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Exhibition Review
Return of the Gods
12/2023 | 1449 | 165
Pages: 1343–1345
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Reviewer:
Lloyd, Stephen (Lloyd, Stephen)
Subjects
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
World Museum, Liverpool, Great Britain
subjects:
Ince Blundell Collection, Liverpool, Great Britain / Greek (ancient) sculpture / Gods / Goddesses / Classical mythology / Roman (ancient) / Sculpture
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Return of the Gods World Museum, Liverpool 28th April 2023–25th February 2024 | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
12. The Pantheon, Ince Blundell Hall, Lancashire. 1958. Photograph. (Courtesy National Museums Liverpool).
Western art unattributed:
10. Venus. Roman, 1st century. Marble, height 210 cm. (National Museums Liverpool).
Western art unattributed:
11. Sarcophagus depicting Phaethon before Helios. Roman, 2nd century AD. Marble, 60 by 209 cm. (National Museums Liverpool).
Article
A modello by James Thornhill for Addiscombe House, Surrey
12/2019 | 1401 | 161
Pages: 1028-1033
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Author:
Marandet, François (Marandet, François)
Subjects
artists:
Thornhill, James
buildings:
Addiscombe House, Croydon, Great Britain
dates:
1700-1709
museums and institutions:
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen, Rouen, France
patrons:
Draper, William
subjects:
Ceilings / Modelli / Attributions, former / Iconography / Gods / Apollo / Interiors / Personification / Musicians / Bacchus / Ariadne
subjects:
Allegory / British art
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Allegory of the days, here identified as a modello for the ceiling painting of the staircase hall at Addiscombe House, Surrey, by James Thornhill. c.1705. Oil on canvas, diameter 59 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen).
Attributed works:
10. Addiscombe House, Surrey, photographed in 1859, from H.M. Vibart: Addiscombe and its Heroes and Men of Note, London 1894, p.19.
Attributed works:
11. Bacchus and Ariadne, design for the ceiling painting of the Saloon at Addiscombe House, Surrey, by James Thornhill. c.1705. Graphite, ink and wash, 24 by 33 cm. (Yale Center for British Art, New Haven).
Attributed works:
2. Detail of Fig.1, showing the group below the figure of Apollo.
Attributed works:
3. Detail of Fig.1, the group of figures with Diana.
Attributed works:
4. Detail of Fig.1, the group of figures with Mercury.
Attributed works:
5. Detail of Fig.1, the group of figures with Mars.
Attributed works:
6. Detail of Fig.1, the group of figures with Jupiter, Juno and Venus.
Attributed works:
7. Detail of Fig.1, the group of figures with Saturn.
Attributed works:
8. William and Mary presenting the cap of liberty to Europe, by James Thornhill. c.1710. Oil on canvas, 96 by 66 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Attributed works:
9. Allegory of the days, by James Thornhill. c.1705. Ink and black crayon on paper, 35 by 23 cm. (British Museum, London).
Exhibition Review
Seeing the Divine: Pahari Painting of North India Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
07/2019 | 1396 | 161
Pages: 585-588
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Reviewer:
Aitken, Molly Emma (Aitken, Molly Emma)
Subjects
artists:
Nainsukh / Manaku
collectors and dealers:
Kossak, Steven
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, United States
styles:
Pahari
subjects:
Indian painting / Hinduism / Gods
Illustrations
Attributed works:
10. Devi in the form of Bhadrakali adored by the gods, attributed to the Master of the Early Rasamanjari, folio from a dispersed Tantric Devi series. Punjab Hills, kingdom of Basohli, c.1660–70. Opaque watercolour, gold, silver and beetle-wing cases on paper, 17.8 by 16.7 cm. (Kronos Collections; exh. Metropolitan Museum of Art,
Attributed works:
11. Krishna celebrates the start of the rainy season, attributed to the Master of the Swirling Skies, folio from the devotional text of the Bhagavata Purana. Punjab Hills, kingdom of Jammu. c.1725–50. Opaque watercolour and silver on paper, 21.3 by 14.9 cm. (Kronos Collections; exh. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Attributed works:
12. Raja Balwant Singh’s vision of Krishna and Radha, attributed to Nainsukh. Punjab Hills, kingdom of Jasrota. c.1745– 50. Ink, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, 19.7 by 15.6 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Exhibition Review
Beyond the Nile: Egypt and the Classical World. J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
09/2018 | 1386 | 160
Pages: 774-776
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Reviewer:
Cooney, Kathlyn M. (Cooney, Kathlyn M.)
