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Article
Urban VIII and the Barberini
07/2023 | 1444 | 165
Pages: 772–777
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Author:
Connors, Joseph (Connors, Joseph)
Subjects
artists:
Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da / Poussin, Nicolas / Sacchi, Andrea / Mochi, Francesco / Ottoni, Lorenzo / Bernini, Gian Lorenzo / Gagliardi, Filippo / Lauri, Filippo / Carracci, Lodovico / Mastelletta
buildings:
Palazzo Barberini, Rome, Italy
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome, Italy
patrons:
Barberini family / Urban VIII, Pope, 1568-1644 / Barberini, Francesco, Cardinal, 1597-1679 / Barberini, Antonio, the Younger, Cardinal, 1607-1671 / Barberini, Taddeo
places:
Rome
subjects:
Italian art / Patronage / Architecture / Popes / Cardinals / Social history / Art history
Reviewed Items
subjects:
L’immagine sovrana: Urbano VIII e i Barberini, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Palazzo Barberini, Rome, 18th May–30th July 2023. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Maffeo Barberini, by Caravaggio. c.1595. Oil on canvas, 124 by 90 cm. (Private collection; exh. Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica, Palazzo Barberini, Rome).
Attributed works:
2. Urban VIII visits the Gesù, Rome, to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the founding of the Jesuit order, by Andrea Sacchi with Filippo Gagliardi and Jan Miel. 1642. Oil on canvas, 321 by 248 cm. (Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica, Palazzo Barberini, Rome; courtesy the Ministero Beni e Attività Culturali e del Turismo; Scala Archives).
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3. Carlo Barberini, by Francesco Mochi. c.1630. Bronze, height 58 cm. (Private collection; exh. Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica, Palazzo Barberini, Rome).
Attributed works:
4. St Sebastian thrown into the Cloaca Maxima, by Ludovico Carracci. 1612. Oil on canvas, 163.5 by 232.4 cm. (J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles; exh. Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica, Palazzo Barberini, Rome).
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5. Installation view of L’immagine sovrana: Urbano VIII e I Barberini at Palazzo Barberini, Rome, 2023, showing the tapestries hung in the Salone. (Photograph Alberto Novelli).
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6. Installation view of L’immagine sovrana: Urbano VIII e I Barberini at Palazzo Barberini, Rome, showing Urban VIII, by Gianlorenzo Bernini. 1632–33. Marble, height 103 cm. with pedestal. (Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica, Palazzo Barberini, Rome).
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7. Marc’Antonio Pasqualini crowned by Apollo, by Andrea Sacchi. 1642. Oil on canvas, 243.8 by 194.3 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, exh. Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica, Palazzo Barberini, Rome).
Article
The bronze and porphyry portrait of Pope Urban VIII by Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Tommaso Fedeli
06/2015 | 1347 | 157
Pages: 394-397
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Author:
Pierguidi, Stefano (Pierguidi, Stefano)
Subjects
artists:
Bernini, Gian Lorenzo / Fedeli, Tommaso
dates:
1630-1639
patrons:
Barberini family
subjects:
Italian sculpture / Busts / Bronzes / Porphyry / Collections, Private / Provenance / Payments / Commissions
subjects:
Inventories / Identification
subjects:
Urban VIII, Pope, 1568-1644
Illustrations
Attributed works:
10. The bronze head of the pope in Fig.9 removed from the porphyry mozzetta
Attributed works:
11. Fig.10 seen from the back
Attributed works:
12. Detail of Fig.9 seen from the side
Attributed works:
9. Portrait of Pope Urban VIII, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Tommaso Fedeli (Collection of the Barberini family heirs, Rome)
Article
The unveiling of Mochi’s ‘Veronica’
11/2014 | 1340 | 156
Pages: 735-740
