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Article
Poussin and opera: the subject of ‘Landscape with a man killed by a snake’
06/2023 | 1443 | 165
Pages: 590–600
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Author:
Jewitt, James R. (Jewitt, James R.)
Subjects
artists:
Poussin, Nicolas
dates:
1640-1649
museums and institutions:
National Gallery, London, Great Britain
patrons:
Pointel, Jean
subjects:
French painting / Landscapes (visual works) / Classical mythology / Classical mythology / Opera / Mazarin, Jules, Cardinal, 1602-1661 / Iconography / Orpheus / Aristaeus / Eurydice / Snakes
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Landscape with a man killed by a snake, here identified as Landscape with Aristaeus and Python, by Nicolas Poussin. 1648. Oil on canvas, 118.2 by 197.8 cm. (National Gallery, London; Bridgeman Images).
Attributed works:
10. Landscape with Polyphemus, by Nicolas Poussin. 1649. Oil on canvas, 148.5 by 197.5 cm. (State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg; photograph Vladimir Terebenin).
Attributed works:
2. Landscape with a man killed by a snake, by Étienne Baudet after Nicolas Poussin. 1701. Engraving with etching, 57.5 by 76.0 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris).
Attributed works:
3. Landscape with a man killed by a snake, by J.M.W. Turner after Nicolas Poussin. 1799. Ink and watercolour with scraping-out on white wove paper, 7.9 by 13 cm. (Tate Britain, London).
Attributed works:
4. Landscape with Orpheus and Eurydice, by Nicolas Poussin. c.1650. Oil on canvas, 124 by 200 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; Bridgeman Images).
Attributed works:
5. The Arcadian shepherds, by Nicolas Poussin. c.1638–40. Oil on canvas, 85 by 121 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; Bridgeman Images).
Attributed works:
6. Detail of Fig.1, showing the running figure.
Attributed works:
7. The death of Eurydice, by Nicolas Poussin. c.1626. Oil on canvas, 63 by 77 cm. (Private collection; courtesy Robilant+Voena).
Attributed works:
8. The death of Eurydice, by Niccolò dell’Abate. c.1552–71. Oil on canvas, 189.2 by 237.5 cm. (National Gallery, London; Bridgeman Images).
Attributed works:
9. Aristaeus. Roman. c. AD 130–38. Marble, height 196 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; Bridgeman Images).
Letter
Guercino and Cardinal Mazarin
07/2014 | 1336 | 156
Pages: 464
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Author:
Jestaz, Bertrand (Jestaz, Bertrand)
Subjects
artists:
Barbieri, Giovanni Francesco, called Il Guercino
patrons:
Mazarin, Jules, Cardinal, 1602-1661
subjects:
Correspondence / Documents / Translations
Article
A letter from Guercino to Cardinal Mazarin
01/2014 | 1330 | 156
Pages: 19-20
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Author:
White, Veronica Maria (White, Veronica Maria)
Subjects
artists:
Barbieri, Giovanni Francesco, called Il Guercino
dates:
1640-1649
museums and institutions:
Morgan Library and Museum, New York, United States
patrons:
Mazarin, Jules, Cardinal, 1602-1661
subjects:
Correspondence / Collections, Public / Commissions / Collections, Private
subjects:
Artists' writings
Illustrations
Attributed works:
28. The denial of St Peter, by Guercino. 1646. Canvas, 137.5 by 175.6 cm. (Private collection; courtesy of Sotheby's Picture Library, London).
Attributed works:
29. Letter from Guercino to Cardinal Mazarin's agent dated 19th November 1648. (Morgan Library & Museum, New York).
Article
‘The young king’, a new portrait bust by Antico
01/2011 | 1294 | 153
Pages: 22-27
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Author:
Warren, Jeremy (Warren, Jeremy)
Subjects
artists:
Antico
buildings:
Wilton House, Salisbury, Great Britain
collectors and dealers:
Herbert, Thomas, Eighth Earl of Pembroke, 1656-1733 / Mazarin, Jules, Cardinal, 1602-1661
dates:
1520-1539
print:
Antico
subjects:
Sculpture / Bronzes / Portraits / Busts
subjects:
Identification / Antiquities / Collections, Private / Inventories
subjects:
Italian sculpture
Illustrations
Attributed works:
24. Bust of a young man, here identified as Hercules, by Antico. c.1520–28. Bronze, 29.3 cm. high. (Earl of Pembroke, Wilton House).
