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Article
Two music theory manuscripts reunited: book illumination in the circle of Matteo Giovannetti
01/2024 | 1450 | 166
Pages: 16–29
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Author:
Manzari, Francesca (Manzari, Francesca)
Author:
Stoessel, Jason (Stoessel, Jason)
Subjects
artists:
Giovannetti, Matteo / circle of
dates:
1300-1349
places:
Avignon
sources:
Marchetto of Padua (fl. 1305 – 1319)
subjects:
Music / Illuminated manuscripts / Manuscripts / Patrons / Dating / Attribution / Workshops (Organisations) / Franciscans / Cardinals
Illustrations
Attributed works:
13. Leaf from the Milan manuscript. (Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan, MS D 5 inf., fol.52r; Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana/Mondadori Portfolio Fotoriproduzione).
Attributed works:
18. Detail of Miracle of St Martial, by Matteo Giovannetti. 1344–45. Fresco. (Chapel of St Martial, Papal Palace, Avignon).
Attributed works:
20. Detail of Sacrifice of Zacharias, by Matteo Giovannetti. 1344–45. Fresco. (Chapel of St John, Papal Palace, Avignon).
Attributed works:
21. Angel of the Annunciation, by Matteo Giovannetti. c.1345. Oil on wood transferred to canvas. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; Scala, Florence).
Attributed works:
Emanuele III, Naples, MS V A 14, fol.49r).
Western art unattributed:
1. Leaves from the Naples manuscript, showing Lady Music and God in Majesty. (Biblioteca Nazionale Vittorio Emanuele III, Naples, MS V A 14, fols.46v–47r).
Western art unattributed:
10. Leaf from the Milan manuscript. (Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan, MS D 5 inf., fol.21v; Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana/Mondadori Portfolio Fotoriproduzione).
Western art unattributed:
11. Leaf from the Milan manuscript. (Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan, MS D 5 inf., fol.31r; Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana/Mondadori Portfolio Fotoriproduzione).
Western art unattributed:
12. Leaf from the Naples manuscript. (Biblioteca Nazionale Vittorio Emanuele III, Naples, MS V A 14, fol.88r).
Western art unattributed:
14. Leaf from the Milan manuscript. (Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan, MS D 5 inf., fol.78r; Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana/Mondadori Portfolio Fotoriproduzione).
Western art unattributed:
15. Leaf from the Milan manuscript. (Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan, MS D 5 inf., fol.78v; Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana/Mondadori Portfolio Fotoriproduzione).
Western art unattributed:
16. Leaf from the Milan manuscript. (Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan, MS D 5 inf., fol.110v; Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana/Mondadori Portfolio Fotoriproduzione).
Western art unattributed:
17. Leaf from the Liber Regulae. (Archivio di Stato, Rome, MS 3193, fol.202v; MIC).
Western art unattributed:
19. Detail of Miracle of St Martial, by Matteo Giovannetti. 1344–45. Fresco. (Chapel of St Martial, Papal Palace, Avignon).
Western art unattributed:
2. Leaf from the Naples manuscript, showing a seated lion holding in its paws the head of an ox. (Biblioteca Nazionale Vittorio Emanuele III, Naples, MS V A 14, fol.48r).
Western art unattributed:
22. Our Lady of the Annunciation, by Matteo Giovannetti. c.1345. Oil on wood transferred to canvas. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; Scala, Florence).
Western art unattributed:
3. Detail of Fig.1, showing one of the lions supporting the throne of Lady Music. (Biblioteca Nazionale Vittorio Emanuele III, Naples, MS V A 14, fol.47r).
Western art unattributed:
4. Detail of Fig.1, showing the lion as a symbol for the Evangelist Mark. (Biblioteca Nazionale Vittorio Emanuele III, Naples, MS V A 14, fol.46v).
Western art unattributed:
5. Leaf from the Naples manuscript. (Biblioteca Nazionale Vittorio Emanuele III, Naples, MS V A 14, fol.1r).
Western art unattributed:
7. Leaf from the Milan manuscript. (Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan, MS D 5 inf., fol.1r; Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana/Mondadori Portfolio Fotoriproduzione).
Western art unattributed:
8. Leaf from the Milan manuscript. (Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan, MS D 5 inf., fol.1v; Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana/Mondadori Portfolio Fotoriproduzione).
Western art unattributed:
9. Leaf from the Naples manuscript. (Biblioteca Nazionale Vittorio Emanuele III, Naples, MS V A 14, fol.18v).
Article
Urban VIII and the Barberini
07/2023 | 1444 | 165
Pages: 772–777
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Author:
Connors, Joseph (Connors, Joseph)
Subjects
artists:
Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da / Poussin, Nicolas / Sacchi, Andrea / Mochi, Francesco / Ottoni, Lorenzo / Bernini, Gian Lorenzo / Gagliardi, Filippo / Lauri, Filippo / Carracci, Lodovico / Mastelletta
buildings:
Palazzo Barberini, Rome, Italy
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome, Italy
patrons:
Barberini family / Urban VIII, Pope, 1568-1644 / Barberini, Francesco, Cardinal, 1597-1679 / Barberini, Antonio, the Younger, Cardinal, 1607-1671 / Barberini, Taddeo
places:
Rome
subjects:
Italian art / Patronage / Architecture / Popes / Cardinals / Social history / Art history
Reviewed Items
subjects:
L’immagine sovrana: Urbano VIII e i Barberini, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Palazzo Barberini, Rome, 18th May–30th July 2023. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Maffeo Barberini, by Caravaggio. c.1595. Oil on canvas, 124 by 90 cm. (Private collection; exh. Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica, Palazzo Barberini, Rome).
