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Article
Naming Parmigianino’s Antea
08/2023 | 1445 | 165
Pages: 828–835
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Author:
Vaccaro, Mary (Vaccaro, Mary)
Subjects
artists:
Parmigianino
patrons:
Baiardi, Francesco (1486–1561)
places:
Parma
sources:
Baptismal registers / Inventories
subjects:
Italian painting / Portraits / Sitters
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Portrait of a young woman, possibly Antea Smeraldi, by Parmigianino. Oil on canvas, 136 by 86 cm. (Museo di Capodimonte, Naples; photograph Scala, Florence).
Attributed works:
2. Detail of Madonna and Child with saints (‘Madonna of the long neck’), by Parmigianino, showing the face of one of the angels. Oil on panel. (Gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence; photograph Scala, Florence).
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3. Study of the head of a bearded man, by Girolamo Mazzola Bedoli. Black and red chalk on paper (recto), 14.6 by 11.3 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Attributed works:
4. Study of a female head, here attributed to Girolamo Mazzola Bedoli and identified as a copy after a lost preparatory drawing by Parmigianino. Black and red chalk with grey-brown ink on paper (verso), 14.6 by 11.3 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Attributed works:
5. Study of a female head, by Parmigianino. Red chalk on paper, 10.1 by 8.7 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; RMN).
Attributed works:
6. Portrait of a woman (‘Turkish slave’), here identified as a woman in the Baiardi family circle, possibly Maria Caterina Baiardi, by Parmigianino. Oil on panel, 68 by 53 cm. (Galleria Nazionale, Parma; photograph © A. De Gregorio; NPL – DeA Picture Library; Bridgeman Images).
Attributed works:
7. Detail of a family tree of Smeraldo Smeraldi, showing his siblings and half-siblings (including Antea) and children. (Archivio di Stato, Parma, Fondo Famiglie; photograph the author).
Article
Discoveries in the Parma Baptismal Registers: ii Michelangelo Anselmi and Francesco Maria Rondani
07/2023 | 1444 | 165
Pages: 754–759
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Author:
Vaccaro, Mary (Vaccaro, Mary)
Subjects
artists:
Anselmi, Michelangelo / Rondani, Francesco Maria / Parmigianino / Correggio
places:
Parma
sources:
Baptismal registers
subjects:
Italian art
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. The coronation of the Virgin, by Michelangelo Anselmi. 1541–42 and 1547. Fresco. (S. Maria della Steccata, Parma; Scala Archives).
Attributed works:
2. Madonna and Child with Sts Sebastian, Roch, Hilary and Blaise, by Michelangelo Anselmi. 1526. Oil on panel, 200 by 170 cm. (Parma Cathedral; Scala Archives).
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3. The birth of the Virgin, by Francesco Maria Rondani and Michelangelo Anselmi. 1531–32. Fresco. (Oratory of the Immaculate Conception, Parma).
Article
Parmigianino as godfather
01/2023 | 1438 | 165
Pages: 38-47
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Author:
Vaccaro, Mary (Vaccaro, Mary)
Subjects
artists:
Parmigianino / Bonzagni, Giovan Francesco / Pieti, Damiano / Bertoja (Zanguidi), Giuseppe
places:
Parma
subjects:
Baptismal registers / Godfathers
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Self-portrait, imposed on preliminary studies for two canephori of the Steccata, by Parmigianino. Pen and brown ink on paper, 10.7 by 7.5 cm. (Chatsworth House, Derbyshire; reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees; Bridgeman Images).
Article
Caravaggio in exile: new documents
01/2021 | 1414 | 163
Pages: 34-39
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Author:
Cocconi, Giulia (Cocconi, Giulia)
Subjects
artists:
Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da
dates:
1600-1649
places:
Rome / Naples / Parma
subjects:
Tomassoni, Ranuccio / Murder / Exiled artists / Farnese family / Documents / Popes / Patrons
subjects:
Italian painting
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Detail of David and Goliath, by Caravaggio, showing the head of Goliath, believed to be a self-portrait of the artist. c.1609–10. Oil on canvas, 125 by 101 cm. (Galleria Borghese, Rome; Bridgeman Images).
Attributed works:
2. Rest on the flight into Egypt, by Caravaggio. 1597. Oil on canvas, 135.5 by 166.5 cm. (Doria Pamphilj Gallery, Rome; Bridgeman Images).
Attributed works:
3. The choice of Hercules, by Annibale Carracci. 1596. Oil on canvas, 167 by 237 cm. (Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte, Naples; Bridgeman Images).
Book Review
Il giovane Ribera: tra Roma, Parma, e Napoli 1608–1624
09/2012 | 1314 | 154
Pages: 642-643
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Reviewer:
Marciari, John (Marciari, John)
Subjects
artists:
Ribera, Jusepe de
dates:
1600-1649 / 2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, Spain / Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte, Naples, Italy
places:
Rome / Parma / Naples
print:
Ribera, Jusepe de
subjects:
Spanish painting / Exhibitions / Exhibition catalogues
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Il giovane Ribera: tra Roma, Parma, e Napoli 1608–1624 | editor: Spinosa, Nicola
Exhibition Review
Correggio. Rome and Parma
04/2009 | 1273 | 151
Pages: 259-261
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Reviewer:
Gnann, Achim (Gnann, Achim)
Subjects
artists:
Correggio
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Museo e Galleria Borghese, Rome, Italy / Palazzo della Pilotta, Parma, Italy
places:
Rome / Parma / Italy
print:
Correggio
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Correggio | institution: Palazzo della Pilotta
subjects:
Correggio e l’Antico | institution: Museo e Galleria Borghese
Illustrations
Attributed works:
68. Venus with Mercury and Cupid, by Correggio. c.1525. Canvas, 155 by 92 cm. (National Gallery, London; exh. Galleria Borghese, Rome).
