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Exhibition Review

Troy: Myth and Reality. British Museum, London

03/2020 | 1404 | 162

Pages: 237-239

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Reviewer:

Stewart, Daniel R. (Stewart, Daniel R.)

Subjects

art literature:

Homer / Schliemann, Heinrich

artists:

Caro, Anthony / Twombly, Cy

dates:

2010-2019

places:

Troy

subjects:

Classical mythology / Archaeology

Reviewed Items

subjects:

Troy: Myth and Reality British Museum, London 21st November 2019–8th March | :

Illustrations

Attributed works:

5. The death of Hector, King Priam and The Skaian Gate, by Anthony Caro. 1993–94. Ceramic, pine, steel (left, centre); stoneware, steel, jarrah wood (right), 168 by 122 by 135 cm; 137 by 74 by 34.5 cm; 229 by 305 by 153 cm. (Barford Sculptures, London; exh. British Museum, London).

Attributed works:

6. An owl-like ‘face pot’. Troy, Turkey, 2550–1750 BC. Pottery, height 28 cm. (Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte, Berlin; exh. British Museum, London).

Attributed works:

7. Dead Hector, by Briton Rivière. 1892. Oil on canvas, 76.8 by 122.7 cm. (Manchester Art Gallery; exh. British Museum, London).

Exhibition Review

The legacy of Homer. Paris, New York and Princeton

11/2005 | 1232 | 147

Pages: 770-772

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Reviewer:

McLauchlan, Kathy (McLauchlan, Kathy)

Subjects

dates:

2000-2009

museums and institutions:

Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France / Dahesh Museum of Art, New York, United States / Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, United States

places:

United States / Paris / New York / Princeton / France

print:

Homer

subjects:

Reviews / Exhibitions / Homer / Epics / Art education / Art schools / Literature in art

Reviewed Items

subjects:

Dieux et Mortels: les thèmes homérique dans les collections de l'Ecole nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Paris | institution: Dahesh Museum of Art , institution: Princeton University Art Museum

Illustrations

Attributed works:

56. Andromache mourning Hector, by Jacques-Louis David. 1783. 275 by 203 cm. (Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris; exh. Dahesh Museum of Art, New York)

Attributed works:

57. Nisus attempts to save Euryalus, by Henry-Auguste-Calixte-César Serrur. 1820. Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 32 by 40.5 cm. (Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris; exh. Dahesh Museum of Art, New York)

Attributed works:

58. Creusa seeks to retain Aeneas, by Paul-Célestin-Louis Nanteuil. 1862. 40.5 by 32.5 cm. (Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris; exh. Dahesh Museum of Art, New York)

Attributed works:

59. Menelaus in victory, by Honoré Daumier. 1841. Lithograph, 34.4 by 26.7 cm. (Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris; exh. Dahesh Museum of Art, New York)

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Guy Head's 'Venus and Juno'

08/1991 | 1061 | 133

Pages: 510-513

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Author:

Gunn, Ann (Gunn, Ann)

Subjects

artists:

Head, Guy

dates:

1750-1849

museums and institutions:

Castle Museum and Art Gallery, Nottingham, Great Britain

places:

England

places:

Nottingham

sources:

Homer

subjects:

British painting / Classical mythology / Venus / Juno

Illustrations

Attributed works:

31. Venus Giving Her Girdle to June, by Guy Head. 198 by 146 cm. (Castle Museum and Art Gallery, Nottingham).

Attributed works:

32. Echo Flying from Narcissus, by Guy Head. 198 by 143 cm. (Institute of Arts, Detroit).

Attributed works:

33. Horatio Nelson, by Guy Head. 222 by 168.9 cm. (National Portrait Gallery, London).

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34. Iris Carrying the Waters of the River Styx to Olympus for the Gods to Swear by, by Guy Head. 198.1 by 143.5 cm. (Present Whereabouts Unknown).

