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Exhibition Review
Romanticism. Gallerie d’Italia and Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan
02/2019 | 1391 | 161
Pages: 151-154
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Reviewer:
Hecker, Sharon (Hecker, Sharon)
Subjects
artists:
Azeglio, Massimo Taparelli / Molteni, Giuseppe / Hayez, Francesco / Bagetti, Giuseppe / Caffi, Ippolito / Inganni, Angelo / Fergola, Salvatore / Vela, Vincenzo / Bartolini, Lorenzo / Monti, Raffaele / Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille / Turner, Joseph Mallord William / Friedrich, Caspar David / Induno, Gerolamo / Strazza, Giovanni
dates:
2010-2019
media:
Paintings / Sculpture / Marbles / Porcelain / Costume / Videos
museums and institutions:
Gallerie d'Italia, Milan, Italy / Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan, Italy
patrons:
Cavendish, William George Spencer, Sixth Duke of Devonshire, 1790-1858
places:
Italy / Milan
subjects:
Italian painting / Italian sculpture / Romanticism / Music / Opera / Literature / Landscapes (visual works) / Portraits / Allegory / Sublime / Busts / Nudes / Politics / Nationalism / Style
Illustrations
Attributed works:
14. Nocturne in Capri, by Salvatore Fergola. 1843. Canvas, 106 by 131 cm. (Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte, Naples; exh. Gallerie d’Italia, Milan).
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15. Spartacus, by Vincenzo Vela. 1847–50. Marble, 206 by 72.5 by 90 cm. (Museo d’arte della Svizzera italiana, Lugano; photograph Museo Vincenzo Vela / Mauro Zeni; exh. Gallerie d’Italia, Milan).
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16. Meditation, by Francesco Hayez. 1851. Canvas, 92.5 by 71 cm. (Galleria d’Arte Moderna ‘Achille Forti’, Verona; exh. Gallerie d’Italia, Milan).
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17. Veiled Vestal, by Raffaele Monti. 1845. Marble, 48 by 25.5 by 27 cm. (Castle of Racconigi, Cuneo; exh. Gallerie d’Italia, Milan).
Article
Russia, Rome and the tricky business of disaster painting
12/2018 | 1389 | 160
Pages: 996-1005
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Author:
Blakesley, Rosalind P. (Blakesley, Rosalind P.)
Subjects
art literature:
Gogol, Nikolay / Pushkin, Alexander
artists:
Kiprensky, Orest / Bryullov, Karl / Martin, John, 1789-1854 / Basin, Petr / Gagarin, Grigory / Bruni, Fyodor / Markov, Aleksei / Raev, Vasily / Surikov, Vasily / Repin, Ilya
dates:
1800-1849 / 1830-1839 / 1840-1849
media:
Paintings / Drawings / Sketches
museums and institutions:
Russian Academy of Arts, Saint Petersburg, Russia
patrons:
Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796
places:
Russia / Saint Petersburg / Italy / Rome
subjects:
Russian painting / Russian School / History paintings / Genre paintings / Landscapes (visual works) / Style / Academic art / Neo-classicism / Sublime / Natural disasters / Earthquakes / Portraits / Influence / Formal analysis / Nationalism / Travel / Grand tours / Academies / Study and teaching / Students / Salons (art exhibitions) / Commissions / Patronage / Awards / Critical Reception / Iconography / Christian iconography
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Last day of Pompeii, by Karl Bryullov. 1830–33. Canvas, 456.5 by 651 cm. (State Russian Museum, St Petersburg).
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10. Ivan the Terrible and his son Ivan. 16th November 1581, by Ilya Repin. 1885. Canvas, 199.5 by 254 cm. (State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow).
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2. Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum, by John Martin. 1822. Canvas, 161.6 by 253 cm. (Tate, London).
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3. Earthquake in Rocca di Papa, near Rome, by Petr Basin. 1830. Canvas, 84 by 99 cm. (State Russian Museum, St Petersburg).
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4. Sketch for ‘Genseric’s invasion of Rome’, by Karl Bryullov. 1835–36. Canvas, 88 by 117.9 cm. (State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow).
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5. Siege of Pskov by King Stefan Batory of Poland in 1581, by Karl Bryullov. 1839–43. Canvas, 482 by 675 cm. (State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow).
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6. Death of Camilla, sister of Horatius, by Fedor Bruni. 1824. Canvas, 350 by 526.5 cm. (State Russian Museum, St Petersburg).
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7. The brazen serpent, by Fedor Bruni. 1834–41. Canvas, 565 by 852 cm. (State Russian Museum, St Petersburg).
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8. Sketch for ‘St Eustace Placidus in the Colosseum’, by Aleksei Markov. 1836–42. Canvas, 98 by 136.5 cm. (State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow).
