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Article
‘A gracious invention’: Veronese’s unfinished painting for the Mocenigo family
09/2022 | 1434 | 164
Pages: 854-863
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Author:
Anderson, Jaynie (Anderson, Jaynie)
Subjects
artists:
Veronese, Paolo
dates:
1660-1719
museums and institutions:
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
patrons:
Mocenigo dalle Zoje, Leonardo / Mocenigo, Alvise / Mocenigo family / Sanudo family
sources:
Meraviglie dell'Arte by Carlo Ridolfi (1648)
subjects:
Venetian art / Allegories / Portraits / Emblems / Prints / Iconography / Cupid / Mercury / Juno / Virtue and Vice
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Detail of Fig.3, showing Venus.
Attributed works:
10. Venus and Mercury present Eros and Anteros to Jupiter, by the studio of Paolo Veronese. 1565. Brown ink with highlights in white, and grey-brown wash with brush on paper, 31.2 by 42.7 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris)
Attributed works:
11. Megara, the third wife of Hercules, begging to save the life of their last son in the face of her husband’s madness, by Paolo Veronese. 1570s. Oil on canvas, 105 by 153 cm. (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid).
Attributed works:
12. Detail of Fig.3, showing the Palladian building in the background.
Attributed works:
13. Palazzi Mocenigi a S. Samuele, by Luca Carlevarijs. 1703. Etching, 20.9 by 20.2 cm. (From L. Carlevaris: Le fabriche e vedute di Venetia; British Museum, London).
Attributed works:
14. The Villa Mocenigo on the Brenta. Woodcut. 1570. (From A. Palladio: I Quattro Libri, Venice 1570, II, p.66).
Attributed works:
2. Detail of Fig.3, showing Minerva, Juno and Mocenigo.
Attributed works:
3. Mocenigo deciding between the active and contemplative life, here attributed to Paolo Veronese and dated c.1572. Oil on canvas, 134 by 204.5 cm. (National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne).
Attributed works:
5. Charity, by Maarten Peters after Francesco Primaticcio. c.1560. Engraving, 23.9 by 16.6 cm. (Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris).
Attributed works:
6. Ars naturam adiuvans (‘Art is safe against the power of fortune’), emblem of Mercury and Fortuna. (From A. Alciati: Emblemata, Lyon 1550, no.XCVIII).
Attributed works:
7. A young patrician from the Sanudo family choosing Virtue rather than Vice, by Paolo Veronese. c.1560. Oil on canvas, 102 by 153 cm. (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid).
Attributed works:
8. The choice between Virtue and Vice, by Paolo Veronese. c.1565. Oil on canvas, 219 by 169.5 cm. (Frick Collection, New York).
Attributed works:
9. Venus and Mercury present Eros and Anteros to Jupiter, by Paolo Veronese. 1565. Oil on canvas, 150 by 243 cm. (Gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence).
Western art unattributed:
4. Charity, by an artist from the School of Fontainebleau (formerly attributed to Francesco Primaticcio). c.1560. Panel transferred to canvas, 147 by 96.5 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris)
Article
Carel Fabritius in eighteenth-century Paris
02/2012 | 1307 | 154
Pages: 103-106
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Author:
Raux, Sophie (Raux, Sophie)
Subjects
artists:
Fabritius, Carel
artists:
Fragonard, Jean-Honoré
collectors and dealers:
Boucher, François
dates:
1750-1799 / 1640-1649
museums and institutions:
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, United States
places:
Paris / France
print:
Fabritius, Carel
subjects:
Dutch painting / Collections, Public / Visual sources / Auctions / Provenance / Lost works / Copying / Copies / Collecting
subjects:
Identification
subjects:
Art dealers / French
subjects:
Mercury
Illustrations
Attributed works:
17. Mercury and Argus, by Carel Fabritius. c.1645–47. Canvas, 73.5 by 104 cm. (Los Angeles County Museum of Art).
Attributed works:
18. Mercury and Argus, by Jean-Honoré Fragonard after Carel Fabritius. 1760s. Canvas, 59 by 73 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Attributed works:
19. Mercury and Aglauros, by Carel Fabritius. c.1645–47. Canvas, 72.4 by 91 cm. (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston).
Attributed works:
20. Abel mourned by his parents, by Johann Liss. 1624–29. Canvas, 67 by 84 cm. (Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venice).
Attributed works:
21. The good mother, by Jean-Honoré Fragonard after Rembrandt. c.1762–63. Canvas, 47 by 56.5 cm. (Museum of Fine Arts, San Francisco).
Article
Two New Works by Antonio Minello
12/1995 | 1113 | 137
Pages: 799-808
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Author:
Schulz, Anne Markham (Schulz, Anne Markham)
Subjects
artists:
Minelli, Antonio
artists:
Minello, Giovanni
collectors and dealers:
Michiel, Marcantonio
dates:
1500-1599
places:
Italy / Venice
subjects:
Classical mythology / Patronage / Mercury
subjects:
Italian sculpture / Statuettes / Attributions
Illustrations
Attributed works:
12. Detail of the Frieze in Pan and Luna, by Antonio Minello. (Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich).