Subjects
dates:
2010-2019
media:
Sculpture / Musical instruments / Silverwork / Documents / Stone / Marbles
museums and institutions:
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, United States
patrons:
Amasis II, King of Egypt / Amenhotep III, King of Egypt / Alexander the Great
places:
United States / Los Angeles
subjects:
Egyptian sculpture / Greek (ancient) sculpture / Roman (ancient) sculpture / Egyptian School / Greek (ancient) School / Roman (ancient) School / Patronage / Politics / Influence / Diplomacy / Collecting / Monarchy / Emperors / Kings / Greek iconography / Roman iconography / Gods / Goddesses / Sarcophagi / Hieroglyphics / Scrolls (Rolls) / Jugs / Cups / Busts / Portraits / Caesar, Lucius Julius, 90-43 B.C. / Caracalla / Naturalism
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
5. Sarcophagus of Wahibreemakhet, Egyptian. c.600 BC. Basalt, 230 by 94 by 105 cm. (Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden; exh. J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles).
Western art unattributed:
6. Julius Caesar, Roman. First century BC–First century AD. Graywacke, 44 by 26 by 25 cm. (Antikensammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin; exh. J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles).
Western art unattributed:
7. Head of Caracalla, Romano-Egyptian. AD 211–17. Granite, 51 by 34 by 52 cm. (University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia; exh. J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles).
Article
A Case of Mistaken Identity: The Martellini Jupiter by Giovanni di Scherano Fancelli
12/1998 | 1149 | 140
Pages: 788-798
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Author:
Waldman, Louis Alexander (Waldman, Louis Alexander; Waldman, Louis; Waldman, Louis A.)
Subjects
artists:
Giovanni di Alessandro Fancelli, Called Giovanni di Scherano
dates:
1500-1599
places:
Italy / Florence
subjects:
Italian sculpture
subjects:
Classical mythology / Gods / Iconography / Jupiter
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Youthful Jupiter, Here Attributed to Giovanni di Alessandro Fancelli, Called Giovanni di Scherano or Giovanni Scherani. Before 1588. Marble, 241 by 85 cm. (At Base) by 53 cm. (At Base). (Palazzo Martellini, Florence).
Attributed works:
11. Youthful Jupiter, by Giovanni Battista Caccini. Marble. (Boboli Gardens, Florence).
Attributed works:
12. St Lawrence, by Giovanni di Paolo Fancelli, Called Nanni di Stocco. c.1551. Pietra Serena. (Certosa, Galluzzo, Florence).
Attributed works:
13. Madonna and Child, from the Tomb of Julius II, by Alessandro di Giovanni Fancelli, Called Scherano, and Raffaello da Montelupo (After a Model by Michelangelo). c.1537-42. Marble. (S. Pietro in Vincoli, Rome).
Attributed works:
14. Lion ('Leone Medici'). Roman, Second Century, Recarved by Giovanni di Scherano Fancelli. Cipollino Marble, 126 cm. High (Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence).
Attributed works:
15. Prudence, by Bartolomeo Ammannati, from the Juno Fountain for the Palazzo Vecchio. c.1556-60. Marble, 230 cm. High (Bargello, Florence).
Attributed works:
16. Detail of the Head of Paris from the Paris and Helen, by Vincenzo de' Rossi. 1560. Marble. (Grotta di Buontalenti, Boboli Gardens, Florence).
Attributed works:
2. Three-Quarter View of Fig.1. [Youthful Jupiter, Here Attributed to Giovanni di Alessandro Fancelli, Called Giovanni di Scherano or Giovanni Scherani. Before 1588. Marble, 241 by 85 cm. (At Base) by 53 cm. (At Base). (Palazzo Martellini, Florence).]
Attributed works:
3. Profile View of Fig.1. [Youthful Jupiter, Here Attributed to Giovanni di Alessandro Fancelli, Called Giovanni di Scherano or Giovanni Scherani. Before 1588. Marble, 241 by 85 cm. (At Base) by 53 cm. (At Base). (Palazzo Martellini, Florence).]
Attributed works:
4. Detail of Signature in Fig.1. [Youthful Jupiter, Here Attributed to Giovanni di Alessandro Fancelli, Called Giovanni di Scherano or Giovanni Scherani. Before 1588. Marble, 241 by 85 cm. (At Base) by 53 cm. (At Base). (Palazzo Martellini, Florence).]