Attributed works:
9. Morning of the execution of the Streltsy, by Vasily Surikov. 1881. Canvas, 218 by 375 cm. (State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow).
Exhibition Review
Nature Unleashed: the Image of Catastrophe since 1600. Hamburger Kunsthalle
10/2018 | 1387 | 160
Pages: 850-852
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Reviewer:
Saß, Maurice (Saß, Maurice)
Subjects
artists:
Géricault, Théodore / Regnault, Jean Baptiste / Danloux, Henri-Pierre / Girodet-Trioson, Anne-Louis / Poel, Egbert van der / Hollar, Wenceslaus / Piranesi, Giovanni Battista / Achenbach, Andreas / Hackert, Jacob Philipp / Martin, John, 1789-1854 / Füssli, Henry (1741-1825) / Friedrich, Caspar David / Odenbach, Marcel / Ezawa, Kota / Draeger, Christoph
artists:
Luyken, Caspar / Lodge, William / Lebas, Jacques Philippe / Vlieger, Jacobsz de / Wutki, Michael
dates:
2010-2019
media:
Paintings / Prints / Photographs / Etchings / Videos
museums and institutions:
Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany
places:
Germany / Hamburg
subjects:
Natural disasters / Nature / Destruction / Earthquakes / Great Fire of London (1666) / Shipwrecks / Sublime / Raft of the Medusa (Louvre, Paris) / Slavery / Immigration
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. View of Delft after the explosion of 1654, by Egbert Lievensz van der Poel. c.1654. Panel, 36.2 by 9.5 cm. (National Gallery, London; exh. Hamburger Kunsthalle).
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2. The sea of ice, by Caspar David Friedrich. 1823–24. Canvas, 96.7 by 126.9 cm. (Hamburger Kunsthalle).
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3. Flood, by Kota Ezawa. 2011. Transparency, 100 by 150 cm. (Collection the artist and Galerie Anita Beckers, Frankfurt a.M.; exh. Hamburger Kunsthalle).
Exhibition Review
J.C. Dahl: The Power of Nature. KODE Art Museums and Composer Homes, Bergen
10/2018 | 1387 | 160
Pages: 860-862
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Reviewer:
Ljøgodt, Knut (Ljøgodt, Knut)
Subjects
art literature:
Aubert, Andreas / Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von / Carus, Carl Gustav
artists:
Dahl, Johan Christian
dates:
2010-2019
media:
Paintings / Drawings
museums and institutions:
KODE Art Museums and Composer Homes, Bergen, Norway
places:
Norway / Bergen
subjects:
Norwegian School / Norwegian / Landscapes (visual works) / Romanticism / Sublime / Barbizon (style) / Naturalism / Nature / Travel / Study and teaching
Illustrations
Attributed works:
16. Shipwreck on the coast of Norway, by Johan Christian Dahl. 1830. Canvas, 77.5 by 111 cm. (KODE Art Museums and Composer Homes, Bergen).
Attributed works:
17. View from a window at Quisisana, by Johan Christian Dahl. 1820. Canvas, 52 by 68.4 cm. (KODE Art Museums and Composer Homes, Bergen).
Exhibition Review
Tacita Dean: LANDSCAPE, PORTRAIT, STILL LIFE. London
08/2018 | 1385 | 160
Pages: 666-669
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Reviewer:
Paterson, Dominic (Paterson, Dominic)
Subjects
artists:
Dean, Tacita / Twombly, Cy / Morandi, Giorgio / Merz, Mario / Cunningham, Merce / Cage, John / Oldenburg, Claes / Hockney, David / Mehretu, Julie / Hilliard, Nicholas / Demand, Thomas / Horn, Roni / Tillmans, Wolfgang / Barbari, Jacopo de' / John, Gwen / Chardin, Jean-Baptiste-Siméon / Nash, Paul
dates:
2010-2019
media:
Videos / Photographs / Prints / Drawings / Documents / Books / Paintings
museums and institutions:
National Gallery, London, Great Britain / National Portrait Gallery, London, Great Britain / Royal Academy of Arts, London, Great Britain
places:
Great Britain / London
subjects:
Landscapes (visual works) / Portraits / Still lifes / Studios (work spaces) / Artists' books / Actors and actresses / Curators / Clouds / Birds / John the Baptist, Saint / Oedipus / Antigone / Blind (people) / Poetry / Sublime
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Still from Mario Merz, by Tacita Dean. 2002. 16mm. colour film. (Courtesy the artist; exh. National Portrait Gallery, London).
Attributed works:
2. Detail of GAETA (fifty photographs plus one), by Tacita Dean. 2015. Photographs and cibachromes. Dimensions variable. (Courtesy the artist; exh. National Portrait Gallery, London).
