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Book Review
Louis XV: passions d’un roi
05/2024 | 1454 | 166
Pages: 508–510
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Vogtherr, Christoph Martin (Vogtherr, Christoph Martin)
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Louis XV: passions d’un roi Edited by Yves Carlier and Hélène Delalex. 496 pp. incl. 458 col. + b. & w. ills. (In Fine Éditions d’Art, Paris, 2022), €49. ISBN 978–2–38203–076–9. | :
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1. Floorplan of the telescope pavilion, château de la Muette. 1756. Pen, ink and red wash on paper. (Archives nationales, Paris).
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2. Louis XV, by Arnaud Vincent de Montpetit. 1774. Oil on canvas, 74 by 61.2 cm. (Musée national des châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon, Versailles).
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3. Project for the throne of Louis XV, by Sébastien- Antoine Slodtz and Paul-Ambroise Slodtz. 1752. Pen, ink and wash highlights over black pencil, 67.1 by 47.2 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris).
Article
The Lavoisiers by David: technical findings on portraiture at the brink of revolution
09/2021 | 1422 | 163
Pages: 780-791
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Centeno, Silvia A. (Centeno, Silvia A.)
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Mahon, Dorothy (Mahon, Dorothy)
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Pullins, David (Pullins, David)
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1. Antoine-Laurent and Marie-Anne Pierrette Paulze Lavoisier, by Jacques-Louis David. 1788. Oil on canvas, 259.7 by 194.8 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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10. Chapeau à la Tarare, by A.-B. Duhamel Jean-Florent Defraine. 1787. Hand-coloured engraving, 17.9 by 19.9 cm. Detail of plate 2 from La Magasin des Modes Nouvelles 36 (10th November 1787). (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
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10. Chapeau à la Tarare, by A.-B. Duhamel Jean-Florent Defraine. 1787. Hand-coloured engraving, 17.9 by 19.9 cm. Detail of plate 2 from La Magasin des Modes Nouvelles 36 (10th November 1787). (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
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11. Marie-Antoinette and her children, by Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun. 1787. Oil on canvas, 275 by 216.5 cm. (Châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon, Versailles).
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12. Louis-Elisabeth de France and her son, by Adélaïde Labille- Guiard. 1788. Oil on canvas, 275 by 160 cm. (Châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon, Versailles).
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13. Detail of Salon of 1787, by Pietro Antoni Martini. 1787. Etching with engraving, 35.6 by 50.2 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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14. Alphonse Leroy, by Jacques-Louis David. 1783. Oil on canvas, 72 by 91 cm. (Musée Fabre, Montpellier).
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15. The Chabanel family, by Antoine Vestier. 1786. Oil on canvas, 165.3 by 220.5 cm. (Private collection).
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16. An architect and his family, by Marguerite Gérard. c.1788–89. Oil on panel, 30.5 by 24.1 cm. (Baltimore Museum of Art).
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17. The poorly defended rose, by Michel Garnier. 1789. Oil on canvas, 46.2 by 37.6. (Minneapolis Institute of Art).
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18. Experiments in respiration, by Marie-Anne Pierrette Paulze Lavoisier. c.1790. Graphite, pen and ink on paper. (Private collection).
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2. Infra-red reflectogram (IRR) of Fig.1. (Department of Paintings Conservation, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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3. Combined elemental distribution map for lead (white) and mercury (red) obtained by macro X-ray fluorescence (MA-XRF). (Department of Scientific Research, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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4. A line drawing, produced by tracing information obtained by IRR and XRF, suggesting the appearance of the portrait before J.-L. David made significant changes to the composition.
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5. Charles-Alexandre de Calonne, by Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun. 1784. Oil on canvas, 155.5 by 130.3 cm. (Royal Collection Trust; © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 2021).
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6. Madame Élisabeth, by Adélaïde Labille-Guiard. 1787. Oil on canvas, 146.7 by 155 cm. (Private collection).
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7. Sketch for Charles-Roger, Prince de Bauffremont, by Adélaide Labille-Guiard. 1789–91. Oil on canvas, 34 by 23 cm. (Musée Nissim de Camondo, Paris).
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8. Baronne de Crussol Florensac, by Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun. 1785. Oil on canvas, 113.8 by 84 cm. (Musée des Augustins, Toulouse).
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9. Chapeau à la Basile, by A.-B. Duhamel Jean-Florent Defraine. 1787. Hand-coloured engraving, 18.2 by 10.2 cm. Detail of plate 3 from La Magasin des Modes Nouvelles 31 (20th September 1787). (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
Exhibition Review
Napoli Napoli: Di lava, porcellana e musica
05/2021 | 1418 | 163
Pages: 452-456
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Bodinek, Claudia (Bodinek, Claudia)
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Napoli Napoli: Di lava, porcellana e musica Edited by Sylvain Bellenger. 228 pp. incl. 128 col. ills. (Electa, Milan, 2019), €30.40. ISBN 978–88–918–2820–0. | :
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5. Charles III of Spain, attributed to Francesco Liani. 1760. Oil on canvas, 337 by 286.5 cm. (Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte, Naples).