Attributed works:

35. Venus and Juno, Here Attributed to Guy Head and Another Hand. 135.9 by 99 cm. (Present Whereabouts Unknown).

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Xanto's Panels

05/1990 | 1046 | 132

Pages: 346-350

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Author:

Lessmann, Johanna (Lessmann, Johanna)

Subjects

artists:

Xanto Avelli, Francesco

artists:

Raimondi, Marcantonio

dates:

1500-1599

places:

Italy / Urbino

sources:

Homer

sources:

Livy

subjects:

Italian painting / Maiolica

subjects:

Cyrus, King of Persia, d. 529 B.C.

subjects:

Darius I, King of Persia, 548-485 B.C.

subjects:

Xerxes I, King of Persia, 519-465 B.C.

subjects:

Literature in art

Illustrations

Attributed works:

61. Plaque, painted with the Dream of Astyages, by Francesco Xanto Avelli. 1536. Maiolica, number 1 of a set, 30 by 27.5 cm. (Kunstgerbemuseum Schloss Köpenick, Berlin).

Attributed works:

62. Plaque, painted with the Birth and exposure of Cyrus, by Francesco Xanto Avelli. Maiolica, number 2 of a set, 30 by 27.5 cm. (Formerly Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum; lost in second world war).

Attributed works:

63. Plaque, painted with Cyrus recognised by Astyages as his grandson, by Francesco Xanto Avelli. c. 1536. Maiolica, number 6 of a set, 30.2 by 27.6 cm. (Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum, Brunswick).

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64. Plaque, painted with Cyrus at the conquest of Babylon, by Francesco Xanto Avelli. 1536. Maiolica, number 13 of a set, 30.2 by 27.6 cm. (Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum, Brunswick).

Attributed works:

65. Plaque, painted with Darius the conspirators swearing to kill Horopastes, by Francesco Xanto Avelli. c. 1536. Maiolica, 30 by 28.2 cm. (National Museum, Warsaw).

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66. Plaque, painted with the Marriage of Darius the Great to the daughter of Cyrus, by Francesco Xanto Avelli. c. 1536. Maiolica, number 25 of a set, 30.3 by 28 cm. (Private collection, Italy).

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67. Plaque, painted with Xerxes and his soldiers defiling the temple of Apollo at Delphi, by Francesco Xanto Avelli. 1536. Maiolica, number 34 of a set, 30 by 27.5 cm. (National Museum, Warsaw).

Attributed works:

68. Plaque, painted with Sinon before Priam, attributed to Francesco Xanto Avelli. c. 1536. Maiolica, 30.2 by 27.6 cm. (British Museum, London).

Attributed works:

69. Plaque, painted with the Flight of Aeneas and the death of Creusa, by Francesco Xanto Avelli. c. 1535. 30.2 by 27.6 cm. (Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum, Brunswick).

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Flaxman's Illustrations to Homer as a Design Source for Glass Decoration in the 1870s

05/1987 | 1010 | 129

Pages: 318-321

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Author:

Morris, Barbara (Morris, Barbara)

Subjects

artists:

Flaxman, John

artists:

Northwood, John

dates:

1850-1899

places:

England

sources:

Homer

subjects:

British painting / Glassware / Literature in art

subjects:

Book illustrations

Illustrations

Attributed works:

54. Opaline Glass Vase, with Painted Decoration Copied from Plate 13 of Flaxman's Illustrations to the Odyssey: Ulysses Weeps at the Song of Demodocus. Made by W. H. B. and J. Richardson of Stourbridge, c. 1847. (Broadfield House Glass Museum, Kingswinford).

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55. Council of Jupiter, Minerva and Mercury. Plate 1 from the Odyssey of Homer, Engraved from the Compositions of John Flaxman. (Photo: Victoria & Albert Museum, London).

Attributed works:

56. Claret Jug with Acid-Etched Decoration by John Northwood of Plate 1 of Flaxman's Illustrations to the Odyssey: Council of Jupiter, Minerva and Mercury. 1870s. (Private Collection; Photo Victoria & Albert Museum, London).

Attributed works:

57. Hector and Ajax Separated by the Heralds. Plate 15 from the Iliad of Homer, Engraved from the Compositions of John Flaxman.

