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Book Review
The Literature of Art: A Manual for Source Work in the History of Early Modern European Art Theory
03/2025 | 1464 | 167
Pages: 303
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Marmor, Max (Marmor, Max)
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The Literature of Art: A Manual for Source Work in the History of Early Modern European Art Theory By Julius von Schlosser, edited by Karl Johns and Barbara Gable, translated by Karl Johns. 711 pp. incl. 1 ill. (Ariadne Press, Riverside, 2023), $89.95. ISBN 978–1–57241–220–0. | :
Letter
A Classical source for Michelangelo’s Florence ‘Pietà’
02/2024 | 1451 | 166
Pages: 112–113
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Author:
Ekserdjian, David (Ekserdjian, David; E., D.)
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1. Studies from the Antique with rams’ heads, barbarian trophies and figures of Victory, by the workshop of Giovanni Battista Piranesi. c.1755–65. Red and black chalk on paper, 46.7 by 37.4 cm. (Morgan Library and Museum, New York).
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2. Pietà, by Michelangelo. 1553. Marble, height 277 cm. (Museo dell’ Opera del Duomo, Florence; Bridgeman Images).
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3. Detail of Fig.1, showing a fallen Amazon supported by a companion in a Phrygian cap.
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4. Mould-made pottery lamp decorated with an Amazon assisting a fallen comrade, here reproduced in reverse. Roman (Italy), c.40–75. Terracotta, 10.4 by 8.2 cm. (British Museum, London).
Article
Denis Wirth-Miller’s studio collection
09/2023 | 1446 | 165
Pages: 976-87
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Author:
Günther, Katharina (Günther, Katharina)
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1 and 2. Denis Wirth-Miller’s studio, Wivenhoe. 2014. (Photographs Ben Harrison).
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10. Study for ‘Dog in movement’, by Denis Wirth-Miller. c.1953. Oil on canvas. (© The Estate of Denis Wirth-Miller; courtesy Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation / MB Art Collection, Monaco).
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11. Dog; walking; mastiff. Dread, by Eadweard Muybridge. (From E. Muybridge: Animal Locomotion, Philadelphia 1887, plate 704).
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12. Dog, by Francis Bacon. 1952. Oil on canvas, 198.1 by 137.2 cm. (© The Estate of Francis Bacon. All rights reserved, DACS 2023; photograph Perry Ogden; Tate Britain, London).
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13. Part of the floor of Francis Bacon’s studio at 7 Reece Mews, London. 1998. Photograph by Perry Ogden. (© The Estate of Francis Bacon. All rights reserved, DACS / Artimage 2023).
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14. Francis Bacon working material, torn-out page, folded, attached to support and inserted in plastic bag, of ‘Pugilist. Striking a blow’ from E. Muybridge: The Human Figure in Motion, London 1901 (possibly), plate 63. (© The Estate of Francis Bacon. All rights reserved, DACS 2023; photograph Perry Ogden; Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane).
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15. Detail of Fig.14, showing the folded page and two merged frames.
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16. Study from the Human Body (Man Turning on Light), 1973, by Francis Bacon. 1973. Oil and alkyd paint on canvas, 200.6 by 148.4 cm. (© The Estate of Francis Bacon. All rights reserved, DACS 2023; photograph Perry Ogden; private collection).
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3. Denis Wirth-Miller, working material, page from Maxick (Max Sick): Muscle Control or Body Development by Will-Power, London 1949, pp.93– 94, Wivenhoe 112, 22 by 13.5 cm. (© The Estate of Denis Wirth-Miller; courtesy Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation / MB Art Collection, Monaco).
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4. Denis Wirth-Miller, working material, cut and mounted blackand- white photographic reproduction showing two United Nations soldiers in a trench, from S. Simmons: ‘Pusan Beach–Head’, Picture Post (5th August 1950), p.15, no.724v. (© The Estate of Denis Wirth-Miller; courtesy Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation / MB Art Collection, Monaco).
