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Book Review
The Ugly Duchess: Beauty and Satire in the Renaissance
11/2023 | 1448 | 165
Pages: 1238-1239
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Tantardini, Lucia (Tantardini, Lucia)
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The Ugly Duchess: Beauty and Satire in the Renaissance By Emma Capron, with contributions by Martin Clayton and Charlotte Wytema. 80 pp. incl. 52 col. + b. & w. ills. (National Gallery Global, London, 2023), £16.99. ISBN 978–1–85709–694–1. | :
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6. An old woman (‘The ugly duchess’), by Quinten Massys. c.1513. Oil on panel, 62.4 by 45.5 cm. (National Gallery, London).
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7. A grotesque old woman, attributed to Francesco Melzi after Leonardo da Vinci. c.1510–20. Red chalk, 17.2 by 14.3 cm. (© Royal Collection Trust, HM King Charles III).
Exhibition Review
The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England
01/2023 | 1438 | 165
Pages: 74-76
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Goldring, Elizabeth (Goldring, Elizabeth)
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10. Angel bearing a candlestick (one of a pair), by Benedetto da Rovezzano. 1524–29. Bronze, 101 by 50 by 33 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London; exh. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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11. Elizabeth I (Sieve Portrait), by Quentin Metsys the Younger. 1583. Oil on canvas, 124.5 by 91.5 cm. (Pinacoteca Nazionale, Siena; exh. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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12. Henry VIII, by Hans Holbein the Younger. c.1537. Oil on panel, 28 by 20 cm. (Museo Nacional Thyssen- Bornemisza, Madrid; exh. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Supplement
Recent acquisitions at the J. Paul Getty Museum (2017–21)
01/2022 | 1426 | 164
Pages: 97-116
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Potts, Timothy (Potts, Timothy; Potts, Timothy F.)
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11. Corpus Christi, by Veit Stoss (German, 1447–1533). c.1490–1500. Wood, 34.5 by 33 by 6.5 cm. 2019.94.
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12. Annunciation, by Giovanni di Balduccio (Italian, c.1300– after 1349). c.1333–34. Marble with traces of polychromy, angel: 75 by 22.5 by 20 cm.; Virgin: 78.5 by 24 by 19 cm. 2019.117.
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13. Bust of a young boy, by Desiderio da Settignano (Italian, c.1430–64). c.1460–64. Marble, 25 by 24.5 by 14 cm. 2018.5.
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14. Christ as the man of sorrows, by Quentin Metsys (Netherlandish, 1465 or 1466–1530). c.1520–25. Oil on panel, 49.5 by 37 cm. 2018.54.
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15. Anne of Brittany enthroned and accompanied by her ladies-in-waiting, from Ovid, excerpts from Heroides; Octovien de Saint-Gelais, Letters, by the Master of the Chronique scandaleuse (French, active c.1493–1510). c.1493. Tempera colours, gold and ink on parchment, 26.5 by 19 cm. MS. 121, fol.55, 2021.7.
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16. Head of a young man, by Francesco Mazzola, il Parmigianino (Italian, 1503–40). c.1539–40. Pen and brown ink, 16 by 10.5 cm. 2017.79.
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17. Study for the head of St Joseph (recto); Two studies of legs (verso), by Andrea del Sarto (Italian, 1486–1530). c.1526–27. Red and black chalk (recto); red chalk (verso), 37.5 by 22.6 cm. 2017.73.
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18. Study of a mourning woman, by Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, 1475–1564). c.1500–05. Pen and brown ink, heightened with white lead opaque watercolour, 26 by 16.5 cm. 2017.78.
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19. Head of a youth, by Domenico Beccafumi (Italian, 1484–1551). c.1530. Oil on paper, 27.6 by 21.1 cm. 2020.54.
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20. Virgin and Child with St Elizabeth and St John the Baptist, by Agnolo Bronzino (Italian, 1503–72). c.1540–45. Oil on panel, 102.7 by 83.4 cm. 2019.116.
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21. Virgin and Child with St John the Baptist and Mary Magdalene, by Parmigianino (Francesco Mazzola) (Italian, 1503–40). c.1535–40. Oil on paper, laid down on panel, 75.9 by 59.7 by 3 cm. 2017.22.
