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Article
Art and festivities in eighteenth-century Rome: letters from a Portuguese priest, 1721–22
05/2018 | 1382 | 160
Pages: 387-393
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Author:
Vale, Teresa Leonor M. (Vale, Teresa Leonor M.)
Subjects
artists:
Fuga, Ferdinando / Rainaldi, Carlo / Michelangelo / Maratti, Carlo / Rosa, Salvator / Cornacchini, Agostino / Legros, Pierre, II, 1666-1719 / Rusconi, Camillo / Domenichino / Raphael / Reni, Guido
buildings:
Palazzo del Vaticano, Rome, Italy / Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, Italy
dates:
1700-1749
media:
Architecture / Bronzes / Drawings / Interiors / Paintings / Sculpture / Reliefs / Reliquaries / Textiles / Silks / Silverwork
patrons:
John V, King of Portugal, 1689-1750 / Clement XI, Pope, 1649-1721 / Gregory XV, Pope, 1554-1623
places:
Italy / Rome / Portugal / Lisbon
subjects:
Italian painting / Italian sculpture / Italian architecture / Churches / Chapels / Apparati (Italian pageants) / Pageants / Religious ceremonies / Collections, Private / Patronage / Papacy / Diplomacy / Travel / Catholicism / Jesuits / Correspondence
works:
Apollo Belvedere / Belvedere Torso / Laocoön (Vatican Museums, Rome)
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. and 2. A mechanism to raise and lower lamps in churches, after Manuel de Campos. 1721–22. Black ink on paper. (Fols.395r and 396v of Jesuitas, Armário Jesuítico, Livro 27; Arquivo Nacional da Torre do Tombo, Lisbon, hereafter ANTT).
Attributed works:
11. The instruments for the making of the Agnus Dei, after Manuel de Campos. 1721–22. Black ink on paper. (Fol.385r of Jesuitas, Livro 27; ANTT).
Attributed works:
12, 13 and 14. Decorations for the Corpus Domini procession, Rome, after Manuel de Campos. 1721–22. Black ink on paper. (Fols.403r, 403v and 404r of Jesuitas, Livro 27, ANTT).
Attributed works:
3. Piazza del Esquilino and S. Maria Maggiore, Rome, by Alessandro Specchi. 1702. Engraving, 44.5 by 68.1 cm. (Photograph Bridgeman Images).
Attributed works:
4. The altar of St Francis Xavier, Church of the Gesù, Rome, by Pietro da Cortona. 1669. (Fondo Edifici di Culto, Ministero dell’Interno, Florence; photograph Scala, Florence).
Attributed works:
5. The gallery in Palazzo Colonna, after Manuel de Campos. 1721–22. Black ink on paper. (Fol.378v of Jesuitas, Livro 27; ANTT).
Attributed works:
6. Blessed Aloysius Gonzaga in glory, by Pierre Legros. 1697–99. Marble. (S. Ignazio, Rome).
Attributed works:
7. Charlemagne, by Agostino Cornacchini. 1725. Marble. (St Peter’s Basilica, Rome).
Attributed works:
8 and 9. The decoration of the interior of the church of S. Maria in Aracoeli on the occasion of the feast of St Elizabeth of Portugal, after Manuel de Campos. 1721–22. Black ink on paper. (Fols.421v and 422r of Jesuitas, Livro 27 ANTT).
Western art unattributed:
10. The decoration of the interior of the church of S. Maria in Aracoeli for the feast of St Elizabeth of Portugal, July 1722. Black ink on paper, 45 by 60 cm. (Gabinetto Comunale delle Stampe, Rome, GS 3673).
Book Review
Papal Art and Cultural Politics: Rome in the Age of Clement XI
08/1994 | 1097 | 136
Pages: 561
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Reviewer:
Montagu, Jennifer (Montagu, Jennifer)
Subjects
dates:
1650-1749
patrons:
Clement XI, Pope, 1649-1721
places:
Italy / Rome
subjects:
Patronage / Papacy
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Papal Art and Cultural Politics: Rome in the Age of Clement XI | author: Johns, Christopher M. S.
