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Article
Alexander Fisher’s ‘In praise of womanhood’
07/2022 | 1432 | 164
Pages: 684-687
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Author:
Turner, Eric (Turner, Eric)
Subjects
artists:
Fisher, Alexander / Koehler, Florence Cary
dates:
1900-1909
media:
Enamel / Copper
museums and institutions:
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Great Britain
patrons:
Easton, Mary
subjects:
Triptychs / Arts and Crafts movement / Shakespeare / Correspondence
Illustrations
Attributed works:
4. In praise of womanhood, by Alexander Fisher. 1901. Enamel on copper, 38 by 54 cm. (open). (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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5. The triptych shown in Fig.4 (closed).
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6. The search for Eldorado, by Alexander Fisher. 1899. Enamel on steel. (Present whereabouts unknown; Alamy).
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7. Evensong, St Cecilia, by John Melhuish Strudwick. 1897. Oil on canvas, 91.5 by 91.5 cm. (Private collection).
Attributed works:
8. The lives of St Patrick in Ireland, by Alexander Fisher. c.1903. Gilt brass inlaid with enamel and silver, 45.7 by 35.6 cm. (National Museum of Ireland, Dublin).
Exhibition Review
Emailler le verre à la Renaissance: Sur les traces des artistes verriers entre Venise et France
02/2022 | 1427 | 164
Pages: 188-189
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Reviewer:
Lhermite-King, Sylvie (Lhermite-King, Sylvie)
Subjects
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Musée National de la Renaissance, Ecouen, France
subjects:
Glassware / Renaissance art / Enamel / Gilding
subjects:
Venetian glass / French decorative art
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Émailler le verre à la Renaissance: Sur les traces des artistes verriers entre Venise et France Musée national de la Renaissance – Château d’Écouen 13th October 2021– 14th February 2022 | :
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
5. Covered bowl showing the Triumph of Chastity. Venice, c.1500. Blue glass, polychrome enamels and gold, height 27.8 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; exh. Musée national de la Renaissance – Château d’Écouen; © RMN-Grand Palais; photograph Franck Raux).
Western art unattributed:
6. Footed goblet known as the ‘Halberdiers’, French, mid- 16th century. Uncoloured glass and polychrome enamels, height 71.2 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; exh. Musée national de la Renaissance – Château d’Écouen; © RMNGrand Palais; photograph Hervé Lewandowski).
Western art unattributed:
7. Cylindrical covered pot on a foot, Venetian style. Second half of the 16th century. Uncoloured glass, polychrome enamels and gold, height 25 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; exh. Musée national de la Renaissance – Château d’Écouen; © RMN-Grand Palais; photograph Martine Beck- Coppola).
Book Review
Obras emblemáticas del taller de orfebrería medieval de Silos: ‘el Maestro de las Aves’ y su círculo. By Lourdes de Sanjosé Llongueras
08/2018 | 1385 | 160
Pages: 697-698
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Reviewer:
Kennedy, Kirstin (Kennedy, Kirstin)
Subjects
dates:
1150-1199
media:
Enamels / Plaques / Metalwork / Illuminated manuscripts
places:
Spain / Burgos
subjects:
Enameling / Enamel / Workshops (Organisations) / Funerary art / Caskets / Altars / Abbeys / Iconography / Christian iconography / Birds / Style / Visual sources / Restoration (process)
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
2. Plaque from the panel associated with the tomb of St Dominic of Silos, Spain. 1150– 60. Copper, gilded and enamelled. (Museo de Burgos).
Article
Six Enamels at St. Stephen's, Vienna
09/1933 | 366 | 63
Pages: 108+110-112
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Author:
Griessmaier, Viktor (Griessmaier, Viktor)
Subjects
buildings:
Saint Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna, Austria
dates:
1150-1199
places:
Austria / Germany / Rhine River and Valley
subjects:
Cathedrals / Collections / Ecclesiastical / Enamels
subjects:
Enamel / Champlevé (enamelling) / Techniques
subjects:
Christian iconography / Reliquaries
subjects:
German painting / Medieval / Rhenish
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
A-The Sacrifice of Abraham; B-Aaron smearing the Houses with Blood; C-Jacob blessing his Sons; D-Joshua and Caleb carrying the Grapes. Size of each: height, 12.5-13 cm.; width of top side, 7.8-9 cm. E and F-The North Wind and the South Wind. Sides: 9.5 cm.; bases, 12 cm. Enamel Plaques. End of the twelfth century (The Cathedral Treasury, St. Stephen's, Vienna). Six Enamels at St. Stephen's, Vienna
Article
A "Limoges" Enamel Plaque of 1434
09/1931 | 342 | 59
Pages: 117-119
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Author:
Buckley, Wilfred (Buckley, Wilfred)
Subjects
dates:
1400-1449
places:
France / Limoges
subjects:
Enamels / Plaquettes
subjects:
Mary, Virgin
subjects:
Copper / Enamel / Techniques
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
A-"Limoges" Enamel Plaque in Its Original Frame, 1434. Actual Size. B-Inscription on the Edge. A Limoges Enamel Plaque of 1434
