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Book Review
Medieval Women, Material Culture, and Power: Matilda Plantagenet and her Sisters
04/2021 | 1417 | 163
Pages: 377-378
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Reviewer:
Grant, Lindy (Grant, Lindy)
Subjects
patrons:
Plantagenet, Matilda
places:
Saxony / Bavaria
subjects:
Women / Ceremonial vessels / Textiles / Jewellery / Commissions / Angevin
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Medieval Women, Material Culture, and Power: Matilda Plantagenet and her Sisters By Jitske Jasperse. 148 pp. incl. 22 col. + 13 b. & w. ills. (Arc Humanities Press, Leeds, 2020),  24.95. ISBN 978–1–64189–145–5. | :
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
5. Bracteate of Duke Henry the Lion and Matilda. c.1172. Silver, diameter 3.3 cm. (Münzkabinett der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin).
Book Review
Elfenbeinkunst im Grünen Gewölbe zu Dresden: Geschichte einer Sammlung. Wissenschaftlicher Bestandskatalog – Statuetten, Figurengruppen, Reliefs, Gefäße, Varia. By Jutta Kappel
03/2019 | 1392 | 161
Pages: 258-259
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Reviewer:
Hein, Jørgen (Hein, Jørgen)
Subjects
art literature:
Catalogues
media:
Ivories
museums and institutions:
Grünes Gewölbe, Dresden, Germany
patrons:
Electors of Saxony, Germany
subjects:
Kunstkammer / Statuettes / Reliefs / Collectors / Saxony
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subjects:
Elfenbeinkunst im Grünen Gewölbe zu Dresden: Geschichte einer Sammlung. Wissenschaftlicher Bestandskatalog – Statuetten, Figurengruppen, Reliefs, Gefäße, Varia. By Jutta Kappel | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
5. Large frigate, by Jacob Zeller. 1620. Ivory, gold and iron, 116.7 by 78.5 by 35 cm. (Green Vault, Dresden).
Book Review
Gold, Jasper and Carnelian. Johann Christian Neuber at the Saxon Court
06/2013 | 1323 | 155
Pages: 420-421
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Reviewer:
Schroder, Timothy (Schroder, Timothy)
Subjects
artists:
Neuber, Johann Christian
dates:
1750-1799 / 1800-1809
places:
Saxony
subjects:
Decorative arts / Jewellery / Goldsmiths / Boxes / Mosaics / Gemstone / Gems / German
subjects:
Catalogues / Commissions / Royalty
Illustrations
Attributed works:
69. Rectangular gold snuffbox set with mineralogical specimens, attributed to Johann Christian Neuber (Private collection, New York)
Book Review
Fragile Diplomacy: Meissen Porcelain for European Courts ca.1710–63
06/2008 | 1263 | 150
Pages: 411
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Reviewer:
Dawson, Aileen (Dawson, Aileen; D., A.)
Subjects
dates:
1710-1719 / 1720-1729 / 1730-1739 / 1740-1749 / 1750-1759 / 1750-1779
places:
Saxony / Germany
print:
Meissen porcelain
subjects:
Porcelain / Ceramics / Meissen Porcelain Manufactory / Meissen porcelain
subjects:
Royalty / European
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Fragile Diplomacy: Meissen Porcelain for European Courts ca.1710–63 | editor: Geiger, Maureen Cassidy
Exhibition Review
Art under the Polish-Saxon Union. Warsaw and Dresden
11/1997 | 1136 | 139
Pages: 813-815
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Reviewer:
Murawska-Muthesius, Katarzyna (Murawska-Muthesius, Katarzyna; Muthesius, Katarzyna)
Subjects
dates:
1990-1999
museums and institutions:
Residenzschloss, Dresden, Germany
museums and institutions:
Zamek Królewski (Royal Castle), Warsaw, Poland
places:
Poland / Germany / Dresden / Warsaw
subjects:
Exhibitions / Reviews
subjects:
Saxony
Illustrations
Attributed works:
108. King Augustus II, by Louis de Silvestre. c. 1718. 253 by 172 cm. (Gemäldegalerie Alter Meister, Dresden).
Attributed works:
109. Peter the Great Tsar of Russia, by Jan Kupecky. c. 1711. 111 by 79.5 cm. (The Kórnik Library, Kórnik).
Attributed works:
110. Inclinata Resurgit, by Bernardo Bellotto. 1762. 109 by 154.5 cm. (Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden).