Attributed works:
5. Detail of Head of Fig.1 [Youthful Jupiter, Here Attributed to Giovanni di Alessandro Fancelli, Called Giovanni di Scherano or Giovanni Scherani. Before 1588. Marble, 241 by 85 cm. (At Base) by 53 cm. (At Base). (Palazzo Martellini, Florence).]
Attributed works:
6. Detail of Head of Fig.1. [Youthful Jupiter, Here Attributed to Giovanni di Alessandro Fancelli, Called Giovanni di Scherano or Giovanni Scherani. Before 1588. Marble, 241 by 85 cm. (At Base) by 53 cm. (At Base). (Palazzo Martellini, Florence).]
Attributed works:
7. Detail of Head of Fig.1. [Youthful Jupiter, Here Attributed to Giovanni di Alessandro Fancelli, Called Giovanni di Scherano or Giovanni Scherani. Before 1588. Marble, 241 by 85 cm. (At Base) by 53 cm. (At Base). (Palazzo Martellini, Florence).]
Attributed works:
8. Detail of Left Hand of Fig.1 with Grips for Thunderbolts. [Youthful Jupiter, Here Attributed to Giovanni di Alessandro Fancelli, Called Giovanni di Scherano or Giovanni Scherani. Before 1588. Marble, 241 by 85 cm. (At Base) by 53 cm. (At Base). (Palazzo Martellini, Florence).]
Attributed works:
9. Detail of Right Hand of Fig.1 with Grip for Thunderbolt. [Youthful Jupiter, Here Attributed to Giovanni di Alessandro Fancelli, Called Giovanni di Scherano or Giovanni Scherani. Before 1588. Marble, 241 by 85 cm. (At Base) by 53 cm. (At Base). (Palazzo Martellini, Florence).]
Western art unattributed:
10. Jupiter Stator on an Aureus of Antoninus Pius. 138-61 A. D. (British Museum, London).
Book Review
Gli Amori degli Dei. Nuove indagini sulla Galleria Farnese
01/1989 | 1030 | 131
Pages: 39
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Reviewer:
Perini, Giovanna (Perini, Giovanna)
Subjects
artists:
Carracci, Annibale
buildings:
Palazzo Farnese, Rome, Italy
dates:
1550-1599
places:
Italy / Rome
subjects:
Frescoes / Italian painting / Baroque / Classical mythology
subjects:
Iconography / Gods
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Gli Amori degli Dei. Nuove indagini sulla Galleria Farnese | author: Briganti, Giuliano , author: Chastel, André , author: Zapperi, Roberto
Article
'Aśokan' Pillars: A Reassessment of the Evidence - IV: Symbolism
11/1976 | 884 | 118
Pages: 734+736-751+753
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Author:
Irwin, John (Irwin, John; Irwin, J.)
Subjects
dates:
0299-0200 BC
patrons:
Ashoka the Great, 304-232 BC
places:
Nepal / India / Sarnath
sources:
Gautama Buddha
subjects:
Indian sculpture / Ashokan pillars
subjects:
Historic monuments
subjects:
Buddhist / Iconography
subjects:
Visual sources / Influence / Hellenistic / Greco-Buddhism
subjects:
Gods / Indra
subjects:
Symbolism (artistic concept) / Creation Myths
subjects:
Vedic
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
10. Base of Garuda-Pillar in Temple Compound, Nepal, Showing Shaft Resting on Tortoise. Photo: Robert Skelton.
Non-western art unattributed:
11. Drawing for Wall-Painting at Wedding Ceremony. Mithila District North Bihar. Contemporary Folk-Art. Photo: National Museum, New Delhi.
Non-western art unattributed:
12. The Teaching Buddha. Gandhāra, North-West India. Second-Fourth Century A. D. Carved Schist.
Non-western art unattributed:
13. The Buddha Preaching to the Bodhisattvas. Relief Outside Kārlī Cave-Temple, Deccan. About Fifth Century A. D. Photo: Dr. Gritli v. Mitterwallner.