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Author:
Rice, Louise (Rice, Louise)
Subjects
artists:
Mochi, Francesco
buildings:
Basilica di San Pietro, Rome, Italy
dates:
1620-1629 / 1630-1639
patrons:
Urban VIII, Pope, 1568-1644
subjects:
Italian sculpture / Marbles / Veronica, Saint / Commissions
subjects:
Critical Reception
Illustrations
Attributed works:
17. The St Veronica in Fig.18 viewed from above and from the right
Attributed works:
18. St Veronica, by Francesco Mochi (St Peter's, Rome)
Attributed works:
19. Lower half of the Veronica pier in St Peter's, by Domenico Castelli. From 'Prospetti e piante di tutti gl'edificij eretti sì dentro come fuori di Roma dalla felice memoria d'Urbano VIII, disegnati da Domenico Castelli' (Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Barb. Lat. 4409, fol.7)
Western art unattributed:
20. Statuette cast from Francesco Mochi's model for Fig.18 (Private collection, England)
Book Review
Kardinal Maffeo Barberini, später Papst Urban VIII, und die Entstehung des römischen Hochbarock
02/2009 | 1271 | 151
Pages: 105-106
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Reviewer:
Malgouyres, Philippe (Malgouyres, Philippe)
Subjects
artists:
Bernini, Pietro
collectors and dealers:
Urban VIII, Pope, 1568-1644
dates:
1600-1649
places:
Rome
print:
Urban VIII, Pope, 1568-1644
print:
Italian art
subjects:
Italian architecture / Italian painting / Italian sculpture / Baroque / Inventories / Collections, Private / Collectors / Popes
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Kardinal Maffeo Barberini, später Papst Urban VIII, und die Entstehung des römischen Hochbarock (Römische Forschungen der Bibliotheca Hertziana, XXXII) | author: Schütze, Sebastian
Illustrations
Attributed works:
32. Adam, Eve and the serpent, by Pietro Bernini. c.1620. Marble, 188 by 85 by 65 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris)
Short Notice
Bernini and the Vacant See
12/2008 | 1269 | 150
Pages: 821-824
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Author:
Lloyd, Karen (Lloyd, Karen)
Subjects
artists:
Bernini, Gian Lorenzo
buildings:
Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta, Spoleto, Italy
buildings:
Basilica di San Pietro, Rome, Italy
dates:
1620-1629 / 1630-1639 / 1640-1649
museums and institutions:
Palazzo dei Conservatori, Rome, Italy
patrons:
Urban VIII, Pope, 1568-1644
print:
Bernini, Gian Lorenzo
subjects:
Italian sculpture / Collections, Public / Damage to works of art / Statues / Marbles / Bronzes / Funerary structures / Identification / Busts / Portraits
Illustrations
Attributed works:
19. Pope Urban VIII, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini and assistants. 1635–40. Marble, 260 cm. high. (Sala dei Capitani, Palazzo dei Conservatori, Rome).
Attributed works:
20. Tomb of Pope Urban VIII, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. 1627–47. Bronze, partly gilt and marble, life–size. (St Peter’s, Rome).
Attributed works:
21. Bernini’s Bust of Pope Urban VIII (see Fig.22) with its dedicatory inscription (Spoleto Cathedral).
Attributed works:
22. Bust of Pope Urban VIII, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. 1640–44. Bronze, 132 cm. high. (Spoleto Cathedral).
Article
Urban VIII, the Archangel Michael, and a Forgotten Project for the Apse Altar of St Peter's
07/1992 | 1072 | 134
Pages: 428-434
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Author:
Rice, Louise (Rice, Louise)
Subjects
artists:
Bernini, Gian Lorenzo
artists:
Reni, Guido
artists:
Calandra, Giovan Battista
artists:
Cesari, Giuseppe, called Il Cavaliere d'Arpino
buildings:
Basilica di San Pietro, Rome, Italy
dates:
1600-1649
patrons:
Urban VIII, Pope, 1568-1644
places:
Italy / Rome
subjects:
Italian sculpture / Visual sources / Medals
subjects:
Italian painting / Unexecuted designs
subjects:
Michael the Archangel, Saint
Illustrations
Attributed works:
17. The Archangel Michael Appearing before Urban VIII, by Gaspare Mola Possibly after a Design by the Cavaliere d'Arpino. 1626. Bronze, 3.7 cm. diam.; Reverse. (British Museum, London).