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58. 'Greek Warriors' Goblet, with Acid-Etched Decoration by John Northwood of Plate 15 of Flaxman's Illustrations to the Iliad: Hector and Ajax Separated by the Heralds. 1870s. (Broadfield House Glass Museum, Kingswinford).

Attributed works:

60. The Hours Taking the Horses from Juno's Car. Plate 17 of Flaxman's Illustrations to the Iliad. (Photo: Victoria & Albert Museum, London).

Attributed works:

61. Cameo Glass Vase, Decorated with Venus Rising from the Sea, Taken from Plate 26 of the Theogeny of Hesiod. Decoration Begun by Alphonse Lecheverel and Completed by George Woodall in 1923. (Broadfield House Glass Museum, Kingswinford).

Attributed works:

62. Aphrodite, Plate 26 of the Theogeny and Works and Days of Hesiod, Drawn by Flaxman and Engraved by William Blake. (Photo: Victoria & Albert Museum, London).

Western art unattributed:

59. Wheel-Engraved Glass Vase, with Decoration Taken from Plate 21 of Flaxman's Illustrations to the Odyssey: Lampetia Complaining to Apollo. On the Reverse: The Hours Taking the Horses from Juno's Car, from Plate 17 of Flaxman's Illustrations to the Iliad. (Private Collection).

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'Mourning Achilles': A Missing Sculpture by Thomas Banks

12/1983 | 969 | 125

Pages: 742-745

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Author:

Bryant, Julius (Bryant, Julius)

Subjects

artists:

Banks, Thomas

dates:

1800-1899

places:

England / London

sources:

Homer

subjects:

British sculpture / Achilles (Greek hero)

subjects:

Lost works

Illustrations

Attributed works:

15. The Fine Arts Commissioners in 1846, by John Partridge. c. 1846-53. 188 by 372.8 cm. Photographed c. 1880. (National Portrait Gallery).

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16. Sketch for Fig. 15, by John Partridge. c. 1846. Oil on Paper, 47.6 by 86 cm. (National Portrait Gallery).

Attributed works:

17. Detail from Fig. 15. 18. Ira Aldridge, by James Northcote. 1826. 76.2 by 63.5 cm. (City of Manchester Art Galleries). 19. The anger of Achilles at the loss of Briseis, by Alexander Runciman. c. 1770. Pen, ink and wash, 18.9 by 25.4 cm. (Collection Lord Runciman).

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Gavin Hamilton's Sentimental Iliad

01/1978 | 898 | 120

Pages: 10-13

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Author:

Errington, Lindsay (Errington, Lindsay)

Subjects

artists:

Hamilton, Gavin

dates:

1970-1979

dates:

1750-1799

museums and institutions:

National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, Great Britain

places:

Scotland / England / Edinburgh

sources:

Homer / Iliad

subjects:

Art museums / Acquisitions

subjects:

British painting

subjects:

Achilles (Greek hero)

subjects:

Prints / Engravings

Illustrations

Attributed works:

10. Priam Redeems the Dead Body of Hector. Engraved by Cunego after Gavin Hamilton.

Attributed works:

11. Andromache Bewailing the Death of Hector. Engraved by Cunego after Gavin Hamilton.

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6. The Anger of Achilles for the Loss of Briseis. Engraved by Cunego after Gavin Hamilton.

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7. The Farewell of Hector and Andromache, by Gavin Hamilton. Canvas, c.259.1 by 401.3 cm. (Collection the Duke of Hamilton).

Attributed works:

8. Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus, by Gavin Hamilton. Canvas, 252.7 by 391.2 cm. (National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh).

Attributed works:

9. Achilles Vents His Rage on Hector. Engraved by Cunego after Gavin Hamilton.

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David's 'Funeral of Patroclus'

09/1973 | 846 | 115

Pages: 567-577

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Author:

Rosenblum, Robert (Rosenblum, Robert; Rosenblum, Mr.)