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5. Denis Wirth-Miller, working material, fragment of a page, mounted on carboard, showing a single frame from the series ‘The Walk’, ‘Some phases in the Walk of a Dog from series 14’, from E. Muybridge: Animals in Motion, London 1899, p.63, Wivenhoe 49, 15.5 by 15.5 cm. (© The Estate of Denis Wirth-Miller; courtesy Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation / MB Art Collection, Monaco) .
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6. Denis Wirth-Miller, working material, cut-out image mounted on cardboard, from ‘The Defense of Europe’, TIME: The Weekly Newsmagazine, Atlantic Overseas Edition 55:2 (April 1950), p.15, Wivenhoe 106, 25 by 18 cm. (© The Estate of Denis Wirth-Miller; courtesy Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation / MB Art Collection, Monaco).
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7. Walking man, by Denis Wirth-Miller. c.1954. Oil on canvas, 130 by 99 cm. (© The Estate of Denis Wirth-Miller; private collection).
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8. Denis Wirth-Miller, working material, fragment of a page mounted on cardboard, from TIME: The Weekly Newspaper Atlantic Overseas Edition (13th June 1949), p.16, Wivenhoe 174, 25.5 by 20.5 cm. (© The Estate of Denis Wirth-Miller; courtesy Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation / MB Art Collection, Monaco).
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9. Reconstitution of Francis Bacon’s studio at 7 Reece Mews, London, at Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane. (Photograph © Leonard de Selva; Bridgeman Images).
Book Review
Francis Bacon – In the Mirror of Photography: Collecting, Preparatory Practice and Painting
03/2023 | 1440 | 165
Pages: 346-348
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Reviewer:
Hammer, Martin (Hammer, Martin)
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Francis Bacon – In the Mirror of Photography: Collecting, Preparatory Practice and Painting By Katharina Günther. 446 pp. incl. 51 col. + 107 b. & w. ills. (De Gruyter, Berlin, 2022), £62.40. ISBN 978–3–11–072062–4. | :
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6. Figure getting out of a car, by Francis Bacon. 1944. Oil on canvas, 144 by 128.6 cm. (Courtesy Estate of Francis Bacon).
Article
Ancient foreign glassware in Silla kingdom tombs
10/2022 | 1435 | 164
Pages: 957-967
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Perrin, Ariane (Perrin, Ariane)
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1. Map of modern South Korea, showing the location of Kyongju.
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17. Bowl. Silla, Kyongju, Sŏbong (‘Auspicious Phoenix’) tomb. Fifth century. Glass with raised band, height 5.2 cm. (Kyongju National Museum).
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6. Vertical cross-section showing the internal structure of the wooden chamber tomb of the Hwangnam Great Tomb, Kyongju. (From Soyoung Lee and D.P. Leidy, eds: exh. cat. Silla, Korea’s Golden Kingdom, New York (Metropolitan Museum of Art) 2013, p.42, fig.3.6).
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10. Cup. Silla, Kyongju, Hwangnam Great tomb, north mound. Fifth century. Glass with concave round cut facets, height 6.6 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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11. Footed cup. Silla, Kyongju, Hwangnam Great Tomb, north mound. Fifth century. Glass with wood-grain pattern, height 7.7 cm. (Kyongju National Museum).
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12. Glass fragment. Paekche, Sabi period (538–660), South Ch’ungch’ŏng province, Nŭngsan-ni Buddhist temple, 567. Glass, height 1.8 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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13. Beaker. Silla, Kyongju, Hwangnam Great Tomb, south mound. Fifth century. Glass with blue trail ornament, height 12.8 cm. (Kyongju National Museum).
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14. Beaker. Silla, Kyongju, Ch’ŏnma (‘Heavenly Horse’) tomb. Before fifth century. Blue glass with ribs and facets, height 7.4 cm. (Kyongju National Museum).
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15. Beaker. Silla, Kyongju, Wŏlsŏng tomb (no.Ka-13). Late fourth century. Glass with mesh pattern and blue trailing, height 12.5 cm. (Kyongju National Museum).
