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Book Review
Giulio Romano: La forza delle cose
04/2023 | 1441 | 165
Pages: 459-460
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Pietrabissa, Camilla (Pietrabissa, Camilla )
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Giulio Romano: La forza delle cose Edited by Barbara Furlotti and Guido Rebecchini with Antonio Geremicca. 208 pp. incl. numerous col. ills. (Marsilio Editori, Venice), €35. ISBN 979–12–5463–049–5. | :
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4. Banquet scene, detail of a fresco in the Sala di Amore e Psiche, Palazzo Te, Manuta, by Giulio Romano and workshop. c.1526–28. (Palazzo Te, Mantua; photograph Gianmaria Pontiroli).
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5. Project for a saltcellar, by Giulio Romano. c.1537–46. Pen and brown ink, watercolour, black chalk and stylus, 18.1 by 21.9 cm. (Courtauld Gallery, London).
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6. Design for a shield called the Plus Ultra, by Giulio Romano. c.1535–40. Pen and brown ink, watercolour, black chalk and white lead highlights on prepared blue paper, diameter 40.8–41.1 cm. (Teylers Museum, Haarlem).
Exhibition Review
Magic Rock Crystal
03/2023 | 1440 | 165
Pages: 317-320
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Freeman, Deborah (Freeman, Deborah)
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Magic Rock Crystal Museum Schnütgen, Cologne 25th November 2022– 19th March 2023 | :
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Western art unattributed:
10. Reliquary cross. Westphalia (Essen?), 1046–56. Wooden core (renewed), gold sheet, filigree, precious stones, rock crystal, silver pearls and gilt copper sheet, 41.1 by 28.4 cm. (St Nikomedes, Borghorst; exh. Museum Schnütgen, Cologne).
Western art unattributed:
11. Rock-crystal reliquary on lion’s feet. Cologne, c.1200. Rock crystal, gilt copper, gold filigree, precious stones and glass stones, 16.3 by 17.5 by 10.3 cm. (Museum Schnütgen, Cologne).
Western art unattributed:
12. Marten head. Milan (crystal) and possibly France (setting), c.1560–70. Rock crystal, gold, enamel and rubies, length 6.6 cm. (Museo Nacional Thyssen- Bornemisza, Madrid; exh. Museum Schnütgen, Cologne).
Exhibition Review
Islam in Europe: 1000–1250
02/2023 | 1439 | 165
Pages: 173-176
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Schwabauer, Adeline (Schwabauer, Adeline)
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Islam in Europe: 1000–1250 Dommuseum, Hildesheim 7th September 2022– 12th February 2023 | :
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5. The Silos Casket, by Muhammad ibn Zayyan. Cuenca, 1026 (AH 417). Enamel plates and fixtures, Silos, c.1150. Ivory, copper and enamel, 19 by 34 by 21 cm. (Museo de Burgos; exh. Dommuseum Hildesheim).
Western art unattributed:
6. Senmurv aquamanile. Second third of the 12th century. Copper alloy, silver and niello, 19.6 by 16.5 cm. (Dommuseum, Hildesheim).
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7. Panel from the Ambon of Henry II, Aachen Cathedral. Before 1014. Rock crystal and chess pieces, Abbasid or Byzantine Empire, 9th or 10th century. Copper foil, quartz and agate. (Aachen Cathedral; exh. Dommuseum Hildesheim).
Publication Received
Studies in Medieval Iconography: Collected Essays 1962–2011. By Piotr Skubiszewski
12/2022 | 1437 | 164
Pages: 1302-1303
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Koutny-Jones, Aleksandra (Koutny-Jones, Aleksandra)
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Studies in Medieval Iconography: Collected Essays 1962–2011 By Piotr Skubiszewski. 768 pp. incl. 321 col. + 195 b. & w. ills. (IRSA Publishing House, Cracow, 2021), £200. ISBN 978–83–89831–41–5. | :
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7. Trzemeszno chalice, by an anonymous south German silversmith. Late 12th century. Silver, partially gilded, height 15.2 cm. (Muzeum Archidiecezji Gnieźnieńskiej, Gniezno).
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).
Non-western art unattributed:
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).
Non-western art unattributed:
11. Footed cup. Silla, Kyongju, Hwangnam Great Tomb, north mound. Fifth century. Glass with wood-grain pattern, height 7.7 cm. (Kyongju National Museum).
Non-western art unattributed:
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).
Non-western art unattributed:
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).
Non-western art unattributed:
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).
Article
Imagery by Raja Ravi Varma on Raj Silver
10/2022 | 1435 | 164
Pages: 976-985
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Dehejia, Vidya J. (Dehejia, Vidya J.)
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11. Tea service, designed and made by P. Orr & Sons. 1907. Silver, heights12 cm (teapot), 7.8 cm (sugar bowl) and 9.5 cm (cream jug). (Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto).
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12. Detail of the teapot in Fig.11, showing Lakshmi.
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13. Detail of the sugar bowl in Fig.11, showing Saraswati seated on a rock.
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14. Detail of the cream jug in Fig.11, showing Saraswati seated on a rock.
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15. Detail of the sugar bowl in Fig.11, showing Lakshmi.
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16. Detail of the teapot in Fig.11, showing Saraswati seated on a peacock.
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19. Detail of Fig.17 showing Vishvamitra and Shakuntala.
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2. Ahalya, by Raja Ravi Varma. c.1898. Chromolithograph, 35.6 by 25.4 cm. (Private collection).