Attributed works:
13. Pan and Luna, by Antonio Minello. Marble, 27.7 by 22 by 9.7 cm. (Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich).
Attributed works:
14. Detail of Relief from Alfonso d'Este's Studio di marmo or Camerino d'alabastro, by Antonio Lombardo. Marble. (Hermitage, St Petersburg).
Attributed works:
15. Eurydice, by Giammaria Mosca. Marble, 38.4 by 22.1 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Attributed works:
16. Detail of Head in Fig.20. [Detail of Investiture of St Anthony, by Antonio Minello. c. 1500-19. Marble. (Cappella del Santo, S. Antonio, Padua).]
Attributed works:
17. Detail from Madonna and Child Enthroned with St George and a Donor, by Antonio Lombardo. (Palazzo Marfisa, Ferrara).
Attributed works:
18. Detail of Head of Fig.13. [Pan and Luna, by Antonio Minello. Marble, 27.7 by 22 by 9.7 cm. (Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich).]
Attributed works:
19. Mercury, by Antonio Minello. 1527. Marble, 76.8 cm. High (Victoria and Albert Museum, London)
Attributed works:
20. Detail of Investiture of St Anthony, by Antonio Minello. c. 1500-19. Marble. (Cappella del Santo, S. Antonio, Padua).
Attributed works:
21. Bust of a Young Woman, by Antonio Minello. White Marble, 22.5 cm. High. (Private Collection, New York).
Attributed works:
22. Back of Fig.21. [Bust of a Young Woman, by Antonio Minello. White Marble, 22.5 cm. High. (Private Collection, New York).]
Attributed works:
23. Bust of a Young Woman, by Antonio Minello. 95.5 cm. High (Museo Bardini, Florence).
Attributed works:
24. Bust of a Young Woman, by Simone Bianco. (Staatliche Museen, Berlin).
Attributed works:
25. Detail of Figure in the Investiture of St Anthony, by Antonio Minello. Marble. (Cappella del Santo, S. Antonio, Padua).
Attributed works:
26. Detail of Fig.19. [Mercury, by Antonio Minello. 1527. Marble, 76.8 cm. High (Victoria and Albert Museum, London)]
Attributed works:
27. Detail of St Sebastian, by Lorenzo Bregno. (Duomo, Treviso).
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A 'Mercury and Aglauros' Reattributed to Carel Fabritius
11/1986 | 1004 | 128
Pages: 798-802
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Author:
Duparc, Frederik J. (Duparc, Frederik J.; Duparc, Frits J.)
Subjects
artists:
Fabritius, Carel
dates:
1600-1699
museums and institutions:
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, United States
places:
Netherlands
subjects:
Attributions / Dutch painting
subjects:
Mercury / Aglauros
Illustrations
Attributed works:
18. Mercury and Argus, by Carel Fabritius. 1693. 73.5 by 104 cm. (Richard Feigen, New York).
Attributed works:
20. Raising of Lazarus, by Carel Fabritius. 210 by 140 cm. (Museum Narodowe, Warsaw).
Attributed works:
21. Mercury and Aglauros, Here Attributed to Carel Fabritius. 72.4 by 91 cm. (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston).
Attributed works:
22. Detail of Fig. 20. [Raising of Lazarus, by Carel Fabritius. 210 by 140 cm. (Museum Narodowe, Warsaw).]
Attributed works:
23. Detail of Fig. 18 [Mercury and Argus, by Carel Fabritius. 1693. 73.5 by 104 cm. (Richard Feigen, New York).]
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'Mercury and Argus' by Carel Fabritius: A Newly Discovered Painting
11/1986 | 1004 | 128
Pages: 797-801
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Author:
Brown, Christopher (Brown, Christopher)
Subjects
artists:
Fabritius, Carel
dates:
1650-1699
places:
Netherlands
subjects:
Dutch painting / Attributions
subjects:
Mercury / Argus Panoptes (giant)
Illustrations
Attributed works:
18. Mercury and Argus, by Carel Fabritius. 1693. 73.5 by 104 cm. (Richard Feigen, New York).
Attributed works:
19. Mercury and Argus, by Jean-Honoré Fragonard (After Carel Fabritius). 59 by 73 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Attributed works:
20. Raising of Lazarus, by Carel Fabritius. 210 by 140 cm. (Museum Narodowe, Warsaw).
Attributed works:
22. Detail of Fig. 20. [Raising of Lazarus, by Carel Fabritius. 210 by 140 cm. (Museum Narodowe, Warsaw).]
Attributed works:
23. Detail of Fig. 18 [Mercury and Argus, by Carel Fabritius. 1693. 73.5 by 104 cm. (Richard Feigen, New York).]
Article
Unknown Tapestries at the Mobilier National
01/1966 | 754 | 108
Pages: 16-20
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Author:
Jarry, Madeleine (Jarry, Madeleine)
Subjects
artists:
Hecke, Jan Frans van den
artists:
Hecke, Leo van den
artists:
Reymbouts, Martin I, 1570-1619
artists:
Salviati, Francesco
dates:
1960-1969
dates:
1500-1599
museums and institutions:
Mobilier National, Paris, France
places:
Netherlands / France / Flanders / Paris
places:
Italy
subjects:
Netherlandish painting / Textiles / Tapestries / Exhibitions
subjects:
Italian painting / French painting
subjects:
Stephen, Saint
subjects:
Rape of the Sabines
subjects:
Belshazzar's Feast
subjects:
Mercury
Illustrations
Attributed works:
23. Grotesque Decoration: Belshazzar's Feast. Flemish Tapestry, Second Half of the Sixteenth Century. 3.1 by 3.35 m. (Collection Château d'Azay le Rideau; Exh. Mobilier National, Paris.)
