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Exhibition Review
Pure Rubens. Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam
11/2018 | 1388 | 160
Pages: 955-958
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Reviewer:
Jaffé, David (Jaffé, David)
Subjects
art literature:
Ovid / McGrath, Elizabeth, London, Great Britain
artists:
Rubens, Peter Paul / Dyck, Anthony van / Snyders, Frans
dates:
2010-2019
media:
Oil sketches / Sketches / Drawings / Paintings / Prints / Engravings
museums and institutions:
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Netherlands / Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, Spain
patrons:
Philip IV, King of Spain, 1605-1665
places:
Netherlands / Rotterdam / Spain / Madrid
subjects:
Flemish painting / Workshops (Organisations) / Landscapes (visual works) / Figure paintings / Classical mythology / Modelli / Altarpieces / Brushwork / Dating / Attribution
Illustrations
Attributed works:
7. Sketch for the Rape of Europa, by Peter Paul Rubens. 1636. Panel, 18.9 by 13.7 cm. (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid; exh. Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam).
Attributed works:
8. The recognition of Phililpoemen, by Peter Paul Rubens and Frans Snyders. c.1609. Canvas, 201 by 311 cm. (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid; exh. Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam).
Attributed works:
9. Sketch for The recognition of Phililpoemen, by Peter Paul Rubens. c.1609. Panel, 50.5 by 66.5 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; exh. Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam).
Exhibition Review
Between Rubens and Van Dyck: Gaspar de Crayer. Musée de Flandre, Cassel; Gaspar de Crayer and Ghent: An unbreakable bond. Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent
11/2018 | 1388 | 160
Pages: 958-960
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Reviewer:
Brown, Christopher (Brown, Christopher)
Subjects
art literature:
Vlieghe, Hans, Van Rompaylaan 7, Belgium
artists:
Crayer, Gaspar de / Rubens, Peter Paul / Dyck, Anthony van / Coxie, Raphael / Clerck , Hendrik de / Loon, Theodoor van / Pontius, Paulus / Jordaens, Jacob / Faydherbe, Lucas / Velázquez, Diego / Maíno, Juan Bautista
collectors and dealers:
Seilern, Antoine / Lamberg-Sprinzenstein, Anton Franz de Paula Graf
dates:
2010-2019
media:
Paintings / Oil sketches / Drawings
museums and institutions:
Musée de Flandre, Cassel, France / Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, Belgium
patrons:
Ferdinand of Austria, Cardinal-Infante, 1609–1641 / Leopold Wilhelm, Archduke of Austria, 1614-1662 / Philip IV, King of Spain, 1605-1665
places:
France / Cassel / Belgium / Ghent
subjects:
Flemish painting / Courts (social groups) / Patronage / Attributions / Attributions, former / Style / Influence / Collecting / Christian iconography / Portraits / Self-portraits / Altarpieces / Busts / Copies / Mannerism
Illustrations
Attributed works:
10. The Martyrdom of St Catherine, by Gaspar de Crayer. c.1622. Canvas, 242 by 188 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Grenoble; photograph J.-L. Lacroix; exh. Musée de Flandre, Cassel).
Attributed works:
11. Adolescent Virgin decorated by angels in the presence of Joachim and St Anne, by Gaspar de Crayer. Canvas, 155 by 111 cm. (Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels; photograph J. Geleyns; exh. Musée de Flandre, Cassel).
Attributed works:
12. Philip IV of Spain in parade armour, by Gaspar de Crayer. c.1627– 30. Canvas, 182.9 by 118.1 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; exh. Musée de Flandre, Cassel).
Book Review
Felipe III de Velázquez: Donación de William B. Jordan. With contributions by John Elliott, Jaime García-Máiquez, M. Dolores Gayo, William B. Jordan and Javier Portús
05/2018 | 1382 | 160
Pages: 431
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Reviewer:
Delaforce, Angela (Delaforce, Angela)
Subjects
art literature:
Jordan, William B.
artists:
Velázquez, Diego / Titian
dates:
1600-1649
media:
Paintings / Oil sketches
museums and institutions:
Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, Spain
patrons:
Philip III, King of Spain, 1578-1621 / Philip IV, King of Spain, 1605-1665
places:
Spain / Madrid
subjects:
Spanish painting / Studies (visual works) / Patronage / Technical analysis / Scientific analysis / Radiographs
Illustrations
Attributed works:
3. Portrait of Philip III, by Diego Velázquez. 1627. Canvas, 45.9 by 37 cm. (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid).
