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Book Review
Flamboyant Architecture and Medieval Technicality: The Rise of Artistic Consciousness at the End of the Middle Ages (c. 1400–c. 1530)
04/2021 | 1417 | 163
Pages: 382-383
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Reviewer:
Beltrami, Costanza (Beltrami, Costanza)
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Flamboyant Architecture and Medieval Technicality: The Rise of Artistic Consciousness at the End of the Middle Ages (c. 1400–c. 1530) By Jean-Marie Guillou t. 200 pp. incl. 43 col. + 70 b. & w. ills. (Brepols, Turnhout, 2019),  75.50. ISBN 978–2–503–57729–6. | :
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7. Detail of ‘The building of the Temple of Jerusalem’ in Falvius Josephus’s Jewish Antiquities, showing a mason hollowing out a canopy to allow slate or glass to be inserted, attributed to the Master of the Munich Boccaccio. 1465–75. (Biblioth que nationale de France, Paris, MS Fr.247, fol.163r; Bridgeman Images).
Exhibition Review
Thomas Chippendale studies 1968–2018: reflections on his 300th anniversary
09/2018 | 1386 | 160
Pages: 734-739
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Reviewer:
Goodison, Nicholas (Goodison, Nicholas)
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1. Opposite Secretaire, by Thomas Chippendale. 1773. Mahogany with Chinese lacquer and English japanning, 86 by 136 by 43 cm. (Leeds Museums and Galleries, Temple Newsam House).
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2. Drawing for three chairs by Thomas Chippendale. 1753. Pen and grey wash on paper, 20.3 by 33 cm. (The Chippendale Society).
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3. Card table, by Thomas Chippendale. 1759. Mahogany and oak, 75 by 89 by 46 cm. (closed). (Dumfries House Trust).
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4. Armchair, by Thomas Chippendale. 1767. Mahogany, 96 by 63.5 by 65 cm. (Nostell Priory, The National Trust).
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5. Armchair, by Thomas Chippendale. c.1774. Gilt limewood with tapestry covers. 105 by 70 by 74 cm. (Newby Hall, Yorkshire).
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6. Armchair, attributed to Gillows, based on a plate XVII of The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director by Thomas Chippendale, London 1762. 1784. Mahogany, 101.6 by 58.4 by 47.5 cm. (Birmingham Museums Trust, Soho House).
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7. Digital reconstruction of Fig.8, to show the original appearance of the marquetry.
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8. Top of a pier table, by Thomas Chippendale. c.1772. Veneered mahogany, 60 by 196 cm. (The Chippendale Society).
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9. Commode, by Thomas Chippendale. c.1773. Veneered mahogany with gilt-brass mounts, 94 by 228.6 by 63.5 cm. (Renishaw Hall, Derbyshire).
Exhibition Review
An ancient Iraqi handbag
06/2014 | 1335 | 156
Pages: 404-405
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Reviewer:
Porter, Venetia (Porter, Venetia)
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Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
71. Detail from page 11 of the Diez album. Iran, early fourteenth century (Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin; exh. the Courtauld Gallery, London)
Non-western art unattributed:
72. Detail of the lid in Fig. 73
Non-western art unattributed:
73. A woman's handbag. Mosul, early fourteenth century (Courtauld Gallery, London)
Article
A tale of two tables
06/2013 | 1323 | 155
Pages: 390-395
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Author:
Harris, Eileen (Harris, Eileen)
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35. Side-table, one of a pair from 20 St James's Square, London, designed by Robert Adam (Annenberg Retreat, Sunnylands, Rancho Mirage CA)
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36. Borghese dancers, by Lamberto Cristiano Gori. 1770. Scagliola table-top (Annenberg Retreat, Sunnylands, Rancho Mirage CA)
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37. Maidens adorning a candelabrum, by Lamberto Cristiano Gori. 1770. Scagliola table-top (Annenberg Retreat, Sunnylands, Rancho Mirage CA)
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39. Nuptiales Chorae, plate 63 from Admirando Romanarum antiquitatum, by Giovanni Pietro Bellori and Pietro Santi Bartoli, Rome 1693.
