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Book Review
Renaissance Splendor: Catherine de’ Medici’s Valois Tapestries, E. Cleland and M.E. Wieseman
05/2019 | 1394 | 161
Pages: 439-440
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Reviewer:
Gottardo, Ketty (Gottardo, Ketty)
Subjects
artists:
Caron, Antoine
dates:
1550-1599
media:
Tapestries
museums and institutions:
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, United States / Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy
patrons:
Medici, Caterina de', Queen consort of Henry II, King of France, 1519-1589
subjects:
Commissions / Conservation / Weaving / Technical analysis
works:
Valois Tapestries
Publication Received
Antoine Caron, Drawing for Catherine de’ Medici. Edited by Dominique Cordellier, Frédéric Hueber, Ketty Gottardo and Pauline Chouguet
11/2018 | 1388 | 160
Pages: 985-986
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Reviewer:
Griffey, Erin (Griffey, Erin)
Subjects
artists:
Caron, Antoine
dates:
1500-1599
media:
Paintings / Drawings / Tapestries / Engravings / Sculpture / Stained glass / Costume
museums and institutions:
Courtauld Gallery, London, Great Britain
patrons:
Medici, Caterina de', Queen consort of Henry II, King of France, 1519-1589
places:
France / Great Britain / London
subjects:
French painting / Exhibition catalogues / Style / Influence / Sources / Patronage / Commissions / Courts (social groups) / History paintings / Cartoons (working drawings)
Exhibition Review
French royal tapestries. Florence
03/2009 | 1272 | 151
Pages: 190-192
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Reviewer:
Bertrand, Pascal-François (Bertrand, Pascal-François)
Subjects
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, Italy / Mobilier National, Paris, France
places:
Paris / Italy / France / Florence
print:
Tapestries
print:
Medici, Caterina de', Queen consort of Henry II, King of France, 1519-1589
print:
Medici, Maria de', Queen consort of Henry IV, King of France, 1573-1642
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions / Tapestries / French / Medici, Caterina de', Queen consort of Henry II, King of France, 1519-1589 / Medici, Maria de', Queen consort of Henry IV, King of France, 1573-1642
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Women in Power: Caterina and Maria de’ Medici. The Return to Florence of Two Queens of France | institution: Palazzo Strozzi
Illustrations
Attributed works:
67. Wedding by proxy of Maria de’ Medici and Henry IV of France, represented by Grand Duke Ferdinando de’ Medici, by Jacopo da Empoli. 1600. Canvas, 234 by 230.5 cm. (Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence; exh. Palazzo Strozzi, Florence).
Attributed works:
68. Children on horseback and soldiers, by Faubourg Saint-Marcel Manufactory after a design by Henri Lerambert. 1607–10. Wool, silk, silver and gold tapestry, 494 by 449 cm. (Mobilier national, Paris; exh. Palazzo Strozzi, Florence).
Attributed works:
69. The Queen’s entry into the harbour of Rhodes, Faubourg Saint-Marcel Manufactory after a design by Antoine Caron. 1607–10. Wool, silk, silver and gold tapestry, 494 by 653 cm. (Mobilier national, Paris; exh. Palazzo Strozzi, Florence).
Short Notice
A newly discovered bust of Catherine de’ Medici by Germain Pilon
12/2006 | 1245 | 148
Pages: 833-836
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Author:
Marsden, Jonathan (Marsden, Jonathan)
Subjects
artists:
Pilon, Germain
dates:
1550-1599
museums and institutions:
Royal Collection, (Great Britain) / Windsor Castle, Windsor, Great Britain
print:
Pilon, Germain
print:
Medici, Caterina de', Queen consort of Henry II, King of France, 1519-1589
subjects:
French sculpture / Bronzes / Busts / Effigies / Provenance / Dating
subjects:
Medici, Caterina de', Queen consort of Henry II, King of France, 1519-1589
subjects:
Collections, Public
Illustrations
Attributed works:
30. Bust of Catherine de’ Medici, by Germain Pilon. c.1583. Bronze, 87 cm. high, including socle. (Royal Collection, Windsor).