Exhibition Review
Charles I: King and Collector
04/2018 | 1381 | 160
Pages: 277-282
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Reviewer:
Penny, Nicholas (Penny, Nicholas)
Subjects
art literature:
Doort, Abraham van der / Haskell, Francis
artists:
Raphael / Cleyn, Francis / Fanelli, Francesco, sculptor, act. ca. 1608-1661 / Oliver, Peter / Correggio / Veronese, Paolo / Titian / Dyck, Anthony van / Steenwyck, Hendrick II van / Gentileschi, Orazio / Bassano, Jacopo, il vecchio, 1510-1592 / Tintoretto, Jacopo / Tintoretto, Domenico / Palma, Jacopo, il giovane, ca. 1548 - 1628 / Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da / Reni, Guido / Vianen, Paulus van / Rubens, Peter Paul / Mantegna, Andrea / Cordier, Nicolas / Stone, Nicholas, the Elder / Bernini, Gian Lorenzo
dates:
2010-2019
media:
Paintings / Sculpture / Drawings / Engravings / Miniatures (paintings) / Tapestries / Medals
museums and institutions:
Royal Academy of Arts, London, Great Britain
patrons:
Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649 / Philip IV, King of Spain, 1605-1665 / Henrietta Maria, Queen, Consort of Charles I, King of England, 1609-1669 / Christina, Queen of Sweden / Francis I, King of France, 1494-1547 / House of Gonzaga
places:
Great Britain / London
subjects:
Exhibition reviews / Italian painting / Netherlandish painting / German painting / British painting / Collecting / Patronage / Inventories / Provenance / Lighting / Galleries (display spaces) / Allegory / Mythology / Copies / Posthumous casts (sculpture) / Natural disasters
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Charles I in the hunting field, by Anthony van Dyck. c.1636. Canvas, 266 by 207 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Attributed works:
3. The miraculous draft of fi shes, Mortlake tapestry after Raphael, with borders designed by Francis Cleyn. c.1639–40. Wool, silk and gilt thread, 530 by 580 cm. (Mobilier national, Paris).
Attributed works:
4. Detail of Fig.3.
Attributed works:
5. The conversion of St Paul, by Palma Giovane. c.1590–95. Canvas, 207 by 337 cm. (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid).
Attributed works:
6. St George and the Dragon, by Peter Oliver (after Raphael). 1628. Bodycolour and gold paint on vellum, 22 by 16.5 cm. (Royal Collection / © HM Queen Elizabeth II).
Attributed works:
7. The toilet of Venus, by Guido Reni. c.1620–25. Canvas, 281.9 by 205.7 cm. (National Gallery, London).
Attributed works:
9. Installation view of Charles I: King and Collector at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, showing Charles I, by François Dieussart (1636; Arundel Castle) and Charles I in three positions, by Anthony van Dyck (1635–36; The Royal Collection; photograph Royal Academy of Arts, London).
Western art unattributed:
2. Claudius, Roman, AD43–45. Sardonyx cameo, 20.5 by 16 cm. (Royal Collection / © HM Queen Elizabeth II).
Western art unattributed:
8. Aphrodite (‘The crouching Venus’). Roman, second century AD. Marble, height 119 cm. (The Royal Collection / © HM Queen Elizabeth II.)
Article
Milan 1630: the festivities to celebrate the birth of Prince Balthasar of Spain and an invention by Leonardo da Vinci
01/2017 | 1366 | 159
Pages: 29-35
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Author:
Bora, Giulio (Bora, Giulio; Bora, G.)
