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Exhibition Review
Drawing the Italian Renaissance Italian Renaissance Drawings from Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
03/2025 | 1464 | 167
Pages: 266–8
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Reviewer:
Whistler, Catherine (Whistler, Catherine; Whistler, Caroline)
Subjects
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
King's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London, Great Britain / Museum Bredius, The Hague, Netherlands / Frits Lugt Collection, Fondation Custodia, Paris, France
subjects:
Italian drawings / Renaissance art / Renaissance Italy
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Drawing the Italian Renaissance The King’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London 1st November 2024–9th March 2025 | :
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Italian Renaissance Drawings from Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Fondation Custodia – Collection Frits Lugt, Paris 12th October 2024–12th January 2025 | :
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Attributed works:
1. Study for the head of a young saint, attributed to Lorenzo di Credi or Agnolo di Donnino del Mazziere. c.1480–1500. Metalpoint on paper, 17.1 by 14.2 cm. (Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam; exh. Fondation Custodia, Paris).
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2. Study for a Virgin with the Christ Child and the infant St John the Baptist, by Fra Bartolommeo (Baccio della Porta), c.1515. Red and black chalk on paper, 27.4 by 20.5 cm. (Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam; exh. Fondation Custodia, Paris).
Attributed works:
3. Installation view of Drawing the Italian Renaissance at the King’s Gallery, London, 2024–25, showing the Nash Gallery.
Book Review
Statues and Busts (The Paper Museum of Cassiano dal Pozzo, Series A: Antiquities and Architecture, Part 4)
03/2025 | 1464 | 167
Pages: 294–6
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Reviewer:
Stewart, Peter (Stewart, Peter)
Subjects
patrons:
Dal Pozzo, Cassiano, 1588-1657
subjects:
Italian sculpture / Italian drawings
works:
The Paper Museum of Cassiano dal Pozzo
Reviewed Items
works:
Statues and Busts (The Paper Museum of Cassiano dal Pozzo, Series A: Antiquities and Architecture, Part 4) By Amanda Claridge and Eloisa Dodero. 448 pp. incl. 268 col. + 60 b. & w. ills. (Brepols, Turnhout, 2023), €115. ISBN 978–1–912554–57–7. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
5. Left hand wearing a ‘caestus’ and holding weights, by Vincenzo Leonardi. Pen, dark brown ink and greyish-brown wash over black chalk on paper, 39.7 by 29.3 cm. (Royal Library, Windsor).
Exhibition Review
Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael: Florence, c.1504
02/2025 | 1463 | 167
Pages: 175–177
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Reviewer:
Lewis, Grant (Lewis, Grant)
Subjects
artists:
Michelangelo / Leonardo da Vinci / Raphael
dates:
1500-1509 / 2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Royal Academy of Arts, London, Great Britain
places:
Florence
subjects:
Italian drawings
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael: Florence, c.1504 Royal Academy of Arts, London 9th November 2024–16th February 2025 | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
13. Virgin and Child with St Anne and the infant St John the Baptist (Burlington House cartoon), by Leonardo da Vinci. Here dated to c.1506–08. Charcoal with black and white chalk on 8 sheets of paper, mounted on canvas, 141.5 by 104.6 cm. (National Gallery, London; exh. Royal Academy of Arts, London).
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14. Virgin and Child with the infant St John the Baptist (Taddei tondo), by Michelangelo Buonarroti. c.1504–05. Marble, diameter 106.8 cm. (Royal Academy of Arts, London).
Attributed works:
15. Studies for the Virgin and Child, by Raphael. c.1506–07. Pen and brown ink over red chalk, 25.3 by 18.3 cm. (British Museum, London; exh. Royal Academy of Arts, London).
Exhibition Review
Federico Barocci Urbino: L’emozione della pittura moderna
09/2024 | 1458 | 166
Pages: 956-9
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Reviewer:
Pierguidi, Stefano (Pierguidi, Stefano)
Subjects
artists:
Barocci, Federico
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, Palazzo Ducale, Urbino, Italy
subjects:
Italian art / Italian drawings / Italian painting
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Federico Barocci Urbino: L’emozione della pittura moderna Palazzo Ducale, Urbino 20th June–6th October | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
14. Deposition, by Federico Barocci. 1567–69. Oil on canvas, 412 by 232 cm. (Cathedral of Perugia; exh. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino).
