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‘Upon his visit to see my paintings’: sonnets by Artemisia Gentileschi and Pietro della Valle
02/2024 | 1451 | 166
Pages: 115–125
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Author:
Barker, Sheila (Barker, Sheila)
Author:
Bianchi, Eric (Bianchi, Eric)
Subjects
artists:
Gentileschi, Artemisia / Gentileschi, Orazio / Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da
dates:
1620-1629
sources:
Ripa, Cesare
subjects:
Sonnets / Poetry / Correspondence / Commissions / Patronage / Musicians
subjects:
Valle, Pietro della / Caccini, Francesca / Baroni, Caterina / Baroni, Leonora / Buonarroti the Younger, Michelangelo (1568–1647) / Loredan, Giovan Francesco
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Right hand of Artemisia Gentileschi holding a brush, by Pierre Dumonstier II. 1625. Black and red chalk on paper, 21.9 by 18 cm. (British Museum, London).
Attributed works:
10. Jael and Sisera, by Artemisia Gentileschi. 1620. Oil on canvas, 86 by 125 cm. (Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest).
Attributed works:
11. Self-portrait as the Allegory of Painting, by Artemisia Gentileschi. c.1638–39?. Oil on canvas, 96.8 by 75.2 cm. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust).
Attributed works:
12. Detail of Pittura, by Cesare Ripa. 1603. Engraving. (From the title page of D. Pietersz, ed.: Iconologia, of uytbeeldingen des verstands, Amsterdam 1644).
Attributed works:
2. Pietro della Valle, by Gilliam van der Gouwen. c.1717. Engraving, 14.6 by 18.6 cm. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
Attributed works:
3. Penitent Magdalene, by Artemisia Gentileschi. c.1617. Oil on canvas, 108 by 146.5 cm. (Pitti Palace, Florence).
Attributed works:
4. Christ with Mary and Martha, by Alessandro Allori. 1605. Oil on canvas, 125 by 118 cm. (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna; Bridgeman Images).
Attributed works:
5. Allegory of Inclination, by Artemisia Gentileschi. c.1617. Oil on canvas, 152 by 61 cm. (Casa Buonarroti, Florence).
Attributed works:
6. Sitti Maani Gioerida, by Thomas Hirschmann. c.1670. Engraving, 21.9 by 17.9 cm. (Vienna Museum).
Attributed works:
7. The musicians, by Caravaggio. 1597. Oil on canvas, 92.1 by 118.4 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Attributed works:
8. St Cecilia playing a lute, by Artemisia Gentileschi. c.1614. Oil on canvas, 108 by 78.5 cm. (Galleria Spada, Rome).
Attributed works:
9. Barbara Strozzi, by Bernardo Strozzi. 1639. Oil on canvas, 125 by 99 cm. (Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden).
Short Notice
Vermeer, Judgment and Truth
09/1984 | 978 | 126
Pages: 557-561
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Author:
Gaskell, Ivan (Gaskell, Ivan; G., I.)
Subjects
artists:
Vermeer, Johannes
dates:
1600-1699
museums and institutions:
National Gallery of Art, Washington, United States
places:
Netherlands
sources:
Ripa, Cesare
subjects:
Dutch painting
subjects:
Iconography / Allegories
subjects:
Truth
Illustrations
Attributed works:
22. Woman Holding a Balance, by Johannes Vermeer. 42.5 by 38 cm. (National Gallery of Art, Washington D. C.). Also Currently Exhibited at the Royal Academy, London
Attributed works:
23. The Holy Family ('Il Silenzio'), Attributed to Bacchiacca. Cradled Slate, 52.5 by 41.2 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
Attributed works:
24. Allegory of Truth and Time, by Annibale Carracci. 127 by 175.3 cm. (Royal Collection, Hampton Court). Reproduced by Gracious Permission of Her Majesty The Queen.
Attributed works:
25. Truth Presenting a Mirror to the Vanities of the World, Attributed to Nicolas Tournier. 104 by 84 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
Attributed works:
26. Title Page from Spiegel van den Ouden en Nieuwen Tyt, by Jacob Cats. Engraved by Daniel van den Bremden after Adriaen van de Venne. 188.8 by 13.4 cm. (Bodleian Library, Oxford).
Western art unattributed:
27. Cardinal del Monte San Savino. Reverse: Figure of Truth, by an Anonymous Italian Medallist. c.1536-50. Diameter, 7.5 cm. (British Museum).
