert)

Subjects

dates:

1960-1969

museums and institutions:

Staatliche Museen Antikenabteilung, Berlin, Germany

places:

Rome (historical region)

places:

Germany / Berlin

subjects:

Art museums / Acquisitions

subjects:

Roman (ancient) sculpture / Portraits / Busts / Marbles

subjects:

Emperors

subjects:

Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-14 A.D.

subjects:

Roman iconography

subjects:

Caligula, Emperor of Rome, 12-41

subjects:

Tiberius, Emperor of Rome, 42 B.C.-37 A.D.

Illustrations

Western art unattributed:

2. Bust of Roman Emperor. Roman, First Century A. D. Marble; Height, 44 cm. (Antikenabteilung der Staatlichen Museen, West Berlin.)

Western art unattributed:

3. Profile View of the Bust Reproduced in Fig.2. [Bust of Roman Emperor. Roman, First Century A. D. Marble; Height, 44 cm. (Antikenabteilung der Staatlichen Museen, West Berlin.)]

Western art unattributed:

4. Back View of the Bust Reproduced in Fig.2. [Bust of Roman Emperor. Roman, First Century A. D. Marble; Height, 44 cm. (Antikenabteilung der Staatlichen Museen, West Berlin.)]

Western art unattributed:

5. Bust of a Roman Citizen. Roman, First Century A. D. Marble; Height, 38.5 cm. (Antikenabteilung der Staatlichen Museen, West Berlin.)

Western art unattributed:

6. Profile View of the Bust Reproduced in Fig.5. [Bust of a Roman Citizen. Roman, First Century A. D. Marble; Height, 38.5 cm. (Antikenabteilung der Staatlichen Museen, West Berlin.)]

Western art unattributed:

7. Profile View of the Bust Reproduced in Fig.5. [Bust of a Roman Citizen. Roman, First Century A. D. Marble; Height, 38.5 cm. (Antikenabteilung der Staatlichen Museen, West Berlin.)]

Western art unattributed:

8. Bust of a Roman Citizen. Roman, c.100 A. D. Marble; Height, 52 cm. (Including Base). (Antikenabteilung der Staatlichen Museen, West Berlin.)

Western art unattributed:

9. Profile View of the Bust Reproduced in Fig.8. [Bust of a Roman Citizen. Roman, c.100 A. D. Marble; Height, 52 cm. (Including Base). (Antikenabteilung der Staatlichen Museen, West Berlin.)]

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