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Book Review
Memoria in Stein: Das römische Wandgrabmal der Frührenaissance
01/2025 | 1462 | 167
Pages: 64-5
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Muijtjens, Philip (Muijtjens, Philip)
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Memoria in Stein: Das römische Wandgrabmal der Frührenaissance By Michael Kühlenthal. 2 vols, 894 pp. incl. 907 col. + b. & w. ills. (Hirmer Verlag, Munich, 2024), €285. ISBN 978–3–7774–3054–6. | :
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2. Tomb of Cardinal Antonio Martinez de Chávez, by Antonio Filarete and Isaia da Pisa, with later alterations by Francesco Borromini. After 1447. Marble. (S. Giovanni in Laterano, Rome).
Book Review
Creating Sculpture: Renaissance Drawings and Models
11/2023 | 1448 | 165
Pages: 1246-1247
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Calogero, Marcello (Calogero, Marcello)
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Creating Sculpture: Renaissance Drawings and Models Edited by Michael Cole, Ana Debenedetti and Peta Motture, with Kira d’Alburquerque. 224 pp. incl. 150 col. + 5 b. & w. ills. (V&A Publishing, London, 2022), £35. ISBN 978–1–85177–998–7. | :
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3. River god, by Giambologna. c.1580. Terracotta, height 31 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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Aby Warburg’s Hertziana lecture, 1929
08/2023 | 1445 | 165
Pages: 852–873
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Sears, Elizabeth (Sears, Elizabeth)
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1. The lecture hall in the Bibliotheca Hertziana, Palazzo Zuccari, Rome. Photograph, c.1995. (Bibliotheca Hertziana, Rome).
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10 and 11. Panel I of the Hertziana lecture, photographs by Pompeo Sansaini. 1929. Hand-numbered, 1–35. (Warburg Institute Archive, London).
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12. Detail of Fig.7, showing a carved relief of the Justice of Trajan.
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13. Detail of The children of Venus, showing a dancing couple, attributed to Baccio Baldini. c.1464. Engraving, 32 by 21.5 cm. (British Museum, London).
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14. Detail of The children of Venus, showing a dancing couple, attributed to Baccio Baldini. c.1465. Engraving, 25.5 by 18 cm. (British Museum, London).
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15. Panel VIb of the Hertziana lecture, photograph by Pompeo Sansaini. 1929. The panel includes two depictions of the Battle of Constantine, by Piero della Francesca (nos.216–17) and Giulio Romano (no.215). (Warburg Institute Archive, London).
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16. Chart sketched by Aby Warburg, 8th February 1929. Media represented in the twelve Hertziana ‘plates’ following the C-sketches consisting of 287 photographs distributed across nine screens before the discarding of Plate VI. (Warburg Institute Archive, London).
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17. The monument to Giordano Bruno, Campo dei Fiori, Rome, by Ettore Ferrari. 1889. Bronze. The statue is on the site of Bruno’s execution on 17th February 1600. (Photograph the author).
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2. Gertrud Bing, Aby Warburg and Franz Alber in their sitting room at the Palace Hotel, April 1929. In the background is a screen constructed for the Hertziana lecture: to the left, the first eight of the twenty photographs by Pompeo Sansaini documenting the image-series; to the right, a scattering of photographs that had been on display. (Warburg Institute Archive, London).
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3 and 4. The evolution of Hertziana Panel 1 (‘Energetic inversion’) in arrangements of photographs sketched by Gertrud Bing. Demonstration evening (5th December 1928) and A-series (January 1929). See also Figs.5 and 6. (Warburg Institute Archive, London).
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5 and 6. The evolution of Hertziana Panel 1 (‘Energetic inversion’) in arrangements of photographs sketched by Gertrud Bing. The B-series and the (final) C-series (January 1929). (Warburg Institute Archive, London).
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7. The first terrace of Purgatory: the marble reliefs and the repentance of the proud: an illustration for Purgatorio, Canto X of Dante’s Divine Comedy, by Sandro Botticelli. c.1488–92. Metalpoint and brown ink on parchment, 32.2 by 47 cm. (Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen, Berlin).
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8. Adoration of the shepherds, by Domenico Ghirlandaio. 1485. Oil on panel, 167 by 167 cm. (S. Trinita Florence; photograph © Raffaello Bencini; Bridgeman Images).
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9. Detail of a relief below the tomb of Francesco Sassetti, showing Sassetti being mourned, attributed to Giuliano da Sangallo. 1485–90. Pietra serena. (S. Trinita, Florence).