Non-western art unattributed:
14. The Sānchī Lion Capital. (Sānchī Museum).
Non-western art unattributed:
15. Bronze Image of Four Addorsed Lions Found by Cunningham at Mānikyāla.
Non-western art unattributed:
16. Celebration of Indra Festival Showing Indra Worshipped as Pillar.
Non-western art unattributed:
17. Close-Up of Lion Emblem on Vaiśālī Pillar (Pre-Aśokan Type). (Still in Situ at Vaiśālī, Bihar).
Non-western art unattributed:
18. Close-Up of One of the Four Lions on Sārnāth Capital. (Sārnāth Museum).
Non-western art unattributed:
19. Gold Rhyton. Achaemenid, c.500 B. C.
Non-western art unattributed:
20. Standard-Bearer Carrying a Dhvaja. Relief from Bhārhūt.
Non-western art unattributed:
21. The Rāmpurvā Bull-Capital (Pre-Aśokan Type).
Non-western art unattributed:
22. The Sankīsā Elephant-Capital (Pre-Aśokan).
Non-western art unattributed:
23. The Sārnāth Capital. (Sārnāth Museum). Probably the Last Aśokan Pillar.
Non-western art unattributed:
7. Relief Depicting Pillar of Law. Amārāvatī, First Century B. C. or Later. Limestone. (British Museum).
Non-western art unattributed:
8. Relief Depicting Lion-Pillar. Amārāvatī, First Century B. C. or Later. Limestone. (British Museum).
Non-western art unattributed:
9. Sacred Pillar in Irrigation Pond. North Bihar.
Non-western art unattributed:
C. Marriage Pillar (Manistambha) of Painted Wood, in a Water-Pot of Painted Earthenware. From Maharashtra Modern.
Non-western art unattributed:
F. Left: King Ashurbanipal (668-626 B. C.) Hunting. Detail from a Limestone Relief from Nineveh. (British Museum). Right: The Horse from the Abacus of the Sārnāth Pillar.
Western art unattributed:
A. The Cosmic Pillar.
Western art unattributed:
B. The Rain Cycle.
Western art unattributed:
D. The Cosmic Pillar Founded in the Cosmic Ocean, at the Navel of the Earth.
Western art unattributed:
E. Diagram to Show the Reason for the Indian Tendency to Focus Southward with Sunrise on the Left.
Article
A Note on Ammannati's Apennine and on the Chronology of the Figures for His Fountain of Neptune
05/1973 | 842 | 115
Pages: 295-300
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Author:
Utz, Hildegard (Utz, Hildegard)
Subjects
artists:
Ammannati, Bartolomeo
artists:
Giambologna
buildings:
Fountain of Neptune, Florence, Italy
dates:
1550-1599
patrons:
Medici family
places:
Italy / Florence
sources:
Borghini, Vincenzo
subjects:
Italian sculpture / Fountains / Dating
subjects:
Classical mythology / Gods / Neptune / Allegorical figures
subjects:
Bronzes / Marbles
Illustrations
Attributed works:
37. Faun, Here Attributed to Giambologna. From the Neptune Fountain. (Piazza della Signoria, Florence.)
Attributed works:
39. Front View of the Faun, Here Attributed to Giambologna. From the Neptune Fountain. (Piazza della Signoria, Florence). Photo Alinari-Brogi.
Attributed works:
40. Bacchus for Lattantio Cortesi, by Giambologna. (Borgo San Jacopo, Florence). Photo Alinari.
Attributed works:
41. Hercules and the Centaur, by Vincenzo de' Rossi. Marble Group from the Twelve Labours. (Sala dei Cinquecento, Palazza Vecchio, Florence.) Photo Alinari-Brogi.
Attributed works:
42. Study for a Labour of Hercules, by Vincenzo de' Rossi. Pen Drawing. (Gabinetto di Disegni, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence). Photo Soprintendenza.
Western art unattributed:
38. Satyr, after Vincenzo de' Rossi. Either Restored or Cast after the Original. From the Neptune Fountain. (Piazza della Signoria, Florence.)
Western art unattributed:
43. Front View of the Satyr, after Vincenzo de' Rossi. Either Restored or Recast after the Original. From the Neptune Fountain. (Piazza della Signoria, Florence).
Article
Four Ancient Bronzes in the Bomford Collection
12/1966 | 765 | 108
Pages: 599-605+607
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Author:
Haynes, Sybille (Haynes, Sybille; Hayne, Sybille)
Subjects
collectors and dealers:
Bomford, James
places:
Greece / Etruria (historical region)
subjects:
Collections, Private / Bronzes
subjects:
Etruscan / Paterae (cointainers)
subjects:
Classical mythology / Gods / Dionysius
subjects:
Greek (ancient) sculpture
subjects:
Metalwork / Mirrors
subjects:
Greek iconography / Europa
subjects:
Jupiter
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
10. Back of Mirror, Showing Europa and the Bull. Roman, First Half of First Century A. D. Circular Plaque in Low Repoussé Relief, Traces of Gilding; Diameter, 13.7 cm. (Bomford Collection.)
