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Article
Canova’s copper head of Medusa
11/2019 | 1400 | 161
Pages: 916-923
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Author:
Gustin, Melissa L. (Gustin, Melissa L.)
Subjects
art literature:
Winckelmann, Johann Joachim / Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
artists:
Canova, Antonio
buildings:
Villa dei Papiri, Herculaneum, Italy
dates:
1790-1799
media:
Marbles / Copper / Bronzes
museums and institutions:
Museo Civico, Bassano del Grappa, Italy / Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, United States / Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan, Italy / Musei Vaticani, Rome, Italy
styles:
Italian sculpture
subjects:
Medusa / Perseus / Antiquity / Roman art / Conservation
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Triumphant Perseus, by Antonio Canova. Second version, 1804–06. Marble, 242.6 by 191.8 by 102.9 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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2. Head of Medusa, by Antonio Canova. c.1797–1800. Embossed copper with bronze additions, 31 by 40.5 by 29.8 cm. (Museo Biblioteca Archivio, Bassano del Grappa).
Attributed works:
3. Detail of Fig.1, showing the head of Medusa.
Attributed works:
4. Head of Medusa, cast after Antonio Canova. 1806–07. Plaster, height 31.1 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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6. Detail of Perseus and Medusa, by Antonio Canova. c.1798–99. Oil on canvas, 24 by 73 cm. (Museo Correr, Venice).
Attributed works:
7. Fig.2 during restoration. (Courtesy Museo Archivio Biblioteca Bassano del Grappa).
Attributed works:
8. Five dancers with garlands of flowers, by Antonio Canova. 1799. Mixed media on canvas, 72 by 178 cm. (© Museo e Gipsoteca Antonio Canova, Possagno).
Attributed works:
9. Fig.2 prior to restoration. (Courtesy Museo Archivio Biblioteca Bassano del Grappa).
Western art unattributed:
10. Archaising bust of a youth (bust of Apollo). Roman. Bronze, height 25 cm. (Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, Naples).
Western art unattributed:
10. Ptolemy Apion. Roman. Bronze, height 29 cm. (Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, Naples; photograph the author).
Western art unattributed:
5. The Rondanini Medusa. Roman copy after a bronze original of c.170 BC. Marble, height 29 cm. (Glypthotek, Munich; photograph © José Luiz Bernardes Ribeiro).
Western art unattributed:
9. Ptolemy Apion, from De’ bronzi di Ercolano e contorni incisi con qualche spiegazione: Tomo Primi: Busti, Naples 1767. Table LIX, p.203.
Article
Bernardo Strozzi's Portrait of a Collector as Perseus in Dijon
07/2000 | 1168 | 142
Pages: 429-433
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Author:
Borean, Linda (Borean, Linda)
Subjects
artists:
Strozzi, Bernardo
dates:
1600-1699
museums and institutions:
Musée Magnin, Dijon, France
places:
Italy / Venice
subjects:
Italian painting / Historiated portraits / Perseus
Illustrations
Attributed works:
16. Portrait of Giovan Donato Correggio as Perseus, by Bernardo Strozzi. 104 by 86 cm. (Musée Magnin, Dijon).
Attributed works:
17. Portrait of Giulio Strozzi, by Tiberio Tinelli. 83 by 64 cm. (Galleria Degli Uffizi, Florence).
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18. David with the Head of Goliath, by Bernardo Strozzi. 134 by 100 cm. (Gemäldegalerie, Dresden).
Attributed works:
19. Detail of Fig.16. [Portrait of Giovan Donato Correggio as Perseus, by Bernardo Strozzi. 104 by 86 cm. (Musée Magnin, Dijon).]
Article
Titian's 'Perseus and Andromeda': Restoration and Technique
07/1982 | 952 | 124
Pages: 400-406
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Author:
Lank, Herbert (Lank, Herbert; L., H.)
Subjects
dates:
1980-1989
museums and institutions:
Wallace Collection, London, Great Britain
places:
Italy / England / London
subjects:
Italian painting / Conservation
subjects:
Perseus / Andromeda
subjects:
Technical analysis / Scientific analysis
Illustrations
Attributed works:
10. Perseus and Andromeda, by Titian. 182.9 by 198.8 cm. After Restoration. (Wallace Collection).
Attributed works:
2. Perseus and Andromeda, after Removal of Repaint and Additions, before Restoration.
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3. Perseus and Andromeda, Drawn by Borel, Engraved by J. L. Delognon. 1786. 15.8 by 20.4 cm. (The Measurements Quoted in the Text Beneath This Print are '5 pieds 6 pouces sur 6 pieds 2 pouces', ie. 178.2 by 199.8 cm). The Print is Therefore 12.5% Too Wide.
Attributed works:
4. Perseus and Andromeda, X-Radiograph Assembly of Entire Painting, Including Later Canvas Additions on All Sides.
Attributed works:
5. Present form of Andromeda Superimposed on to the X-Radiograph.
Attributed works:
6. First Pose of Andromeda Superimposed on to the Earlier Figure Visible in the X-Radiographs.
Attributed works:
7. Detail from Infra-Red Photograph of Perseus's Arm with Sword.
Attributed works:
8. Detail from Infra-Red Photographs Showing Changes in the Position of Right Leg of Perseus.
Attributed works:
9. Detail from Infra-Red Photographs, Showing Earlier Stages in the Placing of the Figures.
Article
'Perseus and Andromeda': The Provenance
07/1982 | 952 | 124
Pages: 396-400
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Author:
Ingamells, John (Ingamells, John; I., J.)