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7. The Salottino di Porcellana (Hall of Porcelain) in the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte, Naples, designed for Villa Reale, Portici, by S. Fischer, Giuseppe Gricci and Luigi Restile. 1757–59. (Photograph Raffaello Bencini; Bridgeman Images).
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8. Large amphora with dancing maenads. Real Fabbrica della porcellana di Napoli. 1790–95. Porcelain, height 42 cm. (Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte, Naples).
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from the Servizio dell’oca. Real Fabbrica della porcellana di Napoli. 1792–94. Porcelain, height approx. 40 cm. (Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte, Naples).
Book Review
Joseph Wright of Derby: Painter of Darkness
03/2021 | 1416 | 163
Pages: 297-298
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Leach, Stephen (Leach, Stephen)
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Joseph Wright of Derby: Painter of Darkness By Matthew Craske. 368 pp. incl. 195 col. + b. & w. ills. (Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2020), £45. ISBN 978–1–913107–12–3. | :
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6. Detail from An experiment on a bird in the air pump, by Joseph Wright of Derby. 1768. Oil on canvas. (National Gallery, London).
Exhibition Review
In Sparkling Company: Reflections on Glass in the 18th-Century British World
12/2020 | 1413 | 162
Pages: 1084-1087
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Cooke, Edward S. (Cooke, Edward S.)
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In Sparkling Company: Reflections on Glass in the 18th-Century British World Edited by Christopher L. Maxwell. 304 pp. incl. 227 col. + b. & w. ills. (Corning Museum of Glass, 2020), £50. ISBN 978–0–87290–223–7. | :
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1. Designs for the walls of the drawing room at Northumberland House, London, by Robert Adam. 1770–73. Pen, pencil and coloured washes on laid paper, 52 by 101.6 cm. and 51.5 by 65.2 cm. (Sir John Soane’s Museum, London, SM Adam volume 39/5; exh. Corning Museum of Glass).
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2. Mirror in gilded wood frame, by William Mathie (carver), based on a design by Thomas Chippendale. c.1760, probably London (glass), and Scotland (frame). Mercury-tin amalgam mirror; carved, assembled and gilded wood. 174 by 105.5 by 12.5 cm. (Corning Museum of Glass).
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3. Group portrait, probably the Raikes family, by Gawen Hamilton. 1730–32. Oil on canvas, 66 by 91.8 cm. (Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Centre; Bridgeman Images).
Exhibition Review
Making Marvels: Science and Splendor at the Courts of Europe
08/2020 | 1409 | 162
Pages: 697-699
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Kirchweger, Franz (Kirchweger, Franz)
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Making Marvels: Science and Splendor at the Courts of Europe Edited by Wolfram Koeppe. 308 pp. incl. 300 col. ills. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and Yale University Press, New Haven and London 2019), £50. ISBN 978–1–58839–677–8. | :
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4. Writing box, by Wenzel Jamnitzer. c.1560–70. Silver, 6 by 22.7 by 10.2 cm. (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna).
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5. Objects in turned ivory, from C. Plumier: L’art de Tourner, ou De Faire en Perfection Toutes Sortes d’Ouvrages au Tour, Paris 1749. By François Baillieul after Charles Plumier. Engraving, 40.5 by 26.8 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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6. Celestial globe with clockwork, by Gerhard Emmoser. 1579. Silver (partially gilt), brass (gilt) and steel, height 27.3 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Editorial
Art and illness
04/2020 | 1405 | 162
Pages: 275
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Book Review
L’arte del dissenso: Pittura e libertinismi nell’Italia del Seicento. By Dalma Frascarelli
07/2019 | 1396 | 161
Pages: 604-605
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Lo Bianco, Anna (Lo Bianco, Anna )
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L’arte del dissenso: Pittura e libertinismi nell’Italia del Seicento By Dalma Frascarelli. 280 pp. incl. 50 col. ills. (Giulio Einaudi Editore, Turin, 2016), | :
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1. Flight into Egypt, by Adam Elsheimer. 1609. Copper, 31 by 41 cm. (Alte Pinakothek, Munich; Bridgeman Images).
Book Review
The Pre-Raphaelites and Science, J. Holmes
05/2019 | 1394 | 161
Pages: 443-444
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Bremner, G.A. (Bremner, G.A.)
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Book Review
Schinkel: A Meander through his Life and Work
04/2019 | 1393 | 161
Pages: 352-353
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Bergdoll, Barry (Bergdoll, Barry)
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Schinkel: A Meander through his Life and Work By Kurt W. Forster. | :
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6. Polishing the granite basin for the Lustgarten, by Johann Erdmann Hummel. 1831. Cardboard, 46 by 75 cm. (Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin).
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