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15. Presentation of the Virgin to the Temple, by Federico Barocci. 1593–1603. Oil on canvas, 381 by 284 cm. (S. Maria in Vallicella, Rome; exh. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino).
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16. Study of a cat, by Federico Barocci. c.1582– 84. Red and black chalk on paper, 11.5 by 14.6 cm. (Gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence; exh. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino).
Book Review
Sublime Ideas: Drawings by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
08/2024 | 1457 | 166
Pages: 865–7
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Reviewer:
Pinto, John A. (Pinto, John A.; Pinto, John)
Subjects
art literature:
Exhibition catalogues
artists:
Piranesi, Giovanni Battista
museums and institutions:
Morgan Library and Museum, New York, United States
subjects:
Italian drawings
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Sublime Ideas: Drawings by Giovanni Battista Piranesi By John Marciari. 224 pp. incl. 207 col. ills. (Morgan Library & Museum, New York, and Paul Holberton Publishing, London, 2023), £40. ISBN 978–1– 913645–38–0. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
4. Church interior with tombs, urns and a freestanding monument, by Giovanni Battista Piranesi. c.1742– 43, with later reworking. Pen, brown ink, brown and grey wash and black and red chalk on paper. 18.7 by 24.6 cm. (Morgan Library & Museum, New York).
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5. Study of one of the Newdigate candelabra, workshop of Giovanni Battista Piranesi. c.1774–75. Black and red chalk with pen and brown ink, 77.7 by 56.2 cm. (Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe).
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6. Ruins of Pozzuoli, by Giovanni Battista Piranesi and Benedetto Mori (?). c.1776–77. Pen, brown ink and black chalk on paper, 49.1 by 76.2 cm. (Morgan Library & Museum, New York).
Exhibition Review
L’Autoritratto di Leonardo: Storia e contemporaneità di un capolavoro
06/2024 | 1455 | 166
Pages: 629–631
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Reviewer:
Mazzotta, Antonio (Mazzotta, Antonio)
Subjects
artists:
Leonardo da Vinci
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Biblioteca Reale, Turin, Italy
subjects:
Italian art / Italian drawings / Self-portraits / Attribution / Dating
Reviewed Items
subjects:
L’Autoritratto di Leonardo: Storia e contemporaneità di un capolavoro Biblioteca Reale, Turin 28th March–30th June Galleria Sabauda, Turin 28th March–28 July | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
10. Bearded old man, by Leonardo da Vinci. c.1491–95. Red chalk on paper, 33.3 by 21.3 cm. (Biblioteca Reale, Turin).
Attributed works:
11. Leonardo da Vinci, attributed to Francesco Melzi. c.1515. Red chalk on paper, 27.5 by 19 cm. (© 2024 His Majesty King Charles III / Royal Collection Trust).
Book Review
The Architectural Drawings of Antonio da Sangallo and His Circle (Vol.III: Antiquity and Theory)
06/2024 | 1455 | 166
Pages: 648–650
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Reviewer:
Hemsoll, David (Hemsoll, David)
Subjects
artists:
Sangallo, Antonio da, the younger, 1484-1546 / and collaborators
museums and institutions:
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy
subjects:
Drawings / Architectural drawings / Antiquity / Archaeology / Italian drawings
Reviewed Items
subjects:
The Architectural Drawings of Antonio da Sangallo and His Circle (Vol.III: Antiquity and Theory) Edited by Christoph Luitpold Frommel and Georg Schelbert. 2 vols, 584 pp. incl. 526 b. & w. ills. (Harvey Miller Publishers, London, 2022), £210. ISBN 978–1–912554–39–3. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Plan of the Colosseum, by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger. c.1505 or after 1513. Pen on parchment, 18.7 by 22.7 cm. (Gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence).
