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Book Review
Die Gertrudisgruppe aus dem Welfenschatz: Ein sakrales Selbstzeugnis der Brunonenwitwe Gertrud d. Ä. (d.1077)
02/2025 | 1463 | 167
Pages: 189–190
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Lutz, Gerhard (Lutz, Gerhard)
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Die Gertrudisgruppe aus dem Welfenschatz: Ein sakrales Selbstzeugnis der Brunonenwitwe Gertrud d. Ä. (d.1077) By Katharina Beichler. 272 pp. incl. numerous col. + b. & w. ills. (Schnell & Steiner Verlag, Regensburg, 2024), €86. ISBN 978–3–7954–3869–2. | :
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2. Portable altar of Countess Gertrude of Brunswick. German, 11th century. Gold, cloisonné enamel, porphyry, gems, pearls, niello and wood, 10.5 by 27.5 by 21 cm. (Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio).
Book Review
Toulouse 1300–1400: L’éclat d’un gothique méridional
01/2024 | 1450 | 166
Pages: 92–93
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Williamson, Paul (Williamson, Paul)
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Toulouse 1300–1400: L’éclat d’un gothique méridional Edited by Béatrice de Chancel-Bardelot and Charlotte Riou. 320 pp. incl. 240 col. ills. (Réunion des musées nationaux – Grand Palais, Paris, 2022), €39. ISBN 978–2–7118–7501–6. | :
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1. Jean Tissendier with a model of the Rieux Chapel. French (Toulouse), c.1333–43. Limestone, with paint and gilding, 132.5 by 60 by 42 cm. (Musée des Augustins, Toulouse).
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2. Detail of St Paul. French (Toulouse), c.1333– 43. Limestone, with paint and gilding, 185 by 63 by 45 cm. (Musée des Augustins, Toulouse).
Exhibition Review
Journey into Crystal
01/2024 | 1450 | 166
Pages: 65–68
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Rosser-Owen, Mariam (Rosser-Owen, Mariam)
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Journey into Crystal Musée de Cluny, Paris 26th September 2023– 14th January 2024 | :
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5. Object in the form of a bay leaf. France, Palaeolithic (Solutrean). Rock crystal, 5.8 by 4 by 2 cm. (Musée d’Archéologie nationale, Saint- Germain-en- Laye; exh. Musée de Cluny, Paris).
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6. Aiguière in the form of a dragon. The Sarachi workshop, Milan, late 16th century. Rock crystal with gold and enamel, 26.5 by 31.3 by 9.8 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; exh. Musée de Cluny, Paris).
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7. Reliquary coffer. Northern France (?), c.1200, incorporating a tenth-century Egyptian rockcrystal vessel. Rock crystal, gilded silver and gemstones, 11.3 by 14.8 by 9.7 cm (Musée de Cluny, Paris).
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Rediscovered drawings by Bartolomeo Spani for sculpture and goldsmithery
10/2023 | 1447 | 165
Pages: 1082–1093
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Calogero, Marcello (Calogero, Marcello)
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1. Detail of Fig.3, showing the angels and God the Father. (Photograph Archivio Franco Cosimo Panini Editore S.p.a. – Arcidiocesi di Modena-Nonantola).
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10. Detail of Fig.2, showing a prophet.
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11. Reliquary bust of St Daria, by Bartolomeo Spani. 1533–38. Cast, chiselled and gilded silver, approximately 70 by 60 cm. (Cathedral of S. Maria Assunta, Reggio Emilia; photograph Diocesi di Reggio Emilia e Guastalla).
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12. Reliquary bust of St Crisanto, by Bartolomeo Spani. 1533–38. Cast, chiselled and gilded silver, approximately 70 by 60 cm. (Cathedral of S. Maria Assunta, Reggio Emilia; photograph Diocesi di Reggio Emilia e Guastalla).
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13. Design for a funerary monument, here attributed to Bartolomeo Spani. c.1510–20. Pen and grey-brown ink, grey-brown wash over stylus indentations, on paper, 28.3 by 19.3 cm. (Morgan Library & Museum, New York).
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14. Grotesque ornament from the Domus Aurea, by the Master of the Codex Escurialensis (fol.14r). c.1490. Pen and brown ink on paper, 33 by 23.5 cm. (Real Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid).
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15. Funerary monument of Bishop Bonfrancesco Arlotti, by Bartolomeo Spani. c.1509. White, pink and polychromed marble, approximately 520 by 230 cm. (Cathedral of S. Maria Assunta, Reggio Emilia; photograph Diocesi di Reggio Emilia e Guastalla).
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16. Design for a funerary monument, here attributed to Bartolomeo Spani. c.1510–20. Pen and brown ink, brown wash, on paper, 19.9 by 15.2 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; RMN-Grand Palais; Thierry Le Mage).
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17. Design for a tabernacle, here attributed to Bartolomeo Spani. c.1510–20. Pen and brown ink and wash, over stylus indentations, on paper, 25.5 by 16.5 cm. (Morgan Library & Museum, New York).