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40. Il triofo Romano, by Lamberto Cristiano Gori. 1768. Scagliola table-top (Galleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti, Florence)
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41. Chimney-piece in the front drawing room at 20 St James's Square, London, designed by Robert Adam
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42. 'Design of a Frame for the Scagiola Tables for Sir Watkin Wynn Baronet. Adelphie August 24 1773' by Robert Adam (Courtesy of the Trustees of the Sir John Soane's Museum, London; photography by Ardon Bar-Hama)
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43. 'Candlestick for Sir Watkin Wynne Bart./9 March 1773' by Robert Adam (Courtesy of the Trustees of the Sir John Soane's Museum, London; photograph by Ardon Bar-Hama)
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44. Side-table, one of a pair from 20 St James's Square, London, designed by Robert Adam (Annenberg Retreat, Sunnylands, Rancho Mirage CA)
Western art unattributed:
38. Borghese dances. Greco-Roman, 2nd century AD (Musée du Louvre, Paris)
Article
Wilhelm de Rots and early cabinet-making in The Hague
06/2008 | 1263 | 150
Pages: 372-380
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Author:
Baarsen, Reinier (Baarsen, Reinier)
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Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Frederick Henry and Amalia von Solms, by Gerard van Honthorst. c.1637–38. Canvas, 213.2 by 201.7 cm. (Mauritshuis, The Hague).
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2. Cabinet, by Wilhelm de Rots. The Hague, c.1652–55. Oak, veneered with marquetry of tortoiseshell and ivory, the stand of oak and rosewood, inlaid with ivory, 145 by 111.5 by 44 cm. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
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3. The cabinet in Fig.2, opened up.
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4. Casket, by Wilhelm de Rots. The Hague, c.1652–55. Oak, veneered with marquetry of tortoiseshell and ivory, 26.5 by 56 by 37 cm. (Museum Schloss Fasanerie, Eichenzell).
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6. Detail of the interior of the caisson of a cabinet, attributed to Pierre Gole. Paris, c.1645–50. Marquetry of ebony and kingwood. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
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9. The left-hand side of the cabinet in Fig.2.
Non-western art unattributed:
10. Settee. Brazil, c.1640. Ivory with some oak, with velvet upholstery, 88 by 205 by 79 cm. (as reproduced in H. Huth: ‘Exotische Elfenbeinmöbel’, Pantheon 13 (1934)).
Western art unattributed:
11. Table and two candle-stands. Probably The Hague, c.1646. Ebony and silver, the table top 102 by 62 cm. (as reproduced in F. Jamrathe: Die kaiserlichen Schlössern von Berlin und Potsdam in ihren inneren Einrichtungen, Berlin 1872).
Western art unattributed:
12. Cabinet. Holland, perhaps The Hague, c.1650–55. Softwood and oak, veneered with ivory, 162 by 142 by 52 cm. (National Trust, Ham House, Richmond).
Western art unattributed:
5. Detail of a chest front. Lübeck, 1626. Oak with marquetry in various woods. (Museum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte der Hansestadt Lübeck).
Western art unattributed:
7. Medal cabinet. Paris, c.1645–50. Softwood with ebony and walnut, veneered with marquetry of pearwood and ebony, 44 by 58.5 by 35.5 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Western art unattributed:
8. Cabinet. Paris?, c.1650–55. Oak, veneered with ebony and rosewood and marquetry of tortoiseshell and ivory, 69 by 83.5 by 39.5 cm. (Musée d’Art et d’Histoire, Saint-Denis).
Article
Mattia di Nanni's Intarsia Bench for the Palazzo Pubblico, Siena
06/1997 | 1131 | 139
Pages: 372-386
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Author:
Christiansen, Keith (Christiansen, Keith; Christiansen, K.)
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Illustrations
Attributed works:
10. M. Curius Dentatus, Here Attributed to Mattia di Nanni. Intarsiated Wood, 56 by 41.7 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Montréal).
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11. Pompey, Here Attributed to Mattia di Nanni. Intarsiated Wood, 56 by 41.7 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Montréal).