Short Notice
A Drawing by Pier Leone Ghezzi for the S. Maria Maggiore Illuminations
07/1992 | 1072 | 134
Pages: 440-442
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Author:
Legrand, Catherine (Legrand, Catherine)
Subjects
artists:
Ghezzi, Pier Leone
buildings:
Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, Italy
dates:
1700-1749
places:
Italy / Rome
subjects:
Italian painting / Drawings
subjects:
Clement XI, Pope, 1649-1721
Illustrations
Attributed works:
32. Clement XI Inspecting the Repairs to the Façade Mosaic of S. Maria Maggiore, by or after Pier Leone Ghezzi. Mid 1720s. Tempera on Vellum, 35.6 by 26.4 cm. (Archivio Captitolare di S. Maria Maggiore, Rome).
Attributed works:
33. Clement XI Inspecting the Repairs to the Façade Mosaic of S. Maria Maggiore, by Pier Leone Ghezzi. c.1720-24. Black Chalk on Paper, 25.7 by 34 cm. (Private Collection).
Attributed works:
34. Clement XI and the Architect Carlo Fontana, by Allet after Pier Leone Ghezzi. Engraving. (Bibliotheca Apostolica Vaticana, Rome).
Attributed works:
35. Liberation of St Peter, by Pier Leone Ghezzi. c.1710. Pen, Brown Ink and Grey Wash over Traces of Black Chalk, 9.1 by 6.4 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Attributed works:
36. Liberation of St Peter, by Pier Leone Ghezzi. c.1710. Engraving. (Gabinetto Nazionale Delle Stampe, Rome).
Article
Giovanni Martino Frugone, Marble Merchant, and a Contract for the Apostle Statues in the Nave of St John Lateran
09/1986 | 1002 | 128
Pages: 659-666
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Author:
Olszewski, Edward J. (Olszewski, Edward J.)
Subjects
artists:
Rossi, Angelo de
artists:
Fontana, Carlo, 1634-1714
buildings:
Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, Italy
dates:
1650-1749
patrons:
Clement XI, Pope, 1649-1721
places:
Rome / Italy
subjects:
Italian sculpture / Statues / Documents
subjects:
Frugone, Giovanni Martino
Illustrations
Attributed works:
14. Canonisation of Five Saints, from the Tomb of Pope Alexander VIII, by Angelo de' Rossi. 1706. Marble. 111.8 by 233.7 cm. (St Peter's, Rome).
Attributed works:
15. Interior of St John Lateran, Rome, by Martino del Don. Water-Colour and Gouache over Pencil. 34.1 by 49 cm. (Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Reverend and Mrs Danila Pascu).
Attributed works:
16. Tomb of Pope Alexander VIII, by Carlo Enrico di San Martino. (St Peter's Rome).
Attributed works:
17. St James minor, by Angelo de' Rossi. 1715. Marble. (St John Lateran, Rome).
Attributed works:
18. Plan and Elevation of a Tabernacle, by Carlo Fontana, 1703. Pen and Wash. 71.1 by 26.3 cm. (Windsor Castle).
Article
Franceschini's Decorations for the Cappella del Coro, St Peter's; Bolognese and Roman Classicism
08/1982 | 953 | 124
Pages: 486-489+491-492
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Author:
Miller, Dwight C. (Miller, Dwight C.; Miller, Dwight)
Subjects
artists:
Franceschini, Marcantonio
artists:
Maratti, Carlo
artists:
Masucci, Agostino
buildings:
Basilica di San Pietro, Rome, Italy
dates:
1700-1749
patrons:
Clement XI, Pope, 1649-1721
places:
Italy / Bologna / Rome
subjects:
Italian painting / Chapels / Mosaics
subjects:
Neo-classicism / Documents
subjects:
Patronage
Illustrations
Attributed works:
11. Appearance of the Virgin and Child to St Philip Neri, by Carlo Maratti. (Palazzo Pitti, Florence).
Attributed works:
12. Virgin and Child Adored by St Francis of Assisi and St Francis of Sales, by Marcantonio Franceschini. (S. Maria di Galliera, Bologna).
Attributed works:
13. The Virgin with Seven Founders of the Servite Order, by Agostino Masucci. 175.3 by 114.4 cm. (Art Institute, Chicago).