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18. Funerary monument of Lucia Rusca, by Antonio da Morbegno and ‘Maestro Anzelini’, after a drawing here attributed to Bartolomeo Spani. c.1515. White, pink and black marble, approx. 500 by 250 cm. (Cathedral of S. Maria Assunta, Reggio Emilia; photograph Archivio Franco Cosimo Panini Editore S.p.a. – Arcidiocesi di Modena-Nonantola).
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19. Baptism of Christ, by Francesco Caprioli (?). 1497. Fresco, approx. 400 cm. (Baptistry, Reggio Emilia; photograph Diocesi di Reggio Emilia e Guastalla).
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2. Design for a funerary monument, here attributed to Bartolomeo Spani. c.1510–20. Pen and brown ink and wash, with light pink wash over stylus indentations, on paper, 39 by 27.4 cm. (Morgan Library & Museum, New York).
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20. Monstrance (now forming a reliquary of St Concordia), by the workshop of Bartolomeo Spani. 1517. Cast, chiselled and gilded silver, 44 by 17 cm. (SS. Donnino and Biagio, Rubiera; photograph Diocesi di Reggio Emilia e Guastalla).
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21. Design for a pax, here attributed to Bartolomeo Spani. c.1510–20. Pen and brown ink on paper, 20.2 by 14.3 cm. (Morgan Library & Museum, New York).
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3. Funerary monument of Francesco Molza, by Bartolomeo Spani. 1516. White, pink and polychrome marble, approximately 540 by 270 cm. (Cathedral of SS. Maria Assunta and Geminiano, Modena; photograph Archivio Franco Cosimo Panini Editore S.p.a. – Arcidiocesi di Modena-Nonantola).
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4. Processional cross, by Bartolomeo Spani. 1508–09. Cast, chiselled and gilded silver, 76 by 63 cm. (Cathedral of S. Maria Assunta, Reggio Emilia; photograph Diocesi di Reggio Emilia e Guastalla).
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5. Detail of Fig.4, showing the figure of God the Father on the reverse.
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6. St Simeon of Polirone in Jerusalem, exorcising demons from men possessed, by Bartolomeo Spani. c.1516 (model, later cast, perhaps nineteenth century). Bronze, 6.14 by 18.5 cm. (National Gallery of Art, Washington).
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7. Detail of Fig.6, showing a soldier.
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8. Detail of Fig.2, showing a prophet.
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9. Detail of Fig.6, showing a monk.
Book Review
Inventing Late Antique Reliquaries: Reception, Material History, and Dynamics of Interaction (4th–6th centuries CE)
09/2023 | 1446 | 165
Pages: 1033-35
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Luxford, Julian (Luxford, Julian)
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Inventing Late Antique Reliquaries: Reception, Material History, and Dynamics of Interaction (4th–6th centuries CE) By Adrien Palladino. 312 pp. incl. 18 col. + 88 b. & w. ills. (Viella, Rome, and Masaryk University Press, Brno, 2022), €48. ISBN 978–88–331–3867–1. | :
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2. The lid of the S. Nazaro casket, showing the Christogram. Milan, before AD 386. Silver, 20.5 by 20.5 cm. (Museo del Duomo, Milan).
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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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).
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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).
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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).
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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).
Exhibition Review
Ritratti d’oro e d’argento: Reliquari medievali in Piemonte, Valle d’Aosta, Svizzera e Savoia
11/2022 | 1436 | 164
Pages: 1143-1145
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Kennedy, Kirstin (Kennedy, Kirstin)
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Ritratti d’oro e d’argento: Reliquari medievali in Piemonte, Valle d’Aosta, Svizzera e Savoia Edited by Simonetta Castronovo and Viviana Maria Vallet. 159 pp. incl. 142 col. ills. (L’Artistica Editrice, Savigliano, 2021), €20. ISBN 978–88–7320–447–3. | :
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4. Reliquary busts of St Ruffino (left) and St Venanzio (right), by an unidentified Lombard goldsmith. Mid- 15th century. Tin/lead alloy, raised, chased, engraved and gilded, 43 by 52 by 19 cm. (St Ruffino) and 41 by 52 by 19 cm. (St Venanzio) (Oratorio della Madonna Addolorata, Sarezzano; © Museo Diocesano di Tortona).
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5. Reliquary bust of St Gratus of Aosta. Possibly Geneva or Chambéry, 1432. Silver, partly painted and gilded, set with semi-precious stones, pearls and coloured glass, 68 by 51.5 by 28.5 cm. (Museo del Tesoro della Cattedrale, Aosta).
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Counter-Reformation ambers: Friedrich Schmidt’s workshop in Kretinga, Lithuania
09/2022 | 1434 | 164
Pages: 839-853
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kulka, Rahul (kulka, Rahul)
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1. Altar, by Friedrich Schmidt. 1678. Amber, ivory, wood, glass, silver and parchment, 29 by 20.7 by 16.5 cm. (Altonaer Museum, Hamburg; © SHMH-Altonaer Museum, permanent loan from the Federal Republic of Germany).
