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Rock-Crystals by Giovanni Bernardi
01/1926 | 274 | 48
Pages: 9-11+13-15+18-20+23
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Author:
Slomann, Vilhelm (Slomann, Vilhelm; Slomann, V.; Slomann, Vilhelm)
Subjects
artists:
Bernardi, Giovanni Desiderio
artists:
Titian
artists:
Michelangelo
artists:
Cades, Tommaso
dates:
1500-1599
patrons:
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, 1500-1558
patrons:
Farnese family
patrons:
Farnese, Alessandro, Cardinal, 1520-1589
places:
Italy / Rome
sources:
Vasari, Giorgio
subjects:
Rock crystals
subjects:
Gemstone / Gem carvings / Portraits / Patronage
subjects:
Documents / Correspondence
subjects:
Titans (mythology) / Ganymede
subjects:
Phaeton
subjects:
Classical mythology / Renaissance / Plaquettes
subjects:
Italian sculpture / Rock crystals / Biographies / Sources
Illustrations
Attributed works:
Plate I. A-Tityos. Cast iron stove plate. (Kaiser Friedrich Museum); B and C-Ganymede and Tityos. Drawings by Michael Angelo. (Windsor Castle); D-Ganymede. Composition on an embroidered altar frontal. Portuguese East Indies; 16th Century. (National Museum, Lisbon); E and F-Ganymede and Tityos. Impressions from the crystals by Giovanni Bernardi; G-Bowl with rock-crystal of The Entry into the Ark, here attributed to Giovanni Bernardi. (Bargello, Florence). Rock-Crystals by Giovanni Bernardi
Attributed works:
Plate II. H and J-Plaquettes from crystals of The Fall of Phaethon, by Giovanni Bernardi; K-The Fall of Phaethon. Drawing by Michael Angelo. (Windsor Castle); L-Ganymede. Bronze by an unknown artist. (Wallace Collection); M-The Battle of Tunis. Crystal by Giovanni Bernardi, originally intended for the Farnese Casket. (Metropolitan Museum, New York); N, O-Silver medal showing on the obverse a portrait of Charles V, and on the reverse a replica of the crystal illustrated above. (Cabinet, Vienna). Rock-Crystals by Giovanni Bernardi
Attributed works:
Plate III. P, Q-Transfiguration; Cleansing of the Temple. Candelabrum crystals by Giovanni Bernardi. (Copenhagen Museum); R-Silver casket set with crystals by Giovanni Bernardi. (National Museum, Copenhagen); S-The Raising of Lazarus. Drawing by Pierino del Vaga for Giovanni's candelabrum crystals. (Louvre); T, U-The Road to Calvary; The Resurrection. Crystals by Giovanni Bernardi set in the casket shown on Plate III, R. (National Museum, Copenhagen). Rock-Crystals by Giovanni Bernardi