Exhibition Review
Donatello in Florence, Berlin and London
07/2023 | 1444 | 165
Pages: 761–771
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Röstel, Alexander (Röstel, Alexander )
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Donatello. Inventor of the Renaissance, Berlin, 2nd September 2022–8th January 2023. | :
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Donatello. Sculpting the Renaissance, Victoria and Albert Museum, London. 11th February–11th June 2023. | :
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Donatello. The Renaissance, Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, 19th March–31st July 2022. | :
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1. Virgin and Child (The Pazzi Madonna), by Donatello. c.1420–25. Marble, 74.5 by 73 by 6.5 cm. (Bode-Museum, Berlin; exh. Palazzo Strozzi, Florence; Gemäldegalerie, Berlin; and Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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10. Installation view of Donatello: Sculpting the Renaissance at Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2023, showing a group of sculptures depicting the Virgin and Child.
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11. Virgin and Child (The Piot Madonna), by Donatello and workshop. c.1440. Terracotta with traces of gilding, inset with wax medallions under glass, diameter 75 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; exh. Palazzo Strozzi, Florence; Gemäldegalerie, Berlin; and Victoria & Albert Museum, London).
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12. Virgin and Child (The Dudley Madonna), by Donatello. c.1440. Marble, 27 by 16.5 by 2 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London; exh. Palazzo Strozzi, Florence; Florence; Gemäldegalerie, Berlin; and Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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13. Flagellation and Crucifixion (The Forzori Altar), by Donatello. c.1450. Terracotta, 54.5 by 30.4 by 4.5 cm. (Flagellation), 53.5 by 27 by 5 cm. (Crucifixion) and 11.6 by 48.4 by 2.3 cm. (predella). (Victoria and Albert Museum, London; exh. Palazzo Strozzi, Florence; Gemäldegalerie, Berlin; and Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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2. Amor–Attis, by Donatello. c.1435–40. Bronze, partially gilded, 103 by 55 by 45 cm. (Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence; exh. Palazzo Strozzi, Florence; Gemäldegalerie, Berlin; and Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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3. The feast of Herod, by Donatello. c.1423–27. Gilded bronze, 60 by 59.7 by 9 cm. (Baptistery of S. Giovanni, Siena; exh. Palazzo Strozzi, Florence).
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4. Installation view of Donatello: The Renaissance at Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, 2022, showing on the right St Louis of Toulouse by Donatello.
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5. Ascension with Christ giving the keys to St Peter, by Donatello. c.1428–30. Marble, 40.6 by 114.3 by 5.3 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London; exh. Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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6. Capital for the pulpit of Prato Cathedral, by Donatello and Michelozzo. 1433. Bronze, 94.5 by 143.5 by 50 cm. (Museo dell’Opera del Duomo, Prato; exh. Palazzo Strozzi, Florence; Gemäldegalerie, Berlin; and Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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7. David, by Donatello. c.1408–16. Marble, 191 by 57.5 by 32 cm. (Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence; exh. Palazzo Strozzi, Florence; Gemäldegalerie, Berlin; and Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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8. Installation view of Donatello: Inventor of the Renaissance at the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, 2022, showing the Martelli David and Bronzino’s portrait of Ugolino Martelli.
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9. Installation view of Donatello: Sculpting the Renaissance at Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2023.
Book Review
The Allure of Glazed Terracotta in Renaissance Italy
02/2023 | 1439 | 165
Pages: 209-210
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Warren, Jeremy (Warren, Jeremy)
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The Allure of Glazed Terracotta in Renaissance Italy By Zuzanna Sarnecka. 184 pp. incl. 144 col. + 3 b. & w. ills. (Harvey Miller, London, 2022), €75. ISBN 978–1–912554–78–2. | :
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4. Tempietto, by an anonymous artist from Urbino. c.1560. Tin-glazed earthenware, height 42.5 cm. (Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche, Faenza).
Book Review
De Filarete a Riccio: Bronzes italiens de la Renaissance (1430–1550)
02/2023 | 1439 | 165
Pages: 208-209
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Avery, Charles (Avery, Charles)
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De Filarete a Riccio: Bronzes italiens de la Renaissance (1430–1550) By Philippe Malgouyres. 720 pp. inc. 1270 col. + b. & w. ills. (Musée du Louvre Éditions and Mare et Martin, Paris, 2020), €65. ISBN 978–2–36222–006–7. | :
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Moderno and Severo da Ravenna in the Duclaux collection, Angers
11/2022 | 1436 | 164
Pages: 1123-1125
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Lamouche, Emmanuel (Lamouche, Emmanuel)
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10. Hercules and the Nemean Lion, by Moderno (Galeazzo Mondella). c.1490–1505. Bronze, diameter 10.4 cm. (Musées des Beaux-arts d’Angers).
