By using this website you agree to our Cookie policy

Search

9 articles
Article
From storeroom to stardom: the revelations of two Sèvres porcelain trays
08/2024 | 1457 | 166
Pages: 834–847
related names
Author:
Savill, Rosalind (Savill, Rosalind)
Subjects
collectors and dealers:
dates:
subjects:
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Worktable mounted with two trays, attributed to Bernard II van Risenburgh. Table c.1761–63; trays c.1761. Table: wood, green varnish and gilt-bronze mounts, 68.6 by 36.8 by 30.5 cm.; trays: Sèvres soft-paste porcelain, green ground, enamel colours and gilding, 32 by 26 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Attributed works:
10. Top row: details of Figs.8, 2 and 7, comparing the images of Mademoiselle Madeleine de Courteille aged twelve (left) and eighteen (right), with her probable portrait aged fourteen (centre).
Attributed works:
11. Centre row: details of Figs.2 and 7, showing the face of Madame de Courteille aged thirty-four and thirty-eight respectively.
Attributed works:
12. Bottom row: details of Figs.2 and 7, showing the green ringneck parakeet.
Attributed works:
13. Plateau ‘Courteille’ from a déjeuner ‘Courteille’, by André-Vincent Vielliard. 1758 (date letter E). Sèvres soft-paste porcelain, rose ground, enamel colours and gilding, 23.2 by 32.7 cm. (Wadsworth Atheneum Museum, Hartford).
Attributed works:
14. Detail of Fig.13, showing the central scene of a child painter and sitter.
Attributed works:
15. Snuff box design, probably Henry-Joseph Mongenot. Second quarter 18th century. Pen and ink, watercolour and wash on paper, 5 by 7.6 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Attributed works:
16. Bottom panel of a snuff box, by Noël Hardivilliers. 1757–58. Gold and enamel, 3.5 by 7 by 5.1 cm. (Wallace Collection, London).
Attributed works:
17. Painting from the series Les Arts, by Carle van Loo. 1752–53. Oil on canvas, 87.5 by 84 cm. (Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco).
Attributed works:
18. Details of Figs.14 and 2, showing the young girls.
Attributed works:
19. Cuvette à fleurs ‘Verdun’ painted with a Teniers scene, by André-Vincent Vielliard. 1760 (date letter G). Sèvres soft-paste porcelain, turquoise ground, enamel colours and gilding, 11.8 by 23.5 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Attributed works:
2. Top tray of Fig.1.
Attributed works:
20. Blue Drawing Room at Camelford House, London. Photograph, 1891. (From Christie’s: Catalogue of the Furniture, Porcelain, Pictures, &c. at Camelford House, Park Lane, The town residence of Lord Hillingdon, London 1891, p.34).
Attributed works:
21. Charles Mills and his family at Hillingdon Court. Photograph, late 1850s. (Hillingdon Council, Museums and Archives Services, Uxbridge Library).
Attributed works:
22. Plateau ‘carré painted in the manner of André-Vincent Vielliard from déjeuner ‘carré (matching cup and saucer missing). 1760 (date letter G). Sèvres soft-paste porcelain, rose and green ground, enamel colours and gilding, 10.8 by 10.8 cm. (Private collection; photograph Millon).
Attributed works:
23. Minton drawing of the border and gilded patterns on Fig.4. 1763. Watercolour, paint, pen, ink and pencil on paper, 47 by 34.5 cm. (sheet). (Minton Archives, ‘Old Sevres Copies’).
Attributed works:
3. Detail of the bottom tray of Fig.1.
Attributed works:
4. Worktable mounted with two trays, attributed to Bernard II van Risenburgh. Table c.1761–63; top tray 1763 (date letter K), bottom tray c.1850. Table: wood, green varnish and gilt-bronze mounts, 67.6 by 35.9 by 30.5 cm.; top tray: Sèvres soft-paste porcelain; bottom tray: Minton bone china, green ground, enamel colours and gilding, 32 by 26 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Attributed works:
5. Reverse of Fig.7, showing inscription and factory mark (upside down).
Attributed works:
6. Fig.7 shown framed as hung by the marquis de Courteille in his study in his Parisian hôtel from 1765–67. 1765. Gilded wood (frame), 35 by 38 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Attributed works:
7. Picture plaque, by Charles-Nicolas Dodin. 1765 (date letter M). Sèvres soft-paste porcelain and enamel colours, 23.5 by 26 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Attributed works:
8. Portrait of Madeleine-Mélanie Henriette de Courteille, by Jean- Baptiste Greuze. 1759. Oil on canvas, 79 by 64 cm. (Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, Braunschweig).