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22. Lucretia, by Artemisia Gentileschi (Italian, 1593–after 1654). c.1627. Oil on canvas, 92.9 by 72.7 cm. 2021.14.
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23. The Miracle of the Quails, by Jacopo dal Ponte, called Jacopo Bassano (Italian, c.1510–92). 1554. Oil on canvas, 150 by 235 cm. 2021.60.
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24. Study for Balthazar, by Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640). c.1609–11. Oil on paper laid down on panel, 54 by 47.3 cm. 2018.48.
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25. Gospel book, by Ghoukas (Armenian, 16th century). 1583. Tempera colours and ink on paper, 27 by 19 cm. MS. 119, 2020.3.
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26. Crucifixion, by Samuel van Hoogstraten (Dutch, 1627–78). c.1650. Pen and brown ink with grey wash, red chalk and heightening with white opaque watercolour, corrections in white opaque watercolour, 24.5 by 25 cm. 2020.39.
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27. Head of a woman, by Annibale Carracci (Italian, 1560–1609). c.1582. Oil on paper, laid on canvas, 42.8 by 29.5 cm. 2019.4.
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28. Panoramic view of Dordrecht and the River Maas, by Aelbert Cuyp (Dutch, 1620–91). c.1645–52. Brush and dark brown ink with grey wash and ochre watercolour heightened with gum arabic over black chalk, 15.9 by 50.5 cm. 2017.74.
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29. Portrait of Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, by Claude Mellan (French, 1598–1688). 1636. Black chalk, 14.5 by 11 cm. 2019.11.
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3. Intaglio with bust of Demosthenes, by Dioskourides (Greek, active late 1st century BC). Roman, c.25 BC. Amethyst, 2 by 1.4 by 0.5 cm. 2019.13.15.
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30. Metamorphosis of a small emperor moth on a damson plum, by Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647–1717). From the Caterpillar Book, Nuremburg 1679, plate 13. Translucent and opaque watercolour over counterproof print on parchment, 18.7 by 14.9 cm. 2020.10.
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31. La surprise, by Jean Antoine Watteau (French, 1684– 1721). 1718–19. Oil on panel, 36.4 by 28.2 cm. 2017.72.
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32. Box. Saint-Cloud Porcelain Manufactory, France, 1730–40. Soft-paste porcelain with glaze and enamel, 9.1 by 10.2 by 8.9 cm. Gift of MaryLou Boone. 2019.135.
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33. Two boys with a bladder, by Joseph Wright of Derby (English, 1734–97). c.1769–70. Oil on canvas, 92.7 by 73 cm. 2020.20.
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34. José Nicolás de Azara, Marquis of Nibbiano, by Anton Raphael Mengs (German, 1728–79). After 1774. Oil on canvas, 82.6 by 63.5 cm. Gift of Fabrizio Moretti in honour of Davide Gasparotto. 2019.132.
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35. Madame Charles Mitoire with her children, by Adélaïde Labille-Guiard (French, 1749–1803). 1783. Pastel on three sheets of blue paper, mounted on canvas, 98.5 by 79 cm. 2021.37.
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36. Bust of John the Baptist, by Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917). Model 1880; cast 1886. Bronze, 48 by 38.8 by 27 cm. 2018.33.
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38. The destruction of Pharaoh’s host, by John Martin (English, 1789–1854). 1836. Watercolour and oil paint with brown ink and scraping out on paper, 58.4 by 85.7 cm. 2018.45.
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39. House at 66 Avenue Montaigne, Paris, attributed to Bisson Frères (French, active 1840–64). c.1857. Hand-coloured salted paper print from a glass negative, 41.7 by 33 cm. 2019.8.
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40. After the bath (woman drying herself), by Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917). c.1896. Pastel on paper laid down on board, 72 by 58 cm. 2017.75.1.
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41. Young man at his window, by Gustave Caillebotte (French, 1848–94). 1876. Oil on canvas, 116 by 81 cm. 2021.67.
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42. Spring in the Alps, by Giovanni Segantini (Italian, 1858–99). 1897. Oil on canvas, 116 by 227 cm. 2019.3.
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43. Landscape near Arnhem, by Piet Mondrian (Dutch, 1872–1944). 1900–01. Translucent and opaque watercolour over graphite, 52 by 74.8 cm. 2020.43.