Attributed works:
25. Side view of Fig.24.
Attributed works:
26. Rear view of Fig.24.
Attributed works:
27. Bust of a young man, by Antico. c.1520–28. Bronze, 56.5 cm. high. (Liechtenstein collection, Vaduz and Vienna).
Attributed works:
29. Bust of a boy, called ‘Polemon’, from the circle or workshop of Antico, probably Mantuan. c.1520–40. Bronze, 28.9 cm. high. (Earl of Pembroke, Wilton House).
Attributed works:
30. Side view of Fig.29.
Western art unattributed:
28. Bust of a young boy. Roman, c.50–68 AD. Bronze, 29.2 cm. high. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Western art unattributed:
31. Detail of a Bust of a woman. Probably Mantuan, c.1520–40. Bronze, 72 cm. high. (Tomasso Brothers Fine Art, Leeds).
Western art unattributed:
32. Busts of young men, called ‘Drusus’ and ‘Nero’. Probably Italian, seventeenth century. Bronze, 11.5 cm. and 11.3 cm. high. (Earl of Pembroke, Wilton House).
Publication Received
Inventaire dressé après le décès en 1661 du cardinal Mazarin.
04/2005 | 1225 | 147
Pages: 265
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Reviewer:
Cornelis, Bart (Cornelis, Bart; C., B.)
Subjects
collectors and dealers:
Mazarin, Jules, Cardinal, 1602-1661
dates:
1650-1699
print:
Mazarin, Jules, Cardinal, 1602-1661
subjects:
Collections, Private / Estate inventories / Inventories
subjects:
French
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Inventaire dressé après le décès en 1661 du cardinal Mazarin. | compiler: Yoshida-Takeda, Tomiko
Article
Silver Furnishings at the Court of France 1643-1670
05/1989 | 1034 | 131
Pages: 328-336
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Author:
Buckland, Frances (Buckland, Frances)
Subjects
artists:
Ballin, Claude I, 1615-1678
dates:
1640-1649 / 1650-1699
patrons:
Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715
patrons:
Mazarin, Jules, Cardinal, 1602-1661
places:
France
subjects:
Metalwork / Silverwork
subjects:
Documents / Patronage / Courts (social groups)
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Chandelier, Attributed to Claude Ballin. Pen, Brown Ink and Brown Wash. 31.7 by 44.6 cm. (Nationalmuseum, Stockholm).
Attributed works:
2. Candlestand with a Figure of a Moor, Attributed to Claude Ballin. Pen, Brown Ink and Grey Wash over Black Chalk. 33.7 by 22.3 cm. (Nationalmuseum, Stockholm).
Attributed works:
3. Perfume-Burner and Vases of Flowers, by Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer. 130 by 170 cm. (Musée du Versailles).
Attributed works:
5. and 6. Firedogs with Jupiter victorious over the Titans and Juno controlling the winds, by Alessandro Algardi, probably cast in France. Bronze, black patina. 127 cm. and 125.8 cm. high respectively, excluding pedestals. Bearing respective incised inventory numbers 297 and 298. (Wallace Collection, London).
Attributed works:
7. Candlestick with a Figure of Hercules and Ewers, by Meiffren Conte. 84 by 104 cm. (Musée du Versailles).
Attributed works:
8. Candlestick with a Winged Figure and Sphinxes, Attributed to Charles Le Brun. Pen, Ink and Wash. 49.5 by 31.7 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Attributed works:
9. Candlestick with Figures of Children, Attributed to Charles Le Brun. Pen, Ink and Wash. 49.5 by 31.8 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Western art unattributed:
10. Torchère. French Seventeenth Century. Black Chalk on Tracing Paper. 50 by 22.2 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, No.8939.2).
Western art unattributed:
4. Perfume-Burner. French, Seventeenth Century. Black Chalk on Tracing Paper. 28.7 by 21.2 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, No.8938.2).
Article
The Philippe d'Orléans Ivory Cabinet by Pierre Gole
06/1984 | 975 | 126
Pages: 324+332-337+339
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Author:
Lunsingh Scheurleer, Th. H. (Lunsingh Scheurleer, Th. H.; Scheurleer, Th. H. Lunsingh; Scheurleer, Th.H. Lunsingh; Scheurleer, H. Lunsingh)
Subjects
artists:
Gole, Pierre
collectors and dealers:
Mazarin, Jules, Cardinal, 1602-1661
dates:
1650-1699
patrons:
Philippe I, duc d'Orléans, 1640-1701
places:
France / Paris
subjects:
Furniture / Ebénistes
subjects:
Patronage / Documents
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Cabinet, by Pierre Gole. c.1662. Decoration of Marquetry on Ivory, 126 by 84 by 39 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum).
