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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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Anderson, Jaynie (Anderson, Jaynie)
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1. Detail of Fig.3, showing Venus.
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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)
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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).
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12. Detail of Fig.3, showing the Palladian building in the background.
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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).
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14. The Villa Mocenigo on the Brenta. Woodcut. 1570. (From A. Palladio: I Quattro Libri, Venice 1570, II, p.66).
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2. Detail of Fig.3, showing Minerva, Juno and Mocenigo.
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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).
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5. Charity, by Maarten Peters after Francesco Primaticcio. c.1560. Engraving, 23.9 by 16.6 cm. (Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris).
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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).
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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).
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8. The choice between Virtue and Vice, by Paolo Veronese. c.1565. Oil on canvas, 219 by 169.5 cm. (Frick Collection, New York).
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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
The restoration of ‘Young woman reading a letter at an open window’ by Johannes Vermeer: final report
10/2021 | 1423 | 163
Pages: 916-925
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Neidhardt, Uta (Neidhardt, Uta)
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Schölzel, Christoph (Schölzel, Christoph)
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1. Young woman reading a letter at an open window, by Johannes Vermeer. c.1657–59. Oil on canvas, 83 by 64.5 cm. Photographed after restoration, 2021. (Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden; photograph Wolfgang Kreische).
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10. Interior of the Oude Kerk in Delft, by Gerard Houckgeest. 1654. Oil on panel, 49 by 41 cm. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam; photograph Frans Pegt).
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12. A mother’s duty, by Pieter de Hooch. c.1660–61. Oil on canvas, 52.5 by 61 cm. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
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13. An officer and a standing woman, by Hendrick van der Burch. c.1665. Oil on canvas, 57.8 by 64.1 cm. (Philadelphia Museum of Art).
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2. Young woman standing at a virginal, by Johannes Vermeer. c.1670–72. Oil on canvas, 51.7 by 45.2 cm. (National Gallery, London).
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3. Fig.1, photographed after the removal of overpaint in 2021, showing the edges of the painting (Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden; photograph Wolfgang Kreische).
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4. Detail of Fig.3, showing the upper-left corner of the painting.
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5. Detail of Fig.3, showing the lower-right corner of the painting, with the foot of a wine glass.
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6. Detail of Fig.1, showing the painting of Cupid in the background.
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7. A lady writing a letter, with her maid, by Johannes Vermeer. c.1670/72. Oil on canvas, 71.1 by 60.5 cm. (National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin; Bridgeman Images).
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8. Inconcussa fide (Oprecht), by Otto van Veen. 1608. Engraving, 20.2 by 15.1 cm. (From Amorum emblemata, Antwerp 1608, p.28; © Dresden, SLUB/Deutsche Fotothek).
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9. Officer and laughing girl, by Johannes Vermeer. c.1657–60. Oil on canvas, 50.5 by 46 cm. (The Frick Collection, New York; photograph Michael Bodycomb).
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11. The terrace. Delft, c.1660. Oil on canvas, 106.9 by 87.4 cm. (Art Institute of Chicago; Bridgeman Images).
Article
The restoration of ‘Young woman reading a letter at an open window’, by Johannes Vermeer: an interim report
06/2019 | 1395 | 161
Pages: 452-463
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Neidhardt, Uta (Neidhardt, Uta)
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Schölzel, Christoph (Schölzel, Christoph)
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1. Young woman reading a letter at an open window, by Johannes Vermeer, showing the painting before the start of the current conservation work. c.1657–59. Canvas, 83 by 64.5 cm. (Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden; H.-P. Klut).
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10. Detail of Fig.13, showing Cupid
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11. Above Young woman interrupted at music, by Johannes Vermeer. c.1658–59. Canvas, 39.3 by 44.4 cm. (The Frick Collection, New York).
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12. The music lesson, by Johannes Vermeer. c.1662–63. Canvas, 74 by 64.5 cm. (Royal Collection, © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 2019).
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13. Fig.1, photographed in March 2019 during removal of the overpainting layer. (Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden; W. Kreische).
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14. A maid asleep, by Johannes Vermeer. c.1656–57. Canvas, 87.6 by 76.5 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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15. Portrait of a dead child with three putti, by Jacob van Loo. c.1650– 60. Canvas on panel, 96 by 91.5 cm. (Rijksgebouwendienst, Johan de Witthuis, The Hague).