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22. Kamsa-Maya, by Raja Ravi Varma. 1896. Oil on canvas, 168.1 by 116.8 cm. (Royal Gaekwad Collection, Lakshmi Vilas Palace).
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24. Birth of Shakuntala (Shakuntala Janm), after Raja Ravi Varma. c.1894. Chromolithograph, 49.8 by 34.8 cm. (Private collection).
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4. Temptress (Mohini), after Raja Ravi Varma. Undated chromolithograph, 49.8 by 34.8 cm. (Private collection).
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5. Design for a teapot in a Cutch Swamy work tea service, by the Oomersee Mawji silver workshop, Kutch. Late 19th or early 20th century. Pencil on paper, approx. 10 by 15 cm. (Private collection).
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6. Arjuna and Subhadra, Visvamitra and Menaka, Shakuntala writing a love-letter and Savitri pleading with Yama for Satyavan’s life, by the Oomersee Mawji silver workshop, Kutch, after Raja Ravi Varma. Late 19th or early 20th century. Pencil on paper, approx. 15 by 25 cm. (Private collection).
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7. Saraswati, by Raja Ravi Varma. c.1896. Chromolithograph, 69.2 by 49.8 cm. (Private collection).
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8. Lakshmi, by Raja Ravi Varma. c.1896. Chromolithograph, 70.8 by 49.8 cm. (Private collection).
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9. Saraswati seated on a peacock and Lakshmi standing in a lotus pond, by the Oomersee Mawji & Sons silver workshop, Kutch. Late 19th or early 20th century. Pencil on paper, approx. 10 by 15 cm. (Private collection).
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1. Vase depicting a woman with a basket. Indian, twentieth century. Silver, height 61 cm. (Private collection).
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10. The rear of the vase illustrated in Fig.3.
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17. Kamandalu. Indian, twentieth century. Silver, height 29 cm. (Victoria & Albert Museum, London).
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18. Detail of Fig.17 showing Vishvamitra and Menaka.
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20. Detail of Fig.17, showing Arjuna and Subhadra.
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21. Detail of Fig.17, showing Kamsa-Maya.
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23. Tea caddy. Indian, twentieth century. Silver, height 15 cm. (Private collection).
Non-western art unattributed:
3. Vase with a scene of a woman on a swing. Indian, twentieth century. Silver, height 61 cm. (Private collection).
Book Review
I rami smaltati detti veneziani del Rinascimento italiano. Volume 1: Atti del convegno internazionale di studi; and Volume 2: Corpus delle opere nelle collezioni pubbliche e private
12/2020 | 1413 | 162
Pages: 1108-1109
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Cooper, Irene Galandra (Cooper, Irene Galandra)
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I rami smaltati detti veneziani del Rinascimento italiano. Volume 1: Atti del convegno internazionale di studi; and Volume 2: Corpus delle opere nelle collezioni pubbliche e private Edited by Françoise Barbe, Isabelle Biron, Letizia Caselli and Marie-Elsa Dantan. Two vols, 512 pp. incl. 1029 col. + b. & w. ills. (Silvana Editoriale, Milan, 2018), £100. ISBN 978–88–366–4239–7. | :
Article
Giovanni Francesco Arrighi: a newly discovered account book
10/2018 | 1387 | 160
Pages: 824-832
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Montagu, Jennifer (Montagu, Jennifer)
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1. Reliquary, by Giovanni Francesco Arrighi. 1722. Silver, height 120 cm. (S. Maria di Monserrato, Rome).
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2. Reliquary, by Giovanni Francesco Arrighi. 1727/28. Silver, height 77 cm. (Museo Diocesano, Jesi).
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3. Above Detail of Fig.4.
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4. Right Crucifix, by Giovanni Giardini. c.1706. Bronze, ebony and ivory, height 230 cm. (Notre-Dame, Paris).
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5. Detail of Pietà, by Giovanni Giardini. 1688–1702. Gilt bronze on velvet, 54.5 by 33.5 cm. (Private collection; photograph Sotheby’s, London).
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6. The Agony in the garden, after Angelo de Rossi, attributed to Giovanni Francesco Arrighi. c.1700. Copper, 53 by 46.5 cm. (National Gallery of Art, Washington).
Exhibition Review
The Art of Power: Habsburg Women in the Renaissance. Schloss Ambras, Innsbruck
10/2018 | 1387 | 160
Pages: 852-854
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Fössel, Amalie (Fössel, Amalie)
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4. Margaret of Austria, by Conrat Meit. c.1518. Pear wood (?), 7.7 by 7.2 by 4.6 cm. (Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich; exh. Schloss Ambras, Innsbruck).
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5. Tapestry with the arms of Margaret of Austria, by Henri van Lacke, Edingen. 1528. Silk and wool, 301 by 375 cm. (Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest; exh. Schloss Ambras, Innsbruck).
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6. Folding fan. Sri Lanka, 1542. Ivory and ebony, 43 by 33 cm. (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna; exh. Schloss Ambras, Innsbruck)
Book Review
Chinese Ivory Carvings: The Sir Victor Sassoon Collection. By Rose Kerr, Phillip Allen and Shi Ching-fei
10/2018 | 1387 | 160
Pages: 869-870
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Pearce, Nick (Pearce, Nick)
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Non-western art unattributed:
2. Brush pot carved with a continuous landscape design. Qing dynasty, 18th century. Ivory, height 19.5 cm. (Sir Victor Sassoon Collection).
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