Article
Bartolomeo Schedoni in Modena, 1602-07; The Earlier Phase of His Work
02/1979 | 911 | 121
Pages: 70+76+79-80+83-93
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Author:
Miller, Dwight C. (Miller, Dwight C.; Miller, Dwight)
Subjects
artists:
Schedoni, Bartolomeo
artists:
Abbate, Ercole
artists:
Dell'Abate, Niccolò
artists:
Correggio
buildings:
Palazzo Comunale, Modena, Italy
dates:
1600-1649
places:
Italy / Modena
sources:
Castelvetro, Giacomo
sources:
Ripa, Cesare
subjects:
Italian painting
subjects:
Frescoes / Iconography
subjects:
Documents
subjects:
Allegories / Roman iconography
subjects:
Visual sources
subjects:
Coriolanus
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Coriolanus Visited in the Volscian Camp by His Mother and Wife, by Bartolomeo Schedoni. (Sala del Vecchio Consiglio, Palazzo del Comune, Modena).
Attributed works:
21. Loriolanus Visited in the Volscian Camp by His Mother and Wife, by Bartolomeo Schedoni. (Sala del Vecchio Consiglio, Palazzo del Comune, Modena).
Attributed works:
22. The Seven Musical Modes of the Greeks, by Bartolomeo Schedoni. (Sala del Vecchio Consiglio, Palazzo del Comune, Modena).
Attributed works:
23. Menoeceus Sacrifices Himself to Save the City of Thebes, by Hercole Abbate. (Sala del Vecchio Consiglio, Palazzo del Comune, Modena).
Attributed works:
24. The Gallic Hercules as Eloquence, by Hercole Abbate. (Sala del Vecchio Consiglio, Palazzo del Comune, Modena).
Attributed works:
25. Device of the Commune of Modena, by Hercole Abbate. (Sala del Vecchio Consiglio, Palazzo del Comune, Modena).
Attributed works:
26. View of the Decoration in the Cove of the Ceiling, by Bartolomeo Schedoni and Hercole Abbate. (Sala del Vecchio Consiglio, Palazzo del Comune, Modena).
Attributed works:
27. View of the Decoration in the Cove of the Ceiling, by Bartolomeo Schedoni and Hercole Abbate. (Sala del Vecchio Consiglio, Palazzo del Comune, Modena).
Attributed works:
28. Remus Brought before King Amulius, by Annibale Carracci. (Palazzo Magnani, Bologna).
Attributed works:
29. Scenes from Ariosto's Orlando Furioso, by Nicolò dell'Abbate. (Pinacoteca, Bologna).
Attributed works:
30. Coriolanus Visited in the Volscian Camp by His Mother and Wife, by Nicolò dell'Abbate. Drawing. (Albertina, Vienna).
Attributed works:
31. Detail from the Ceiling Decoration, by Bartolomeo Schedoni. (Sala del Vecchio Consiglio, Palazzo del Comune, Modena).
Attributed works:
32. Putto, by Nicolò dell'Abbate. Study for Decorations in the Palazzo Poggi, Bologna. Drawing. (Devonshire Collection, Chatsworth). Reproduced by Permission of the Trustees of the Chatsworth Settlement.
Attributed works:
33. Holy Family, by Bartolomeo Schedoni. (Collection Marquess of Exeter, Burghley House).
Attributed works:
34. Madonna and Child in Glory with Saints, by Annibale Carracci. 1592. 401 by 226 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Attributed works:
35. Holy Family, by Bartolomeo Schedoni. (Audisio Collection, Parma).
Attributed works:
36. Holy Family, by Bartolomeo Schedoni. (Palazzo Pitti, Florence).
Attributed works:
37. Madonna and Child, Attributed to Carlo Bononi. (Baroni Collection, Florence).
Attributed works:
38. Holy Family, by Bartolomeo Schedoni. (Galleria Corsini, Rome).
Attributed works:
39. Holy Family, by Bartolomeo Schedoni. (Collection Marquis of Lansdowne, Bowood).
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Poussin's 'Dance to the Music of Time' Revealed
12/1976 | 885 | 118
Pages: 844+847-849
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Author:
Blunt, Anthony (A. B.; A. F. B) (Blunt, Anthony (A. B.; A. F. B); Blunt, Anthony Frederick; Blunt, Professor; Blunt, A. F.; A. F. B.; B., A.)