Attributed works:
14. Preparatory Drawing for the Decoration of the Cupola, Cappella del Coro, St Peter's. [Marcantonio Franceschini] (Accademia Linguistica di Belle Arti, Genoa).
Exhibition Review
New York and Philadelphia. Robert Adam and the Concorsi Clementini
05/1982 | 950 | 124
Pages: 321-323
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Reviewer:
Rowan, Alistair (Rowan, Alistair; Rowan, Alastair)
Subjects
artists:
Adam, Robert, 1728-1792
dates:
1980-1989
dates:
1700-1749
museums and institutions:
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York, United States
museums and institutions:
Palmer Museum of Art, Pennsylvania State University, State College (Philadelphia), United States
patrons:
Clement XII, Pope, 1652-1740
patrons:
Clement XIII, Pope, 1693-1769
patrons:
Clement XI, Pope, 1649-1721
places:
Italy / Rome
places:
United States / New York / Philadelphia
subjects:
Exhibitions / Reviews
subjects:
Italian architecture / Patronage
Illustrations
Attributed works:
54. Perpective View of the North and East Fronts of Barnbougle Castle, a Proposed Rebuilding, by Robert Adam. 1774. (Rosebery Collection, Dalmeny).
Attributed works:
55. Design for a Royal Palace for Three Important Persons, by Filippo Juvarra. 1705. (Accademia di San Luca, Rome; Exh. Cooper-Hewitt Museum, New York).
Article
The 'Gran Sala' in the Cancelleria Apostolica: A Homage to the Artistic Patronage of Clement XI
09/1978 | 906 | 120
Pages: 592-599+601
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Author:
Rudolph, Stella (Rudolph, Stella)
Subjects
artists:
Franceschini, Marcantonio
artists:
Spägl, Andreas
artists:
Lamberti, Buonaventura
artists:
Nasini, Giuseppe Nicola
buildings:
Palazzo della Cancelleria, Rome, Italy
dates:
1700-1749
patrons:
Clement XI, Pope, 1649-1721
places:
Italy / Rome
sources:
Sergardi, Lodovico, 1660-1726
subjects:
Italian painting / Interiors / Palaces
subjects:
Frescoes / Sources / Documents
Illustrations
Attributed works:
62. The Gran Sala, Palazzo della Cancelleria, Rome (As It Appeared before Restorations Begun around 1932).
Attributed works:
63. The Gran Sala, Palazzo della Cancelleria, Rome (As It Appeared during the Restorations Completed in 1943).
Attributed works:
64. The Gran Sala, Palazzo della Cancelleria, Rome (As It Appears Today).
Attributed works:
65-68. The Throne of God in Heaven and The Four and Twenty Elders. (Revelations iv, 2-10). By Marcantonio Franceschini. Tempera on Paper Mounted on Canvas. (Gran Sala, Palazzo della Cancelleria, Rome).
Attributed works:
69. Judith with the Head of Holofernes, by Marcantonio Franceschini. Tempera on Paper Mounted on Canvas. (Gran Sala, Palazzo della Cancelleria, Rome).
Attributed works:
70. Deborah and Barak Rejoicing, by Marcantonio Franceschini. Tempera on Paper Mounted on Canvas. (Gran Sala, Palazzo della Cancelleria, Rome).
Attributed works:
71. Hannah Presenting Samual to the Lord (?), by Marcantonio Franceschini. Tempera on Paper Mounted on Canvas. (Gran Sala, Palazzo della Cancelleria, Rome).
Attributed works:
72. The Triumph of David (?), by Marcantonio Franceschini. Tempera on Paper Mounted on Canvas. (Gran Sala, Palazzo della Cancelleria, Rome).
Attributed works:
73. Sculpture, by Giuseppe Nicola Nasini. Fresco before Restoration. (Gran Sala, Palazzo della Cancelleria, Rome).
Attributed works:
74. Sculpture, by Giuseppe Nicola Nasini. Fresco after Restoration. (Gran Sala, Palazzo della Cancelleria, Rome).
Attributed works:
75. View of the Interior of San Giovanni in Laterano, by Andreas Spägl. Fresco. (Gran Sala, Palazzo della Cancelleria, Rome).
Attributed works:
76. View of the Ospizio di San Michele in Trastevere, by Andreas Spägl. Fresco. (Gran Sala, Palazzo della Cancelleria, Rome).