Attributed works:
9. Cuvette à fleurs ‘Courteille’, probably by Charles-Nicolas Dodin. 1759 (date letter F). Sèvres soft-paste porcelain, blue and green ground, enamel colours and gilding, 19.7 by 32.5 cm. (Private collection).
Article
The Emotan Panel in the Penn Museum
09/2022 | 1434 | 164
Pages: 888-897
related names
Author:
Curnow, Kathy (Curnow, Kathy)
Subjects
dates:
places:
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Decorative plaque (the Emotan Panel), by Isaac O. Edokpolo. c.1959–66. Wood, 39 by 29.5 by 2 cm. (Penn Museum, Philadelphia).
Attributed works:
10. Detail of Fig.1, showing the medallion.
Attributed works:
11. Isaac O. Edokpolo’s business card. 9 by 7 cm. (Photograph Norma Wolff).
Attributed works:
12. Decorative plaque, by Isaac O. Edokpolo. Before 1966. Wood, approximately 38.53 by 26 cm. (Private collection; photograph Norma Wolff).
Attributed works:
2. Emotan, by John Alexander Danford. 1954. Bronze, height 182.9 cm. without base. (Photograph Barbara Blackmun, 1994).
Attributed works:
3. John Danford working on Emotan in his studio in Chelsea, London, 3rd April 1953. (Keystone Press; Alamy).
Attributed works:
4. A group of chiefs’ wives at a palace ceremony, their hair decorated with coral ornaments and brass feathers. 1994. (Photograph the author).
Attributed works:
5. The Emotan shrine as it appears today. (Photograph 21st June 2018, courtesy AllTimePost.com).
Attributed works:
6. The newly crowned O. ba of Benin Kingdom, Eheneden Erediauwa, is guided through a symbolic bridge by the palace chiefs during his coronation in Benin City, Nigeria, 20th October 2016. (Photograph Reuters / Akintunde Akinleye; Alamy).
Attributed works:
7. Decorative plaque, by Isaac O. Edokpolo. c.1960s. Wood, 30 by 28 cm. (Private collection; photograph Michael Graham Stewart).
Attributed works:
8. Carved container. Late 19th century. Coconut, height 12.7 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Attributed works:
9. Prototype medallion for the London Royal Society of Arts, by Thomas Pingo. 1790. Silver, diameter 4.4 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Book Review
Obras emblemáticas del taller de orfebrería medieval de Silos: ‘el Maestro de las Aves’ y su círculo. By Lourdes de Sanjosé Llongueras
08/2018 | 1385 | 160
Pages: 697-698
related names
Reviewer:
Kennedy, Kirstin (Kennedy, Kirstin)
Subjects
dates:
places:
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
2. Plaque from the panel associated with the tomb of St Dominic of Silos, Spain. 1150– 60. Copper, gilded and enamelled. (Museo de Burgos).
Article
The ‘Crucifixion’ and the ‘Last Supper’: two bronzes by Francesco Brambilla for Milan Cathedral
11/2015 | 1352 | 157
Pages: 764-768
related names
Author:
Zanuso, Susanna (Zanuso, Susanna)
Subjects
dates:
museums and institutions:
subjects:
Illustrations
Attributed works:
34. Crucifixion, designed by Camillo Procaccini, wax model made by Francesco Brambilla and bronze cast by Giovan Battista Busca. 1596-99 (Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto)
Attributed works:
35. Last Supper, designed by Camillo Procaccini, wax model made by Francesco Brambilla and bronze cast by Giovan Battista Busca. 1596-99 (Bode-Museum, Berlin)
Attributed works:
37. Last Supper, by Camillo Procaccini. c.1596 (Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan)
Western art unattributed:
36. Altar of St John the Evangelist, subsequently dedicated to the Sacred Heart (Milan Cathedral)
Article
A rediscovered portrait of Benvenuto Cellini attributed to Francesco Ferrucci del Tadda and Cellini
12/2007 | 1257 | 149
Pages: 820-830
related names
Author:
Waldman, Louis Alexander (Waldman, Louis Alexander; Waldman, Louis; Waldman, Louis A.)
