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Article
A 1550 ‘double Jubilee’ medal by Alessandro Cesati
11/2023 | 1448 | 165
Pages: 1190-1195
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Author:
Daniele, Giulia (Daniele, Giulia)
Subjects
artists:
Cesati, Alessandro
dates:
1550-1559
museums and institutions:
Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Italy
patrons:
Julius III, Pope, 1487-1555
sources:
Vasari, Giorgio
subjects:
Medals / Lead / Bronzes / Iconography / Medallists
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Jubilee medal of Pope Julius III (reverse), by Alessandro Cesati. 1550. Silver plated thin uniface lead striking, diameter 47.1 mm. (Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence; inv. no.6275).
Attributed works:
11. Martyrdom of St John the Evangelist, by the circle of Daniele da Volterra. c.1550–60. Oil on panel, 62.5 by 37 cm. (Musée de la Chartreuse, Douai; Bridgeman Images).
Attributed works:
2 and 3. Jubilee medal of Pope Julius III, by Alessandro Cesati. 1550. Gilded thin uniface lead strikings, diameter 47.7 mm. (obverse) and 46.9 mm. (reverse). (Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence; inv. no.6269).
Attributed works:
4 and 5. Jubilee medal of Pope Julius III, by Alessandro Cesati. 1550. Gilded thin uniface lead strikings, diameter with frame 60.2 mm. (Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence; inv. no.6270).
Attributed works:
6. Enlargement of Fig.1, showing three standing male figures.
Attributed works:
7 and 8. Jubilee medal of Pope Julius III, by Alessandro Cesati. 1550. Silver-plated thin uniface lead strikings, diameter with frame 63 mm. (Private collection).
Attributed works:
9 and 10. Stater from Metaponto, Italy. 510–480 BC. Silver. (British Museum, London; inv. no.1924,1110.2)
Article
George I’s Kensington Palace: the sculptural dimension
11/2023 | 1448 | 165
Pages: 1196-1205
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Author:
Marsden, Jonathan (Marsden, Jonathan)
Subjects
artists:
Kent, William / Rysbrack, Michael
artists:
Nost, John II, act. 1726-1780 / Carpenter, Andrew
buildings:
Kensington Palace, London, Great Britain
dates:
1720-1729
media:
Lead / Gilding
museums and institutions:
Royal Collection, (Great Britain)
patrons:
George I, King of Great Britain, 1660-1727
subjects:
Interiors / Sculpture / Statues / Copies / Busts
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Summer from Four Seasons, by Camillo Rusconi. c.1695. Marble, height (without pedestal) 74.9 cm. (© 2023 HM King Charles III; Royal Collection Trust).
Attributed works:
10. Flora, by John van Nost II or Robert Pitt. 1724. Gilded lead, height 159 cm.; 11. Apollo, by John van Nost II or Robert Pitt. 1724. Gilded lead, height 165 cm.; 12. Mercury, by J.M. Rysbrack. 1724. Gilded lead, height 167 cm.; 13. Diana, by J.M. Rysbrack. 1724. Gilded lead, height 173 cm. (All © 2023 HM King Charles III; Royal Collection Trust).
Attributed works:
14. Roman Marriage, by J.M. Rysbrack. 1723. Marble, 195 by 155 cm. (© 2023 HM King Charles III; Royal Collection Trust).
Attributed works:
15. John Michael Rysbrack, by John Faber the Younger after John Vanderbank. 1734. Mezzotint, 35.4 by 25.2 cm (sheet). (National Portrait Gallery, London).
Attributed works:
16. Flora, by Sigismondo Betti. c.1710–30. Pencil drawing on paper, 57 by 48 cm. (Eton College Library, Windsor; reproduced by permission of the Provost and Fellows of Eton College).
Attributed works:
17. The Cupola Room, Kensington Palace. Photograph. c.1930. (© Historic Royal Palaces).
Attributed works:
18. Hermes Andros / Farnese, attributed to Andrew Carpenter. 1724. Lead, height 78 cm. (© 2023 HM King Charles III; Royal Collection Trust).
Attributed works:
19. ‘Archimedes’, by Hubert Le Sueur. c.1637–38. Bronze, height 41 cm. (© 2023 HM King Charles III; Royal Collection Trust).
Attributed works:
2. Kensington Palace: the King’s Gallery, by Charles Wild. 1816. Watercolour with touches of bodycolour over etched outlines, 19.8 by 25 cm. (© 2023 HM King Charles III; Royal Collection Trust).
Attributed works:
20. Detail of Fig.7, showing a bust over the fireplace.
Attributed works:
21. Bust of an unknown woman. Early seventeenth century. Bronze, height 71 cm. (© 2023 HM King Charles III; Royal Collection Trust).