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12. Mettus Curtius, Here Attributed to Mattia di Nanni. Intarsiated Wood, 56 by 41.7 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Montréal).
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13. Scipio Africanus, Here Attributed to Mattia di Nanni. Intarsiated Wood, 61.6 by 43.4 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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14. Madonna of the Snow, by Sassetta. Tempera and Gold on Wood, 241 by 233 cm. (Donazione Contini-Buonacosi, Palazzo Pitti, Florence).
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15. Detail from The Martyrdom of Franciscans, by Ambrogio Lorenzetti. Fresco (S. Francesco, Siena).
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16. Et Ascendit in Celum, from the Choir-Stalls in the Cappella de'Signori, by Domenico di Niccolò. Intarsiated Wood, 49.5 by 46.5 cm. (Palazzo Pubblico, Siena).
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17. Patrem Omnipotentem, from the Choir-Stalls in the Cappella de' Signori, by Domenico di Niccolò or Mattia di Nanni. Intarsiated Wood, 49.5 by 46.5 cm. (Palazzo Pubblico, Siena).
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18. Noah, by Lorenzo Monaco (65.7 by 44.1 cm.). Tempera and Gold on Wood (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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19. Credo in Unum Deum, from the Choir-Stalls in the Cappella de'Signori, by Domenico di Niccolò or Mattia di Nanni. Intarsiated Wood, 49.5 by 46.5 cm. (Palazzo Pubblico, Siena).
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2. Choir-Stalls in the Cappella de' Signori, by Domenico di Niccolò. 1415-28. Intarsiated Wood (Palazzo Pubblico, Siena).
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20. Justice, by Taddeo di Bartolo. Fresco (Antecappella, Palazzo Pubblico, Siena).
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21. Virgin Annunciate, by Sassetta. Tempera and Gold on Wood, 80 by 54.6 cm. (Yale University Art Museum, New Haven).
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23. Justice, Here Attributed to Mattia di Nanni on a Design by Sassetta. Intarsiated Wood, 83 by 56 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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3. Cicero, M. Cato Uticensis and Scipio Africanus, by Taddeo di Bartolo. Fresco (Antecappella, Palazzo Pubblico, Siena).
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4. Bench (Residenza) in the Sala di Balìa, by Barna di Turino. 1408. Wood, 212 by 133 cm. (Palazzo Pubblico, Siena).
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5. Door in the Cappella de' Signori, by Domenico di Niccolò. 1426-28. Intarsiated Wood (Palazzo Pubblico, Siena).
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6. The Virgin Commending the City of Siena to the Capitano del Popolo, by Domenico di Niccolò. Intarsiated Wood, 48 by 44.5 cm (Palazzo Pubblico, Siena).
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7. Justice, by Domenico di Niccolò. Intarsiated Wood, 47 by 44 cm. (Palazzo Pubblico, Siena).
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9. Bench with Roman Heroes, by Antonio Federighi. Marble (Loggia della Mercanzia, Siena).
Western art unattributed:
1. Seventeenth-Century Plan of the Main Floor of Palazzo Pubblico, Siena, Prior to the Reconfiguration of the Rooms (Biblioteca Apostolica, Vatican, Fondo Chigi).
Western art unattributed:
22. Justice, by an Unknown Fifteenth-Century Sienese Artist. Inlaid Marble. (Pavement, Siena Cathedral).
Western art unattributed:
8. Cassapanca Incorporating Elements of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Century. Intarsiated Wood (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Montréal).
Article
Domenico di Niccolò, Mattia di Nanni and the Development of Sienese Intarsia Techniques
06/1997 | 1131 | 139
Pages: 376+378-379+385+387-397
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Author:
Wilmering, Antoine (Wilmering, Antoine)
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Attributed works:
10. M. Curius Dentatus, Here Attributed to Mattia di Nanni. Intarsiated Wood, 56 by 41.7 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Montréal).
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11. Pompey, Here Attributed to Mattia di Nanni. Intarsiated Wood, 56 by 41.7 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Montréal).
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12. Mettus Curtius, Here Attributed to Mattia di Nanni. Intarsiated Wood, 56 by 41.7 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Montréal).
