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Book Review
The Basilica of Saint John Lateran to 1600
03/2022 | 1428 | 164
Pages: 314
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Reviewer:
Gardner, Julian (Gardner, Julian)
Subjects
buildings:
Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, Italy
places:
Rome
subjects:
Religious architecture / Medieval architecture
Reviewed Items
subjects:
The Basilica of Saint John Lateran to 1600 Edited by Lex Bosman, Ian Haynes and Paolo Liverani. 608 pp. incl. numerous ills. (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge and New York, 2020), £110. ISBN 978–1–108–83976–1. | :
Book Review
Camillo Rusconi: Ein Bildhauer des Spätbarock in Rom. By Frank Martin
04/2020 | 1405 | 162
Pages: 359-360
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Reviewer:
Bailey, Gauvin Alexander (Bailey, Gauvin Alexander)
Subjects
art literature:
Catalogues raisonnés
artists:
Rusconi, Camillo
buildings:
Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, Italy
places:
Rome
styles:
Baroque
subjects:
Sculptors / Sculpture / Popes
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Camillo Rusconi: Ein Bildhauer des Sp tbarock in Rom By Frank Martin. 400 pp. incl. 255 b. & w. ills. (Deutscher Kunstverlag, Berlin and Munich, 2019),  75. ISBN 978–3–422–07485–9. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
4. St Andrew, by Camillo Rusconi. 1708–09. Marble, height 425 cm. (S. Giovanni in Laterano, Rome; courtesy the author).
Article
Why Legros rather than Foggini carved the 'St Bartholomew' for the Lateran: new documents for the statue in the nave
12/2004 | 1221 | 146
Pages: 796-805
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Author:
Desmas, Anne-Lise (Desmas, Anne-Lise)
Subjects
artists:
Legros, Pierre, II, 1666-1719
artists:
Foggini, Giovanni Battista
buildings:
Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, Italy
dates:
1700-1749
patrons:
Clement XII, Pope, 1652-1740
places:
Italy / Rome
print:
Legros, Pierre, II, 1666-1719
print:
Foggini, Giovanni Battista
subjects:
Italian sculpture / French sculpture / Documents / Attributions
subjects:
Bartholomew, Saint
Illustrations
Attributed works:
2. St Bartholomew, by Pierre Legros. 1705-12. Marble, approx. 420 cm. high. (S. Giovanni in Laterano, Rome).
Attributed works:
3. The Arts paying homage to Clement XI, by Pierre Legros. 1702. Terracotta, 91 by 63 cm. (Accademia di S. Luca, Rome).
Attributed works:
4. St Peter, by Pierre-Etienne Monnot. 1708-11. Marble, approx. 420 cm. high. (S. Giovanni in Laterano, Rome).
Attributed works:
5. St Peter, by Carlo Maratti. Red chalk. (Museo Civico, Bassano del Grappa).
Western art unattributed:
1. Portrait of Pierre Legros, by an anonymous artist. Red chalk, dimensions unknown. (Private collection).
Short Notice
The contract for Giuliano Finelli's monument to Cardinal Pietro Aldobrandini
12/2004 | 1221 | 146
Pages: 815-819
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Author:
Salomon, Xavier F. (Salomon, Xavier F.)
Subjects
artists:
Finelli, Giuliano
buildings:
Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, Italy
dates:
1600-1649
patrons:
Aldobrandini family
patrons:
Aldobrandini, Pietro, Cardinal, 1571-1621
places:
Italy / Rome
print:
Finelli, Giuliano
subjects:
Italian sculpture
Illustrations
Attributed works:
12. Monument to Cardinal Giulio Antonio Santori, by Giuliano Finelli. 1630-35. Marble. (S. Giovanni in Laterano, Rome).
Attributed works:
13. Monument to Cesare Firrao, by Giuliano Finelli. 1640-42. Marble. (S. Paolo Maggiore, Naples; photo: Tim Benton).
Attributed works:
14. St Clement, by Ippolito Buzio. c.1604-11. Marble. (S. Maria sopra Minerva, Rome).
Attributed works:
15. Cardinal Pietro Aldobrandini, by Ottavio Leoni. c.1604. Black chalk on drab paper, 23.1 by 16 cm.
Article
A new plan by Borromini for the Lateran basilica, Rome
08/2004 | 1217 | 146
Pages: 526-533
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Author:
Amicis, Augusto Roca de (Amicis, Augusto Roca de)
Author:
Connors, Joseph (Connors, Joseph)
Subjects
artists:
Borromini, Francesco
buildings:
Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, Italy
dates:
1600-1699
places:
Italy / Rome
print:
Borromini, Francesco
subjects:
Italian architecture
Illustrations
Attributed works:
22. Lower half of a project for the reconstruction of S. Giovanni in Laterano in Rome, by Francesco Borromini. 1647, with a project by Bernardo Castelli Borromini for the façade, 1699-1700. Orientation: north to the right. Pencil on paper, 42.2 by 57.8 cm. (Collection of Kate Ganz and Daniel Belin, Los Angeles).
Attributed works:
23. Upper half of a project for the reconstruction of S. Giovanni in Laterano in Rome, by Francesco Borromini. 1647. Orientation: north to the right. Pencil on paper with ink inscription, 80 by 29 cm. (Collection of Kate Ganz and Daniel Belin, Los Angeles).
Attributed works:
24. Plan of the Lateran basilica after Borromini's first campaign, from C. Rasponi: De Basilica et Patriarchio Lateranensi LIbri Quattuor, Rome 1656-57. Etching, 39.5 by 49.5 cm. (Bibliotheca Hertziana, Rome).
Attributed works:
25. Section of the Lateran basilica after Borromini's first campaign, from C. Rasponi: De Basilica et Patriarchio Lateranensi LIbri Quattuor, Rome 1656-57. Etching, 29.7 by 47 cm. (Bibliotheca Hertziana, Rome).
Attributed works:
26. Project for the choir of S. Carlo al Corso, Rome, by Francesco Borromini, drawn over a printed plan after Onorio Longhi. 1665. Pencil over etching. 63.8 by 45.8 cm. (Albertina, Vienna).
Attributed works:
27. Section of the south aisle of the Lateran with a project for a statue of Innocent X, by Francesco Borromini. 1646-47. Pencil on paper, 36.8 by 50.2 cm. (Kunstbibliothek, Berlin).
Attributed works:
28. Façade project by Bernardo Castelli Borromini from Fig.22 superimposed over the platform outlined by Francesco Borromini on Vienna, Albertina, no.373a.
Attributed works:
29. Project for the Lateran choir ('Tavola Quinta'), by Giovanni Battisa Piranesi. 1764. Pen and coloured inks on paper, 55.3 by 86.5 cm. (Avery Library of Columbia University, New York).
Short Notice
Two Overlooked Drawings by Piranesi for S. Giovanni in Laterano in Rome
07/2001 | 1180 | 143
Pages: 430-433
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Author:
Sørensen, Bent (Sørensen, Bent)
Subjects
artists:
Piranesi, Giovanni Battista
buildings:
Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, Italy
dates:
1700-1799
places:
Italy / Rome
subjects:
Italian architecture / Architectural drawings / Drawings
Illustrations
Attributed works:
24. Tavola Undecima: Plan of Piranesi's Project for the Sanctuary of S. Giovanni in Laterano, by Giovanni Battista Piranesi's Workshop. Pen and Brown Ink over Pencil, Brown and Grey Wash, 89 by 56.2 cm. (Avery Architectural Library, Columbia University, New York).
Attributed works:
25. Tavola Decimterza: Transverse Sectional View of Piranesi's Project for the Sanctuary of S. Giovanni in Laterano Facing West, by Giovanni Battista Piranesi's Workshop. Pen and Brown Ink over Pencil, Brown and Grey Wash, 93.3 by 62 cm. (The Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg).
Attributed works:
26. Tavola Duodecima: Transverse Section Showing Piranesi's Projected West Wall of the Transept of S. Giovanni in Laterano with the Papal Altar and Baldacchino, by Giovanni Battista Piranesi's Workshop. Pen and Brown Ink over Pencil, Brown and Grey Wash, 56.7 by 88.5 cm. (Avery Architectural Library, Columbia University, New York).