Attributed works:
3. The King’s Gallery, Kensington Palace, looking east, with the paintings hung as in George I’s time, with Camillo Rusconi’s Four Seasons on the window piers. (© Historic Royal Palaces).
Attributed works:
4. Kensington Palace: Queen Caroline’s Drawing Room, by Charles Wild. c.1816. Pen and ink with watercolour and bodycolour, over pencil, 20.3 by 25 cm. (© 2023 HM King Charles III; Royal Collection Trust).
Attributed works:
5. A Roman statue, by Elisha Kirkall. 1720s. Mezzotint, 36.5 by 21.5 cm. (British Museum, London).
Attributed works:
6. Kensington Palace: the Great Staircase, by Charles Wild. 1819. Pen and ink with watercolour and bodycolour, over etched outlines, 25.2 by 20.2 cm. (© 2023 HM King Charles III; Royal Collection Trust).
Attributed works:
7. Kensington Palace: the Cupola Room, by Richard Cattermole. c.1817. Pen and ink with watercolour and bodycolour, over pencil, 20.4 by 25.3 cm. (© 2023 HM King Charles III; Royal Collection Trust).
Attributed works:
8. Bacchus, by J.M. Rysbrack. 1724. Gilded lead, height 170 cm. (© 2023 HM King Charles III; Royal Collection Trust).
Attributed works:
9. Ceres, by J.M. Rysbrack. 1724. Gilded lead, height 193 cm. (© 2023 HM King Charles III; Royal Collection Trust).
Article
‘Gerhardt Meyer made me in Stockholm’: a bronze ‘Bathing woman’ after Giambologna
07/2018 | 1384 | 160
Pages: 545-553
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Author:
Diemer, Dorothea (Diemer, Dorothea)
Author:
Hinners, Linda (Hinners, Linda)
Subjects
art literature:
Avery, Charles, Cambridge, Great Britain / Borghini, Raffaello
artists:
Giambologna / Tessin, Nicodemus, the younger, 1654-1728 / Girardon, François / Henrion, Claude / Harleman, Johan
artists:
Meyer, Gerhardt, the Elder / Keller, Jean-Balthazar / Ernst, Johann Conrad
buildings:
Åkerö Castle, Sweden / Ericsberg Castle, Katrineholm, Sweden / Steninge Castle, Märsta, Sweden / Fredensborg Palace, Fredensborg, Denmark
dates:
1650-1699
media:
Sculpture / Marbles / Bronzes / Plaster / Lead / Wood sculpture / Wax models / Stuccowork / Inscriptions / Drawings / Gardens
museums and institutions:
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, United States / Fredensborg Palace, Fredensborg, Denmark
patrons:
Albrecht V, Duke of Bavaria, 1528-1579 / Francesco I, Grand Duke of Tuscany, 1541-1587 / Frederick IV, King of Denmark and Norway, 1671-1730 / Gustav II Adolf, King of Sweden, 1611–1632 / Charles XI, King of Sweden, 1660–1697 / Tessin, Carl Gustaf
places:
France / Paris / Sweden / Stockholm
subjects:
Swedish sculpture / Italian sculpture / French sculpture / Casts (sculpture) / Nudes / Bathers / Venus / Provenance / Patronage / Dating / Travel / Study and teaching / Correspondence / Inventories / Damage to works of art / Ornament / Gifts / Fountains / Bells / Cannons (artillery) / Vases / Swedish architecture
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Bathing woman (Venus or Bathsheba), by Giambologna. c.1571–73. Marble, height 105.3 cm. (The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles; from A. Rudigier, B. Truyols and B. Jestaz: ‘Jean Bologne et les jardins d’Henri IV’, Bulletin monumental 174, 3, 2016).
Attributed works:
11. Church bell, cast by Gerhardt Meyer the Elder. 1696. Bronze. (St Charles’ Church, Tallinn).
Attributed works:
12. Detail of Fig.6, showing the ‘6’ in the date superimposed by the rotated outline of ‘9’.
Attributed works:
13. Detail of Fig.6, showing the ornament on the socle.
Attributed works:
2–5. Details of Fig.6, showing the signature of Gerhardt Meyer the Elder and the date.
Attributed works:
6. Bathing woman, cast by Gerhardt Meyer the Elder. 1697. Bronze, height 103.3 cm. (Private collection).
Attributed works:
7. Fig. 1 from an alternate angle.
Attributed works:
8. Detail of a cannon, cast by Johann Meyer. 1665. Bronze. (Army Museum, Stockholm).
Attributed works:
9 and 10. Details of the inscription on a garden vase, cast by Gerhardt Meyer the Younger. 1725. Bronze. (Private collection, Paris).