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11. Reproduction of Fig.10 in Trésor de numismatique et de glyptique, ou Recueil général de médailles, monnaies, pierres gravées, bas-reliefs tant anciens que modernes, Paris 1836, vol. XIX–XX, pl.X. (Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris).
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12. Young woman running with a shell and a candlestick, by the workshop of Severo da Ravenna (Severo Calzetta). After 1527. Bronze, height 22.1 cm. (with base), 18.4 cm. (without base), base diameter 12.8 cm. (Musées des Beaux-arts d’Angers).
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13. The back of the statue shown in Fig.12. (Photograph Centre de Recherche et de Restauration de Musées des France, Paris).
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14. Young woman running (now known as Thetis), by the workshop of Severo da Ravenna (Severo Calzetta). After 1527. Bronze, height 18.2 cm. (Cleveland Museum of Art).
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15. One side of the statue illustrated in Fig.12. (Photograph Centre de Recherche et de Restauration de Musées des France, Paris).
Book Review
Il Maestro dei bambini turbolenti: Sandro di Lorenzo scultore in terracotta agli albori della Maniera
11/2022 | 1436 | 164
Pages: 1163-1165
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Avery, Charles (Avery, Charles)
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Il Maestro dei bambini turbolenti: Sandro di Lorenzo scultore in terracotta agli albori della Maniera By Lorenzo Principi. 504 pp. incl. 332 col. + 115 b. & w. ills. (Aquaplano, Perugia, 2020), €80. ISBN 978–88–85803–58–9. | :
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3. Virgin and Child (or Charity), by Sandro di Lorenzo. c.1520. Terracotta, 72 by 48 by 21 cm. (Private collection).
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From Florence to Paris: new evidence for Giovanni Bastianini and his work
03/2021 | 1416 | 163
Pages: 222-235
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Warren, Jeremy (Warren, Jeremy)
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1. Girolamo Benivieni, by Giovanni Bastianini. c.1863–64. Terracotta, 53.8 by 54 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
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10. Virgin and Child (‘The Dudley Madonna’), attributed to Donatello or Desiderio da Settignano. Probably c.1460–60. Marble, 27.2 by 16.5 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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11. Virgin and Child (‘The Dreyfus Madonna’), here attributed to Giovanni Bastianini, after a model attributed to Donatello or Desiderio da Settignano. c.1855–65. Marble, height 28.3 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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12. Giovanna degli Albizzi, by Giovanni Bastianini. c.1860. Gesso and polychrome over wood and mixed media, height 53 cm. (National Gallery of Art, Washington).
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2. Girolamo Savonarola, by Giovanni Bastianini. 1863. Pigmented terracotta, height 60.3 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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3. Giovanni delle Bande Nere, by Giovanni Bastianini. c.1867. Pigmented terracotta, height 45.8 cm. (The Wallace Collection, London; Bridgeman Images).
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4. ‘Piccarda Donati’, by Giovanni Bastianini. c.1855. Plaster, height 57 cm. (Galleria d’Arte Moderna, Palazzo Pitti, Florence).
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5. ‘Giovanna Tornabuoni’, here identified as Bust of Piccarda Donati, by Giovanni Bastianini. c.1855. Plaster, height 51 cm. (Galleria d’Arte Moderna, Palazzo Pitti, Florence).
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6. Cosimo I de’ Medici, by Benvenuto Cellini. 1545–46. Bronze, height 110 cm. (Museo Nazionale dell Bargello, Florence; photograph © Raffaello Bencini / Bridgeman Images).
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7. Cosimo I de’ Medici, here attributed to Giovanni Bastianini, after a model by Benvenuto Cellini. c.1855–65. Marble, 95.9 by 71.8 by 39.4 cm. (Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco).
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8. The bust illustrated in Fig.7, seen from behind.
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9. Portrait of a young woman, by Andrea della Robbia. c.1465–70. Tin-glazed terracotta, diameter 43 cm. (Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence; Scala).
Book Review
Gustave Dreyfus: Collectionneur et Mécène dans le Paris de la Belle Epoque
02/2021 | 1415 | 163
Pages: 188-189
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Warren, Jeremy (Warren, Jeremy)
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Gustave Dreyfus: Collectionneur et Mécène dans le Paris de la Belle Epoque By Alice Silvia Legé. 200 pp. incl. 58 col. + 16 b. & w. ills. (Officina Libraria, Milan, 2019), €22.90. ISBN 978–88–336–7010–2. | :
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Gustave Dreyfus: Collectionneur et Mécène dans le Paris de la Belle Epoque By Alice Silvia Legé. 200 pp. incl. 58 col. + 16 b. & w. ills. (Officina Libraria, Milan, 2019), €22.90. ISBN 978–88–336–7010–2.
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