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111. The Branicki Palace in Biaƚystok (by Johann Siegmund Deybel and Johan Heinrich Klemme, 1728-58), by Michael Heinrich Rentz. Engraving, 43.1 by 56.8 cm. (The Czartoryski Museum, Cracow).
Short Notice
A Royal Saxon Goblet
05/1987 | 1010 | 129
Pages: 313-315
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Author:
Lanmon, Dwight P. (Lanmon, Dwight P.)
Subjects
artists:
Meyer, Johann Friedrich, glass engraver and enameler, ca. 1680-1752
dates:
1700-1749
places:
Germany / Saxony / Dresden
subjects:
Glassware / Drinking glasses / Cut glass
Illustrations
Attributed works:
43. Goblet with Enamelled Portrait of Elector Augustus the Strong of Saxony, Attributed to Georg Friedrich Dinglinger. On the Reverse a View of Schloss Pillnitz, Attributed to Johann Friedrich Meyer. c. 1723-26, Dresden. (Museum für Kunsthandwerk, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Dresden).
Attributed works:
44. Goblet with Relief-Enamelled Coats of Arms of Saxony and Poland, Attributed to Johann Friedrich Meyer. c. 1720-30, Dresden. Height 18.5 cm. (The Corning Museum of Glass, New York).
Attributed works:
44a. X-Ray of Relief-Enamelled Coat of Arms on Goblet in Fig.44. [Goblet with Relief-Enamelled Coats of Arms of Saxony and Poland, Attributed to Johann Friedrich Meyer. c. 1720-30, Dresden. Height 18.5 cm. (The Corning Museum of Glass, New York).]
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45. Reverse Side of Goblet in Fig.44, with Relief-Enamelled Garnet-Encrusted Monogram 'Far'. [Goblet with Relief-Enamelled Coats of Arms of Saxony and Poland, Attributed to Johann Friedrich Meyer. c. 1720-30, Dresden. Height 18.5 cm. (The Corning Museum of Glass, New York).]
Attributed works:
45a. X-Ray of Relief-Enamelled Monogram on Goblet in Fig.45. [Goblet with Relief-Enamelled Coats of Arms of Saxony and Poland, Attributed to Johann Friedrich Meyer. c. 1720-30, Dresden. Height 18.5 cm. (The Corning Museum of Glass, New York).]
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46. Relief-Enamelled Wine Glass with Putto and (On Reverse) a Tree and a Chicken, Attributed to Johann Friedrich Meyer. Dresden, c. 1720-30. Height 14.1 cm. (The Corning Museum of Glass, New York).
Attributed works:
46a. X-Ray of the Relief-Enamelled Putto on the Wineglass in Fig.46. [ Relief-Enamelled Wine Glass with Putto and (On Reverse) a Tree and a Chicken, Attributed to Johann Friedrich Meyer. Dresden, c. 1720-30. Height 14.1 cm. (The Corning Museum of Glass, New York).]
Attributed works:
46b. X-Ray of the Relief-Enamelled Tree on the Reverse of the Wineglass in Fig.46. [ Relief-Enamelled Wine Glass with Putto and (On Reverse) a Tree and a Chicken, Attributed to Johann Friedrich Meyer. Dresden, c. 1720-30. Height 14.1 cm. (The Corning Museum of Glass, New York).]
Book Review
Mediaeval Churches in Germany: Saxony; Thuringia; Brandenburg; And Mecklenburg
12/1965 | 753 | 107
Pages: 639
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Reviewer:
Rice, D. Talbot (Rice, D. Talbot; Rice, David Talbot; R., D. T.; Rice, David; Talbot-Rice, D.)