Western art unattributed:
14. Detail of stucco ornament in the Palace of Nicodemus Tessin, Stockholm. c.1700. (Photograph County Administrative Board of Stockholm).
Western art unattributed:
15. The bathroom, Ericsberg Castle, Katrineholm, Sweden.
Western art unattributed:
16. Bathing woman. 1697 or later. Lead, height 110 cm. (Ericsberg Castle).
Western art unattributed:
17. Bathing woman. 1697 or later. Plaster, height c.108 cm. (Ericsberg Castle).
Western art unattributed:
18. Detail of Fig.16. (All photographs the authors).
Western art unattributed:
19. Bathing woman. 1697 or later. Lead. (Fredensborg Palace Garden, Denmark; photograph Thomas Rahbeck).
Book Review
English Romanesque Lead Sculpture, Lead Fonts of the Twelfth Century
03/1958 | 660 | 100
Pages: 100+103
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Reviewer:
Oman, Charles (Oman, Charles; Oman, Charles Chichele; O., C. C.; Oman, C. C.; Oman, Charles C.)
Subjects
dates:
1100-1199
places:
England
subjects:
British sculpture / Romanesque / Fonts / Lead
Reviewed Items
subjects:
English Romanesque Lead Sculpture, Lead Fonts of the Twelfth Century | author: Zarnecki, George
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
35. Copper-Gilt Book-Cover. (Stadtsbibliothek, Berlin.) 37. Lead Font. (Brundall Church, Norfolk.) 38. Bronze Font. (Büsum Church, North Germany.)
Book Review
English Leadwork: Its Art and History
01/1910 | 82 | 16
Pages: 236-237
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Subjects
places:
Great Britain / England
subjects:
Lead / Metalwork / Sculpture / Architecture
subjects:
British sculpture / British architecture
Reviewed Items
subjects:
English Leadwork: Its Art and History | author: Weaver, Lawrence
Article
Lead Vases
11/1907 | 56 | 12
Pages: 77-79+82
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Author:
Weaver, Lawrence (Weaver, Lawrence)
Subjects
dates:
1700-1799
places:
England
subjects:
Lead / Vases / Decorative arts / Gardens
subjects:
Metalwork / Country houses / Historic buildings
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
Plate I. 1. Hampton Court. Lead Vases
Western art unattributed:
Plate I. 2. Studley Park. Lead Vases
Western art unattributed:
Plate I. 3. Parham House. Lead Vases
Western art unattributed:
Plate I. 4. Melbourne, Derbyshire. Lead Vases
Western art unattributed:
Plate II. 10. Castle Hill. Lead Vases
Western art unattributed:
Plate II. 11. Wilton House, Wilts. Lead Vases
Western art unattributed:
Plate II. 5. Myddelton House. Lead Vases
Western art unattributed:
Plate II. 6. Vase and Bust. Lead Vases
Western art unattributed:
Plate II. 7. Compton Place. Lead Vases
Western art unattributed:
Plate II. 8. Charlton House, Kent. Lead Vases
Western art unattributed:
Plate II. 9. Windsor Castle. Lead Vases
Article
London Leaded Steeples.-III
05/1907 | 50 | 11
Pages: 88-91+94-96
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Author:
Weaver, Lawrence (Weaver, Lawrence)
Subjects
artists:
Wren, Christopher
dates:
1600-1799
places:
England / London
subjects:
Steeples / Spires / Towers / Campaniles / Architecture / Churches
subjects:
Metalwork / Lead
subjects:
Sources / Documents
Illustrations
Attributed works:
Fig. 10. Saint Bene't Fink
Attributed works:
Plate II. (5) S. Bene't, Paul's Wharf, with S. Paul's Cathedral Beyond. London Leaded Steeples
Attributed works:
Plate III. (6) S. Edmund, Lombard Street. London Leaded Steeples
Attributed works:
Plate III. (7) S. Nicholas, Cole Abbey. London Leaded Steeples
Attributed works:
Plate III. (9) National Gallery London. London Leaded Steeples
Western art unattributed:
Plate I. (1) Horham Hall, Thaxted. London Leaded Steeples
Western art unattributed:
Plate I. (2) Christ's Hospital, Abingdon. London Leaded Steeples
Western art unattributed:
Plate I. (3) Barnard's Inn Hall, London Now the Mercers' School. London Leaded Steeples
Western art unattributed:
Plate II. (4) Turret Roof, Hampton Court. London Leaded Steeples
Western art unattributed:
Plate III. (8) S. Philip, Birmingham. London Leaded Steeples
Article
London Leaded Steeples-II
02/1907 | 47 | 10
Pages: 297+300-305
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Author:
Weaver, Lawrence (Weaver, Lawrence)
Subjects
artists:
Wren, Christopher
dates:
1600-1799
places:
England / London
subjects:
Steeples / Spires / Towers / Campaniles / Churches / Architecture / Metalwork / Lead
Illustrations
Attributed works:
Plate I. Fig. 1. Part of Canaletto's Engraving. Dated 1767. London Leaded Steeples
Western art unattributed:
Fig. 10. Shipdham, Norfolk.