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10. Detail of the altar in Fig.1, showing an ivory panel carved with a kneeling saint.
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11. Detail of the casket in Figs.13 and 14, showing an ivory panel carved with the Annunciation.
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12. Detail of the altar in Fig.1, showing an ivory panel carved with the Annunciation.
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13 and 14. Casket of St Casimir (Cassetta di San Casimiro), by Friedrich Schmidt and workshop. 1678. Amber, ivory, glass, wood and silver, 35.5 by 58 by 20 cm. (Museo degli Argenti, Florence; © su concessione del Ministero della Cultura – Gallerie degli Uffizi, Tesoro dei Granduchi).
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15 and 16. Small altar with Crucifixion group, by the workshop of Friedrich Schmidt. 1677–78. Amber, ivory, glass and wood, height 59 cm. (Museo degli Argenti, Florence; © Su concessione del Ministero della Cultura – Gallerie degli Uffizi, Tesoro dei Granduchi).
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17 and 18. Large altar with Crucifixion group, by Friedrich Schmidt and workshop. c.1678. Amber, ivory, glass and wood, height 136 cm. (Museo degli Argenti, Florence; © Su concessione del Ministero della Cultura – Gallerie degli Uffizi, Tesoro dei Granduchi).
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19. Detail of the altar in Figs.17–18.
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2. The rear of the altar illustrated in Fig.1 .
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20. Candlestick, one of a small-sized pair, by Friedrich Schmidt and workshop. c.1678. Amber, ivory and wood. (Museo degli Argenti, Florence; © Su concessione del Ministero della Cultura – Gallerie degli Uffizi, Tesoro dei Granduchi).
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21. Candlestick, one of a medium-sized pair, by Friedrich Schmidt and workshop. c.1678. Amber, ivory and wood. (Museo degli Argenti, Florence; © Su concessione del Ministero della Cultura – Gallerie degli Uffizi, Tesoro dei Granduchi).
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22. Altar with Crucifixion group, by the workshop of Friedrich Schmidt, c.1678. Amber, ivory and wood, height 78 cm. (Schloss Weißenstein, Pommersfelden; from A. Rohde: Bernstein: Ein deutscher Werkstoff, Berlin 1937, fig.214).
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23 and 24. Reliquary by Friedrich Schmidt and workshop. c.1678. Amber, ivory, glass, wood and silver, 32 by 49.5 by 24.2 cm. (Convento di Santa Chiara, Naples; photograph © Marco Pedicini, courtesy the Central Directorate for Religious Affairs and for the Administration of the Fondo Edifici di Culto of the Ministry of the Interior).
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25. Candlestick, by the workshop of Friedrich Schmidt. c.1678. Amber, ivory and wood, height 28 cm. (Museo di Capodimonte, Naples; © Su concessione del Ministero della Cultura – Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte).
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26. Altar, by the workshop of Friedrich Schmidt. c.1678. Amber, ivory, glass and wood, height 31 cm. (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; photograph © 2022 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston).
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27. Detail of the altar in Fig.28, showing a verre églomisé panel from the right side.
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28. St Casimir, by the Władysław Łazarski printing house. Early 20th-century reprint of an 18th-century woodblock print, 34 by 24 cm. (Częstochowa Museum; © Muzeum Częstochowskiego).
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29. Detail of the top of the altar in Fig.26.
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3. The interior of the altar illustrated in Fig.1.
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4. Detail of the altar illustrated in Fig.1, showing a verre églomisé panel.
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5. Detail of the altar illustrated in Fig.1, showing the inscription on the book.
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6 and 7. Details of an altar with Crucifixion group, by the workshop of Friedrich Schmidt. c.1678. Amber, ivory, glass and silver, height 45 cm. (© Muzeum Bursztynu, Malbork; on permanent loan from Muzeum Okręgowe, Tarnów).
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8. Altar, attributed to the workshop of Friedrich Schmidt. After 1678. Amber, ivory and wood, 53 by 36 by 23 cm. (Ostpreussisches Landesmuseum, Lüneburg; © Ostpreußisches Landesmuseum Lüneburg, Deutschbaltische Abteilung).
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9. Detail of the left side of the casket in Figs.13 and 14.
Book Review
Reliquary Tabernacles in Fourteenth-Century Italy: Image, Relic and Material Culture
05/2022 | 1430 | 164
Pages: 520-521
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Renner, John (Renner, John )
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Reliquary Tabernacles in Fourteenth- Century Italy: Image, Relic and Material Culture By Beth Williamson. 264 pp. incl. 12 col. + 64 b. & w. ills. (Boydell Press, Woodbridge, 2020), £75. ISBN 978–1–78327–476–5. | :
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3. Reliquary tabernacle with the Virgin and Child, by Naddo Ceccarelli. c.1350. Tempera and gold leaf on wood panel with glass, paper and relics, 62.1 by 43.2 by 9.4 cm. (Walters Art Museum, Baltimore).
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