Article
The Delft Enamellers
06/1928 | 303 | 52
Pages: 294+296-297+300-303
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Author:
Winkworth, W. W. (W. W. W.) (Winkworth, W. W. (W. W. W.); Winkworth; Winkworth, William Wilberforce)
Subjects
dates:
1700-1799
patrons:
William IV, Prince of Orange, 1711-1751
places:
China / England / Japan / Netherlands
subjects:
Delftware / Ceramics / Attributions
subjects:
Chinese Art / Pottery
subjects:
Chinoiserie / Worcester Porcelain Factory
subjects:
Enamel / Techniques
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
Plate I. Oriental porcelain enamelled by Dutchmen. A-Japanese bottle, 1720; shape derived from seventeenth-century Dutch glass. (British Museum). B-Japanese, 1730. (Mr. W. W. Winkworth). C-Chinese dish, 1700. (British Museum). D-Japanese bottle, with typical Dutch added enamel brown rim. (British Museum). The Delft Enamellers
Western art unattributed:
Plate II. Oriental porcelain enamelled by Dutchmen. A-Chinese 1745. (British Museum). B-Chinese. (British Museum). C-Chinese 1750. (Private Collection). D-Chinese 1710-1740. (British Museum). E-Chinese 1750. (Mr. Frank Pither). F-Chinese. (Mrs. G. Wrangham). The Delft Enamellers
Western art unattributed:
Plate III. A and B-Spittoon, Two Views; Delft Dorée, Dated 1747. (Victoria and Albert Museum). The Delft Enamellers
Western art unattributed:
Plate III. C-Chinese Bowl, 1747. Incised Designs under the Glaze as in III, D. The Delft Enamellers
Western art unattributed:
Plate III. D-Chinese Bowl with Under-Glaze Blue Border. Same Size as C. Cf. II, A, C, D. The Delft Enamellers
Western art unattributed:
Plate IV. A-Chinese, Enamelled at Delft. (Victoria and Albert Museum). The Delft Enamellers
Western art unattributed:
Plate IV. B-Salt-Glaze, "Famille Rose" Colours. (Victoria and Albert Museum). The Delft Enamellers
Western art unattributed:
Plate IV. C-Faïence Dorée. (British Museum). The Delft Enamellers
Western art unattributed:
Plate IV. D-Meissen Porcelain, 1720, Enamelled by a Dutch Artist, 1740. (Victoria and Albert Museum). The Delft Enamellers
Article
Some Enamels of the School of Godefroid de Claire-V
11/1919 | 200 | 35
Pages: 217-219+221
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Author:
Mitchell, H. P. (Mitchell, H. P.; M., H. P.; Mitchell, Mr.)
Subjects
artists:
Godefroid de Huy
buildings:
Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Great Britain
dates:
1100-1199
patrons:
Blois, Henry de, Bishop of Winchester, c.1096–1171
places:
England / France / Winchester
places:
Belgium / Netherlands / Meuse Valley
subjects:
Enamels / Enamel / Patronage / Christian iconography
subjects:
Mosan
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
Plate XI. Some enamels of the School of Godefroid de Claire. Above, heads (enlarged) from the Henry of Blois plaque and the Alexander plaque, with inscriptions. Below, Samson carrying off the gates of Gaza. Enamelled copper gilt (slightly reduced), late 12th century (British Museum). At the side, head of Samson (enlarged), and engraved heads on the corona by Wibert in the minster-church at Aix-la-Chapelle
Article
Some Enamels of the School of Godefroid de Claire-IV
09/1919 | 198 | 35
Pages: 92+95-97+100-102
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Author:
Mitchell, H. P. (Mitchell, H. P.; M., H. P.; Mitchell, Mr.)
Subjects
artists:
Godefroid de Huy
buildings:
Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Great Britain
dates:
1100-1199
patrons:
Blois, Henry de, Bishop of Winchester, c.1096–1171
places:
England / France / Winchester
places:
Netherlands / Belgium / Meuse Valley
subjects:
Enamels / Medieval / Attributions
subjects:
Enamel / Techniques
subjects:
Christian iconography
subjects:
Mosan
Illustrations
Attributed works:
Fig. 1. A sketch of a quatrefoil ornament used as a pattern for the enamels.
Attributed works:
Fig. 2. A sketch for the crouching pose of St. Helena from the Charlottenburg Cross.
Attributed works:
Plate IX. Enamels with Figures of Bishop Henry of Blois and Censing Angels. Attributed to Godefroid de Claire. About 1160-5. (British Museum)
Western art unattributed:
Plate X. Drawings from English Bestiaries. A man killed by the glance of a basilisk. (Royal MS., 12. C. XIX. End of 12th century.) A warrior slaying a unicorn enticed by a virgin; a man riding on a dromedary; a man ploughing with oxen. (Royal MS., 12. F. XIII, from Rochester Priory. Early 13th century.) (British Museum.)
Letter
The Reichenau Crosier
03/1918 | 180 | 32
Pages: 121
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Author:
Mitchell, H. P. (Mitchell, H. P.; M., H. P.; Mitchell, Mr.)
Subjects
places:
France / Germany
subjects:
Crosiers / Metalwork / Enamel
subjects:
Reichenau School
Book Review
Metalwork and Enamelling. A Practical Treatise on Gold and Silversmith's Work and Their Allied Crafts
11/1913 | 128 | 24
Pages: 114
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Reviewer:
D., N. (D., N.)
Subjects
subjects:
Metalwork / Enamel / Techniques / Handbooks
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Metalwork and Enamelling. A Practical Treatise on Gold and Silversmith's Work and Their Allied Crafts | author: Maryon, Herbert
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