Western art unattributed:
Fig. 11. S. Mary, Abchurch.
Western art unattributed:
Fig. 12. S. Peter, Gracechurch.
Western art unattributed:
Plate I. Fig. 2. View of London (From the Top of the Monument) to the Right of King William Street. Gracechurch Street Appears in the Bottom Right Hand Corner. London Leaded Steeples
Western art unattributed:
Plate I. Fig. 3. View of London to the Left of King William Street, Which Appears in the Bottom Right Hand Corner. London Leaded Steeples
Western art unattributed:
Plate II. Fig. 4. The Tolbooth, Aberdeen. London Leaded Steeples
Western art unattributed:
Plate II. Fig. 5. S. Lawrence, Jewry. London Leaded Steeples
Western art unattributed:
Plate II. Fig. 6. S. Augustine, Watling Street. London Leaded Steeples
Western art unattributed:
Plate III. Fig. 7. S. Mildred, Bread Street. London Leaded Steeples
Western art unattributed:
Plate III. Fig. 8. S. Martin, Ludgate Hill. London Leaded Steeples
Western art unattributed:
Plate III. Fig. 9. S. Margaret, Lothbury. (The Larger Photograph Was Taken from the Roof of the Bank of England). London Leaded Steeples
Article
London Leaded Steeples-I
11/1906 | 44 | 10
Pages: 83-85+87-88
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Author:
Weaver, Lawrence (Weaver, Lawrence)
Subjects
artists:
Wren, Christopher
dates:
1600-1799
places:
England / London
subjects:
Steeples / Spires / Towers / Campaniles / Churches / Architecture / Metalwork / Lead
subjects:
Neo-classicism
subjects:
Gothic (Medieval) / Neo-classicism
Illustrations
Attributed works:
Fig. 1. Saint Swithin's, London Stone.
Attributed works:
Fig. 2. Saint Margaret Pattens.
Attributed works:
Fig. 3. Saint Magnus, London Bridge (From the Top of the Monument).
Attributed works:
Fig. 4. St. Michael Crooked Lane.
Attributed works:
Fig. 5. St. Michael, Queenhithe.
Attributed works:
Fig. 6. St. Benet, Gracechurch.
Article
Some Architectural Leadwork. Article VII-Scottish Lead Spires
08/1906 | 41 | 9
Pages: 304-307+310-312
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Author:
Weaver, Lawrence (Weaver, Lawrence)
Subjects
buildings:
Saint Nicholas Church, Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain
dates:
1600-1699
places:
Scotland / Aberdeen
subjects:
Spires / Campaniles / Towers / Churches / Cathedrals / Lead / Metalwork / Architecture / Symbolism (artistic concept) / Documents
subjects:
Scottish sculpture / Scottish
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
10. St. Ninian's, Leith.
Western art unattributed:
8. A Reproduction of Part of the Prospect of Old Aberdeen in Slezer's 'Theatrum Scotiae, 1693.' St. Machar's Cathedral. King's College.
Western art unattributed:
9. Early Burgh Seal, Aberdeen.
Western art unattributed:
Plate I. Fig. 1. St. Nicholas Church, Aberdeen (Spire Destroyed in 1874). Photograph by Wilson Bros., Aberdeen. Scottish Lead Spires
Western art unattributed:
Plate I. Fig. 2. St. John's Church, Perth, Photograph by Valentine & Sons, Dundee. Scottish Lead Spires
Western art unattributed:
Plate II. Fig 6 Roof Panel from St. Nicholas', Aberdeen. Scottish Lead Spires
Western art unattributed:
Plate II. Fig. 3. Gordon s College, Aberdeen. Scottish Lead Spires
Western art unattributed:
Plate II. Fig. 4. St. Mary Magdalen, Edinburgh. Scottish Lead Spires
Western art unattributed:
Plate II. Fig. 5. King's College Chapel, Aberdeen. Scottish Lead Spires
Western art unattributed:
Plate II. Fig. 7. Lead Mask, Aberdeen Three inches Long). Scottish Lead Spires
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