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2. Cross section in visible light of a sample from the overpainted background of Fig.1: (0) ground layer; (1) imprimitura; (2) original reddish paint layer; (3a and 3b) transparent binder layers; (4a and 4b) overpaint. (Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Dresden; C. Herm).
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3. Cross section under UV-fluorescence of a sample from the overpainted background of Fig.1: (0) ground layer; (1) imprimitura; (2) original reddish paint layer; (3a, 3b) transparent binder layers; (4a) overpaint. (Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Dresden; C. Herm).
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4. X-radiograph image of Fig.1. (Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden; Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco; W. Kreische).
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5. Fig.1 as it appeared during removal of its varnish. (Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden; W. Kreische).
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6. Macrophotograph detail of Fig.1, showing Cupid’s eye after removal of the overpainting layer, with craquelure. (Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden; W. Kreische and C. Schölzel).
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7. Detail of Fig.1, showing Cupid after the partial removal of the overpainting layer. (Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden; W. Kreische).
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8. Left Young woman standing at a virginal, by Johannes Vermeer. c.1670–72. Canvas, 51.8 by 45.2 cm. (National Gallery, London).
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9. Detail of Fig.8, showing Cupid
Article
A letter from Solimena: a patron and a date for his ‘Dido receiving Aeneas and Cupid disguised as Ascanius’ in the National Gallery
08/2015 | 1349 | 157
Pages: 542-545
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Favilla, Massimo (Favilla, Massimo)
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Rugolo, Ruggero (Rugolo, Ruggero)
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22. Dido receiving Aeneas and Cupid disguised as Ascanius, by Francesco Solimena. 1710 (National Gallery, London)
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23. Portrait of Cardinal Vincenzo Grimani, by Vincenzo Coronelli. 1707 (Private collection)
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24. Self-Portrait, by Francesco Solimena. c.1730 (Gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence)
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25. Detail of Fig.22 showing Francesco Solimena's self-portrait
Letter
A new sighting of Michelangelo's 'Young archer'
11/2012 | 1316 | 154
Pages: 790
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Draper, James David (Draper, James David; Draper, James)
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63. Cupid, by Michelangelo. 1491-92. Marble, 95 cm. high. (French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, on loan to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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64. Detail of Psyche worshipped as Venus, by or after Francesco Salviati. 1539. Canvas. (Palazzo Grimani, Venice).
Article
Sets and pendants by J.-B.-M. Pierre and François Boucher in the collections of Madame de Pompadour and the Marquis de Marigny
07/2010 | 1288 | 152
Pages: 452-460
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Gordon, Alden R. (Gordon, Alden R.)
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10. Psyche rescued by nymphs, by Jean-Baptiste-Marie Pierre. 1750. Canvas, 83.8 by 115.5 cm. (Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery).
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11. Venus disarming Cupid, by François Boucher. c.1751. Canvas, 130 by 93.5 cm. (Collection of Lynda and Stewart Resnick, Los Angeles).
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12. L’Amour désarmé, by Etienne Fessard, after François Boucher. 1761. Etching, with engraving, 40.2 by 26.6 cm. From A. Ananoff: Boucher, Lausanne and Paris 1976, II, p.76, no.375/1, fig.1097.
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13. Copy of Fig.11. (Photograph reproduced in T. Carr Howe, Jr.: Salt Mines and Castles: The Discovery and Restitution of Looted European Art, New York 1946, facing p.161).
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14. Detail of dove’s wing on the tacking strip of Fig.11. (Photograph by the author).
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6. Nymphs adorning Cupid, by Jean-Baptiste-Marie Pierre. Mid-1750s. Canvas, 89.5 by 134 cm. (Château de Menars).
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7. Cupid and Psyche, by Jean-Baptiste-Marie Pierre. Mid-1750s. Canvas, 89 by 134 cm. (Château de Menars).
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8. Installation view of Fig.6 at the Château de Menars. (Photograph by the author).
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9. Installation view of Fig.7 at the Château de Menars. (Photograph by the author).
Article
Titian’s ‘Triumph of Love’
08/2009 | 1277 | 151
Pages: 536-542
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Dunkerton, Jill (Dunkerton, Jill)
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Whistler, Catherine (Whistler, Catherine; Whistler, Caroline)
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34. Triumph of Love, by Titian. c.1544–46. Canvas, diameter 88.3 cm., after cleaning and restoration. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
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35. Digital infra-red reflectogram of Fig.34, after cleaning, before restoration.