Attributed works:
69. A woman giving a bowl to another woman, by Correggio. c.1518–22. Red chalk, 20 by 20.3 cm. (Szépmûvészeti Múzeum, Budapest; exh. Galleria Borghese, Rome).
Attributed works:
70. Portrait of a noblewoman, by Correggio. c.1520. Canvas, 103 by 87.5 cm. (State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg; exh. Palazzo della Pilotta, Parma).
Attributed works:
71. St Hilary of Poitiers, here attributed to Correggio. c.1528–30. Red chalk, 20 by 20.3 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; exh. Palazzo della Pilotta, Parma).
Exhibition Review
Giovanni Fattori
01/2009 | 1270 | 151
Pages: 62-63
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Reviewer:
Rylands, Philip (Rylands, Philip)
Subjects
artists:
Fattori, Giovanni
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Fondazione Magnani Rocca, Mamiano di Traversetolo, Parma, Italy / Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Florence, Italy
museums and institutions:
Accademia di Belle Arti, Florence, Italy
places:
Italy / Parma / Florence
print:
Fattori, Giovanni
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Giovanni Fattori. La poesia del vero | institution: Fondazione Magnani Rocca, Mamiano di Traversetolo
subjects:
I luoghi di Giovanni Fattori nell'Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze. Passato e Presente | institution: Accademia di Belle Arti
subjects:
L'altra faccia dell'anima. Ritratti di Giovanni Fattori | institution: Palazzo Pitti
Illustrations
Attributed works:
79. White oxen pulling a wagon, by Giovanni Fattori. 1867–70. Oil on card, 29 by 34 cm. (Collezione Palazzo Foresti, Carpi; exh. Fondazione Magnani Rocca, Mamiano di Traversetolo, Parma).
Attributed works:
80. Diego Martelli at Castiglioncello, by Giovanni Fattori. 1867. Panel, 13 by 20 cm. (Private collection; exh. Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Palazzo Pitti, Florence).
Attributed works:
81. Mary Stuart on the field of Langside, by Giovanni Fattori. 1861. Canvas, 76 by 108 cm. (Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Palazzo Pitti, Florence, exh. Accademia di Belle Arti, Florence).
Attributed works:
82. Cavalry charge, by Giovanni Fattori. c.1873–79. Canvas, 128 by 235 cm. (Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Palazzo Pitti, Florence; exh. Accademia di Bella Arti, Florence).
Exhibition Review
Goya. Parma
12/2006 | 1245 | 148
Pages: 874-876
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Reviewer:
Wilson-Bareau, Juliet (Wilson-Bareau, Juliet; Wilson, Juliet; Bareau, Juliet Wilson)
Subjects
artists:
Goya y Lucientes, Francisco José de
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Villa di Mamiano, Parma, Italy
places:
Italy / Parma
print:
Goya y Lucientes, Francisco José de
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Goya e la tradizione italiana | institution: Villa di Mamiano
Illustrations
Attributed works:
84. The family of the Duke and Duchess of Osuna, by Francisco Goya. 1787–88. Canvas, 225 by 171 cm. (Museo del Prado, Madrid; exh. Fondazione Magnani Rocca, Mamiano di Traversetolo).
Attributed works:
85. The family of the Infante Don Luis, by Francisco Goya. 1783–84. Canvas, 248 by 328cm. (Fondazione Magnani Rocca, Mamiano di Traversetolo).
Attributed works:
86. The Victorious Hannibal who gazes on Italy for the first time from the Alps, by Francisco Goya. 1771. Canvas, 88 by 132 cm. (Fondación Selgas-Fagalde, Cudillero; exh. Fondazione Magnani Rocca, Mamiano di Traversetolo).
Book Review
Correggio [and: Correggio's Frescoes in Parma Cathedral]
02/1999 | 1151 | 141
Pages: 115-116
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Reviewer:
Bayer, Andrea (Bayer, Andrea)
Subjects
artists:
Correggio
dates:
1500-1549
museums and institutions:
Duomo di Parma, Parma, Italy
places:
Italy / Parma / Rome
subjects:
Italian painting / Monographs
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Correggio | author: Ekserdjian, David , author: Smyth, Carolyn
subjects:
Correggio\'s Frescoes in Parma Cathedral | author: Smyth, Carolyn
Short Notice
Johann Gersmueter's Portrait of a Dwarf of the Farnese Court
03/1992 | 1068 | 134
Pages: 179
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Author:
Bertini, Giuseppe (Bertini, Giuseppe)
Subjects
artists:
Gersmuter, Johann
dates:
1600-1649
museums and institutions:
Galleria Nazionale di Parma, Parma, Italy
patrons:
Farnese family
places:
Italy / Parma
subjects:
Italian painting / Portraits / Dwarfs / Flemish painting
Illustrations
Attributed works:
31. Portrait of the Dwarf Giangiovetta, by Johann Gersmueter. 159 by 115 cm. (Galleria Nazionale, Parma).
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