Subjects
artists:
Poussin, Nicolas
dates:
1600-1649
museums and institutions:
Wallace Collection, London, Great Britain
places:
France / England / London
sources:
Bellori, Giovanni Pietro
sources:
Ripa, Cesare
subjects:
French painting / Conservation
subjects:
Allegories / Allegorical figures / Iconography
works:
Dance to the Music of Time (Wallace Collection, London)
Illustrations
Attributed works:
86. The Dance to the Music of Time, by Nicolas Poussin. After Cleaning. (Wallace Collection, London).
Attributed works:
87. Detail from Fig.86, Showing the Areas (1, 2, 3) on the Central Figure Corresponding to the Areas of Fingerprints Illustrated in Figs.88-90.
Attributed works:
88, 89, 90. Fingerprints Numbered 1, 2, 3, Corresponding to the Areas on the Central Figure Shown in Fig.87.
Article
Le Sueur's Allegory of Magnificence
04/1970 | 805 | 112
Pages: 213-215+217
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Author:
Henderson, Natalie (Henderson, Natalie; Henderson, Natalie Rosenberg)
Subjects
artists:
Le Sueur, Eustache
buildings:
Palais du Louvre, Paris, France
dates:
1650-1699
places:
Paris / France
sources:
Ripa, Cesare
subjects:
French painting / Allegory / Iconography
subjects:
Visual sources / Biographies / Patronage
Illustrations
Attributed works:
27. Allegory of Magnificence, by Eustache Le Sueur. Canvas, 99 by 127.5 cm. (Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio.)
Attributed works:
28. Blinding of Elymas, by Raphael. Tapestry Cartoon. (Royal Collection; On Loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum.). Reproduced by Gracious Permission of H. M. The Queen.
Article
Pietro Testa and Parnassus
01/1970 | 802 | 112
Pages: 15-21
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Author:
Lord, Carla (Lord, Carla)
Author:
Sutherland Harris, Ann (Sutherland Harris, Ann)
Subjects
artists:
Testa, Pietro
dates:
1600-1699
places:
Italy / Rome
sources:
Ripa, Cesare
subjects:
Italian painting / Prints
subjects:
Art theory / Treatises
subjects:
Iconography / Parnassus
subjects:
Preliminary drawings
subjects:
Visual sources
subjects:
Classical mythology
subjects:
Pittura / Disegno
subjects:
Baroque
Illustrations
Attributed works:
18. Triumph of Painting, by Pietro Testa. Etching (Bartsch 35). (Gabinetto Nazionale delle Stampe, Rome.)
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19. Triumph of Painting, by Pietro Testa. Preparatory Study for Bartsch 35 (Fig.18). Pen, 39.4 by 70.5 cm. (Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt.)
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20. A Young Man Arriving on Parnassus, by Pietro Testa. Etching (Bartsch 33, First State). (Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris.)
Attributed works:
21. A Young Man Arriving on Parnassus, by Pietro Testa. Preparatory Study for Bartsch 33 (Fig.20). Pen and Pencil. (Teyler Museum, Haarlem.)
Attributed works:
22. Engraving by François Collignon (1656), Copy after a Design by Pietro Testa. (Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris.)
Attributed works:
23. Mythological Scene, by Pietro Testa. Pen, 36.2 by 25.5 cm. (Cabinet des Dessins, Musée du Louvre.)
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An Identification for the Sitter of a Bellinesque Portrait
11/1968 | 788 | 110
Pages: 624+626
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Author:
Gould, Cecil (Gould, Cecil)
Subjects
artists:
Bellini, Gentile
dates:
1480-1519
museums and institutions:
National Gallery, London, Great Britain
places:
Italy / Venice
sources:
Ripa, Cesare
subjects:
Italian painting / Portraits
subjects:
Sitters / Identification
subjects:
Bellini, Giovanni
Illustrations
Attributed works:
40. Portrait of a Man (? Giovanni Bellini), Attributed to Gentile Bellini. (National Gallery, London, No.1213.)
Attributed works:
41. Self-Portrait, by Murillo. (National Gallery, London, No.6153.)
Attributed works:
42. Self-Portrait; Detail from The Prophet Nathan before David, by Hans Sebald Beham. (Musée du Louvre, No.2701.)
Attributed works:
43. Portrait of Giovanni Bellini, by Vittore Belliniano. 1505. (Musée Condé, Chantilly.)
Attributed works:
44 Self-Portrait, by Augustin Hirschvogel. Engraving.
Article
Engravings and the French Eighteenth-Century Marqueteur - I
05/1965 | 746 | 107
Pages: 240-250
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Author:
Bellaigue, Geoffrey de (Bellaigue, Geoffrey de)
Subjects
artists:
Lannuier, Nicolas-Louis-Cyrille
artists:
Boucher, François
artists:
Demarteau, Gilles
artists:
Bertren, Theodore
artists:
Vivarès, François
artists:
Petit, Nicolas
artists:
Huquier, Gabriel, 1695-1772
artists:
Watteau, Antoine
artists:
Oudry, Jean-Baptiste
artists:
Silvestre, Nicolas Charles de
artists:
Wolff, Christophe
artists:
Topino, Charles
dates:
1700-1799
places:
France / Paris
sources:
Ripa, Cesare
subjects:
Prints / Visual sources
subjects:
Furniture / Furniture makers / Ebénistes / Marquetry
subjects:
Documents / Sources
subjects:
French painting
Illustrations
Attributed works:
22. Title-Page of a Book of Vases Engraved by M. Rousselet and F. Tardieu after M. Jacque (c.1712-1784). 22.7 by 14.9 cm.
Attributed works:
23. Trade Card of an Engraver, Allin (Possibly Alexis-Michel Allin, Active c.1782). 9.65 by 6.2 cm.
Attributed works:
25. Fashion Plate Engraved by E-C. Voysard after P-T. Leclerc. Published c.1778. 23.35 by 16.8 cm.
Attributed works:
26. Detail of a Chest of Drawers Stamped by J-G. Schlichtig (Master 1765-82). (Musée du Louvre.)
Attributed works:
27. Musical Trophy Engraved by G. Huquier after A. Watteau. Published c.1735. 22.4 by 16.1 cm.
Attributed works:
29. Musical Trophy Engraved by A. Benoist after F. Vivares. Published 7th June, 1769. 19 by 9.8 cm.
Attributed works:
30. Military Trophy Designed and Engraved by T. Bertren, c.1770. 3.75 by 6.8 cm.
Attributed works:
31. Drawing for the Design of a Roll-Top Desk, by A. Besse. Signed and Dated 1776. (Bibliothèque d'Art et d'Archéologie, Paris.)
Attributed works:
33. Trophy Emblematic of Love Designed and Engraved by T. Bertren, 1771. 3.25 by 3.4 cm.
Attributed works:
35. Hunting Scene, Engraved by N-C. Silvestre, after a Painting by J-B. Oudry, Dated 1723. 36 by 54.5 cm.
Attributed works:
37. Detail of a Drop-Front Secretaire Signed in the Marquetry 'fait par Le page' (Probably G-J. Lepage, Master 1777). (Private Collection.) Reproduced by Kind Permission of Madame Esmond. Photo. Dusinoy.
Attributed works:
38. Larrêt du Cigne. Engraved by G. Huquier after J-B. Oudry. 52.2 by 33 cm.
Attributed works:
39. Les Chiens en Arrêt. Engraved by G. Huquier after J-B. Oudry. 52.5 by 34 cm.
Attributed works:
40. L'Odorat. Engraved by (?) G. Huquier after F. Boucher. Published c.1740. Plate, 37.5 by 27 cm.
Attributed works:
41. One of a Pair of Sèvres Elephant Candelabra Vases Painted by Dodin, c.1760. (Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.)
Attributed works:
42. Chest of Drawers Stamped by C. Wolff (Master 1755-95). (Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris.)
Attributed works:
43. Chinoiserie Figure. Engraved by (?) P-C. Canot after J. Pillement, Published 2nd January, 1758. 16.7 by 13.1 cm.
Attributed works:
44. Detail of a Drop-Front Secretaire Stamped by C. Topino (Master 1773). (Present Whereabouts Unknown.) Photo. Dusinoy.
Attributed works:
45. La Balançoire. Engraved by P. Aveline after F. Boucher. Published 1740. 20.5 by 25.7 cm.
Attributed works:
45a. Detail from left-hand door of the secretaire reproduced in Fig.44. [Drop-Front Secretaire Stamped by C. Topino (Master 1773). (Present Whereabouts Unknown.) Photo. Dusinoy.]