Attributed works:
19. Detail of Allegory of Divine Providence, by Pietro da Cortona. 1633-37. Fresco. (Palazzo Barberini, Rome).
Attributed works:
20. The Archangel Michael, by Guido Reni. c.1635. Oil on Silk, 293 by 202 cm. (S. Maria dell Concezione, Rome).
Attributed works:
21. Plan of St Peter's, Rome, by Matthaeus Greuter after Papirio Bartoli. 1623, with Later Additions 1626. (Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Archivio Capitolare di S. Pietro, H55, fol.32, Rome).
Attributed works:
22. Project for the Cathedra Petri, by the Workshop of Gianlorenzo Bernini. 1657. Pen and Wash over Chalk, 24.1 by 14.5 cm. (Royal Library, Windsor Castle; Reproduced by Gracious Permission of Her Majesty the Queen).
Attributed works:
24. The Archangel Michael, by Giovanni Battista Calandra, after the Cavaliere d'Arpino. 1628. Mosaic, c.285 by 207 cm. (Duomo, Macerata).
Western art unattributed:
18. The Archangel Michael Bringing the Tiara to Urban VIII. 1640. Bronze, 4.3 cm. diam.; Reverse. (British Museum, London).
Western art unattributed:
23. Altar of St Michael. (St Peter's, Rome).
Short Notice
New Drawings by Andrea Sacchi: Addenda
09/1978 | 906 | 120
Pages: 600-602
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Author:
Sutherland Harris, Ann (Sutherland Harris, Ann)
Subjects
artists:
Sacchi, Andrea
artists:
Albani, Francesco
dates:
1600-1699
places:
Italy / Rome
subjects:
Italian painting / Drawings / Attributions
subjects:
Urban VIII, Pope, 1568-1644
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Detail from An Allegory on the Birth of Maffeo Barberini, Later Urban VIII, by Andrea Sacchi. Red Chalk. (Collection Mathias Polakovits, Paris).
Attributed works:
80. An Allegory of the Birth of Urban VIII, by Charles Audran after Sacchi. Engraving, 31 by 40.5 cm.
Attributed works:
81. The 1641 Centenary Celebrations in the Gesù, by Andrea Sacchi. Brush and Brown Ink Drawing with Pen Wash, 14.8 by 19.4 cm. (Private Collection, New York).
Attributed works:
82. An Allegory on the Birth of Maffeo Barberini, Later Pope Urban VIII, by Andrea Sacchi. Red Chalk. 29.7 by 40 cm. (Collection Mathias Polakovits, Paris).
Attributed works:
83. The Drunkenness of Noah, by Andrea Sacchi. 1644-45. Red Chalk, 18.7 by 26 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Attributed works:
84. Portrait of an Unidentified Sitter, by Andrea Sacchi. 1630's. Red and Black Chalk, 9.7 by 7 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Article
The 'Stemme' on Bernini's Baldacchino in St Peter's: A Forgotten Compliment
07/1976 | 880 | 118
Pages: 482+484-491
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Author:
Fehl, Philipp (Fehl, Philipp)
Subjects
artists:
Bernini, Gian Lorenzo
buildings:
Basilica di San Pietro, Rome, Italy
dates:
1600-1649
patrons:
Urban VIII, Pope, 1568-1644
patrons:
Barberini family
places:
Italy / Rome
subjects:
Italian sculpture / Iconography
subjects:
Shields (Armour) / Heraldry
Illustrations
Attributed works:
33. Baldacchino, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. (St Peter's, Rome). Photo Alinari.
Attributed works:
34. Ceiling Painting, by Pietro da Cortona. (Palazzo Barberini, Rome). Photo. G. F. N.
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35. Baldacchino, Stemma, by Bernini. Photo Alinari.
Attributed works:
36. Baldacchino, Stemma, by Bernini. Photo. Gallerie Musei Vaticani.
Attributed works:
37. Baldacchino, Stemma, by Bernini. Photo. Gallerie Musei Vaticani.
Attributed works:
38. Baldacchino, Stemma, by Bernini. Photo. Gallerie Musei Vaticani.
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39. Baldacchino, Stemma, by Bernini. Photo. Alinari.
