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New light on the colossal statues on the façade of St Peter’s, Rome
01/2022 | 1426 | 164
Pages: 22-33
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Author:
Loffredo, Fernando (Loffredo, Fernando)
Subjects
artists:
Fancelli, Chiarissimo / Fancelli (stonecutter), Carlo / Cennini, Bernardino / Drouin, Siméon / Paracca (Valsoldino), Giovanni Antonio / Stati, Cristoforo / Moretti, Egidio / Buonvicino, Ambrogio / Serodine, Giovanni / Bernini, Pietro
artists:
Fontana, Giuseppe
buildings:
Basilica di San Pietro, Rome, Italy
dates:
1600-1649
places:
Rome
sources:
Baldinucci, Filippo
subjects:
Attributions / Italian sculpture / Italian architecture / Statues
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Detail of the east front of St Peter’s, Rome. (Photograph the author).
Attributed works:
10. St Philip, here attributed to Pietro Bernini. 1613–14. Travertine, height 565 cm. (St Peter’s, Rome; photograph the author).
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11. Virgin and Child, by Giovan Battista Serodine. Shortly before 1615. Travertine. (S. Francesca Romana, Rome; photograph the author).
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12. Autumn in the guise of Priapus, by Pietro Bernini (with the assistance of Gian Lorenzo Bernini). 1616–17. Marble, height 227.6 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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13. Detail of Fig.10. (Photograph the author).
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14. Autumn, by Pietro Bernini (with the assistance of Gian Lorenzo Bernini). c.1620. Marble, 125.5 cm. (Private collection; photograph the author).
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15. Detail of Adam, Eve and the serpent, by Pietro Bernini. c.1620. Marble, height 188 cm. (Musée de Tessé, Le Mans; photograph the author).
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16. St Matthew, by Pietro Bernini. 1604–06. Marble, height approx. 180 cm. (Church of Gerolamini, Naples; photograph courtesy Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz).
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17. St John the Evangelist, by Giovanni Antonio Paracca, nicknamed Valsoldino. 1612–13. Travertine, height 565 cm. (St Peter’s, Rome; photograph the author).
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18. St John the Baptist, by Siméon Drouin. 1613. Travertine, height 565 cm. (St Peter’s, Rome; photograph the author).
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19. St James the Great, by Egidio Moretti. 1613. Travertine, height 565 cm. (St Peter’s, Rome; photograph the author).
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2. Statues of (from left to right) St John the Evangelist, St Andrew, Christ the Redeemer and St John the Baptist on the attic of the east front of St Peter’s, Rome. (Bibliotheca Hertziana, Max-Planck-Institute für Kunstgeschichte, Rome).
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20. St Matthias, by Giuseppe Fontana. 1612–13. Travertine, height 565 cm. (St Peter’s, Rome; photograph the author).
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3. The east front of St Peter’s, Rome. (Bridgeman Images).
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4. The coat of arms of Pope Paul V Borghese in the pediment on the east front of St Peter’s, Rome, by Carlo Fancelli and Leone Garuo. c.1612–13. Travertine, height 600 cm. (Photograph the author).
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5. Vulcan, by Chiarissimo Fancelli. 1611. Marble, height 210 cm. (Boboli Gardens, Florence; photograph courtesy Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz).
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6. St Andrew, by Chiarissimo Fancelli. 1612–13. Travertine, height 565 cm. (St Peter’s, Rome; photograph the author).
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7. St Thaddeus, by Chiarissimo Fancelli. 1612–13. Travertine, height 565 cm. (St Peter’s, Rome; photograph the author).
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8. St Cristina, by Chiarissimo Fancelli. 1622–25. Marble, height approx. 200 cm. (Pisa Cathedral; photograph the author).
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9. Christ the Redeemer, by Cristoforo Stati, completed by Siméon Drouin. 1612–13. Travertine, height 600 cm. (St Peter’s, Rome; photograph the author).
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12/2003 | 1209 | 145
Pages: i-xxii
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Hilary Chelminski (dealer), London, Great Britain
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Antonacci Lapiccirella Fine Art, Florence, Italy
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artists:
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artists:
Westmacott, Henry / Rodin, Auguste / Hepworth, Barbara
artists:
Gijón, Francisco Ruiz / Richard, Fleury François / Prieur, Barthélemy / Carpeaux, Jean-Baptiste
artists:
Etex, Antoine / Barye, Antoine-Louis / Baccio da Montelupo / Cheere, Henry
artists:
Tischbein, Wilhelm, 1751-1829 / Arellano, Juan de / Stati, Cristoforo / Cibber, Cajus Gabriel
artists:
Greuze, Jean-Baptiste / Master of the Ashmolean Museum Predella / Dalou, Aimé Jules / Cioli, Valerio di Simone
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Illustrations
Attributed works:
[Brimo de Laroussilhe. 7, Quai Voltaire, 75007 Paris. Barthélemy Prieur (Brezieux, 1536 - Paris, 1611). Bacchus. Height: 23 cm. Bronze statuette, hollow, lost wax cast, darkened varnish over rich brown, natural patina.]
Attributed works:
[Chanel Fine Jewellery Boutique, 173 New Bond Street, London] "Volute" Rings. 18 K White gold, diamonds and pink sapphire.
Attributed works:
[Charles Ratton & Guy Ladrière. 14 rue de Marignan, 75008 Paris. BACCIO DA MONTELUPO (Montelupo 1460 - Lucca 1535) possibly Saint Jerome. Terracotta. Height: 41.2 cm. Length: 34 cm. Depth: 17 cm.]
