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Exhibition Review
Sigurd Lewerentz: Architect of Death and Life
06/2022 | 1431 | 164
Pages: 611-613
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Reviewer:
Croft, Catherine (Croft, Catherine)
Subjects
artists:
Lewerentz, Sigurd
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
ArkDes (Swedish Centre for Art and Design), Stockholm, Sweden
subjects:
Swedish architecture
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Sigurd Lewerentz: Architect of Death and Life ArkDes, Stockholm 1st October 2021–28th August 2022 | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
23. St Mark’s Church, Björkhagen, Stockholm, designed by Sigurd Lewerentz. 1960. (Photograph Johan Dehlin).
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24. Chapel of Resurrection at the Woodland Cemetery, Stockholm, designed by Sigurd Lewerentz. 1925. (Photograph Johan Dehlin).
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25. Design for a an apartment, by Sigurd Lewerentz. 1930. Gouache, watercolour and pencil on cardboard. (ArkDes, Stockholm).
Article
‘Gerhardt Meyer made me in Stockholm’: a bronze ‘Bathing woman’ after Giambologna
07/2018 | 1384 | 160
Pages: 545-553
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Author:
Diemer, Dorothea (Diemer, Dorothea)
Author:
Hinners, Linda (Hinners, Linda)
Subjects
art literature:
Avery, Charles, Cambridge, Great Britain / Borghini, Raffaello
artists:
Giambologna / Tessin, Nicodemus, the younger, 1654-1728 / Girardon, François / Henrion, Claude / Harleman, Johan
artists:
Meyer, Gerhardt, the Elder / Keller, Jean-Balthazar / Ernst, Johann Conrad
buildings:
Åkerö Castle, Sweden / Ericsberg Castle, Katrineholm, Sweden / Steninge Castle, Märsta, Sweden / Fredensborg Palace, Fredensborg, Denmark
dates:
1650-1699
media:
Sculpture / Marbles / Bronzes / Plaster / Lead / Wood sculpture / Wax models / Stuccowork / Inscriptions / Drawings / Gardens
museums and institutions:
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, United States / Fredensborg Palace, Fredensborg, Denmark
patrons:
Albrecht V, Duke of Bavaria, 1528-1579 / Francesco I, Grand Duke of Tuscany, 1541-1587 / Frederick IV, King of Denmark and Norway, 1671-1730 / Gustav II Adolf, King of Sweden, 1611–1632 / Charles XI, King of Sweden, 1660–1697 / Tessin, Carl Gustaf
places:
France / Paris / Sweden / Stockholm
subjects:
Swedish sculpture / Italian sculpture / French sculpture / Casts (sculpture) / Nudes / Bathers / Venus / Provenance / Patronage / Dating / Travel / Study and teaching / Correspondence / Inventories / Damage to works of art / Ornament / Gifts / Fountains / Bells / Cannons (artillery) / Vases / Swedish architecture
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Bathing woman (Venus or Bathsheba), by Giambologna. c.1571–73. Marble, height 105.3 cm. (The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles; from A. Rudigier, B. Truyols and B. Jestaz: ‘Jean Bologne et les jardins d’Henri IV’, Bulletin monumental 174, 3, 2016).
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11. Church bell, cast by Gerhardt Meyer the Elder. 1696. Bronze. (St Charles’ Church, Tallinn).
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12. Detail of Fig.6, showing the ‘6’ in the date superimposed by the rotated outline of ‘9’.
Attributed works:
13. Detail of Fig.6, showing the ornament on the socle.
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2–5. Details of Fig.6, showing the signature of Gerhardt Meyer the Elder and the date.
Attributed works:
6. Bathing woman, cast by Gerhardt Meyer the Elder. 1697. Bronze, height 103.3 cm. (Private collection).
Attributed works:
7. Fig. 1 from an alternate angle.
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8. Detail of a cannon, cast by Johann Meyer. 1665. Bronze. (Army Museum, Stockholm).
Attributed works:
9 and 10. Details of the inscription on a garden vase, cast by Gerhardt Meyer the Younger. 1725. Bronze. (Private collection, Paris).
Western art unattributed:
14. Detail of stucco ornament in the Palace of Nicodemus Tessin, Stockholm. c.1700. (Photograph County Administrative Board of Stockholm).