Attributed works:
15. Detail of Cabinet by Pierre Gole (See Fig.1).
Attributed works:
16. Side of Cabinet by Pierre Gole (See Fig.1).
Attributed works:
17. Table by Pierre Gole. c.1655. 79 by 104 by 69 cm. (Collection Bernard Baruch Steinitz, Paris).
Attributed works:
18. Top of Table by Pierre Gole (Fig.17).
Attributed works:
19. Table by Leonardo van der Vinne. 1664. Decorated with Marquetry. (Museo degli Argenti, Florence).
Attributed works:
20. Detail of Top of Table by Leonardo van der Vinne (Fig.19).
Western art unattributed:
13. Cabinet. Paris, c. 1655. Veneered with Tortoiseshell and Decorated with Marquetry, 165 by 132 by 41 cm. (Collection Jean Ferray, Paris).
Western art unattributed:
14. Cabinet. Antwerp, 1655-60. Veneered with Tortoiseshell, 150 by 112 by 43 cm. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
Article
The Collection of Cardinal Mazarin's Gems
09/1974 | 858 | 116
Pages: 514+516-526
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Author:
Alcouffe, Daniel (Alcouffe, Daniel)
Subjects
collectors and dealers:
Mazarin, Jules, Cardinal, 1602-1661
dates:
1600-1699
museums and institutions:
Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
places:
France
subjects:
Collections, Private / Gemstone / Gem carvings
subjects:
Metalwork / Silverwork
subjects:
Inventories
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
19. Mazarin's Gems. (Musée du Louvre). Numbers beside Each Illustration Are Mazarin Inventory Numbers. No. 406 in Museo del Prado, Madrid.
Western art unattributed:
20. Mazarin's Gems. (Musée du Louvre). Numbers beside Each Illustration Are Mazarin Inventory Numbers. The Drawing 324 Is in Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris. [Cups, tazzas and vases in silver and gems]
Western art unattributed:
21. Mazarin's Gems. (Musée du Louvre). Numbers beside Each Illustration are Mazarin Inventory Numbers.[Cups, tazzas and vases in silver and gems]]
Western art unattributed:
22. Mazarin's Gems. (Musée du Louvre). Numbers beside Each Illustration Are Mazarin Inventory Numbers. The Drawing 470 Is in Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, and Vase 454 Is in the Musée Guimet, Paris. Vase 470 Is in the Hermitage, Leningrad. [Cups, tazzas and vases in silver and gems]
Western art unattributed:
23. Mazarin's Gems. (Rock Crystal). (Musée du Louvre). Numbers beside Each Illustration Are Marazin Inventory Numbers. Nos. 493(?) and 488 in National Museum, Cracow. [Cups, tazzas and vases in silver and gems]
Short Notice
An Architectural Perspective by Paris Bordone
03/1971 | 816 | 113
Pages: 152+154-155
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Author:
Formicheva, T. (Formicheva, T.)
Subjects
artists:
Bordone, Paris
collectors and dealers:
Mazarin, Jules, Cardinal, 1602-1661
collectors and dealers:
Obraztsov, Sergeĭ Vladimirovich
dates:
1500-1599
places:
Italy / Venice
sources:
Serlio, Sebastiano
subjects:
Visual sources
subjects:
Architectural drawings
subjects:
Perspective / Attributions
subjects:
Italian painting
subjects:
Italian architecture
subjects:
Architectural paintings
subjects:
Collections, Private / Documents
Illustrations
Attributed works:
45. Augustus and the Sibyl of Tibur, Here Attributed to Paris Bordone. c.1538-40. Canvas, 165 by 230 cm. (Collection Sergey Obraztsov, Moscow.)
Attributed works:
46. Fisherman's Ring, by Paris Bordone. Canvas. (Accademia, Venice.)
Western art unattributed:
47. Comedy. Print after a Drawing by Sebastiano Serlio, Made for Vol. II of Serlio's On Perspective, Paris, 1545.
Article
Mazarin and Poussin
08/1960 | 689 | 102
Pages: 352-354
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Author:
Mahon, Denis (Mahon, Denis)
Subjects
artists:
Poussin, Nicolas
collectors and dealers:
Mazarin, Jules, Cardinal, 1602-1661
dates:
1600-1699
patrons:
Sacchetti family
patrons:
Mazarin, Jules, Cardinal, 1602-1661
patrons:
Barberini family
places:
France / Italy / Paris / Rome
subjects:
French painting / Collections, Private
subjects:
Patronage
subjects:
Cardinals