Attributed works:
77. View of Santa Maria in Trastevere, by Andreas Spägl. Flanked by putti by Giuseppe Nicola Nasini. Fresco. (Gran Sala, Palazzo della Cancellria, Rome).
Attributed works:
78. Clement XI Administering Extreme Unction in the Hospital of Santo Spirito, by Giuseppe Nicola Nasini. Fresco. (Gran Sala, Palazzo della Cancelleria, Rome).
Attributed works:
79. Clement XI Reciting His Homilies in Saint Peter's, by Giuseppe Nicola Nasini. Fresco. (Gran Sala, Palazzo della Cancelleria, Rome).
Article
Pierre Legros and the Rôle of Sculptors as Designers in Late Baroque Rome
08/1977 | 893 | 119
Pages: 556-561
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Author:
Conforti, Michael (Conforti, Michael)
Subjects
artists:
Legros, Pierre, II, 1666-1719
artists:
Campi, Paolo
artists:
Mazzuoli, Giuseppe Maria
buildings:
Sant'Ignazio, Rome, Italy
buildings:
Cappella del Monte di Pietà, Rome, Italy
dates:
1650-1749
patrons:
Innocent XI, Pope, 1611-1689
patrons:
Clement XI, Pope, 1649-1721
places:
Italy / Rome
subjects:
Italian sculpture / Baroque
subjects:
French sculpture
subjects:
Patronage
Illustrations
Attributed works:
32. Tobit Lending Money to Gabel, by Pierre II Legros. 1702-05. Marble. (Chapel of the Monte di Pietà, Rome).
Attributed works:
33. The Library Fireplace at Stourhead, Wiltshire. [above the fireplace: Tobit Lending Money to Gabel, by Pierre II Legros. 1702-03. Painted gesso; Height, 115 cm.]
Attributed works:
34. Tobit Lending Money to Gabel, by Pierre II Legros. 1702-03. Painted gesso; Height, 115 cm. (Stourhead, Wiltshire).
Attributed works:
35. St Bonaventure, Here Attributed to Pierre II Legros. c.1702. Terra-Cotta; Height, 43 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Attributed works:
36. St Bonaventure, Executed by Paolo Campi. 1703. Travestine Marble. (St Peter's Square, Rome).
Attributed works:
37. St Bonaventure, Executed by Paolo Campi (See Fig.36).
Attributed works:
38. The Arts Paying Homage to Clement XI. by Pierre II Legros. 1702. Terra-Cotta. (Accademia di San Luca, Rome).
Short Notice
On a Project Ascribed to Carlo Fontana for the Facade of S. Giovanni in Laterano
02/1975 | 863 | 117
Pages: 105-106+109+111
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Author:
Hager, Hellmut (Hager, Hellmut)
Subjects
artists:
Gibbs, James, 1682-1754
buildings:
Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, Italy
collectors and dealers:
Gibbs, James, 1682-1754
dates:
1700-1749
museums and institutions:
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Great Britain
patrons:
Clement XI, Pope, 1649-1721
places:
Italy / Rome
subjects:
Italian architecture / Architectural drawings
subjects:
Facades / Unexecuted designs
Illustrations
Attributed works:
57. Engraving after Carlo Fontana's Project of 1683 for the Façade of S. Marcello al Corso, Rome. (Insignum Romae Templorum Prospectus.)
Attributed works:
58. Project for the Façade of S. Carlo al Corso, Rome, by Carlo Francesco Bizzaccheri. (Accademia di S. Luca, Rome.)
Attributed works:
59. Copy of a Project by Carlo Fontana for the Façade of S. Giovanni Laterano. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.)
Attributed works:
60. SS. Stimmate di S. Francesco, Rome. Copy of an Elevation for the Façade by Joh. Conrad Schlaun, 1722. (Kunstbibliothek, Berlin, Hdz.4859.)