Attributed works:
3. Still from His Picture in Little, by Tacita Dean. 2017. 35mm. colour anamorphic film, reduced to spherical 16mm. for exhibition as miniature. (Courtesy the artist; exh. National Portrait Gallery, London).
Attributed works:
4. Still from Antigone, by Tacita Dean. 2018. Two synchronised 35mm. colour anamorphic films. (Courtesy the artist; exh. Royal Academy of Arts, London).
Exhibition Review
Antony Gormley: SUBJECT. Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge
08/2018 | 1385 | 160
Pages: 686-688
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Reviewer:
Lewison, Jeremy (Lewison, Jeremy)
Subjects
art literature:
Merleau-Ponty, Maurice / Jung, Carl
artists:
Gormley, Antony / Fobert, Jamie / Richards, Ivor / Martin, J. L.
dates:
2010-2019
media:
Sculpture / Drawings / Architecture
museums and institutions:
Kettle's Yard Gallery, Cambridge, Great Britain
places:
Great Britain / Cambridge
subjects:
British sculpture / British architecture / Sublime / Influence / Visual sources / Geometry / Form / Monographs / Interviews
Illustrations
Attributed works:
28. Time horizon, by Antony Gormley. 2006. Cast iron (100 elements), 189 by 53 by 29 cm. Installation view at Parco Archeologico di Scolacium, Roccelletta di Borgia, Catanzaro (Photograph by Peppe Avallone; © the artist)
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29. Infinite cube II, by Antony Gormley. 2018. Mirrored glass with internal copper wire matrix of 1,000 LED lights, 176 by 88 by 88 cm. (© the artist; installation photograph by Benjamin Westoby at Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge).
Attributed works:
30. Installation view of Antony Gormley: SUBJECT at Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge (Photograph Benjamin Westoby; © the artist).
Book Review
Carlo Crivelli et le matérialisme mystique du Quattrocento. By Thomas Golsenne
08/2018 | 1385 | 160
Pages: 698-699
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Reviewer:
Hilliam, Amanda (Hilliam, Amanda)
Subjects
art literature:
Deleuze, Gilles / Kant, Immanuel
artists:
Crivelli, Carlo
dates:
1400-1499
media:
Paintings
places:
Italy / Venice
subjects:
Italian painting / Ornament / Symbolism (artistic concept) / Iconography / Paganism / Perspective / Style / Patronage / Tempera / Trompe l'oeil / Sublime / Monographs
Illustrations
Attributed works:
3. Virgin and Child, by Carlo Crivelli. c.1480. Tempera on panel, 48.5 by 33.6 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Exhibition Review
Romanticism in the North
04/2018 | 1381 | 160
Pages: 329-331
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Reviewer:
van der Meij, Lorenz (van der Meij, Lorenz)
Subjects
artists:
Turner, Joseph Mallord William / Teerlink, Abraham / Nerly, Friedrich, 1807-1878 / Blechen, Carl / Wright of Derby, Joseph, painter, 1734-1797 / Juel, Jens / Friedrich, Caspar David / Rørbye, Martinus / Fearnley, Thomas / Gurlitt, Louis / Skovgaard, P.C. / Wolf, Caspar / Achenbach, Andreas / Dahl, Johan Christian / Danby, Francis / Cappelen, Herman August / Martin, John, 1789-1854 / Koekkoek, Barend Cornelis / Weissenbruch, Jan, 1822-1880 / Constable, John
dates:
2010-2019
media:
Paintings
places:
Netherlands / Groningen
subjects:
Romanticism / Sublime / Landscapes (visual works) / Classicism
Illustrations
Attributed works:
7. A cottage on fire, by Joseph Wright of Derby. 1793. Canvas, 63.5 by 76.2 cm. (Derby Museums; exh. Groninger Museum, Groningen).
Attributed works:
8. Winter landscape, by Caspar David Friedrich. 1811. Canvas, 33 by 46 cm. (Staatliches Museum, Schwerin; exh. Groninger Museum, Groningen).
Attributed works:
9. View of the Roman Campagna, by Martinus Rørbye. 1835. Oil on paper, 32 by 41 cm. (Göteborgs Konstmuseum, Göteborg; exh. Groninger Museum, Groningen).
Book Review
Bodybuilding: Reforming Masculinities in British Art, 1750–1810
07/2007 | 1252 | 149
Pages: 499
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Reviewer:
Taws, Richard (Taws, Richard)
Subjects
dates:
1750-1799 / 1800-1809
media:
Historical context
print:
British art
subjects:
British painting / British sculpture / Nudes / Sublime / Heroes
Reviewed Items
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Bodybuilding: Reforming Masculinities in British Art, 1750–1810 | author: Myrone, Martin
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