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Letter
A ‘St John the Baptist’ by Nicolas de Largillière found
08/2020 | 1409 | 162
Pages: 645
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Author:
de Quénetain, Christophe (de Quénetain, Christophe)
Author:
Weil-Curiel, Moana (Weil-Curiel, Moana)
Subjects
artists:
Largillière, Nicolas de
museums and institutions:
Musée d’art et d’histoire, Geneva, Switzerland
patrons:
Dutartre de Bourdonné, Etienne-Nicolas
Illustrations
Attributed works:
3. St John the Baptist (Self-portrait?), by Nicolas de Largillière. c.1675– 78. Oil on canvas, 118 by 92 cm. (Musée d’Art & d’Histoire, Geneva).
Exhibition Review
Métamorphoses. Musée d’Art et d’Histoire, Geneva
11/2019 | 1400 | 161
Pages: 959-961
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Reviewer:
Kranen, Annette (Kranen, Annette)
Subjects
art literature:
Ovid / Metamorphoses
artists:
Raetz, Markus / Masson, André / Seligmann, Kurt / Hennin, Adriaen de / Saint-Ours, Jean-Pierre / Vallotton, Félix Edouard / Giron, Charles / Golztius, Henrik, printmaker / and workshop / Waterloo, Anthonie
artists:
Primaticcio, Francesco
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Musée d’art et d’histoire, Geneva, Switzerland
Illustrations
Attributed works:
22. Métamorphose I, by Markus Raetz. 1991. Cast iron, 23.2 by 27 by 12.5 cm. (Musée d’Art et d’Histoire, Geneva; © ProLitteris 2019, Zürich; photograph P. Lauri).
Attributed works:
23. Jupiter and Danaë, by Francesco Primaticcio. c.1545. Etching and engraving, 21.8 by 29.7 cm. (Cabinet d’arts graphiques du MAH Genève).
Attributed works:
24. Childhood of Bacchus, by Charles Giron. 1879. Oil on canvas, 295 by 230 cm. (Musée d’Art et d’Histoire, Geneva; photograph B. Jacot- Descombes).
Exhibition Review
Jean-Pierre Saint-Ours in Geneva
12/2015 | 1353 | 157
Pages: 876-877
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Reviewer:
Roethlisberger, Marcel (Roethlisberger, Marcel; Bianco, Marcel Roethlisberger-; Rothlisberger, Marcel; Roethlisberger-Bianco, Marcel; Roethlisberger, Marcel G.)
Subjects
artists:
Saint-Ours, Jean Pierre
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Musée d’art et d’histoire, Geneva, Switzerland
places:
Switzerland / Geneva
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Illustrations
Attributed works:
69. Horace-Bénédict de Saussure, by Jean-Pierre Saint-Ours. 1796 (Musée d'art et d'histoire, Geneva)
Attributed works:
70. Earthquake, by Jean-Pierre Saint-Ours. 1792-99 (Musée d'art et d'histoire, Geneva)
Book Review
Heinz Berggruen: Leben und Legende
03/2012 | 1308 | 154
Pages: 207-208
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Reviewer:
Schubert, Karsten (Schubert, Karsten)
Subjects
collectors and dealers:
Berggruen, Heinz
dates:
1910-1919 / 1920-1929 / 1930-1939 / 1940-1959 / 1960-1979 / 1970-1979 / 1980-1989 / 1990-2009
museums and institutions:
National Gallery, London, Great Britain / Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, United States / Musée d’art et d’histoire, Geneva, Switzerland / Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Germany
print:
Berggruen, Heinz
subjects:
Collectors / Biographies / Donations / Gifts / Collections, Private / Collections, Public
subjects:
Art dealers
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Heinz Berggruen: Leben und Legende | author: Stein, Vivian
Illustrations
Attributed works:
32. The Channel of Gravelines, Grand Fort-Philippe, by Georges Seurat. 1890. Canvas, 65 by 81 cm. (National Gallery, London).
Exhibition Review
Félix Vallotton. Geneva
02/2011 | 1295 | 153
Pages: 130-131
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Reviewer:
Zutter, Jörg (Zutter, Jörg)
Subjects
artists:
Vallotton, Félix Edouard
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Musée d’art et d’histoire, Geneva, Switzerland
places:
Geneva / Switzerland
print:
Vallotton, Félix Edouard
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Félix Vallotton: De la gravure à la peinture | institution: Musée d’art et d’histoire
Illustrations
Attributed works:
62. Five o'clock, plate VII from La intimités, by Félix Vallotton. 1898. Woodcut, 17.7 by 23.3 cm. (Cabinet d'arts graphiques, Musées d'art et d'histoire, Geneva)
Attributed works:
63. Study for The violin, by Félix Vallotton. 1896. Pencil, gouache, wash and Indian ink, 27.5 by 21.9 cm. (Cabinet d'arts graphiques, Musées d'art et d'histoire, Geneva)
Attributed works:
64. The sentimental colloquium, by Félix Vallotton. 1898. Pencil and gouache on paper, 45.5 by 65.5 cm. (Cabinet d'arts graphique, Musées d'arts et d'histoire, Geneva)
Exhibition Review
Corot in Switzerland. Geneva
01/2011 | 1294 | 153
Pages: 57-59
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Reviewer:
Clarke, Michael (Clarke, Michael)
Subjects
artists:
Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Musée d’art et d’histoire, Geneva, Switzerland
places:
Geneva / Switzerland
print:
Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Corot en Suisse | institution: Musée d’art et d’histoire
Illustrations
Attributed works:
65. Quai des Pâquis, Geneva, by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot. c.1842. Canvas, 34 by 46 cm. (Musée d’Art et d’Histoire, Geneva).