Western art unattributed:
11. Juppiter Dolichenus and His Consort. Roman, Second or Third Century A. D. Heavy Cast Bronze Plaque Height, 16 cm.; Width, 22 cm. (Bomford Collection.)
Western art unattributed:
2. Patera or Shallow Bowl. Etruscan, c. Mid-Fifth Century B. C. Hammered Sheet Bronze; Diameter, 18.7 cm. (Bomford Collection.)
Western art unattributed:
3. Detail of the Patera Illustrated in Fig.2. [Etruscan, c. Mid-Fifth Century B. C. Hammered Sheet Bronze; Diameter, 18.7 cm. (Bomford Collection.)]
Western art unattributed:
4. Reverse of the Patera Illustrated in Fig.2. [Etruscan, c. Mid-Fifth Century B. C. Hammered Sheet Bronze; Diameter, 18.7 cm. (Bomford Collection.)]
Western art unattributed:
5. Back of the Figure Illustrated in Figs.7-9. [Bearded God (Dionysus).? South Italian or Sicilian, Mid-Fourth Century B. C. Bronze; Height, 18.5 cm. (Bomford Collection.)]
Western art unattributed:
6. Profile View of the Figure Illustrated in Figs.7-9. [Bearded God (Dionysus).? South Italian or Sicilian, Mid-Fourth Century B. C. Bronze; Height, 18.5 cm. (Bomford Collection.)]
Western art unattributed:
7-9. Bearded God (Dionysus).? South Italian or Sicilian, Mid-Fourth Century B. C. Bronze; Height, 18.5 cm. (Bomford Collection.)
Supplement
Acquisitions of Works of Art by Museums and Galleries: Supplement
04/1965 | 745 | 107
Pages: 221-228
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Subjects
artists:
Picasso, Pablo
artists:
Sutherland, Graham
dates:
1960-1969
museums and institutions:
British Museum, London, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, United States
museums and institutions:
Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, United States
museums and institutions:
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, United States
subjects:
Supplements / Acquisitions / Art museums
subjects:
Japanese sculpture / Buddhist / Gods
subjects:
Guanyin
subjects:
Roman (ancient) sculpture
subjects:
Islamic / Metalwork / Jewellery
subjects:
Nigerian sculpture / Masks
Illustrations
Attributed works:
76. Three Standing Forms in a Garden, by Graham Sutherland. Signed and Dated 1951. Canvas, 133.4 by 115.6 cm. (Minneapolis Institute of Arts.)
Attributed works:
77. La Femme au Fauteuil. by Pablo Picasso. Signed and Dated 1927. Canvas, 73 by 65 cm. (Minneapolis Institute of Arts.)
Non-western art unattributed:
67. Nine-Faced Kannon. Japanese, Thirteenth-Fourteenth Century. Gilded Bronze; Height, 77 cm. (British Museum.)
Non-western art unattributed:
68. Another View of the Nine-Faced Kannon Reproduced in Fig.67. [Nine-Faced Kannon. Japanese, Thirteenth-Fourteenth Century. Gilded Bronze; Height, 77 cm. (British Museum.)]
Non-western art unattributed:
69. Detail of the Head of the Nine-Faced Kannon Reproduced in Fig.67. [Nine-Faced Kannon. Japanese, Thirteenth-Fourteenth Century. Gilded Bronze; Height, 77 cm. (British Museum.)]
Non-western art unattributed:
70. Detail of Front of the Nine-Faced Kannon Reproduced in Fig.67. [Nine-Faced Kannon. Japanese, Thirteenth-Fourteenth Century. Gilded Bronze; Height, 77 cm. (British Museum.)]
Non-western art unattributed:
71. Nine-Faced Kannon. Japanese, Early Eighth Century. Sandalwood; Height, 37.4 cm. (Hōryūji Temple, Japan.)
Non-western art unattributed:
72. Rear View of the Nine-Faced Kannon Reproduced in Fig.67. [Nine-Faced Kannon. Japanese, Thirteenth-Fourteenth Century. Gilded Bronze; Height, 77 cm. (British Museum.)]
Non-western art unattributed:
74. Bracelet Ornamented with Doves. Gold. Persian (Daylaman), Tenth-Eleventh Century A. D. (Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.)
Non-western art unattributed:
75. Mask. Western Nigerian. Bronze. (British Museum.)
Western art unattributed:
73. Statue Probably Representing the God Harpocrates. Hellenistic (? From Alexandria), c. First Century A. D. Parian Marble; Height, 71 cm. (Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.)
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