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13. Scipio Africanus, Here Attributed to Mattia di Nanni. Intarsiated Wood, 61.6 by 43.4 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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23. Justice, Here Attributed to Mattia di Nanni on a Design by Sassetta. Intarsiated Wood, 83 by 56 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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24. Detail of the Throne from the Justice Panel (Fig.23), Here Attributed to Mattia di Nanni. c.1430. Intarsiated Wood, 83 by 56 cm. (Whole Panel) (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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25. Detail of the Virgin's Throne in the Annunciation, by Simone Martini. 1333. Tempera on Panel, 184 by 210 cm. (Whole Panel) (Uffizi, Florence).
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27. Polyptych from S. Maria di Valdiponte, by Meo da Siena. Tempera on Panel, 233 by 242 cm. (Galleria Nazionale, Perugia).
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31. Detail of Fig.30 Showing the Head of the Virgin. [Coronation of the Virgin. Sienese, Second Half of the Fourteenth Century. Intarsiated Wood, 290 by 300 cm. (Orvieto Cathedral).]
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32. Detail of the Raising of the Dead from the Choir-Stalls in the Cappella de'Signori, by Domenico di Niccolò, c.1415-21. Intarsiated Wood (Palazzo Pubblico, Siena).
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33. Detail of Patrem Omnipotentem (Fig.17) from the Choir-Stalls in the Cappella de'Signori, Here Attributed to Mattia di Nanni, c.1421-28. Intarsiated Wood (Palazzo Pubblico, Siena).
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34. Detail of Fig.35 Showing Red-Coloured Blood Spurting from the Crucified Christ. [Crucifixus Etiam Pro Nobis, from the Choir-Stalls in the Cappella de'Signori, by Domenico di Niccolò. c.1415-21. Intarsiated Wood and Coloured Putty, 49.5 by 46.5 cm. (Palazzo Pubblico, Siena).]
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35. Crucifixus Etiam Pro Nobis, from the Choir-Stalls in the Cappella de'Signori, by Domenico di Niccolò. c.1415-21. Intarsiated Wood and Coloured Putty, 49.5 by 46.5 cm. (Palazzo Pubblico, Siena).
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36. Detail of Scipio Africanus (Fig.13), Here Attributed to Mattia di Nanni.
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37. Detail of Credo in unum deum (Fig.19) from the Choir-Stalls in the Cappella de'Signori, Here Attributed to Mattia di Nanni. c.1415-21. Intarsiated Wood. (Palazzo Pubblico, Siena).
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39. Detail of the Garment Bow of Justice (Fig.23), Here Attributed to Mattia di Nanni.
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40. Detail of Right Arm of M. Curius Dentatus (Fig.10), Here Attributed to Mattia di Nanni.
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41. Head of M. Curius Dentatus (Fig.10). [M. Curius Dentatus, Here Attributed to Mattia di Nanni. Intarsiated Wood, 56 by 41.7 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Montréal).]
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42. Head of Pompey (Fig.11). [Pompey, Here Attributed to Mattia di Nanni. Intarsiated Wood, 56 by 41.7 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Montréal).]
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43. Detail of Right Arm of Pompey (Fig.11), Here Attributed to Mattia di Nanni.
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44. Head of Justice (Fig.23) [ Justice, Here Attributed to Mattia di Nanni on a Design by Sassetta. Intarsiated Wood, 83 by 56 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).]
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45. X-Radiograph of Justice Panel (Fig.23). [ Justice, Here Attributed to Mattia di Nanni on a Design by Sassetta. Intarsiated Wood, 83 by 56 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).]
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46. Detail of 45 Showing Garment Bow. [ Justice, Here Attributed to Mattia di Nanni on a Design by Sassetta. Intarsiated Wood, 83 by 56 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).]
Attributed works:
7. Justice, by Domenico di Niccolò. Intarsiated Wood, 47 by 44 cm. (Palazzo Pubblico, Siena).
Western art unattributed:
26. St Peter, Detail from Choir-Stall Panel. Sienese, Second Half of the Fourteenth Century. Intarsiated Woods (Orvieto Cathedral).