Subjects
dates:
1200-1499
places:
Germany / Saxony
places:
Brandenburg / Thuringia / Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
subjects:
German architecture / Medieval / Churches
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Mediaeval Churches in Germany: Saxony; Thuringia; Brandenburg; And Mecklenburg | author: Möbius, Friedrich , author: Möbius, Helga
Article
A Romanesque Aquamanile in the Form of a Dragon
04/1950 | 565 | 92
Pages: 102-105
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Author:
Meyer, Erich (Meyer, Erich)
Subjects
dates:
1200-1249
places:
Germany / France / Lorraine / Saxony
subjects:
Aquamanilia / Ceremonial vessels / Terracottas / Ceramics
subjects:
German sculpture / French sculpture / Romanesque
subjects:
Iconography / Animals / Mythical animals / Dragons
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
1. Dragon Aquamanile, from Lower Lorraine, about 1220. Bronze. Height, 34.5 cm. Length, 33.4 cm. (Private collection.)
Western art unattributed:
10. Another View of the Dragon Aquamanile Reproduced in Figs. 1 and 9.
Western art unattributed:
11. Detail of Fig. 1. Medallion on the Right Wing.
Western art unattributed:
12. Detail of Candlestick from the Abbey of Postel. Made in Lower Lorraine, about 1200. Bronze. Height, 143 cm. (Musće du Cinquantenaire, Brussels.)
Western art unattributed:
8. Dragon Aquamanile. From Lower Saxony, Probably Hildesheim. Bronze. (Reinhart Collection, Winterthur.)
Western art unattributed:
9. Another View of the Dragon Aquamanile Reproduced in Fig. 1.
Article
Rare Woodcuts in the Ashmolean Museum-V
08/1936 | 401 | 69
Pages: 76-77+80-82
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Author:
Dodgson, Campbell (Dodgson, Campbell; D., C.)
Subjects
artists:
Schäufelein, Hans, the elder
artists:
Cranach, Lucas, the Elder, 1472-1553
artists:
Graf, Urs, the elder, ca. 1485-1527
artists:
Vogtherr, Heinrich, the elder, London , Great Britain
artists:
Lucius, Jakob
artists:
Baldung, Hans
artists:
Gerung, Matthias
dates:
1500-1599
museums and institutions:
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Great Britain
places:
Germany / Switzerland / Swabia / Augsburg / Rhine River and Valley / Saxony
subjects:
Art museums / Collections / Woodcuts / Prints / German painting
Illustrations
Attributed works:
Plate I. A-The Judgment of Paris, by the Monogrammist H S, Identified As Heinrich Satrapitanus, after Lucas Cranach. 230 by 330 mm. Rare Woodcuts in the Ashmolean Museum-V
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Plate I. B-Satirical Subject, Here Ascribed to Jacob Lucius. 151 by 201 mm. Rare Woodcuts in the Ashmolean Museum-V
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Plate II. A-The Tournament (Detail), by Lucas Cranach. 1506. (B. 124.) First State. Rare Woodcuts in the Ashmolean Museum-V
Attributed works:
Plate II. B-The Boar hunt (Detail), by Lucas Cranach. (B. 118) First State. Rare Woodcuts in the Ashmolean Museum-V
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Plate II. C-The Virgin and Child with a Parrakeet, by Urs Graf. (B. 9.) 188 by 125 mm. Rare Woodcuts in the Ashmolean Museum-V
Attributed works:
"The Stag Hunt" (Detail) by Lucas Cranach. B.119, First State.
Book Review
Niedersachsische Kunst in England
02/1931 | 335 | 58
Pages: 99-100
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Reviewer:
Borenius, Tancred (Borenius, Tancred; B., T.; Borenius, Dr.; Borenius, T.)
Subjects
places:
Saxony / Germany
subjects:
German painting / German sculpture
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Niedersachsische Kunst in England | author: Habicht, V. C.
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