Author:
Marani, Pietro C. (Marani, Pietro C.; Marani, Pietro)
Subjects
artists:
Leonardo da Vinci / Tesauro, Emanuele
dates:
1630-1639
patrons:
Philip IV, King of Spain, 1605-1665 / Baltasar Carlos, Prince of Asturias, 1629-1646
places:
Milan
subjects:
Festivals / Royalty / Spanish / Decorative arts / Theatre design
Illustrations
Attributed works:
29. Detail of Fig.30, showing Vulcan, Thetis and the Cyclops
Attributed works:
30. Mount Etna, with the theatre and pedestals erected in the piazzo del Duomo, Milan, designed by Francesco Maria Richini, drawn by Carlo Biffi and engraved by Cesare Bassano. 1630 (From Emanuele Tesauro: Racconto delle publiche allegrezze fatte dalla città di Milano alli IV febraro MDCXXX per la felice Nascita del Sereniss. Primogenito di Spagna Baldasar Carlo Dominico, appresso gli heredi di Melchior Malatesta, Milan 1630)
Attributed works:
31. Studies of buckler-type shields (rotelle), burning balls, an armoured waggon and an architectural drawing, by Leonardo da Vinci. Here dated 1485-87. Fol.59r of Manuscript B (Institut de France, Paris)
Attributed works:
32. Studies of burning balls, two figure studies (not by Leonardo) and annotations, by Leonardo da Vinci. Here dated 1485-87. Fol.4r of Manuscript B (Institut de France, Paris)
Attributed works:
33. Studies of ballistics, by Leonardo da Vinci. Here dated 1485-87 (Ecole nationale supérieure des beaux-arts, Paris, EBA 423)
Attributed works:
34. Study for a temporary structure or triumphal arch, by Leonardo da Vinci. Here dated 1487-90. Fol.22r of the Codex Trivulziano (Biblioteca Trivulziana, Milan)
Article
Velázquez in Fraga: a new hypothesis about the portraits of El Primo and Philip IV
09/2012 | 1314 | 154
Pages: 620-625
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Author:
Johnson, Don H. (Johnson, Don H.)
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Johnson, C. Richard, Jr. (Johnson, C. Richard, Jr.)
Author:
Pérez d'Ors, Pablo (Pérez d'Ors, Pablo )
Subjects
artists:
Velázquez, Diego
dates:
1640-1649
museums and institutions:
Frick Collection, New York, United States / Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, Spain
patrons:
Philip IV, King of Spain, 1605-1665
print:
Velázquez, Diego
subjects:
Portraits / Spanish painting / Technical analysis / Collections, Public / Scientific analysis / Radiographs / Identification / Dwarfs
Illustrations
Attributed works:
10. Portrait of a dwarf, here proposed to be El Primo (rather than Sebastián de Morra), by Diego Velázquez. Here dated 1644. Canvas, 106 by 81 cm. (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid).
Attributed works:
11. Authors’ drawing based on the X-radiograph of Fig.10, showing the area of original canvas.
Attributed works:
12. Weave density maps by Thread Count Automation Project of vertically oriented threads of Figs.9 (below) and 10 (above).
Attributed works:
13. Diego de Acedo, by Diego Velázquez. c.1644. Canvas, 107 by 82 cm. (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid).
Attributed works:
14. Portrait of a dwarf, here proposed to be El Primo (rather than Sebastián de Morra), by the workshop of Diego Velázquez. c.1644. Canvas, 103 by 82 cm. (Private collection; courtesy of Christie’s).
Attributed works:
9. Philip IV, by Diego Velázquez. 1644. Canvas, 133.3 by 101.6 cm. (Frick Collection, New York).
Article
Weaving together an identity in Nicolas Poussin’s ‘Landscape with an anchorite saint’
05/2011 | 1298 | 153
Pages: 307-311
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Author:
Jewitt, James R. (Jewitt, James R.)
Subjects
artists:
Poussin, Nicolas
buildings:
Palacio del Buen Retiro, Madrid, Spain
dates:
1630-1639
museums and institutions:
Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, Spain
patrons:
Philip IV, King of Spain, 1605-1665
places:
Spain / Madrid
print:
Poussin, Nicolas
subjects:
Collections, Public / Commissions / Iconography / Identification / Christian iconography / French painting
Illustrations
Attributed works:
13. Landscape with an anchorite saint, here identified as Landscape with St Paul the Hermit, by Nicolas Poussin. c.1636–37. Canvas, 155 by 234 cm. (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid).