Attributed works:
27a (Left) and 27b. Figure Studies, by Giovanni Battista Piranesi. Brown Ink, 34 by 41.6 cm. (École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris; London Art Market 1960, Photograph Witt Library, Courtauld Institute, London).
Attributed works:
28. Author's Reconstruction of the Architectural Drawing Drawn under (And at 180° to) the Figure Studies in Figs.27a and 27b. Transverse Section of Piranesi's Project for the Sanctuary of S. Giovanni in Laterano Facing East, by Giovanni Battista Piranesi's Workshop.
Attributed works:
29. Tavola Vigesimaterza: Project for Papal Altar in S. Giovanni in Laterano, by Giovanni Battista Piranesi's Workshop. Pen and Brown Ink over Pencil, Brown and Grey Wash, 90.6 by 59.4 cm. (Avery Architectural Library, Columbia University, New York).
Attributed works:
30. Project for the Reliquary for the Heads of Sts Peter and Paul in S. Giovanni in Laterano, by Giovanni Battista Piranesi. Pen and Brown Ink, 33.6 by 18.2 cm. (The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York).
Attributed works:
31. Project for the Reliquary for the Heads of Sts Peter and Paul in S. Giovanni in Laterano, by Giovanni Battista Piranesi. Pen and Brown Ink, 18 by 26.4 cm. (The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York).
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).
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 Tomb of Cardinal Annibaldi by Arnolfo di Cambio
03/1972 | 828 | 114
Pages: 136-141+143
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Author:
Gardner, Julian (Gardner, Julian)
Subjects
artists:
Arnolfo di Cambio
buildings:
Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, Italy
buildings:
Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Reims, France
buildings:
Catedral de León, León, Spain
dates:
1250-1299
patrons:
Annibaldi, Riccardo, Cardinal, 1237–1276
places:
Italy / Rome
places:
France / Reims
subjects:
Italian sculpture / Sepulchral monuments
subjects:
French sculpture / Influence
subjects:
Visual sources
subjects:
Spanish sculpture
Illustrations
Attributed works:
2. Fragment of the Annibaldi Monument, Right Side, by Arnolfo di Cambio (Pre-1968). (S. Giovanni in Laterano, Rome.) Photo. Author.
Attributed works:
3. Fragment of the Annibaldi Monument, End View, by Arnolfo di Cambio (Pre-1968). (S. Giovanni in Laterano, Rome.) Photo. Author.
Attributed works:
4. Fragment of the Annibaldi Monument (Pre-1968). (Present Whereabouts Unknown.) Photo. Author.
Attributed works:
7. Fragment of the Annibaldi Monument, Showing Flanged Surface, by Arnolfo di Cambio (pre-1968). (Present Whereabouts Unknown.) Photo. Author.
Attributed works:
8. Annibaldi Monument, Frieze of Clerics, by Arnolfo di Cambio (pre-1968). (S. Giovanni in Laterano, Rome.)
Western art unattributed:
10. Porte Romane, Reims Cathedral, Left Side. Photo. Marburg.
Western art unattributed:
11. Porte Romane, Reims Cathedral, Right Side. Photo. Marburg.
Western art unattributed:
12. South Transept, Leon Cathedral. Tomb of Bishop Martin Rodriguez. Photo. Mas.
Western art unattributed:
13. Capilla del Carmen, Leon Cathedral. Tomb of Bishop Rodrigo Alvarez. Photo. Mas.
Western art unattributed:
5. Curtain Fragment in Lateran Cloister (Pre-1968, Inverted). Photo. Author.
Western art unattributed:
6. Free Copy of Elements from the Annibaldi Monument. (Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Codex Barb. Lat. 4423, Folio 23.)
Western art unattributed:
9. Porte Romane, Reims Cathedral. Photo. Courtauld Institute.
Article
The Restoration of the St John Lateran Fresco
08/1952 | 593 | 94
Pages: 218
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Author:
Brandi, Cesare (Brandi, Cesare)
Subjects
artists:
Giotto
buildings:
Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, Italy
dates:
1300-1349
places:
Italy / Rome
subjects:
Italian painting / Frescoes / Attributions
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Detail of the Acolyte, from the Fragment Commemorating the Proclamation of the First Jubilee, Attributed to Giotto. Fresco (After Restoration). 1300-01. (St John Lateran, Rome.)