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Exhibition Review
Faire parler les pierres: Sculptures médiévales de Notre-Dame
03/2025 | 1464 | 167
Pages: 268–70
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Williamson, Paul (Williamson, Paul)
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Faire parler les pierres: Sculptures médiévales de Notre-Dame Musée de Cluny – Musée national du Moyen Âge, Paris 19th November 2024–16th March 2025 | :
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Western art unattributed:
4. Bearded head. c.1230. Painted limestone, 21 by 20 by 18 cm. (Inrap, Paris; exh. Musée de Cluny, Paris).
Western art unattributed:
5. Corner block with Aaron(?). c.1230. Painted limestone, 80 by 56 by 40 cm. (Inrap, Paris; exh. Musée de Cluny, Paris).
Western art unattributed:
6. Jamb figure of St Paul. c.1145. Limestone, 135 by 45 by 36 cm. (Musée de Cluny, Paris).
Article
Renaissance exhibitions in Paris
06/2024 | 1455 | 166
Pages: 612–619
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Herman, Nicholas (Herman, Nicholas)
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The Invention of the Renaissance: the Humanist, the Prince and the Artist, Bibliothèque national de France, 20 February16 June 2024. Les arts en France sous Charles VII, Musée de Cluny – Musée national du Moyen Âge, 12 March–16 June 2024. | :
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1. Jacopo Antonio Marcello, attributed to Jacopo Bellini. 1453. Tempera on parchment, 18.7 by 13 cm. (Bibliothèque national de France, Paris, MS 940, fol.38v).
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2. Frontispiece. (From Giovanni Michele Nagonio: De laudibus Galliae, Rome c.1500.) Ink and tempera on parchment, 27 by 16 cm. (Bibliothèque national de France, Paris, MS latin 8132, fols.8v–9r).
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3. St John on Patmos from the Hours of Frederick III, by Jean Bourdichon, Giovanni Todeschino and the Master of Claude de France. 1501–02. Tempera on parchment, 24.5 by 15.5 cm. (Bibliothèque national de France, Paris, MS latin 10532, p.62).
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4. Manuscript binding, by Étienne Roffet. c.1542–43. Gilt-tooled leather, 33.5 by 23 cm. (Bibliothèque national de France, Paris, MS latin 6866, upper cover).
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5. So-called dais of Charles VII, perhaps after a design by Jacob de Littemont. c.1430–40. Wool and silk, 292 by 285 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
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6. Supplicant in prayer, excised leaf of the Collins Hours, by the Master of the Collins Hours. c.1445–50. Tempera and ink on parchment, 18.5 by 12.5 cm. (Musée de Cluny–Musée national du Moyen Âge, Paris, MS Cl.23945).
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7. Detail of the central panel of the Aix Triptych showing the books on the Virgin’s lectern, by Barthélemy d’Eyck. 1443–44. Oil on panel. (Sainte-Madeleine, Aix-en-Provence; photograph the author).
Exhibition Review
Journey into Crystal
01/2024 | 1450 | 166
Pages: 65–68
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Rosser-Owen, Mariam (Rosser-Owen, Mariam)
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Journey into Crystal Musée de Cluny, Paris 26th September 2023– 14th January 2024 | :
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Western art unattributed:
5. Object in the form of a bay leaf. France, Palaeolithic (Solutrean). Rock crystal, 5.8 by 4 by 2 cm. (Musée d’Archéologie nationale, Saint- Germain-en- Laye; exh. Musée de Cluny, Paris).
Western art unattributed:
6. Aiguière in the form of a dragon. The Sarachi workshop, Milan, late 16th century. Rock crystal with gold and enamel, 26.5 by 31.3 by 9.8 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; exh. Musée de Cluny, Paris).
Western art unattributed:
7. Reliquary coffer. Northern France (?), c.1200, incorporating a tenth-century Egyptian rockcrystal vessel. Rock crystal, gilded silver and gemstones, 11.3 by 14.8 by 9.7 cm (Musée de Cluny, Paris).
Book Review
Toulouse 1300–1400: L’éclat d’un gothique méridional
01/2024 | 1450 | 166
Pages: 92–93
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Williamson, Paul (Williamson, Paul)
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Toulouse 1300–1400: L’éclat d’un gothique méridional Edited by Béatrice de Chancel-Bardelot and Charlotte Riou. 320 pp. incl. 240 col. ills. (Réunion des musées nationaux – Grand Palais, Paris, 2022), €39. ISBN 978–2–7118–7501–6. | :
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Western art unattributed:
1. Jean Tissendier with a model of the Rieux Chapel. French (Toulouse), c.1333–43. Limestone, with paint and gilding, 132.5 by 60 by 42 cm. (Musée des Augustins, Toulouse).