Attributed works:
66. Olevano. La Serpentara, by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot. 1827. Canvas, 33.5 by 47 cm. (Kunstmuseum, Basel; exh. Musée d’Art et d’Histoire, Geneva).
Exhibition Review
Dutch and Flemish paintings in Geneva. Geneva
02/2010 | 1283 | 152
Pages: 131-133
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Reviewer:
Stevens-Campos, Jessica (Stevens-Campos, Jessica)
Subjects
dates:
2000-2009 / 2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Musée d’art et d’histoire, Geneva, Switzerland
places:
Switzerland / Geneva
print:
Dutch art
print:
Flemish art
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions / Dutch painting / Flemish painting / Collections, Public
Reviewed Items
subjects:
L’Art et ses marchés: La Peinture Flamande et Hollandaise XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles | institution: Musée d’art et d’histoire
Illustrations
Attributed works:
75. Portrait of François Le Fort, by Michiel van Musscher. 1698. Canvas, 71.8 by 61.7 cm. (Musée d’art et d’histoire, Geneva).
Attributed works:
76. The rest of Diana, by Peter Paul Rubens. c.1616. Canvas, 241 by 326.5 cm. (Musée d’art et d’histoire, Geneva).
Attributed works:
77. View of Geneva, by Frans de Momper. c.1650–60. Panel, 77.3 by 118 cm. (Musée d’art et d’histoire, Geneva).
Article
A father’s tears: the image of Brutus in the Dassiers’ medallic history of the Roman Republic
03/2008 | 1260 | 150
Pages: 166-172
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Author:
Eisler, William (Eisler, William)
Subjects
artists:
Dassier, Antoine / Dassier, Jacques-Antoine / Dassier, Jean
artists:
David, Jacques-Louis
dates:
1740-1749
museums and institutions:
Musée d’art et d’histoire, Geneva, Switzerland
print:
Dassier, Jean
print:
Medals
subjects:
Medals / Roman iconography / Collections, Public / Silverwork
subjects:
Brutus, Lucius Junius, act. 509 B.C.
Illustrations
Attributed works:
15. Lictors returning to Brutus the bodies of his sons, by Jacques-Louis David. 1789. Canvas, 323 by 422 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris)
Attributed works:
16a and b. Medal of Oath of Brutus / Rome free under the consuls, by Jean Dassier and sons. c.1740–48. Silver, 3.2 cm. diameter. (Musée d’art et d’histoire, Geneva)
Attributed works:
17a and b. Medal of Brutus / Judgment of Brutus, by Jean Dassier and sons. c.1740–48. Silver, 3.2 cm. diameter. (Musée d’art et d’histoire, Geneva)
Attributed works:
18a and b. Medal of Brutus / Assassination of Caesar, by Jean Dassier and sons. c.1740–48. Silver, 3.2 cm. diameter. (Musée d’art et d’histoire, Geneva)
Attributed works:
19a and b. Medal of Louis Le Fort, by Jean Dassier. 1734. Gilt bronze, 5.7 cm. diameter. (Musée d’art et d’histoire, Geneva)
Attributed works:
20. The death of Lucretia, by Gavin Hamilton. 1763–67. Canvas, 213 by 264 cm. (Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven)
Exhibition Review
Jean Dassier: Geneva
02/2002 | 1187 | 144
Pages: 119-120
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Reviewer:
Baker, Malcolm (Baker, Malcolm)
Subjects
artists:
Dassier, Jacques-Antoine
artists:
Dassier, Jean
dates:
1700-1749
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Musée d’art et d’histoire, Geneva, Switzerland
places:
Switzerland
places:
Geneva
print:
Dassier, Jean
subjects:
Exhibitions / Reviews
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Jean Dassier (1676-1763) médailleur genevois et européen | institution: Musée d’art et d’histoire
Illustrations
Attributed works:
135. Die for Watchcase with Tritons and a Nereid, by Jean Dassier. c.1720. Steel, diam. 6.4 cm. (Musée d'art et d'histoire, Geneva).
Attributed works:
136. William Shakespeare, by Jean Dassier. c.1723. Bronze, diam. 4.3 cm. (Musée d'art et d'histoire, Geneva).
Attributed works:
137. Puncheon for the Reverse of Louis XIV Medal with Time and Fame, by Jean Dassier. 1723. Steel, diam. 2.7 cm. (Musée d'art et d'histoire, Geneva).
Attributed works:
138. Reverse of Fig.136.
Exhibition Review
Liotard. Geneva and Paris
11/1992 | 1076 | 134
Pages: 749-751
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Reviewer:
Laing, Alastair (Laing, Alastair)
Subjects
artists:
Liotard, Jean-Etienne
dates:
1990-1999
museums and institutions:
Musée d’art et d’histoire, Geneva, Switzerland
museums and institutions:
Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
places:
France / Paris / Switzerland / Geneva
subjects:
Exhibitions / Reviews
Illustrations
Attributed works:
59. Femme Romaine, by Jean-Etienne Liotard. c. 1737. Black and Red Chalk with Touches of Pastel and Blue-Black Wash, 20.6 by 15.6 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Attributed works:
60. Verso of Fig.59. Water-Colour.
Attributed works:
61. Mme Gaspard de Péleran en Amazone, by Jean-Etienne Liotard. 1738. Black Chalk with Red Chalk, 21.4 by 12.9 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Attributed works:
62. Self Portrait, by Jean-Etienne Liotard. c. 1770. Black and White Chalk with Touches of Red Chalk on Blue Paper, 48.8 by 35.9 cm. (Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva; Exh. Musée du Louvre. Paris).
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