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44. Self-portrait with plaster cast of the Elgin Marbles, by Imogen Cunningham (American, 1883–1976). 1909–10. Platinum print, 16.7 by 12.4 cm. 2020.24.1. (© Imogen Cunningham Trust).
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45. The Peugniez affair – view of the kitchen, 5th June, from Crime Album, by Alphonse Bertillon (French, 1853–1914). 1898. Gelatin silver print, 17.1 by 23.1 cm. 2019.22.41.
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46. Reflections on the oil ditch, by Shigemi Uyeda (American, born Japan, 1902–80). c.1925. Gelatin silver print, 33.5 by 26.5 cm. 2019.58.1. (© Family of Shigemi Uyeda).
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47. Hitlerfresse, by Erwin Blumenfeld (American, born Germany, 1897–1969). 30th January 1933. Gelatin silver print collage, 29.2 by 21.3 cm. 2017.108. (© The Estate of Erwin Blumenfeld).
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48. Interior with an easel, Bredgade 25, by Vilhelm Hammershøi (Danish, 1864–1916). 1912. Oil on canvas, 78.7 by 70.5 cm. 2018.59.
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49. Untitled, by Noboru Ueki (Japanese, 1905–91). c.1948. Hand-coloured gelatin silver print, 55.9 by 45.9 cm. 2020.59.1. (© Estate of Noboru Ueki, courtesy MEM, Tokyo).
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50. Aunt Stella, by Ming Smith (American, active 1970s to present). 1992. From the series August Wilson. Gelatin silver print, 48 by 34.5 cm. Purchased with funds provided by the Photographs Council. 2019.125.4. (© Ming Smith).
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51. Three eagles flying, by Laura Aguilar (American, 1959–2018). 1990. Three gelatin silver prints, each approx. 61 by 50.8 cm. Purchased with funds provided by the Photographs Council. 2019.15.1. (© Laura Aguilar Trust of 2016).
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52. Untitled (Self-portrait), by Sally Mann (American, b.1951). 2012. Tintype, each image 25.4 by 20.3 cm. 2018.3 (© Sally Mann, Inc.).
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53. Enduring, by John Edmonds (American, b.1989). 2019. Pigment print, 77.5 by 77.5 cm. In memory of George Floyd with our commitment to continue the fight for justice and racial equality, 25th May 2020; a gift from members of the Photographs Council. 2020.91. (© John Edmonds).
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54. The End, by Ed Ruscha (American, b.1937). 2017. Editioned Hologram, 29.5 by 39.4 cm. Gift of AMPC LLC through the auspices of Guy and Nora Barron. 2018.26.11. (© Ed Ruscha).
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Gallery view of the Getty Museum, Los Angeles.
Western art unattributed:
1.Votive statuette of a male youth (kouros). Greek (Lakonian), 550–530 BC. Bronze, height 18.3 cm. 2019.127.
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10. Rothschild Pentateuch. French or German, 1296. Tempera colours, gold and ink on parchment, 27.5 by 21 cm. Acquired with the generous support of Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder. MS. 116, 2018.43.
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2. Appliqué depicting the Sun God Usil. Etruscan (Vulci), 500–475 BC. Bronze, 20.7 by 18 cm. 2017.126.
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4. Intaglio with bust of Antinous (the Marlborough Antinous). Roman, 131–38 AD. Black chalcedony set in a modern gold mount, 3.5 by 2.9 cm. 2019.13.17.
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5. Bust of Germanicus. Roman, c.20–40 AD. Marble, height 52.1 cm. 2021.66.
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6. Portrait bust of a man. Roman, 140–60 AD. Marble, height 76.5 cm. 2018.31.
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7. Funerary relief of Hadirat Katthina, daughter of Sha’ad. Palmyran, 200–20 AD. Limestone with traces of pigment and gold, 50.8 by 40.6 by 20.3 cm. 2019.12.
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8. Head of a man (pseudo-Seneca/Hesiod(?) type). Roman, 1st century AD. Marble, height 35.6 cm. 2019.128.
Western art unattributed:
9. Bifolium from the Pink Qu’ran. Spanish, 13th century. Tempera colours, gold, silver and ink on dyed paper, 31.8 by 50.2 cm. MS. 122, 2021.44.