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40. Baldacchino, Stemma, by Bernini. Photo. Gallerie Musei Vaticani.
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43. Detail of Fig.35. Photo. Gallerie Musei Vaticani.
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44. Detail of Fig.37.
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45. Detail of Stemma, Bernini's Baldacchino. Photo. Gallerie Musei Vaticani.
Attributed works:
46. Detail of Stemma, Bernini's Baldacchino. Photo. Gallerie Musei Vaticani.
Attributed works:
47. Detail of Fig.38. Photo. Gallerie Musei Vaticani.
Attributed works:
48. Detail of Fig.39. Photo. Gallerie Musei Vaticani.
Attributed works:
51. Tomb of Urban VIII, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. (St Peter's, Rome).
Attributed works:
52. Engraving of Tomb of Urban VIII, Illustrated in Fig.51.
Western art unattributed:
41. Barberini Stemma. (Formerly Convent of S. Maria Maddalena dei Pazzi, Florence). Photo. Alinari.
Western art unattributed:
42. Borghese Stemma. (Vatican).
Western art unattributed:
49. L'elettione di Urbano Papa VIII, by Francesco Bracciolini Dell'Api. Title Page (Engraving). Photo. Biblioteca Hertziana, Rome.
Western art unattributed:
50. Stemma of Cardinal Borghese. (Ceiling, Oratorio of Santa Silvia at San Gregorio Magno, Rome). Photo. Eugene Dwyer.
Article
A New Bust of Pope Urban VIII by Bernini
02/1969 | 791 | 111
Pages: 60-64
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Author:
Wittkower, Rudolf (Wittkower, Rudolf; Wittkower, R.; Wittkower, Professor; Wittkower, Rudolph)
Subjects
artists:
Bernini, Gian Lorenzo
dates:
1600-1649
patrons:
Urban VIII, Pope, 1568-1644
patrons:
Barberini family
places:
Italy / Rome
subjects:
Italian sculpture / Busts
subjects:
Patronage / Papacy / Portraits
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Detail from the Bust of Urban VIII, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Illustrated in Fig.2. [Marble; Height, 95 cm. Plus c.5 cm. (With Base); 77.5 cm. Plus c.5 cm. (Without Base). (Private Collection.)]
Attributed works:
2. Bust of Urban VIII, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Marble; Height, 95 cm. Plus c.5 cm. (With Base); 77.5 cm. Plus c.5 cm. (Without Base). (Private Collection.)
Attributed works:
3. Bust of Urban VIII, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Marble; Height, 102 cm. (With Base); 83 cm. (Without Base). (Collection Principe Enrico Barberini, Palazzo Barberini, Rome.)
Attributed works:
4. Back View of the Bust Illustrated in Fig.2. [Marble; Height, 95 cm. Plus c.5 cm. (With Base); 77.5 cm. Plus c.5 cm. (Without Base). (Private Collection.)]
Attributed works:
5. Side View of the Bust Illustrated in Fig.2. [Marble; Height, 95 cm. Plus c.5 cm. (With Base); 77.5 cm. Plus c.5 cm. (Without Base). (Private Collection.)]
Attributed works:
6. Portrait of Urban VIII Aged 57, by Ottavio Leoni. Dated 1625. Engraving.
Attributed works:
7. Portrait of Urban VIII Aged 63, by Claud Mellan (After Bernini). Dated 1631. Engraving.
Attributed works:
8. Portrait of Urban VIII Aged 71, by G. B. Coriolano. Dated 1639. Engraving.
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Caravaggio Documents from the Barberini Archive
08/1967 | 773 | 109
Pages: 470+473
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Author:
Lavin, Marilyn Aronberg (Lavin, Marilyn Aronberg; Aronberg Lavin, Marylin; Lavin, M. A.)
Subjects
artists:
Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da
dates:
1590-1609
museums and institutions:
Archivio Barberini, Biblioteca Vaticana, Rome, Italy
patrons:
Barberini family
patrons:
Urban VIII, Pope, 1568-1644
places:
Italy / Rome
subjects:
Italian painting / Archives / Documents
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