Subjects
dates:
places:
subjects:
subjects:
subjects:
subjects:
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Benvenuto Cellini dictating his Autobiography, by Giuseppe Mazza. 1835. Canvas, 74.5 by 86 cm. (Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna, Milan, on deposit at the Palazzo di Giustizia, Milan).
Attributed works:
10. Portrait of Benvenuto Cellini, by Francesco Salviati. c.1540–45. Oil on slate, 68 by 51 cm. (Musée Fabre, Montpellier).
Attributed works:
11. Detail of the Crucifix, by Benvenuto Cellini. 1556–62. Carrara marble on black marble, 185 cm. high. (San Lorenzo el Real, El Escorial).
Attributed works:
12. Ganymede, by Benvenuto Cellini and Willem van Tetrode. c.1546. Marble (including antique torso), 105.5 cm. high. (Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence).
Attributed works:
13. Maquette for the self-portrait for his own tomb, by Francesco Ferrucci del Tadda. Before 1576. Terracotta, 43.5 by 32.1 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Attributed works:
14. Lorenzo de’ Medici, Duke of Urbino, by Antonio di Gino Lorenzi. c.1556–59. Marble, life-sized. (Sala di Leone X, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence).
Attributed works:
15. Head of Christ, by Francesco Ferrucci del Tadda. Marble on serpentine backing, photographed before the backing was removed in 1945, 48 by 36 cm. (Staatliche Museen, Berlin).
Attributed works:
16. Detail of Fig.2
Attributed works:
17. Medal of Pietro Bembo, by Danese Cattaneo(?), after Benvenuto Cellini. Modelled 1537. Silver, diameter 5.6 cm. (Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence).
Attributed works:
18. Medal of Francis I, by Benvenuto Cellini. 1537. Lead, diameter 4.2 cm. (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge).
Attributed works:
19. Medal of Clement VII, by Benvenuto Cellini. 1534. Silver, diameter 4.1 cm. (British Museum, London).
Attributed works:
2. Portrait of Benvenuto Cellini, here attributed to Francesco Ferrucci del Tadda, probably after a design by Benvenuto Cellini. c.1555–70. Marble, 57 by 38 by 4 cm. (Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence).
Attributed works:
20. Detail of the Portrait of Bindo Altoviti, seen from behind, by Benvenuto Cellini. c.1550. Bronze, 105.5 cm. high. (Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston).
Attributed works:
21. Comparison between the eyes of Cellini’s Bindo Altoviti (see Fig.20) and the Bargello relief (see Fig.2).
Attributed works:
21. Comparison between the eyes of Cellini’s Bindo Altoviti (see Fig.20) and the Bargello relief (see Fig.2).
Attributed works:
3. Self-portrait, by Francesco Ferrucci del Tadda; formerly above the artist’s tomb in S. Girolamo, Florence. Before 1576. Porphyry, serpentine and marble, approx. 50 cm. high. (Cathedral, Fiesole).
Attributed works:
4. Self-portrait, by Francesco da Sangallo. 1542. Marble, 64.4 by 42.5 cm. (S. Maria Primerana, Fiesole).
Attributed works:
5. Detail showing Benvenuto Cellini from Cosimo I among his artists, by Giorgio Vasari and workshop. c.1556–59. Fresco. (Sala di Cosimo I, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence).
Attributed works:
6. Self-portrait, by Baccio Bandinelli. 1550. Marble, 54.2 by 42 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Strasbourg).
Attributed works:
7. Self-portrait, by Baccio Bandinelli; a detail of the artist’s tomb. c.1559–60. Marble, life-sized. (Cappella Bandinelli, SS. Annunziata, Florence).