Attributed works:
2. Urban VIII visits the Gesù, Rome, to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the founding of the Jesuit order, by Andrea Sacchi with Filippo Gagliardi and Jan Miel. 1642. Oil on canvas, 321 by 248 cm. (Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica, Palazzo Barberini, Rome; courtesy the Ministero Beni e Attività Culturali e del Turismo; Scala Archives).
Attributed works:
3. Carlo Barberini, by Francesco Mochi. c.1630. Bronze, height 58 cm. (Private collection; exh. Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica, Palazzo Barberini, Rome).
Attributed works:
4. St Sebastian thrown into the Cloaca Maxima, by Ludovico Carracci. 1612. Oil on canvas, 163.5 by 232.4 cm. (J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles; exh. Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica, Palazzo Barberini, Rome).
Attributed works:
5. Installation view of L’immagine sovrana: Urbano VIII e I Barberini at Palazzo Barberini, Rome, 2023, showing the tapestries hung in the Salone. (Photograph Alberto Novelli).
Attributed works:
6. Installation view of L’immagine sovrana: Urbano VIII e I Barberini at Palazzo Barberini, Rome, showing Urban VIII, by Gianlorenzo Bernini. 1632–33. Marble, height 103 cm. with pedestal. (Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica, Palazzo Barberini, Rome).
Attributed works:
7. Marc’Antonio Pasqualini crowned by Apollo, by Andrea Sacchi. 1642. Oil on canvas, 243.8 by 194.3 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, exh. Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica, Palazzo Barberini, Rome).
Book Review
Apogeo e fine del Medioevo (La Pittura Medievale a Roma, 312–1431. Corpus VI). Edited by Serena Romano
12/2018 | 1389 | 160
Pages: 1066-1067
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Reviewer:
Gardner, Julian (Gardner, Julian)
Subjects
artists:
Gentile da Fabriano / Masaccio / Masolino da Panicale / Spinello Aretino / Giovanni da Milano / Giottino / Giotto / Taddeo di Bartolo / Lippo Vanni
dates:
1250-1299 / 1300-1399 / 1400-1449
media:
Paintings / Mosaics / Frescoes
patrons:
Nicholas IV, Pope, 1227-1292 / Martin V, Pope, 1368-1431 / Gregory V, Pope, c.972–999 / Urban V, Pope, 1310–1370
places:
Italy / Rome
subjects:
Italian painting / Roman (post-Classical) / Medieval / Panel paintings / Altarpieces / Churches / Monasteries / Tabernacles / Ceilings / Fresco painting / Iconography / Christian iconography / Saints / Jesus Christ / Patronage / Commissions / Colonna family / Orsini family / Papacy / Cardinals / Catalogues
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Mosaics on the façade of S. Maria Maggiore, Rome. c.1295. (Archivio Corpus-Atlante; photograph Domenico Ventura).
Article
Giovanni Francesco Arrighi: a newly discovered account book
10/2018 | 1387 | 160
Pages: 824-832
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Author:
Montagu, Jennifer (Montagu, Jennifer)
Subjects
artists:
Arrighi, Antonio / Arrighi, Giovanni Francesco / Giardini, Giovanni / Bernini, Gian Lorenzo / Girardon, François / Rossi, Angelo de
dates:
1650-1699 / 1700-1749 / 1750-1799
media:
Silverwork / Reliquaries / Reliefs / Inscriptions / Bronzes / Jewellery / Candlesticks / Metalwork / Sculpture / Drawings / Documents
museums and institutions:
Archivio di Stato di Roma, Rome, Italy
places:
Italy / Rome
subjects:
Goldsmiths / Workshops (Organisations) / Account books / Commissions / Patrons / Patronage / Altars / Crosses / Crucifixes / Lamps / Relics / Maces / Plates / Dishes / Vessels / Heraldry / Ornament / Guilds / Engravers / Archives / Gilding / Angels / Putti / Churches / Barberini family / Altieri family / Cardinals
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Reliquary, by Giovanni Francesco Arrighi. 1722. Silver, height 120 cm. (S. Maria di Monserrato, Rome).
Attributed works:
2. Reliquary, by Giovanni Francesco Arrighi. 1727/28. Silver, height 77 cm. (Museo Diocesano, Jesi).
Attributed works:
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).
Attributed works:
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).
Attributed works:
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).