Attributed works:
[Chelminski Gallery. 616 King’s Road, London SW6 2DU. Hindu Girl by Sir Richard Westmacott RA. Exhibited at the Royal Academy 1821. Ht. 39 in (99cm)]
Attributed works:
[Daniel Katz, Ltd. 13 Old Bond Street. London. W1S 4SX Aimé-Jules DALOU (1838-1902). Study for 'Triumph pf Silenus' bronze, piéce unique cast by Hébrard, 42.5 cm./ 16 3/4 in. high]
Attributed works:
[David & Constance Yates. Lenox Hill Station. New York 10021. ANTOINE ETEX (Paris 1808 - 1888 Chaville). A Plaster Model for the Tomb of Théodore Géricault (1791-1824). Plaster, 17 x 15 x 7 5/8 inches (44.5 x 38.7 x 19.4 cm). Signed ETEX and dated1840.]
Attributed works:
[Finch & co. Suite 744, 2 Old Brompton Road, London SW7 3DQ. An important marble monument attribuited to Caius Gabriel Cibber (1630-1700). Recently sold to the Victoria & Albert Museum.]
Attributed works:
[Galleria Carlo Orsi. Via Bagutta, 14 - 20121 Milan. CRISTOFORO STATI (Bracciano 1556 ca. - Rome 1619) Cleopatra. Marble. Height: 75 inches (191 cm)]
Attributed works:
[Galleria Il Cartiglio. Via Maggio 78/r. 50125 Florence, Italy. VALERIO CIOLI (Settignano circa 1529/Florence 1599). Portrait of Giovanni Cerretani. Marble relief. Size 29x21.5 cms. The relief bears on the back the following inscription: 'GIO.D.N. CERRETANUS DI ANI 58 / 8AGOSTO 1598']
Attributed works:
[Hall & Knight Ltd. 21 East 67th Street. New York, NY 20021. 43 New Bond Street, London. W1S 2SA. Jean-Baptiste Greuze. (Trournus 1725 - 1805 Paris). Portrait of Denis Diderot (1713-1784). Oil on canvas, oval, 60x48.6 cm (23 5/8x19 1/8 inches)]
Attributed works:
[Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert. 38 Bury Street. St. James’s, London SW1Y 6BB. 17 East 76th Street, New York. Barbara Hepworth 1903-1975. Helicold in Sphere, 1938. Lignum vitae on original base. Height 10 inches; 25,5 cm]
Attributed works:
[James Grahm & Sons. 1014 Madison Avenue. New York. NY 10021. Turkish Horse No.2 ca. 1857. Bronze. 11 1/4 x 11 3/8 x 4 3/8 inches. Dark brown/Green patina. Signed on base: BARYE.]
Attributed works:
[Michael Hall Fine Arts, inc. 49 East 82nd Street, New York. Attributed to Bathélemy Prieur (Berzieux 1536 - Paris 1611). Nude Male Caryatid. Bronze. Height: 83/4 inches]
Attributed works:
[Moretti. Piazza Ottaviani 17/r, 50123 Florence. Master of the Ashmolean Museum Predella. Florence, act. from 1360/65 to 1385/90. Madonna and Child; St. Francis; St Margaret. Tempera on panel, 74x50cm]
Attributed works:
[Patricia Wengraf, Ltd. PO Box 31067, London SW1W 9FJ. San Juan de la Cruz. Wood statue with original polychrome and gold leaf. Height: 66 in - 168 cm. Attributed to Francisco Antonio Gijon (Seville 1653 - c. 1720]
Attributed works:
[Rafael Valls. 11 Duke Street, St. James’s, London. JUAN DE ARELLANO 1614-1676. A Still Life of Tulips, Roses, Carnations and other flowers in a Glass Vase (detail). Oil on canvas: 65 x 52 cm. Signed and dated 1674.]
Attributed works:
[Robert Bowman Gallery. 8 Duke Street, St. James’s London. Auguste Rodin. Saint-Jean Baptiste Préchant. Lifetime cast by Thiébault Fres. Height: 19 7/8 in. (50.4 cm)]
Attributed works:
[Schlichte Bergen. P.C. Hooftstraat 53’, 1071 BN Amsterdam. FLEURY FRANçOIS RICHARD (Lyon 1777-1852). The grotto of la Balme, near Grenoble. Canvas, 86 x 66 cm. Inscribed on an old label on the frame: Les Grotto de la Balme (Vercors) Ecole de David. 1819]
Attributed works:
[Sotheby’s & Co., 34-35 New Bond Street, London, W.1. Henry Cheere. British 1703-1781. The Monument to Sir George Cooke (1675-1740). Marble 320 by 122 by 107 cm.]
Attributed works:
[Talabardon & Gautier. 134 Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008, Paris. Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875) a sketch for Pourquoi naitre esclave?, circa 1868. Clay, height: 14,5 cm. Provenance: lot 78 in the Carpeaux sale, Paris, December 8-9, 1913.]
Attributed works:
[Trinity Fine Art. 29 Bruton Street. London W1J 6QP. JOHANN HEINRICH WILHELM TISCHBEIN (Haina 1721 - Eutin 1829). An Idyllic Landscape. Pen and brown ink, brown and grey wash, watercolour, over traces of black chalk. Inscribed and dated, 1809. 267x438 mm]
Western art unattributed:
[Francesco Antonacci. Via Magutta 54, 00187 Rome. Design for a chandelier. Pen and ink on paper, 26 by 15.5 cm. Prague, early nineteenth century.]
Western art unattributed:
[Galleria Nella Longari. Via Bigli 15, 20121 Milan. Madonna and Child by Florentine sculpture. Circa 1400. Polychrome and gilded wood. 69 cm high.]