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36. Detail of an infra-red photograph of The Vendramin family, by Titian and workshop. Early 1540s. (National Gallery, London).
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37. Detail of the Cupid in Danaë, by Titian. c.1544–46. (Gallerie Nazionali di Capodimonte, Naples).
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38. Venus at her bath, copy in reverse after Marcantonio Raimondi. c.1510–27. Engraving, 16.4 by 13.3 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
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40. Fig.34, before cleaning.
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41. Reconstruction of the original format of Fig.34.
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39. Putto, Padua or Ravenna. c.1510–30. Bronze, 9.8 cm. high. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
Article
Paul V, Alexander VII, and a Fountain by Nicolò Cordier Rediscovered
12/1991 | 1065 | 133
Pages: 833-843
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Freiberg, Jack (Freiberg, Jack)
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30. Cupid Fountain. (Ospedale di Santo Spirito, Palazzo del Commendatore, Rome). 31 and 32. Two Views of Cupid with Marine Dragons, by Nicolò Cordier, Detail of Fig.30.
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33. Belvedere Gardens, by Giovanni Battista Ricci. Fresco. (Biblioteca Vaticana, Sale Paoline, Vatican).
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34. Cupid with Trident, by Tommaso Piroli, after Raphael. Engraving, 13.8 by 18.4 cm. (Bibliotheca Hertziana, Rome).
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35. 'Throne of Neptune', by Marco Dente. Engraving, after an Ancient Relief in San Vitale, Ravenna. 17.6 by 34.8 cm. (British Museum, London).
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38. Cupid Fountain, by Domenico Parasacchi. Engraving, 19.5 by 15 cm. (Bibliotheca Apostolica Vaticana, Rome).
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39. Entrance to the Vatican Palace, by Martino Ferrabosco 1620. Engraving (Detail). (Formerly Albertina, Vienna).
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36. Marine Sarcophagus. (Musei Vaticani, Cortile della Pigna, Rome).
Western art unattributed:
37. Neptune with Sea Horses. Engraving after Perino del Vaga. 23.2 by 15.5 cm. (The British Museum, London).
Article
'The Enchanted Castle' by Claude: Subject, Significance and Interpretation
11/1988 | 1028 | 130
Pages: 812-820
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Levey, Michael (Levey, Michael; Levey, Mr.)
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1. Psyche Seated outside Cupid's Palace ('The Enchanted Castle') by Claude Lorrain. 87 by 151 cm. (National Gallery, London).
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2. The Enchanted Castle, by François Vivarès and William Woollett after Claude. 1782. Engraving. 48.5 by 59.5 cm. (British Museum, London).
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3. Psyche Saved from Drowing Herself, by Claude Lorrain. 91 by 155 cm. (Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne).
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4. Psyche Transperted by Zephyrus; Seated on the Ground; and Received at Cupid's Palace, by the Master of the Die after Michiel Coxie. Engraving. 19.4 by 22.8 cm.
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5. Detail of Fig. 1. [Psyche Seated outside Cupid's Palace ('The Enchanted Castle') by Claude Lorrain. 87 by 151 cm. (National Gallery, London).]
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6. Psyche seated outside Cupid's Palace, by Claude Lorrain. Pen and wash, Heightened in white, on blue paper, 19.5 by 25.9 cm. Liber Veritatis, No.162. (British Museum, London).
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7. Landscape with Psyche seated, by Claude Lorrain. Signed and dated 1663. Chalk and brown wash, 15.4 by 21 cm. (Stefan Zweig Collection, London).
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8. Landscape with Psyche Seated near Cupid's Palace, by Claude Lorrain. Pen and Brown Wash, with Red Chalk, 18.2 by 34.5 cm. (Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe).
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9. Detail from View of Culzean Castle, by Alexander Nasmyth. (The National Trust for Scotland, Culzean Castle, Ayrshire).
Book Review
La 'Fabella' di Psiche e altra mitologia secondo l'interpretazione pittorica di Giulio Romano nel Palazzo del Te a Mantova
08/1984 | 977 | 126
Pages: 505-506
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McGrath, Elizabeth (McGrath, Elizabeth; McG., E.)
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La 'Fabella' di Psiche e altra mitologia secondo l'interpretazione pittorica di Giulio Romano nel Palazzo del Te a Mantova | author: Signorini, Rodolfo
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