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Advertisements January 2013 (back)
01/2013 | 1318 | 150
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[Chanel. J12. Watch in white high-tech ceramic set with diamonds ( ̴1.6 carat). Self-winding mechanical movement. 42-hour power reserve. Water-resistant to 200 metres]
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[Rob Smeets Old Masters Paintings. 8, rue Jacque-Grosselin. Geneva. Quentin Massys. Leuven 1466 - Antwerp 1530. Mater Dolorosa. Date: ca. 1510. Oil on panel, gold ground, 75.5 x 54.8 cm]
Article
A rediscovered prototype by Quinten Metsys: ‘Christ blessing with the Virgin in adoration’
02/2010 | 1283 | 152
Pages: 76-81
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Platt, Hugo (Platt, Hugo)
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Stainer-Hutchins, Kiffy (Stainer-Hutchins, Kiffy)
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Watney, Simon (Watney, Simon)
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1. Christ blessing, here attributed to Quinten Metsys. c.1491–1505. Panel, 37.6 by 30.4 cm. (Holy Trinity Church, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire).
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10. Christ, by the workshop of Quinten Metsys. c.1510–25. Panel, 60.2 by 34.6 cm. (National Gallery, London).
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11. Virgin, by the workshop of Quinten Metsys. c.1510–25. Panel, 60.3 by 34.7 cm. (National Gallery, London).
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2. The Virgin in adoration, by Quinten Metsys. c.1491–1505. Panel, 34.7 by 26.5 cm. (Trustees of the Rt. Hon. Olive, Countess Fitzwilliam’s Chattels Settlement; Lady Juliet Tadgell).
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3. Reconstruction of the original state of Figs.1 and 2.
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4. Detail of Fig.1.
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5. Detail of Fig.1.
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6. Detail of Fig.2.
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7. Detail of Fig.2.
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8. Virgin at prayer, by Quinten Metsys and workshop. c.1505. Panel, 40.9 by 30.6 cm. (Koninklijk Mus­eum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp).
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9. Christ as saviour, by Quinten Metsys and workshop. c.1505. Panel, 40.9 by 30.8 cm. (Koninklijk Mus­eum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp).
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11/2007 | 1256 | 149
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[Bonhams. 101 New Bond Street. London. Illustrated: A George III mahogany and crossbanded serpentine Commode attributed to Henry Hill of Marlboroug.]
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[Charles Ratton & Guy Ladrière. 14 rue de Marignan, 75008 Paris. Luca Longhi (1507-Ravenna-1580). The Crucifixion. Bodycolour on vellum, 28.4x21 cm]
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[Christie’s, 8 King Street, St. James’s Place, London, W.1. Albrecht Durer (1471-1528). Knight, Death and Devil (B.98; M., Holl. 74; S.M.S.69) engraving, 1513. P.246x189mm, S.350x250 mm.]
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[Christie’s, 8 King Street, St. James’s Place, London, W.1. Quinten Metsys (Leuven 1466-Kiel 1530). Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in a fur-trimmed mantle and black hat, holding a rosary, flanked by marble columns. Oil on panel. 19x16 1/2 in. (48.2 x 41.9 cm)]
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[Fondantico. Via Castiglione, 12b. Bologna. Pier Francesco Cittadini (Bologna, 1615 ca. - Milano, 1681). Diana e Atteone (detail) (oil on canvas, cm 133.5x191 cm)]
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[Galerie Canesso. 26 rue Laffitte, Paris. Giuseppe Recco. Naples, 1634-Alicante, 1695. Slices of Watermelon on a Pewter Tray, with Mashrooms and Fruit. Oil on canvas, 74 x 99 cm (29 1/8 x 39 in) signed "GIOS. R." ("G" and "I" attached) on rock surface at lower right.]
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[Giovanni Sarti, 137 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré. Paris. Mariotto ALBERTINELLI (Florence, 1474-1515). The Adoration of the Infant. C. 1505. Oil and tempera on panel - diameter 86 cm]
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[Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox. 38 Bury Street, St. James’s London. SW1Y 6BB. 17 East 76th Street. New York. Joseph Wright of Derby, ARA (1734-1797). A Grotto in the GUlf of Salerno, Evening (one of a pair). Black chalk, 28.5 x 46.9 cm (11 1/4 x 18 1/2 cm)]
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[Johnny van Haeften Ltd. 13 Duke Street, St. James’s, London SW1Y 6DB. Willem van Herp the Elder (1613/14-Antwerp-1677). On copper. 28.2x44cm]
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[Rafael Valls. 11 Duke Street, St. James’s, London. Diana preparing for the hunt. Oil on copper, 7 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches.]