Western art unattributed:
28. Detail of Fig.29 Showing the Head of St Andrew. [Base of Lectern with Figures of Saints. Sienese, c.1356. Intarsiated Wood (Orvieto Cathedral).]
Western art unattributed:
29. Base of Lectern with Figures of Saints. Sienese, c.1356. Intarsiated Wood (Orvieto Cathedral).
Western art unattributed:
30. Coronation of the Virgin. Sienese, Second Half of the Fourteenth Century. Intarsiated Wood, 290 by 300 cm. (Orvieto Cathedral).
Western art unattributed:
38. Detail of the Cassapanca (Fig.8), with the Three Panels Showing M. Curius Dentatus, Pompey and Mettus Curtius. [Cassapanca Incorporating Elements of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Century. Intarsiated Wood (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Montréal).]
Article
A Rediscovered 'Commesso' Portrait
02/1994 | 1091 | 136
Pages: 68-72
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Author:
Fusco, Peter (Fusco, Peter)
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Hess, Catherine (Hess, Catherine)
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1. Pope Clement VIII, Designed by Jacopo Ligozzi, Executed by Romolo di Francesco Ferrucci (del Tadda). 1600-1601. Stone Commesso, 97 by 68 cm (101.7 by 75.2 with Frame). (J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu).
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2. Reverse of Fig.1. [Pope Clement VIII, Designed by Jacopo Ligozzi, Executed by Romolo di Francesco Ferrucci (del Tadda). 1600-1601. Stone Commesso, 97 by 68 cm (101.7 by 75.2 with Frame). (J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu).]
Article
Inlay, Marquetry and Buhl Workers in England c. 1660-1850
06/1980 | 927 | 122
Pages: 415-416+419
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Author:
Kirkham, Pat (Kirkham, Pat; Kirkham, Patricia Anne; Kirkham, P. A.)
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Article
Jacopo Sansovino and the Choir of St Mark's
08/1976 | 881 | 118
Pages: 550+552-566
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Author:
Boucher, Bruce (Boucher, Bruce)
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Illustrations
Attributed works:
10. The Inlaid Panels from the Stalls on the Right-Hand Side of the Choir, before Their Removal in 1955. (Ufficio tecnico, St Mark's).
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11. The Panel of St Mark, Which Formerly Faced the High Altar.
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12. The Panels from the Stalls on the Left-Hand Side of the Choir.
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13. The Panel of St Theodore, Which Formerly Faced the High Altar.
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14. Detail of the Entablature above the Inlay.
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15. The Present Appearance of the Right-Hand Tribune with the Medieval Tribune Beneath it.
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17. Fortitude from the Panels on the Right-Hand Side of the Choir.
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18. The Baptism of Converts: Bronze Panel from the Right-Hand Tribune.
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19. Martyrdom of St Mark: Central Panel of the Right-Hand Tribune.
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20. St Mark Healing a Demoniac: End Panel of the Right-Hand Tribune.
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21. Tapestry of the Baptism of the Alexandrian and the Miracle of the Lagoon, Here Attributed to Andrea Schiavone and Giovanni Rost.
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22. Drawing for the paliotto of Doge Andrea Grimani, by Andrea Schiavone. (British Museum).
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23. The Corner of the Left-Hand Tribune, Showing the Small Figure of St Mark Facing the Iconostasis.
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24. The Preservation of the Slave: From the Second Tribune.
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25. The Healing of the Paralytic: Central Panel from the Second Tribune.
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26. The Conversion of the Patron: End Panel of the Second Tribune.
Attributed works:
6. The Tribune on the Right-Hand Side of the Choir Seen Through the Iconostasis. (St Mark's, Venice.)
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7. The Tribune on the Left-Hand Side of the Choir Seen Through the Iconostasis.
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8. Ground Plan of the Choir, Engraved by Antonio Visentini (1761).
Attributed works:
9. The Interior of the Choir as It Appeared c.1690, after a Painting by an Unknown Artist. (Museo Correr, Venice).
Western art unattributed:
16. Panel from the Back of the Ducal Throne. (Museo Correr, Venice).[Justice]