Subjects

artists:

David, Jacques-Louis

dates:

1750-1799

museums and institutions:

National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland

places:

France / Paris / Italy / Rome

sources:

Homer

sources:

Iliad

subjects:

French painting / Early works / Composition (artistic arrangement)

subjects:

Patroclus

subjects:

Greek iconography / Rococo / Neo-classicism

subjects:

Visual sources

Illustrations

Attributed works:

1. Detail from the Centre of The Funeral of Patroclus, by Jacques-Louis David, Illustrated in Fig. 2. [Canvas, 94 by 218 cm. (National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin.)]

Attributed works:

10. Detail from the Right Half of The Funeral of Patroclus, by Jacques-Louis David, Illustrated in Fig. 2. [Canvas, 94 by 218 cm. (National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin.)]

Attributed works:

11. The Funeral of Patroclus, by Jacques-Louis David. 1778. Pen and Ink, Black Chalk, Gouache on Blue-Grey Paper, 26 by 153 cm. (E. B. Crocker Art Gallery, Sacramento, California.)

Attributed works:

12. The Wrath of Diomedes, by Jacques-Louis David. 1776. Pen and Ink, Retouched with White, 86.5 by 184 cm. (Albertina, Vienna.)

Attributed works:

13. Hector, by Jacques-Louis David. 1778. Canvas, 125 by 170 cm. (Musée Fabre, Montpellier.)

Attributed works:

14. Detail Showing the Signature Lower Left from The Funeral of Patroclus, by Jacques-Louis David, Illustrated in Fig. 2. [Canvas, 94 by 218 cm. (National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin.)]

Attributed works:

15. Detail from the Lower Right of The Funeral of Patroclus, by Jacques-Louis David, Illustrated in Fig. 2. [Canvas, 94 by 218 cm. (National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin.)]

Attributed works:

16. The Battle of the Greeks and Trojans over the Body of Patroclus, by Nicolas-Guy Brenet. 1781. Canvas. c.305 by 396 cm. (Musée, Nimes.)

Attributed works:

2. The Funeral of Patroclus, by Jacques-Louis David. Signed and Dated 1779. Canvas, 94 by 218 cm. (National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin.)

Attributed works:

3. The Funeral of Patroclus, by Jacques-Louis David. c.1778. Pen, Ink and Wash, 33 cm. High. (Musée Eugène Boudin, Honfleur.)

Attributed works:

4. The Funeral of Patroclus, by Jacques-Louis David. Pen, Ink and Grey Wash, 33.1 by 75.7 cm. (Musée du Louvre.)

Attributed works:

5. Achilles Displaying the Body of Hector at the Feet of Patroclus, by Joseph Barthélemy Le Bouteux. 1769. Canvas, 110 by 145 cm. (Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris.)

Attributed works:

7. Achilles Dragging Hector's Body around the Walls of Troy, by Gavin Hamilton. Engraving by Domenico Cunego, 1766.

Attributed works:

8. Combat of Minerva and Mars, by Jacques-Louis David. 1771. Canvas, 110 by 140 cm. (Musée du Louvre.)

Attributed works:

9. Detail from the Left Half of The Funeral of Patroclus, by Jacques-Louis David, Illustrated in Fig. 2. [Canvas, 94 by 218 cm. (National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin.)]

Western art unattributed:

6. Achilles Displaying the Body of Hector at the Feet of Patroclus. French School, 1769. Canvas, 110 by 142 cm. (Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois.)

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French Copies after Flaxman's Outlines

09/1973 | 846 | 115

Pages: 591-599

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Author:

Symmons, Sarah (Symmons, Sarah)

Subjects

artists:

Flaxman, John

artists:

David, Jacques-Louis

artists:

Géricault, Théodore

dates:

1750-1849

places:

England / France / Paris

sources:

Homer / Iliad

subjects:

British sculpture / Drawings / Copies

subjects:

French painting

subjects:

Classicism

Illustrations

Attributed works:

35. Pulpit, by Donatello, 'North' or 'Left' Side. (S. Lorenzo, Florence.)

Attributed works:

36. Copy by John Flaxman after Donatello Pulpit Illustrated in Fig. 35. From sketchbook. No. B.2.c. p.30. (Victoria and Albert Museum.)