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16. Cups. Silla, Kyongju, Kŭmnyŏng (‘Gold bell’) tomb. Fifth century. Glass, height 7.3 cm each. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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18. Bowl. China, Northern Wei, Shanxi province, Datong tomb. Fifth century. Glass with raised band, height 4.7 cm. (Datong City Museum).
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2. Chestlace. Silla, Kyongju, Wŏlsŏng tomb (no.Ka-13). Fourth century. Cobalt-blue glass beads, jade pendant and gold spacers, length 43.5 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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3. Bowl. Silla, Kyongju, Hwangnam Great Tomb, north mound. Fifth century. Silver with repoussé decoration, height 3.8 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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4. Blue bead with yellow ‘eyes’. Silla, Kyongju, Kyerim-no tomb (no.14), early sixth century. Glass, height 4.9 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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5. Placement of glass objects in the south burial of the Hwangnam Great Tomb, Kyongju. (From Soyoung Lee and D.P. Leidy, eds: exh. cat. Silla, Korea’s Golden Kingdom, New York (Metropolitan Museum of Art) 2013, p.119, fig.6.1).
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7. Blue beads with yellow ‘eyes’. Silla, Kyongju, Hwangnam Great Tomb, north mound. Fifth century. Glass, dimensions vary. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul; photograph courtesy James W. Lankton).
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8. Ewer. Silla, Kyongju, Hwangnam Great Tomb, south mound. Fifth century. Glass and gold thread, height 25 cm. (Kyongju National Museum).
Non-western art unattributed:
9. Cup. Silla, Kyongju, Hwangnam Great Tomb, north mound. Before fifth century. Cobalt-blue glass, height 7.7 cm. (Kyongju National Museum).
Letter
Young Bellini
10/2022 | 1435 | 164
Pages: 956
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Brooke, Irene (Brooke, Irene)
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Coronation of the Virgin, by Giovanni Bellini il Vecchio. 1440s?. Tempera on panel, 98 by 72 cm. (Pinacoteca Nazionale, Ferrara).
Article
The finding of the infant Bacchus
02/2022 | 1427 | 164
Pages: 180-183
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Hendrikman, Lars (Hendrikman, Lars)
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5. Young Bacchus, after Godfried Maes. After 1762. Oil on canvas, 63 by 54.7 cm. (Bonnefanten, Maastricht; photograph Peter Cox).
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6. Fig.5, photographed in 2012 before cleaning and removal of overpaint in 2020. (Bonnefanten, Maastricht; photograph Peter Cox).
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7. The finding of the infant Bacchus on Chios, by Godfried Maes. Last quarter of the 17th century. Black chalk, pen and black ink and grey and brown wash on paper, approx. 18 by 24 cm. (Courtesy F. Baulme Fine Arts).
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8. The infant Bacchus entrusted to the nymphs of Nysa; the death of Echo and Narcissus, by Nicolas Poussin. 1657. Oil on canvas, 122.6 by 180.5 cm. (Harvard Art Museums).
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9. Bacchus turns Acoetes’ crew into dolphins, by Godfried Maes. Last quarter 17th century, Black chalk, pen and black ink and grey and brown wash on paper, approx. 18 by 24 cm. (Leiden University Library, Print Room).
Short Notice
Rubens and Dirce, a source in plain sight
02/2021 | 1415 | 163
Pages: 152-154
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Jaffé, David (Jaffé, David)
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2. Farnese Bull (Punishment of Dirce) omitting restored elements, by Peter Paul Rubens. c.1607. Black chalk on white paper, 22.2 by 26.8 cm. (British Museum, London).
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3. The Farnese Hercules, by Peter Paul Rubens. c.1607. Black chalk on white paper, 22.2 by 26.8 cm. (verso of Fig.2). (British Museum, London).
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4. Rape of the Sabine women, by Peter Paul Rubens. 1635–36. Oil on panel, 169.9 by 236.2 cm. (National Gallery, London).