Attributed works:
26. Mercury. Tapestry Woven in Studio of Martin Reynbouts, Brussels, Late Sixteenth Century. 3.42 by 4.04 m. (Collection Château de Chaumont sur Loire; Exh. Mobilier National, Paris.)
Western art unattributed:
22. The Rape of the Sabines, Flemish Tapestry, Second Half of the Sixteenth Century. 3.4 by 6 m. (Collection Château d'Azay le Féron; exh. Mobilier National, Paris.)
Western art unattributed:
24. The Banquet. Tapestry Woven in Florence (?), Sixteenth Century. 4.037 by 8.23 m. (Collection Château d'Oiron; Exh. Mobilier National, Paris.)
Western art unattributed:
25. Birth of St Stephen. Tapestry Woven in Toulouse 1531-5. Bears Monogram 'I. P.' and Date 1532. 5.9 by 6.68 m. (Cathédrale St Etienne, Toulouse; Exh. Mobilier National, Paris.) [tentatively attributed to a member of the family of Hector Pachaut].
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The Pose of Pigalle's 'Mercury'
10/1964 | 739 | 106
Pages: 460+462-463
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Author:
Levey, Michael (Levey, Michael; Levey, Mr.)
Subjects
artists:
Pigalle, Jean-Baptiste
dates:
1700-1749
places:
France / Paris
subjects:
French sculpture / Mercury
Illustrations
Attributed works:
29. Detail from the Enseigne de Gersaint, by Antoine Watteau. (Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Gemäldegalerie, Berlin-Dahlem.)
Attributed works:
30. Mercury Attaching His Sandal, by Jean-Baptiste Pigalle. Terra-Cotta; Height, 56 cm. (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1914.)
Attributed works:
31. Mercury Attaching His Sandal, by Jean-Baptiste Pigalle. Marble; Height, 58 cm. (Musée du Louvre.)
Attributed works:
32. Mercury and Argus. Engraving after Jacob Jordaens by S. A. Bolswert.
Letter
A Statuette by Antonio Minelli
03/1952 | 588 | 94
Pages: 74+82
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Author:
Tervarent, Guy de (Tervarent, Guy de; Tervarent, M. de)
Subjects
artists:
Minelli, Antonio
subjects:
Statuettes / Italian sculpture
subjects:
Greek iconography / Mercury
Article
A Statuette by Antonio Minelli
01/1952 | 586 | 94
Pages: 24+26-30
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Author:
Pope-Hennessy, John (Pope-Hennessy, John; Hennessy, John Wyndham Pope-; Pope-Hennessy, J.; P.-H., J.)
Subjects
artists:
Minelli, Antonio
artists:
Minello, Giovanni
dates:
1500-1549
patrons:
Michiel, Marcantonio
places:
Italy / Venice
subjects:
Italian sculpture / Statuettes
subjects:
Classical mythology / Mercury
Illustrations
Attributed works:
12. and 13. Mercury, by Antonio Minelli. Marble, Height, 77 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum.)
Attributed works:
14. Altar, by Lorenzo Bregno and Antonio Minelli. Marble. (S. Maria Mater Domini, Venice.)
Attributed works:
16. The Clothing of St. Anthony of Padua, by Antonio Minelli. Marble. (Basilica di Sant' Antonio, Padua.)
Attributed works:
17. Detail of Fig. 13, Showing Horoscope.
Western art unattributed:
15. Hypnos. Probably Copy of an Original of the Fourth Century B. C. Height, 150 cm. (Prado, Madrid.)
Article
A Maiolica Plate in the Wallace Collection
12/1930 | 333 | 57
Pages: 294-295+299
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Author:
Borenius, Tancred (Borenius, Tancred; B., T.; Borenius, Dr.; Borenius, T.)
Subjects
dates:
1500-1549
museums and institutions:
Wallace Collection, London, Great Britain
places:
Italy / Urbino
sources:
Ovid
subjects:
Classical mythology / Mercury / Jupiter
subjects:
Italian painting / Maiolica
subjects:
Iconography / Lara (nymph)
Illustrations
Attributed works:
B-The Punishment of Lara, by Cornelis van Haarlem (1597). (Budapest Gallery). A Maiolica Plate in the Wallace Collection
Western art unattributed:
A-The Martyrdom of St. Apollonia. Plate of Urbino Maiolica. Diameter, 24.1 cm. (Wallace Collection). A Maiolica Plate in the Wallace Collection
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