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[Robert Simon, Fine Art. Satis House. Tower Hill Road. Tuxedo Park. New York. Salvator Rosa (1615-1673). Latona and the Lycian Shepherd. Signed with 'SR' monogram, lower left. Oil on canvas, 48 1/4 x 38 7/8 inches (122-6 x 98.7 cm).]
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[Sotheby’s & Co., 34-35 New Bond Street, London, W.1. The cabinet, by Giacomo Heman, is part of a group of four shown in 1669 to Cardinal Giacomo Rospigliosi, nephew of Pope Clement IX. Two cabinets are in the Danish Royal Collections and the fourth one was originally in the collection of Jan Sobiesky III, King of Poland. The cabinet depicts view of Roman churches, circa 1669-1675. Fitted with a spinet dated 1676, the clock signed Gioann Wandelino Hessler Romoe. The giltwood sculptural stand, first quarter 18th century. 281 cm. high, 172 cm. wide; 10ft 2 3/4 in., 6ft 7 3/4 in]
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[Tomasso Brothers Fine Art. Bardon Hall. Weetwood Lane. Leeds. Gian Francesco Susini. Florence (1585-1653). Europa and the Bull. Height 33 cms]
Western art unattributed:
[Bonhams. 101 New Bond Street. London. Illustrated: An Egyptian Revival carved stone head of Nefertiti. circa 1880-1900, 13 3/4 in. (34.9cm) high.]
Western art unattributed:
[Sotheby’s & Co. 76, rue de Faubourg Saint-Honoré. Paris. An important Ivory group of the Virgin and child. French, Paris, circa 1250. Haut. 30,5 cm.]
Book Review
The Paintings of Quinten Massys with Catalogue Raisonne
12/1984 | 981 | 126
Pages: 787-788
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Campbell, Lorne (Campbell, Lorne; C., L.)
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The Paintings of Quinten Massys with Catalogue Raisonne | author: Metsys, Quinten , author: Silver, Larry
Short Notice
A Postscript to Matsys
07/1979 | 916 | 121
Pages: 434+437
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Trapp, J. B. (Trapp, J. B.)
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Quentin Matsys, Desiderius Erasmus, Pieter Gillis and Thomas More
11/1978 | 908 | 120
Pages: 716-725
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Campbell, Lorne (Campbell, Lorne; C., L.)
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Phillips, Margaret Mann (Phillips, Margaret Mann)
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Schulte Herbrüggen, Hubertus (Schulte Herbrüggen, Hubertus; Herbrüggen, Hubertus Schulte)
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Trapp, J. B. (Trapp, J. B.)
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2. Desiderius Erasmus, by Quentin Matsys. Infra-Red Photograph [of Fig. 3], by Courtesy of the Courtauld Institute. (Royal Collection, Hampton Court). Reproduced by Gracious Permission of H. M. the Queen.
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3. Desiderius Erasmus, by Quentin Matsys. 1517. Panel, 50.3 by 45 cm. (Royal Collection, Hampton Court). Reproduced by Gracious Permission of H. M. the Queen.
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4. Detail from Pieter Gillis, by Quentin Matsys. 1517. Panel, 76.6 by 52.2 cm. (Collection The Earl of Radnor, Longford Castle).
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5. Desiderius Erasmus, Attributed to Quentin Matsys. Panel Transferred to Canvas, 58.4 by 46.1 cm. (Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Palazzo Barberini, Rome).
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6 Pieter Gillis, by Quentin Matsys, Showing Additions.
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7. Pieter Gillis, after Quentin Matsys. Panel, 59 by 46 cm. (Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp).
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8. Details from Gillis [Fig. 4] and Erasmus [Fig. 3], by Quentin Matsys. (The Earl of Radnor and Hampton Court.) (Photo Warburg Institute).
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9. Detail from Desiderius Erasmus [Fig. 3] (Hampton Court), by Quentin Matsys, Showing the Paraphrase of Romans.
Book Review
Quentin Metsys
06/1977 | 891 | 119
Pages: 442-444
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Silver, Larry (Silver, Larry)
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Quentin Metsys | author: Bosque, A. de
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