Attributed works:
14. Sts Paul the Hermit and Anthony Abbot, by Andrea Sacchi. c.1630–40. Canvas, 141 by 141 cm. (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid).
Attributed works:
15. St Paul the Hermit, by Jusepe de Ribera. 1640. Canvas, 143 by 143 cm. (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid).
Article
New information on Velázquez’s portrait of Philip IV at Fraga in The Frick Collection, New York
10/2010 | 1291 | 152
Pages: 652-659
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Author:
Gallagher, Michael (Gallagher, Michael)
Author:
Pérez d'Ors, Pablo (Pérez d'Ors, Pablo )
Subjects
artists:
Velázquez, Diego
dates:
1640-1649
museums and institutions:
Frick Collection, New York, United States
patrons:
Philip IV, King of Spain, 1605-1665
print:
Velázquez, Diego
subjects:
Portraits / Three-quarter length portraits / Collections, Public / Conservation / Technical analysis / Scientific analysis / Iconography / Commissions / Spanish painting / Spanish / History / War
works:
King Philip IV of Spain (The Fraga portrait), 1644 (Frick Collection, New York)
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. King Philip IV of Spain, by Diego Velázquez. 1644. Canvas, 133.3 by 101.6 cm. (The Frick Collection, New York).
Attributed works:
2. Virgin of Montserrat with a donor, by Juan Andrés Rizi. c.1635. Canvas, 264.4 by 167.6 cm. (Bowes Mus­eum, Barnard Castle).
Attributed works:
3. Allegorical portrait of Philip IV, by Juan de Noort. 1641 (reprinted in 1644). Engraving, approximately 18.9 by 13.8 cm. (Biblioteca Universitaria, Seville).
Attributed works:
4. Detail from The recapture of Bahía, by Juan Bautista Maíno. c.1635. Canvas, 309 by 381 cm. (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid).
Attributed works:
5. Allegorical portrait of Philip IV, by Diego Velázquez, Juan Bautista Martínez del Mazo and workshop. c.1645. Canvas, 393 by 267 cm. (Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence).
Attributed works:
6. Philip IV, from the workshop of Diego Velázquez. c.1645 or later(?). Canvas, 128.2 by 96 cm. (Dulwich Picture Gallery, London).
Attributed works:
7­. Philip IV, from the workshop of Diego Velázquez (perhaps Juan Bautista Martínez del Mazo). c.1644(?). Canvas, 136 by 99 cm. (Private collection, London).
Article
Guido Reni’s royal patrons: a drawing and a proposal
03/2009 | 1272 | 151
Pages: 156-159
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Author:
Sutherland Harris, Ann (Sutherland Harris, Ann)
Subjects
artists:
Reni, Guido
dates:
1620-1629
patrons:
Philip IV, King of Spain, 1605-1665
print:
Reni, Guido
subjects:
Battle of Lepanto (1571) / Drawings / Italian / Commissions / Patronage
subjects:
Identification
subjects:
Preliminary drawings
Illustrations
Attributed works:
24. Abduction of Helen of Troy, by Guido Reni. c.1626–29. Canvas, 253 by 265 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Attributed works:
25. Don Juan before the Battle of Lepanto, by Guido Reni. 1620s. Pen and brown ink with brown wash on cream paper, 18.2 by 21.8 cm. (Private collection).
Book Review
Velázquez Esculturas para el Alcázar
11/2008 | 1268 | 150
Pages: 770-771
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Reviewer:
Helmstutler di Dio, Kelley (Helmstutler di Dio, Kelley)
Subjects
artists:
Velázquez, Diego
dates:
2000-2009 / 1640-1649
museums and institutions:
Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid, Spain
patrons:
Philip IV, King of Spain, 1605-1665
print:
Velázquez, Diego
subjects:
Commissions / Sculpture / Copies / Exhibition catalogues / Acquisitions / Casts (sculpture) / Museum history / Restoration (process) / Identification / Classical
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Velázquez Esculturas para el Alcázar | editor: Nogué, José María Luzón
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