Attributed works:
8. Portrait of a man, by Baccio Bandinelli. c.1555. Red chalk, 22.6 by 17.1 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Western art unattributed:
9. Portrait of Benvenuto Cellini, by an anonymous Florentine painter. c.1545–50. Oil on porphyry, diameter (excluding frame) 83 cm. (Musée d’Ecouen, Paris).
Short Notice
A plaquette by Leone Leoni acquired by the British Museum
12/2006 | 1245 | 148
Pages: 828-832
related names
Author:
Thornton, Dora (Thornton, Dora)
Subjects
artists:
dates:
museums and institutions:
print:
Illustrations
Attributed works:
24. Giannettino Doria sacrificing, by Leone Leoni. c.1541. Cast bronze, 7.7 by 9 cm. (British Museum, London).
Attributed works:
25. Andrea Doria between Peace and Fame, by Leone Leoni. c.1541. Cast bronze, 7.7 by 9 cm. (British Museum, London).
Attributed works:
26. Andrea Doria and Giannettino Doria, by Leone Leoni. c.1541. Cast bronze, 7.5 by 8.8 cm. (British Museum, London).
Attributed works:
27. Martino D’Anna, by Leone Leoni. c.1544–46. Cast bronze medal, obverse and reverse, diameter 7.1 cm. (British Museum, London).
Attributed works:
28. Charles V, by Leone Leoni. 1547(?). Cast bronze medal, obverse and reverse, diameter 5.1 cm. (British Museum, London).
Western art unattributed:
29. Labarum coin of Constantine the Great. 327 A.D. Copper alloy nummus, minted at Constantinople, obverse and reverse, diameter 1.8 cm. (British Museum, London).
Short Notice
A Sèvres Misfit
06/1992 | 1071 | 134
Pages: 378-380
related names
Author:
Medlam, Sarah (Medlam, Sarah)
Subjects
artists:
dates:
places:
subjects:
subjects:
subjects:
Illustrations
Attributed works:
37. Writing Table, by Martin Carlin, to a Commission of Simon-Philippe Poirier. French, 1765. Tulipwood on Oak, with Sèvres Plaques, 80.5 by 68 by 41 cm. (The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, Co. Durham).
Attributed works:
38. Marks on the Reverse of Plaque 2 of Fig.37. [Writing Table, by Martin Carlin, to a Commission of Simon-Philippe Poirier. French, 1765. Tulipwood on Oak, with Sèvres Plaques, 80.5 by 68 by 41 cm. (The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, Co. Durham).]
Attributed works:
39. Paper Price Label, as Found on the Reverse of Plaques 1 and 3 of Fig.37. [Writing Table, by Martin Carlin, to a Commission of Simon-Philippe Poirier. French, 1765. Tulipwood on Oak, with Sèvres Plaques, 80.5 by 68 by 41 cm. (The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, Co. Durham).]
Attributed works:
40. Plaque 11 of Fig.37, Viewed from the Front. [Writing Table, by Martin Carlin, to a Commission of Simon-Philippe Poirier. French, 1765. Tulipwood on Oak, with Sèvres Plaques, 80.5 by 68 by 41 cm. (The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, Co. Durham).]
Book Review
Le tresor de Saint-Denis. Vol. II. Documents Divers. Vol. III Planches et Notices
07/1979 | 916 | 121
Pages: 452
related names
Reviewer:
Hohler, Christopher (Hohler, Christopher)
Subjects
places:
subjects:
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Le tresor de Saint-Denis. Vol. II. Documents Divers. Vol. III Planches et Notices | author: Gaborit-Chopin, Danielle , author: Montesquiou-Fezensac, Blaise de
Article
Foreign Correspondence. Notes from Paris. Belgium (September 1903)
09/1903 | 6 | 1
Pages: 163-165
related names
Author:
Rorthays, Gilbert de (Rorthays, Gilbert de; R., G. de; Marmande, Rene)
Translated by:
Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander (Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander; Mattos, Alexander Teixeira de; Teixeira de Mattos, A.)
Subjects
artists:
artists:
artists:
collectors and dealers:
collectors and dealers:
media:
media:
media:
media:
media:
media:
museums and institutions:
museums and institutions:
places:
places:
styles:
styles:
styles:
styles:
subjects:
subjects:
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
[Plaque, Front of a Building with four columns in Corinthian Style]