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5. Three nymphs with a cornucopia, by Peter Paul Rubens. c.1625–28. Oil on panel, 30.9 by 24.4 cm. (Dulwich Picture Gallery, London; Bridgeman Images).
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1. Farnese Bull (Punishment of Dirce). 1st century Roman copy of Hellenistic original. Marble, 3.7 by 2.95 m. (Museo Nazionale Archeologico, Naples; Bridgeman Images).
Article
A print source for a painting by Gerard David
09/2020 | 1410 | 162
Pages: 748-756
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Beltrami, Costanza (Beltrami, Costanza)
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1. Canon Bernardijn Salviati and three saints, by Gerard David. After 1501. Oil on panel, 103.4 by 94.3 cm. (National Gallery, London).
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10. Interior of a Gothic church, by Master W with the Key. c.1465–90. Engraving, 16.4 by 13.3 cm. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
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12. Pentecost, by Alexander or Simon Bening. c.1500–20. Black chalk, pen and black and brown ink on paper, with framing lines in black chalk, 25.6 by 17.2 cm. (Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam).
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2. The Virgin and Child with saints and donor, by Gerard David. Probably 1510. Oil on panel, 105.8 by 144.4 cm. (National Gallery, London).
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3. Mantle-clasp, by Reinecke vam Dressche. Before 1487. Gilded silver, diameter 14.6 cm. (Kunstgewerbemuseum, Berlin).
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6. Detail of Fig.1, showing the mantle-clasp.
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7. A Gothic baldachin, by Master W with the Key. c.1465–90. Engraving, 13.2 by 6.9 cm. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
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8. Vista through the interior of a chapel, by Master W with the Key. c.1465–90. Engraving, 22.3 by 11.2 cm. (British Museum, London; © Trustees of the British Museum).
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9. Design for a Gothic niche, by Master W with the Key. c.1465–90. Engraving, 13.2 by 16.5 cm. (British Museum, London; © Trustees of the British Museum).
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11. Agnus Dei Ostensory. German, 1460–66. Gilded silver, enamel and gemstones, 60.2 by 18.2 cm. (Kunstgewerbemuseum, Berlin).
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4. Mantle-clasp. Cologne?, c.1500. Gilded silver, diameter 15 cm. (Essen Cathedral; photograph Jens Nober; © Domschatzkammer Essen).
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5. A Gothic mantle-clasp and two ornaments at top, by Master W with the Key. c.1465–90. Engraving, 21.7 by 15.1 cm. (British Museum, London; © Trustees of the British Museum).
Short Notice
Ornament from China: sources for a garden folly design by Jean-Jacques Lequeu
03/2020 | 1404 | 162
Pages: 216-219
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Author:
Choi, Kee Il Jr (Choi, Kee Il Jr)
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1. Details of the ‘jeu de bague chinois’ at Monceau, by Jean-Jacques Lequeu. c.1780. Ink on paper, 44.8 by 34.9 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris).
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2. Design for a ring stand for the ‘jeu de bague’ at Chatou, by Jean-Jacques Lequeu. c.1780. Ink, wash and watercolour on paper, 21.9 by 18.2 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris).
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3. Design for the ‘jeu de bague’ at Chatou, by Jean-Jacques Lequeu. c.1780. Pencil on paper, 20.4 by 12.4 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris).
Non-western art unattributed:
4. Design for a ceramic sculpture of the Daoist immortal Lü Dongbin. Chinese, c.1770. Ink and watercolour on paper, 24.8 by 24.9 cm. (From Recueil de Vases Antiques. et Piéces [sic], tirés des Cabinets Chinois de l’Empereur Kien-Long., pl.8; private collection; photograph by Richard P. Goodbody).
Non-western art unattributed:
5. Design for a ceramic sculpture of a Daoist immortal. Chinese, c.1770. Ink and watercolour on paper, 24.8 by 24.9 cm. (From in Recueil de Vases Antiques. et Piéces [sic], tirés des Cabinets Chinois de l’Empereur Kien-Long., pl.12; private collection; photograph Richard P. Goodbody).
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