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2. Detail of St Paul. French (Toulouse), c.1333– 43. Limestone, with paint and gilding, 185 by 63 by 45 cm. (Musée des Augustins, Toulouse).
Article
A museum asserts its identity: the reopening of the Musée de Cluny
10/2022 | 1435 | 164
Pages: 1000-1007
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Gajewski, Alexandra (Gajewski, Alexandra)
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2. Installation view of Room 13 of the Musée de Cluny. (Musée de Cluny - musée national du Moyen Âge, Paris; photograph Alexis Paoli, OPPIC).
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3. The Hôtel de Cluny from rue Du Sommerand, by Léon et Lévy. 1864–73. (École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris; photograph © Beaux-Arts de Paris, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / image Beaux-Arts de Paris).
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4. The room of François I in the Hôtel de Cluny. 1840. Print. (Musée de Cluny, Musée National du Moyen Âge, Paris; photograph © RMN-Grand Palais (Musée de Cluny - Musée National du Moyen Âge) / musée Cluny).
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5. The thermes of the Musée de Cluny and the entrance hall designed by Bernard Desmoulin. (Musée de Cluny - Musée National du Moyen Âge, Paris; photograph M. Denancé).
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6. Plan of the of the ground floor of the Musée de Cluny. (After Bernard Desmoulin).
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7. North wall of the frigidarium, Musée de Cluny. c.1880. Watercolour on paper. (Musée de Cluny, Musée National du Moyen Âge, Paris; photograph © RMN-Grand Palais (Musée de Cluny - Musée national du Moyen Âge) / Franck Raux).
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8. Installation view of Room 9 of the Musée de Cluny. (Photograph Alexandra Gajewski).
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9. Installation view of Room 21 of the Musée de Cluny. (Photograph Alexandra Gajewski).
Western art unattributed:
1. Octagonal table. c.1480. Oak, height 75 cm. (Musée de Cluny, Musée National du Moyen Âge, Paris; photograph © RMN-Grand Palais (Musée de Cluny - Musée National du Moyen Âge) / Gérard Blot).
Obituary
Alain Erlande-Brandenburg (1937–2020)
11/2020 | 1412 | 162
Pages: 1011-1012
Exhibition Review
Embroidery in the Middle Ages. Musée de Cluny, Paris
01/2020 | 1402 | 162
Pages: 54-57
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Michael, M. A. (Michael, M. A.)
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Embroidery in the Middle Ages Musée de Cluny, Paris 24th October 2019–20th January | :
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5. Miraculous healing at the tomb of St Martin from the Life of St Martin, designed by Barthélémy d’Eyck and embroidered by Pierre du Billant. c.1440–50. Linen, polychrome silk thread wrapped with gold and silver, 17.5 by 15 cm. (Musée de Cluny, Paris; © RMNGrand Palais; photograph Thierry Ollivier).
Western art unattributed:
4. Fragment of an antependium or wall-hanging showing Apostles. Linen, embroidery and polychrome silk, 83 by 59 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London; exh. Musée de Cluny, Paris).
Western art unattributed:
6. Virgin and child clothed in the sun with the moon at her feet. Germany (?), c.1500. Canvas, silk thread, gold- and silverwrapped thread, pearls, metal and glass appliqués, 68 by 47 by 2 cm. Musées Royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels; exh. Musée de Cluny, Paris).
Article
An unfinished mid-thirteenth-century ‘Virgin and Child’ from Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris
11/2019 | 1400 | 161
Pages: 896-903
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Dectot, Xavier (Dectot, Xavier)
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1. Virgin and Child. Here dated 1245–47. Limestone, 150 by 73 by 40 cm. (Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris; Photo Jennifer Vatelot).
Western art unattributed:
10. St John from the upper chapel of the Sainte-Chapelle, Paris. 1239–48. Photograph taken before conservation. (Musée de Cluny, Paris, © RMN-Grand Palais; photograph Jean-Gilles Berizzi).
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11. Virgin and Child ('Gilded Virgin') from the south transept portal of Amiens Cathedral. c.1250. Limestone, height 230 cm. (Centre des Monuments Nationaux; photograph Philippe Berthé).
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12. Virgin and Child from the north transept portal of Notre-Dame, Paris. Before 1258. Limestone, height 200 cm. (Centre des Monuments Nationaux; photograph Pascal Lemaître).