Western art unattributed:
15. The bathroom, Ericsberg Castle, Katrineholm, Sweden.
Western art unattributed:
16. Bathing woman. 1697 or later. Lead, height 110 cm. (Ericsberg Castle).
Western art unattributed:
17. Bathing woman. 1697 or later. Plaster, height c.108 cm. (Ericsberg Castle).
Western art unattributed:
18. Detail of Fig.16. (All photographs the authors).
Western art unattributed:
19. Bathing woman. 1697 or later. Lead. (Fredensborg Palace Garden, Denmark; photograph Thomas Rahbeck).
Book Review
Axel Haig and the Victorian Vision of the Middle Ages
09/1985 | 990 | 127
Pages: 630
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Reviewer:
O'Donnell, Roderick (O'Donnell, Roderick)
Subjects
artists:
Haig, Axel Herman
dates:
1850-1949
places:
Sweden / England
subjects:
Swedish architecture / British architecture
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Axel Haig and the Victorian Vision of the Middle Ages | author: Crook, J. Mordaunt , author: Lennox-Boyd, C. A.
Book Review
The Chinese Pavilion at Drottningholm
07/1976 | 880 | 118
Pages: 535
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Reviewer:
Watson, F. J. B. (Watson, F. J. B.; Watson, Francis John Bagott; W., F. J. B.; Watson, Mr.; Watson, F.J.B.; Watson, Francis)
Subjects
artists:
Adelcrantz, Carl Fredrik
buildings:
Chinese Pavilion at Drottningholm Palace , Drottningholm, Sweden
buildings:
Drottningholm Palace, Drottningholm, Sweden
dates:
1750-1799
places:
Sweden
subjects:
Swedish architecture / Chinoiserie
Reviewed Items
subjects:
The Chinese Pavilion at Drottningholm | author: Fogelmarch, Stig , author: Gyllensvärd, Bo , author: Setterwall, Åke
Book Review
The Tessin-Cronström Correspondence
05/1966 | 758 | 108
Pages: 265-266
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Reviewer:
Reuterswärd, Patrik (Reuterswärd, Patrik)
Subjects
artists:
Tessin, Nicodemus, the younger, 1654-1728
dates:
1650-1749
places:
Sweden / France / Stockholm
subjects:
Swedish architecture / Correspondence
Reviewed Items
subjects:
L'Art en France et en Suede 1693-1718. Extraits d'une correspondence entre l'architect Nicodeme Tessin le jeune et Daniel Cronstrom | author: Hernmarck, Carl , author: Weigert, Roger-Armand
Book Review
Svenska Kungaslott
09/1958 | 666 | 100
Pages: 327-328
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Reviewer:
Sutton, Gertrud Købke (Sutton, Gertrud Købke; Købke Sutton, Gertrud; Sutton, Gertrud Kobke)
Subjects
dates:
1950-1959
museums and institutions:
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden
places:
Sweden / Stockholm
subjects:
Swedish architecture / Castles / Essays
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Svenska Kungaslott | author: Bjurström, Per , author: Jungmarker, Gunnar
Book Review
Uppsala Domkyrka, 1258-1435
01/1937 | 406 | 70
Pages: 50
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Reviewer:
Borenius, Tancred (Borenius, Tancred; B., T.; Borenius, Dr.; Borenius, T.)
Subjects
buildings:
Uppsala Cathedral, Uppsala, Sweden
dates:
1200-1499
places:
Sweden / Uppsala
subjects:
Swedish architecture
subjects:
Cathedrals
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Uppsala Domkyrka, 1258-1435 | author: Boëthius, Gerda , author: Romdahl, Axel L.
Book Review
Swedish Art
06/1934 | 375 | 64
Pages: 296
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Reviewer:
Borenius, Tancred (Borenius, Tancred; B., T.; Borenius, Dr.; Borenius, T.)
Subjects
places:
Sweden
subjects:
Swedish architecture / Swedish painting / Swedish sculpture / Lectures
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Swedish Art | author: Roosval, Johnny
Book Review
Linkopings Domkyrka, 1232-1498
04/1934 | 373 | 64
Pages: 192
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Reviewer:
Borenius, Tancred (Borenius, Tancred; B., T.; Borenius, Dr.; Borenius, T.)
Subjects
buildings:
Linköping Cathedral, Linköping, Sweden
dates:
1200-1499
places:
Sweden
subjects:
Swedish architecture / Churches
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Linkopings Domkyrka, 1232-1498 | author: Romdahl, Axel L.
Book Review
Karlskrona, Gator och Byggnader
08/1932 | 353 | 61
Pages: 96
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Subjects
places:
Karlskrona / Sweden
subjects:
Swedish architecture / Cities
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Karlskrona, Gator och Byggnader | author: Anderson, William
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