Attributed works:
31. Frontal view of bust shown in Fig.30.
Attributed works:
32. Recumbent effigy of Catherine de’ Medici, by Germain Pilon. 1583–91. Marble. (Cathedral of Saint-Denis, Paris).
Attributed works:
33. Detail of the effigies of Catherine de’ Medici and Henry II (Cathedral of Saint-Denis, Paris).
Attributed works:
35. Kneeling figure of Cardinal René de Birague (detail), by Germain Pilon. c.1584. Bronze. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Attributed works:
36. Detail of the bust shown in Figs.30 and 31.
Western art unattributed:
34. Portrait of Catherine de’ Medici. French school. 1556. Canvas, 194 by 100 cm. (Palazzo Pitti, Florence).
Article
Daniele da Volterra and the Equestrian Monument to Henry II of France
12/1995 | 1113 | 137
Pages: 809-820
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Author:
Boström, Antonia (Boström, Antonia)
Subjects
artists:
Daniele da Volterra
artists:
Tempesta, Antonio
dates:
1500-1599
patrons:
Medici, Caterina de', Queen consort of Henry II, King of France, 1519-1589
places:
Italy / France
subjects:
Italian sculpture / Equestrian statues / Documents
subjects:
Henry II, King of France, 1519-1559
Illustrations
Attributed works:
29. Print Showing the Equestrian Statue of Louis XIII in Place Royale, Paris; The Horse by Daniele da Volterra and the Statue by Pierre II Biard. French, Seventeenth Century. (Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris).
Attributed works:
30. Henry II of France on Horseback, by Antonio Tempesta. c.1591-1608. Etching, 50.9 by 33.5 cm.
Attributed works:
31. Marcus Aurelius, by Antonio Tempesta. Etching, 46.6 by 33.7 cm.
Attributed works:
32. Project for the Equestrian Monument of Henry II of France, by Michelangelo. c.1560 61. Black Chalk Heightened with White, 12.8 by 12 cm. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
Attributed works:
33. Equestrian Statue of Cosimo I, by Giambologna. c.1587 93. Bronze, c.700 cm. High (Piazza della Signoria, Florence).
Attributed works:
34. Henry II on Horseback, by François Clouet and Studio. 1559. Panel. (National Trust, Bearsted Collection, Upton House, Warks.).
Attributed works:
35. Michelangelo, by Daniele da Volterra. c.1565. Bronze. (Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence).
Western art unattributed:
28. Marcus Aurelius. Roman, 2nd Century A. D. Bronze, 424 cm. High (Piazza del Campidoglio, Rome).
Article
A New Delacroix: 'Henri III at the Death-Bed of Marie de Clèves'
09/1976 | 882 | 118
Pages: 620-623
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Author:
Johnson, Lee (Johnson, Lee)
Subjects
artists:
Delacroix, Eugène
dates:
1820-1829
places:
France
subjects:
French painting / Attributions / History paintings
subjects:
Henry III, King of France, 1551-1589
subjects:
Medici, Caterina de', Queen consort of Henry II, King of France, 1519-1589
subjects:
Sitters / Identification
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Henri III at the Death-Bed of Marie de Clèves, by Eugène Delacroix. Signed. 1826/7. Canvas, 35.5 by 27.5 cm. (Private Collection).
Attributed works:
2. Signature to the Lower Left, on the Table Cover, of the Painting Reproduced in Fig. 1.
Attributed works:
3. Henri III, Recueil de Gaignières. Water-Colour, 24.4 by 17.2 cm. (Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris.)
Attributed works:
4. The Virgin Mary, by Richard Parkes Bonington, after Sebastiano del Piombo. Black Lead; Height, 12.4 cm. (The Earl of Shelburne, Calne, Wiltshire.)
Attributed works:
5. The Visit, by Richard Parkes Bonington. Signed and Dated 'RPB.1826'. Water-Colour and Gouache, 13 by 9.2 cm. (Cabinet des Dessins, Musée du Louvre, RF 22756.)
Attributed works:
6. The Visit, by Richard Parkes Bonington. Canvas, 38.7 by 31.8 cm. (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.)
Attributed works:
7. Henri de Bourbon, prince de Condé, by Amédée Geille. Engraving, 11 by 8.2 cm.
Article
A Comment on Prince Francesco de' Medici's Refusal to Loan Giovanni Bologna to the Queen of France
08/1973 | 845 | 115
Pages: 507-512
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Author:
Campbell, Malcolm (Campbell, Malcolm)
Author:
Corti, Gino (Corti, Gino; Corti, G.)