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2. Detail of Fig.1, showing the line of fracture. (Photograph Jennifer Vatelot).
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3. Detail of Fig.1, showing the use of fine, flat chisels on the righthand side of the Virgin's veil. (Photograph Jennifer Vatelot).
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4. Detail of Fig.1, showing the use of a flat chisel. (Photograph Jennifer Vatelot).
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5. Detail of Fig.1, showing the use of a large tooth chisel. (Photograph Jennifer Vatelot).
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6. Demolition of the Lady Chapel of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris. c.1802. Pen and ink and watercolour and gouache, 9.4 by 16.2 cm. (Bibliothèque national de France, Paris, Destailleur 310).
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7. Plan of the church and monastery of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. The Lady Chapel is north-east of the church. 1764. Pen and ink and watercolour, 72 by 58.3 cm. (Bibliothèque national de France, Paris, Destailleur Paris, t.2,306).
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8. Portal of the Lady Chapel of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris. c.1245– 47. Limestone, 630 by 530 cm. (Musée de Cluny, Paris; © RMN-Grand Palais; photograph Gérard Blot).
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9. Childebert from the trumeau of the portal of the refectory of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris. c.1240. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; © RMN-Grand Palais; photograph Tony Querrec).
Exhibition Review
The Birth of Gothic Sculpture: Saint-Denis, Paris, Chartres 1135–1150. Musée de Cluny – Musée national du Moyen Âge, Paris
12/2018 | 1389 | 160
Pages: 1042-1044
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Stratford, Neil (Stratford, Neil)
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5. Initial T to St Jerome’s prologue to the Book of Joshua, c.1145–50. Parchment, 53 by 36.5 cm. (Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris; MS Lat. 55, fol.78; exh. Musée de Cluny, Paris; photograph Philippe Plagnieux).
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6. Detail of colonnette from the south door, right jamb of the west façade of Saint-Denis. c.1135–40, Limestone, (Musée de Cluny, Paris; photograph Philippe Plagnieux).
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7. Voussoir with two headless figures from the portal of Saint-Pierre, Lagny-sur-Marne. Midtwelfth century. Limestone, 50 by 47 by 30 cm. (Église paroissiale Notre-Dame-des-Ardents-et-Saint-Pierre, Lagny-sur-Marne; exh. Musée de Cluny, Paris; photograph Philippe Plagnieux).
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8. Signum Tau, medallion from stained-glass window with scenes of the Passion in the ambulatory of Saint-Denis. 1140–1144. Diameter 57 cm. (Dépôt de Champs-sur-Marne, basilique-cathédrale, Saint-Denis; exh. Musée de Cluny, Paris; photograph Philippe Plagnieux).
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A dish from the Cantagalli workshop in the British Museum
10/2018 | 1387 | 160
Pages: 816-823
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Thornton, Dora (Thornton, Dora)
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1. Iznik-style dish, marked for the Figli di Giuseppe Cantagalli workshop, Florence. c.1890–95. Tin-glazed earthenware, diameter 41 cm. (British Museum, London).
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2. Reverse of the dish illustrated in Fig.1, showing the cockerel mark for the Cantagalli workshop.
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3. Iznik-style dish with scalloped edge and floral sprays, marked for the Figli di Giuseppe Cantagalli workshop, Florence. c.1899. Tin-glazed earthenware, diameter 39 cm. (Stibbert Museum, Florence).
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5. Iznik-style vase, marked for the Figli di Giuseppe Cantagalli workshop, Florence. 1883. Tin-glazed earthenware, diameter 57 cm. (Stibbert Museum, Florence).
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8. Curiosités, by Antoine Vollon. 1868. Canvas, 264 by 192 cm. (Musée d’Orsay, Paris).
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9. The sixteenth-century room at Hertford House, London, looking north, by J.J.Thomson. c.1890. Photograph. (The Wallace Collection, London).
Non-western art unattributed:
4. Iznik rimless dish with flower sprays, Iznik, Ottoman Turkey. c.1550. Fritware painted in underglaze blues, green and mauve, diameter 33.6 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Non-western art unattributed:
6. Iznik dish with peahen amid prunus branches, Iznik, Ottoman Turkey. c.1580–90. Fritware painted in underglaze blue, green and red, diameter 47.4 cm. (Wallace Collection, London).
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7. The comte de Nieuwerkerke’s collections in his private apartments in the Louvre, unknown photographer. c.1865. Stereoscopic glass negative. (The Wallace Collection, London).
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