Subjects
artists:
Titian
collectors and dealers:
Dyck, Anthony van
collectors and dealers:
Seymour-Conway, Francis Charles, Third Marquess of Hertford, 1777-1842
collectors and dealers:
Seymour-Conway, Richard, Fourth Marquess of Hertford, 1800-1870
dates:
1500-1549
dates:
1600-1799 / 1800-1899
museums and institutions:
Wallace Collection, London, Great Britain
patrons:
Philip II, King of Spain, 1527-1598
places:
Italy / England / London
places:
Spain / Madrid / Venice
subjects:
Italian painting / Provenance
subjects:
Perseus / Andromeda
Article
The Perseus and Andromeda and Titian's Poesie
03/1963 | 720 | 105
Pages: 112-117
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Author:
Gould, Cecil (Gould, Cecil)
Subjects
artists:
Titian
dates:
1550-1599
museums and institutions:
Wallace Collection, London, Great Britain
patrons:
Philip II, King of Spain, 1527-1598
places:
Italy / Spain / Venice / Madrid
subjects:
Italian painting / Perseus / Andromeda
subjects:
Technical analysis / Radiographs
subjects:
Classical mythology
Illustrations
Attributed works:
20. Infra-Red Photograph of Perseus and Andromeda, by Titian. (Wallace Collection, London.)
Attributed works:
21. Composite X-Ray Photograph of Perseus and Andromeda, by Titian. (Wallace Collection, London.)
Attributed works:
22. Perseus and Andromeda, by Benvenuto Cellini. Bronze Relief. (Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence.)
Attributed works:
23. Perseus and Andromeda, by Paolo Veronese. Canvas. (Musée, Rennes.)
Book Review
Perseus, a Study in Greek Art and Legend
02/1938 | 419 | 72
Pages: 99
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Reviewer:
Beck, Egerton (Beck, Egerton; B., E.; Beck, E.)
Subjects
places:
Greece
subjects:
Perseus
subjects:
Classical mythology / Greek iconography
subjects:
Greek (ancient)
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Perseus, a Study in Greek Art and Legend | author: Woodward, Jocelyn M.
Article
The Reinstatement of Myron-IV. Athena, Ares and Diomed
03/1930 | 324 | 56
Pages: 147-149+152-154
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Author:
Jenkins, C. K. (Jenkins, C. K.)
Subjects
artists:
Myron
dates:
0499-0400 BC
places:
Rome (historical region) / Greece
subjects:
Greek (ancient) sculpture / Attributions
subjects:
Roman (ancient) sculpture / Copies / Versions
subjects:
Classical mythology / Gods / Goddesses / Athena / Perseus
subjects:
Statues / Reconstruction
subjects:
Greek iconography / Diomed / Ares
works:
Diskobolos
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
Fig. I. Coin of Amisus, Enlarged. Bronze (British Museum).
Western art unattributed:
Fig. II. Suggested Scheme of Group.
Western art unattributed:
Plate I. A and B-The Athena Albani. Marble. (Villa Albani, Rome); C-Head of Perseus. Marble. (British Museum); D-The Athena Albani. From a Cast; E-Head of Ares. Marble. (Louvre, Paris). The Reinstatement of Myron-IV
Western art unattributed:
Plate II. A and C-Torso of Diomed. Marble, from a Cast. (Palazzo Valentini, Rome); B-"Lucius Verus." Marble. (Vatican Museum, Rome); D-Head of Ares. Marble. (Louvre, Paris); E-Head of Perseus. Marble. (British Museum). The Reinstatement of Myron-IV
Short Notice
Art in America - A Late Gothic Tapestry at Cleveland
08/1927 | 293 | 51
Pages: 99-100
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Author:
Siple, Ella S. (Siple, Ella S.; S., E. S.; S., E.)
Subjects
dates:
1450-1499
museums and institutions:
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, United States
places:
United States
places:
Netherlands / Flanders / Brussels
places:
Cleveland
subjects:
Textiles / Tapestries / Gothic (Medieval)
subjects:
Netherlandish painting / Perseus / Andromeda / Classical mythology
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
Perseus and Andromeda. Tapestry. Late Gothic. 3.2 m. by 4.4 m. (The John Huntington Collection, Cleveland Museum of Art, U. S. A.). Shorter Notices: A Lane Gothic Tapestry for Cleveland
Article
Glass Panes by Kaspar Lehmann at South Kensington
05/1927 | 290 | 50
Pages: 266-268
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Author:
Braun, Edmund Wilhelm (Braun, Edmund Wilhelm; Braun, E. W.)
Subjects
artists:
Lehmann, Kaspar
artists:
Vianen, Paulus van
artists:
Aachen, Hans von
dates:
1550-1599 / 1600-1649
museums and institutions:
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Great Britain
patrons:
Christian II, Elector of Saxony, 1583-1611
places:
Germany / Saxony
subjects:
German painting / Glass paintings / Patronage
subjects:
Classical mythology / Perseus
subjects:
Andromeda
Illustrations
Attributed works:
A-Perseus and Andromeda. Glass Panes by Kaspar Lehmann at South Kensington
Attributed works:
B and C-Emblematical Subjects. Glass Panes by Kaspar Lehmann at South Kensington
Letter
Titian's Perseus and Andromeda
03/1909 | 72 | 14
Pages: 368
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Author:
Russell, Archibald G. B. (Russell, Archibald G. B.; R., A. G. B.; Russell, A. G. B.)
Subjects
artists:
Titian
dates:
1500-1549
museums and institutions:
Wallace Collection, London, Great Britain
places:
Italy
subjects:
Paintings / Provenance / Documents
subjects:
Classical mythology
subjects:
Perseus
subjects:
Andromeda
subjects:
Italian painting