Western art unattributed:
24. Detail of a jeu d'oie. 5.8 by 5.2 cm. Though Bearing a London Imprint It Was Probably Printed in Paris c.1779.
Western art unattributed:
28. Detail of an English Chest of Drawers in the French Style, c.1775. (Victoria and Albert Museum.)
Western art unattributed:
32. Detail from Page 145 of the 1777 Edition of the Almanach Historique et Raisonné des Architectes, Peintres, Sculpteurs, Graveurs et Cizeleurs:..., Paris.
Western art unattributed:
34. Hunting Scene. Part of an Engraving Inscribed 'Roch Inv. Daumont Ex.' French, Eighteenth Century. 3 by 7.6 cm.
Western art unattributed:
36. Drawing for the Design of a Snuff-Box. French, Eighteenth Century. 6.5 by 9.2 cm. (Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris.)
Article
Philip Tideman and the Allegorical Decorations at Hopetoun House
08/1964 | 737 | 106
Pages: 368-371+373
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Author:
Skinner, Basil C. (Skinner, Basil C.; Skinner, Basil; Skinner, B. C.)
Subjects
artists:
Tidemann, Philipp
buildings:
Hopetoun House, South Queensferry, Scotland, Great Britain
dates:
1700-1749
places:
Netherlands / Scotland
sources:
Houbraken, Arnold
sources:
Ripa, Cesare
subjects:
Dutch painting / Country houses
subjects:
Classical mythology / Classicism / Iconography
Illustrations
Attributed works:
14. The Praise of Study, by Philip Tideman. Canvas, 91.4 by 86.3 cm. (Collection Marquess of Linlithgow.)
Attributed works:
15. Apollo Playing against Pan before the Mountain-God, Tmolus, by Philip Tideman. Canvas, 91.4 by 83.8 cm. (Collection Marquess of Linlithgow.)
Attributed works:
16. An Allegory of Voyaging, by Philip Tideman. Canvas, 127 by 99 cm. (Collection Marquess of Linlithgow.)
Attributed works:
17. Organ Wing, by Philip Tideman. 1692. Formerly in the Oude Lutheransche Kerk, Amsterdam. (Nederlands Hervormde Koorkerk, Middelburg.)
Article
Themes from Ripa and Rubens in the Royal Palace of Amsterdam
06/1961 | 699 | 103
Pages: 258-264
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Author:
Fremantle, Katharine (Fremantle, Katharine; F., K.; Fremantle, K.)
Subjects
artists:
Rubens, Peter Paul
artists:
Campen, Jacob van
artists:
Quellinus family
artists:
Quellinus, Artus, I, 1609-1668
buildings:
Burgerzaal, Royal Palace, Amsterdam, Netherlands
buildings:
Royal Palace, Amsterdam, Netherlands
dates:
1600-1649
places:
Netherlands / Amsterdam
sources:
Ripa, Cesare
sources:
Gevaerts, Jean-Gaspard, 1593-1666
subjects:
Dutch painting / Iconography / Visual sources / Sources
Illustrations
Attributed works:
79. Air and Fire. West End of Burgerzaal, Royal Palace, Amsterdam.
Attributed works:
80, 81. Trophies Accompanying Air. 80, West, 81, East End of Burgerzaal, Royal Palace, Amsterdam.
Attributed works:
82. Air. East End of Burgerzaal, Royal Palace, Amsterdam.
Attributed works:
83. Earth. East End of Burgerzaal, Royal Palace, Amsterdam.
Attributed works:
85. Amsterdam. East End of Burgerzaal, Royal Palace, Amsterdam.
Western art unattributed:
84. The Austrian Empire, after Peter Paul Rubens. From Gevartius, Pompa... Introitus Ferdinandi, 1642.
Western art unattributed:
86. Design for East Wall of Burgerzaal (Reversed), after Jacob van Campen. From Vennekool, Afbeelding van't Stadt Huys, 1661.
Western art unattributed:
A. Coin of Hadrian. From Gevartius: Pompa Introitus... Ferdinandi, 1642.
Western art unattributed:
B. Coin of Trajan. From Gevartius: Pompa Introitus... Ferdinandi, 1642.
Western art unattributed:
C. Coin of Faustina. From Gevartius: Pompa Introitus... Ferdinandi, 1642.
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