Subjects
artists:
Giambologna
buildings:
Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy
dates:
1550-1599
patrons:
Francesco I, Grand Duke of Tuscany, 1541-1587
patrons:
Medici, Caterina de', Queen consort of Henry II, King of France, 1519-1589
patrons:
Medici family
places:
France / Italy / Florence / Paris
subjects:
Italian sculpture / Patronage
subjects:
Equestrian statues
subjects:
Documents / Correspondence
Short Notice
Commentary on the Primaticcio Letters
01/1973 | 838 | 115
Pages: 37-38
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Author:
Blunt, Anthony (A. B.; A. F. B) (Blunt, Anthony (A. B.; A. F. B); Blunt, Anthony Frederick; Blunt, Professor; Blunt, A. F.; A. F. B.; B., A.)
Subjects
artists:
Primaticcio, Francesco
buildings:
Château de Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau, France
dates:
1550-1599
patrons:
Medici, Caterina de', Queen consort of Henry II, King of France, 1519-1589
patrons:
Renée of France, Duchess, consort of Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Modena, and Reggio, 1510-15
places:
France
places:
Fontainebleau
subjects:
French painting / Engravings
subjects:
French sculpture / Funerary structures
subjects:
Documents / Correspondence
subjects:
Italian painting
Article
A Series of Paintings Illustrating the History of the Medici Family Executed for Marie de Médicis - I
09/1967 | 774 | 109
Pages: 492-498
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Author:
Blunt, Anthony (A. B.; A. F. B) (Blunt, Anthony (A. B.; A. F. B); Blunt, Anthony Frederick; Blunt, Professor; Blunt, A. F.; A. F. B.; B., A.)
Subjects
dates:
1600-1649
dates:
1600-1649
patrons:
Medici family
patrons:
Medici, Maria de', Queen consort of Henry IV, King of France, 1573-1642
places:
Italy / France / Paris
subjects:
Medici family
subjects:
Italian painting / Patronage / Portraits / Aristocracy
subjects:
Medici, Caterina de', Queen consort of Henry II, King of France, 1519-1589
subjects:
Francesco I, Grand Duke of Tuscany, 1541-1587
subjects:
Cosimo I, Grand Duke of Tuscany, 1519-1574
subjects:
Portraits / Aristocracy
subjects:
Medici, Maria de', Queen consort of Henry IV, King of France, 1573-1642
subjects:
Medici, Caterina de', Queen consort of Henry II, King of France, 1519-1589
subjects:
Francesco I, Grand Duke of Tuscany, 1541-1587
Illustrations
Attributed works:
2. The Marriage of Catherine de Médicis and the Duke of Orleans, Later Henry II, by Francesco Bianchi after a Composition by Jacopo da Empoli. Canvas. (Collection Earl of Elgin, Broomhall, Fife.)
Attributed works:
3. The Marriage of Francesco de' Medici and Joanna of Austria, by Jacopo Ligozzi. Canvas. (Collection Earl of Elgin, Broomhall, Fife.)
Attributed works:
4. The Proxy-Marriage of Marie de Médicis with Henry IV, by Jacopo da Empoli. Canvas. (Collection Earl of Elgin, Broomhall, Fife.)
Attributed works:
5. Embarkation Scene, by Domenico Passignano. Canvas. (Collection Earl of Elgin, Broomhall, Fife.)
Attributed works:
6. The Marriage of Louis XIII to the Infanta Anne, by Valerio Marucelli. Canvas. (Collection Earl of Elgin, Broomhall, Fife.)
Attributed works:
7. The Interview of Leo X and Francis I, by Giovanni Biliverti. Canvas. (Collection Earl of Elgin, Broomhall, Fife.)
Attributed works:
8. Troïlo Orsini Bringing help to Catherine de Médicis and Charles IX, by Anastasio Fuontebuoni. Canvas, (Collection Earl of Elgin, Broomhall, Fife.)
Attributed works:
9. The Coronation of Cosimo de' Medici by Pius V, Attributed to Zanobi Rossi. Canvas, 204 by 148 cm. (Batistelli Sale, Milan, 1914.)
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