Article
The Paintings Commissioned by Pope Clement XI for the Basilica of San Clemente in Rome
06/1974 | 855 | 116
Pages: 304-312
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Author:
Gilmartin, John (Gilmartin, John)
Subjects
artists:
Fontana, Carlo Stefano, l'Abate, 1675-1740
artists:
Petri, Pietro de
artists:
Conca, Sebastiano
artists:
Gregolini, Giovanni Antonio
artists:
Odasi, Giovanni
artists:
Chiari, Tommaso
artists:
Piastrini, Giovanni Domenico
buildings:
Basilica San Clemente, Rome, Italy
dates:
1700-1749
patrons:
Clement XI, Pope, 1649-1721
places:
Italy / Rome
subjects:
Italian architecture / Italian painting
subjects:
Documents / Frescoes
subjects:
Clement, Saint / Iconography
Illustrations
Attributed works:
10. General View of the Nave of S. Clemente, Rome.
Attributed works:
11. St Clement Bestowing the Veil upon St Flavia Domitilla, by Pietro di Pietri. Pen, Ink and Water-colour, 12.3 by 19.2 cm. (Royal Library, Windsor Castle). Reproduced by Gracious Permission of H. M. The Queen.
Attributed works:
12. St Clement bestowing the Veil upon St Flavia Domitilla, by Pietro di Pietri. Pen, Ink and Water-colour, 13 by 19.5 cm. (Formerly Gallery Matthiesen, London.)
Attributed works:
13. St Clement Bestowing the Veil upon St Flavia Domitilla, by Pietro di Pietri. Canvas, 52 by 99.5 cm. (Collection Conte Marcobruno Castelbarco-Albani, Milan.)
Attributed works:
14. St Clement Bestowing the Veil upon St Flavia Domitilla, by Pietro di Pietri. Fresco, 250 by 450 cm (S. Clemente, Rome.)
Attributed works:
15. The Miracle of St Clement, by Sebastiano Conca. Canvas, 62 by 98 cm. (Collection Conte Marcobruno Castelbarco-Albani, Milan.)
Attributed works:
16. The Miracle of St Clement, by Sebastiano Conca. Fresco, 250 by 450 cm. (S. Clemente, Rome.)
Attributed works:
17. The Martyrdom of St Clement, by Giovanni Antonio Gregolini. Canvas, 73 by 97 cm. (Collection Conte Marcobruno Castelbarco-Albani, Milan.)
Attributed works:
18. The Martyrdom of St Clement, by Giovanni Antonio Gregolini. Fresco, 250 by 450 cm. (S. Clemente, Rome.)
Attributed works:
19. The Reception of the Relics of St Clement, by Giovanni Odasi. Canvas, 75 by 99 cm. (Collection Conte Marcobruno Castelbarco-Albani, Milan.)
Attributed works:
20. The Reception of the Relics of St Clement, by Giovanni Odasi. Fresco, 250 by 450 cm. (S. Clemente, Rome.)
Attributed works:
21. The Death of St Servulus, by Tommaso Chiari. Canvas, 52 by 98 cm. (Collection Conte Marcobruno Castelbarco-Albani, Milan.)
Attributed works:
22. The Death of St Servulus, by Tommaso Chiari. Fresco, 250 by 450 cm. (S. Clemente, Rome.)
Attributed works:
23. The Sentencing of St Ignatius of Antioch by the Emperor Trajan, by Giovanni Domenico Piastrini. Canvas, 77 by 97 cm. (Collection Conte Marcobruno Castelbarco-Albani, Milan.)
Attributed works:
24. The Sentencing of St Ignatius of Antioch by the Emperor Trajan, by Giovanni Domenico Piastrini. Fresco, 250 by 370 cm. (S. Clemente, Rome.)
Attributed works:
25. St Ignatius and St Polycarp Meeting One Another, by Giacomo Triga. Canvas, 62 by 98 cm. (Collection Conte Marcobruno Castelbarco-Albani, Milan.)
Attributed works:
26. St Ignatius and St Polycarp Meeting One Another, by Giacomo Triga. Fresco, 250 by 370 cm. (S. Clemente, Rome.)
Attributed works:
27. The Martyrdom of St Ignatius of Antioch, by Pier Leone Ghezzi. Canvas, 75 by 99 cm. (Collection Conte Marcobruno Castelbarco-Albani, Milan.)
Attributed works:
28. The Martyrdom of St Ignatius of Antioch, by Pier Leone Ghezzi. Fresco, 250 by 370 cm. (S. Clemente, Rome.)
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