Attributed works:

37. The Funeral of Hector. Engraving from John Flaxman's Iliad.

Attributed works:

38. Warriors, by Jacques-Louis David. From Sketchbook. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lille.)

Attributed works:

39. Achilles Contending with the Rivers. Engraving from John Flaxman's Iliad.

Attributed works:

40. The Fight for the Body of Patroclus. Engraving from John Flaxman's Iliad.

Attributed works:

41. Les Sabines, by Jacques-Louis David. (Musée du Louvre.)

Attributed works:

42. The Shield of Achilles, by John Flaxman. Drawing. (Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, San Marino, California.)

Attributed works:

43. Achilles by the Bed of Patroclus. Engraving from John Flaxman's Iliad.

Attributed works:

44. Achilles by the Bed of Patroclus, by Théodore Géricault. Pencil Drawing. (Musée Bonnat, Bayonne.)

Attributed works:

45. The Departure of Briseis from the Tent of Achilles. Engraving from John Flaxman's Iliad.

Attributed works:

46. Achille Déplore L'Enterrement de Briseis, by François Rude. Pen and Ink, 21.5 by 37 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon.)

Attributed works:

47. Achille Déplore l'enterrement de Briseis, by François Rude. Plaster Relief. (Musée Rude, Dijon.)

Attributed works:

48. Ulysses on the Hearth Presenting Himself to Alcinous and Arete. Engraving from John Flaxman's Odyssey.

Attributed works:

49. Ulysses on the Hearth Presenting Himself to Alcinous and Arete, by Antoine Gros. From Sketchbook, R. F. 29955, f.26. Pen and Brown Ink over Chalk, 16.3 by 22.5 cm. (Cabinet des Dessins, Musée du Louvre.)

Attributed works:

50. Studies of Horses, and Study after a Plate from Flaxman's Odyssey, by Antoine Gros. From Sketchbook, R. F. 29955, f.20. Pen and Brown Ink over Chalk, 16.3 by 22.5 cm. (Cabinet des Dessins, Musée du Louvre.)

Attributed works:

51. Study after Flaxman's Odyssey, by Antoine Gros. From Sketchbook, R. F.29955, f.28v. Pen and Brown Ink over Chalk, 16.3 by 22.5 cm. (Cabinet des Dessins Musée du Louvre.)

Attributed works:

52. Study from Sketchbook, by Antoine Gros, R. F.29955, f.14. Pen and Brown Ink over Chalk. 16.3 by 22.5 cm. (Cabinet des Dessins, Musée du Louvre.)

Attributed works:

53. Study after Flaxman's Odyssey, by Antoine Gros. From Sketchbook, R. F.29955, f.28. Pen and Brown Ink over Chalk, 16.3 by 22.5 cm. (Cabinet des Dessins, Musée du Louvre.)

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The Literary Sources of the 'History of Achilles' by P. P. Rubens

10/1971 | 823 | 113

Pages: 608-609

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Author:

Cocke, Richard (Cocke, Richard)

Subjects

artists:

Rubens, Peter Paul

dates:

1600-1649

places:

Netherlands / Flanders

sources:

Homer / Iliad

subjects:

Flemish painting / Sources

subjects:

Classical mythology / Achilles (Greek hero)

subjects:

Literature in art

Illustrations

Attributed works:

49. The Battle between Achilles and Hector, by P. P. Rubens. Panel, 44 by 51.5 cm. (Boymans-Van Beuningen Museum, Rotterdam).

Attributed works:

50. Thetis Receiving Armour from Vulcan, by P. P. Rubens. Panel, 45 by 51.5 cm. (Boymans-Van Beuningen Museum, Rotterdam).

Attributed works:

51. Thetis Bathing Achilles in the Styx, by P. P. Rubens. Panel, 43 by 36.5 cm. (Boymans-Van Beuningen Museum, Rotterdam).

Attributed works:

52. Death of Achilles, by P. P. Rubens. Panel, 44 by 45.5 cm. (Boymans-Van Beuningen Museum, Rotterdam).

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