Book Review
I disegni di Antonio e Piero del Pollaiolo (Corpus der italienischen Zeichnungen 1300–1550, I, Toscana, 16)
03/2024 | 1452 | 166
Pages: 322–324
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Reviewer:
Wright, Alison (Wright, Alison)
Subjects
artists:
Pollaiolo, Antonio del / Pollaiolo, Piero del / Pollaiolo, Salvestro del / Finiguerra, Maso
dates:
1450-1499
subjects:
Italian drawings / Attributions / Provenance
Reviewed Items
subjects:
I disegni di Antonio e Piero del Pollaiolo (Corpus der italienischen Zeichnungen 1300–1550, I, Toscana, 16) By Lorenza Melli. 455 pp. incl. 728 col. ills. (Michael Imhof Verlag, Petersberg, 2023), €99. ISBN 978–3–7319–1237–8. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Studies of horsemen and foot soldiers for the ‘Martyrdom of St. Sebastian’, by Antonio and Piero del Pollaiuolo. c.1470–75. Pen and brown ink and wash with traces of black chalk on brown tinted paper, 16.4 by 28.6 cm. (Gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence).
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2. Blind Cupid, detail of central fragment from a larger sheet, by Antonio del Pollaiuolo. c.1460–65. Pen and brown ink with wash and traces of black chalk on paper, 14.8 by 4.2 cm. (Gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence)
Book Review
Magie kresby: Italská kresba vrcholné renesance a manýrismu v ceských a moravských verejných sbírkách / The Magic of Drawing: Italian Drawing of the High Renaissance and Mannerism from Bohemian and Moravian Public Collections
03/2024 | 1452 | 166
Pages: 314–316
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Reviewer:
De Klerck, Bram (De Klerck, Bram)
Subjects
art literature:
Exhibition catalogues
dates:
2020-2030
subjects:
Italian drawings / Czech Republic / Collections, Public / Renaissance art / Mannerism
Reviewed Items
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Magie kresby: Italská kresba vrcholné renesance a manýrismu v ceských a moravských verejných sbírkách / The Magic of Drawing: Italian Drawing of the High Renaissance and Mannerism from Bohemian and Moravian Public Collections By Zdenek Kazlepka and Martin Zlatohlávek. 346 pp. incl. 119 col. + b. & w. ills. (Katoliká teologická fakulta, Univerzity Karlova and Muzeum umení, Olomouc 2023), €71. ISBN 978–80–87922–35–4. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
10. Two male figures in antique cloaks, by Giovanni Bellini. 1506– 08. Brush, white and black tempera, with brown pen wash, 40 by 24 cm. (Archdiocesan Museum, Kromeríž).
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11. Study for St Peter visiting St Agatha in prison, by Giulio Campi. 1537. Pen in brown, 14 by 10 cm. (National Gallery, Prague).
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9. Jupiter and Juno, by Giulio Romano. 1530– 32. Pen in brown, wash, heightened with white, over traces of black chalk, 44 by 57 cm. (Archdiocesan Museum, Kromeríž).
Exhibition Review
Botticelli Drawings
02/2024 | 1451 | 166
Pages: 188–190
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Reviewer:
Nethersole, Scott (Nethersole, Scott)
Subjects
artists:
Botticelli, Sandro / Lippi, Filippo
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, United States
subjects:
Drawings / Italian drawings
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Botticelli Drawings Legion of Honor, San Francisco 19th November 2023–11th February 2024 | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
11. Study for a portrait of a woman, by Botticelli. c.1480. Metalpoint heightened with white, 34 by 23 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford; exh. Legion of Honor, San Francisco).
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12. Study for a standing man or St Sebastian, by Botticelli. c.1473. Metalpoint heightened with white, 18.4 by 9.3 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; exh. Legion of Honor, San Francisco).
Attributed works:
13. Head of a youth looking up, by Botticelli. c.1465–68. Metalpoint heightened with white, 16.7 by 13.5 cm. (Kupferstichkabinett, Dresden; exh. Legion of Honor, San Francisco).
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