Book Review
Römische Grabmäler der Hochrenaissance. Typologie – Ikonographie – Stil
08/2012 | 1313 | 154
Pages: 581
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Reviewer:
Jong, Jan de (Jong, Jan de)
Subjects
dates:
1500-1529
places:
Italy / Rome
print:
Tomb sculpture
subjects:
Renaissance / Commemorative monuments / Sepulchral monuments / Funerary art / Funerary structures / Architecture
subjects:
Italian sculpture / Roman (post-Classical) / Cardinals / Popes
subjects:
Italian architecture
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Römische Grabmäler der Hochrenaissance. Typologie – Ikonographie – Stil | author: Götzmann, Jutta
Book Review
The Possessions of a Cardinal. Politics, Piety and Art, 1450–1700
08/2011 | 1301 | 153
Pages: 543-544
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Reviewer:
Robertson, Clare (Robertson, Clare)
Subjects
dates:
1450-1599 / 1600-1699
places:
Rome / Italy
print:
Cardinals
print:
Patronage
subjects:
Patronage / Collections, Private / Cardinals / Ecclesiastical / Italian / Commissions
subjects:
Collecting
Reviewed Items
subjects:
The Possessions of a Cardinal. Politics, Piety and Art, 1450–1700 | editor: Hollingsworth, Mary , editor: Richardson, Carol M.
Letter
History of Costume
08/1970 | 809 | 112
Pages: 542-543
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Author:
Ramsden, E. H. (Ramsden, E. H.)
Subjects
subjects:
Portraits / Cardinals / Identification
subjects:
Pamphili, Camillo Francesco Maria, Cardinal and Prince, 1622-1666
Article
Two Late Works by Giuseppe Maria Crespi
03/1968 | 780 | 110
Pages: 120-125
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Author:
Merriman, Mira Pajes (Merriman, Mira Pajes)
Subjects
artists:
Crespi, Giuseppe Maria, lo Spagnolo
dates:
1700-1749
patrons:
Aldrovandi, Pompeo, Cardinal, 1668-1752
places:
Italy / Bologna
subjects:
Italian painting / Late works
subjects:
Documents / Patronage
subjects:
Cardinals
subjects:
Sources / Correspondence
Illustrations
Attributed works:
10. Massacre of the Innocents, by Giuseppe Maria Crespi. Etching. (Biblioteca Comunale, Bologna.)
Attributed works:
11. Massacre of the Innocents, by Giuseppe Maria Crespi. Etching. (Pinacoteca, Bologna.)
Attributed works:
12. Massacre of the Innocents, by Giuseppe Maria Crespi. 1742-3. Canvas, 66 by 94 cm. (Ferratini Collection, Bologna.)
Attributed works:
13. St John the Baptist Baptising, by Giuseppe Maria Crespi. 1742-3. Canvas, 66 by 94 cm. (Ferratini Collection, Bologna.)
Short Notice
A Drawing for the Walls of the Farnese Gallery and a Comment on Annibale Carracci's 'Sala Grande'
10/1963 | 727 | 105
Pages: 444-447
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Author:
Vitzthum, Walter (W. V.) (Vitzthum, Walter (W. V.); Vitzthum, Dr.)
Subjects
artists:
Carracci, Annibale
artists:
Alberti, Cherubino
buildings:
Palazzo Farnese, Rome, Italy
dates:
1590-1609
patrons:
Farnese family
patrons:
Farnese, Odoardo, Cardinal, 1573-1626
places:
Italy / Rome
subjects:
Italian painting / Drawings / Patronage / Cardinals
Illustrations
Attributed works:
27. Project for the Farnese Gallery, Here Attributed to Cherubino Alberti. Pen and Brown Ink, Brown Wash with Traces of Green, 30.5 by 42.8 cm. (Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin-Dahlem.)
Attributed works:
28. Detail of the Farnese Gallery, Palazzo Farnese, Rome. Engravings by Pietro Aquila from Galeriae Farnesianae Icones, Plates 16-18.
Attributed works:
29. Standing Saint, by the Master of Wittingau. Pen and Wash, 20.4 by 8.6 cm. (National Gallery, Prague.) 30. Project for the Decoration of a Loggia, by Cherubino Alberti. Pen and Brown Ink, Brown Wash, Traces of Black Chalk, 23.9 by 19.8 cm. (Museo di Capodimonte, Naples.) 31. St John Beneath the Cross, Here Attributed to Hans Burgkmair. Black Chalk, 44.6 by 17.2 cm. (Hermitage, Leningrad.) 32. Youthful Head, Attributed to Grünewald. Black Chalk on Reddish Paper. (Kupferstichkabinett, Dresden.) 33. The Raising of Lazarus, from the School of Dürer. Water-Colour, 36 by 22 cm. (Pushkin Museum, Moscow.)
Short Notice
A Letter concerning Guido Reni
09/1963 | 726 | 105
Pages: 404+408
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Author:
Crinò, Anna Maria (Crinò, Anna Maria)
Subjects
artists:
Reni, Guido
dates:
1600-1649
patrons:
Barberini family
places:
Italy / Rome
places:
France / Paris
subjects:
Italian painting / Documents / Correspondence
subjects:
Magalotti, Lorenzo, Cardinal, d. 1637
subjects:
Cardinals
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