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Article
Greuze’s greens: ephemeral colours, classical ambitions
03/2023 | 1440 | 165
Pages: 269-279
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Berrie, Barbara H. (Berrie, Barbara H.)
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Delaney, John K. (Delaney, John K.)
Author:
Jackall, Yuriko (Jackall, Yuriko)
Author:
Swicklik, Michael (Swicklik, Michael)
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Illustrations
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1. A young woman praying at the altar of love [Votive offering to Cupid], by Jean-Baptiste Greuze. 1767. Oil on canvas. 145.5 by 113 cm. (Wallace Collection, London).
Attributed works:
10. Broken eggs, by Jean-Baptiste Greuze. 1756. Oil on canvas, 73 by 94 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Bridgeman Images).
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11. (Left) detail of Fig.3, showing the flower held by the shepherdess and (right) a false colour infra-red reflectance image of the same detail (red 1650 nm, green 1350 nm and blue 1000 nm).
Attributed works:
12. Colour wheel, possibly by André Félibien. Etching with hand colouring. (From C.B. [Claude Boutet?], Traité de la peinture en mignature, 2nd edn, The Hague 1708, image published between pp.154–55).
Attributed works:
13. Ange Laurent de la Live de Jully, by Jean-Baptiste Greuze. Probably 1759. Oil on canvas, 117 by 88.5 cm (National Gallery of Art, Washington; photograph taken before treatment).
Attributed works:
14. Detail of Fig.13, showing the chair after the cleaning of the painting in 2014–15, before retouching.
Attributed works:
15. Cross section from the horizontal gilded chair rail in Fig.13.
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16. Composite image showing (clockwise from top left): a post-cleaning, pre-retouching detail of Fig.13; a false-colour hyperspectral image of the same detail; and the XRF maps for the chemical elements potassium (K) and calcium (Ca).
Attributed works:
17. Images of a cross section with visible light (top) and with UV-blue illumination (bottom) taken from the light blue highlight on the back chair cushion of Fig.13.
Attributed works:
2. Filial piety, by Jean-Baptiste Greuze. 1763. Oil on canvas, 115 by 146 cm. (State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg).
Attributed works:
3. Simplicity, by Jean-Baptiste Greuze. 1759. Oil on canvas, 71.1 by 59.7 cm. (Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth).
Attributed works:
4. Young shepherd holding a flower, by Jean-Baptiste Greuze. c.1761. Oil on canvas, 72.5 by 59.5 cm. (Petit Palais, Paris; Bridgeman Images) .
Attributed works:
5. The village betrothal, by Jean-Baptiste Greuze. 1761. Oil on canvas, 92 by 117 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; © RMN-Grand Palais; René-Gabriel Ojeda).
Attributed works:
6. Girl with a dead canary, by Jean-Baptiste Greuze. 1765. Oil on canvas, 53.3 by 46 cm. (National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh; Bridgeman Images).
Attributed works:
7. A child with an apple, by Jean-Baptiste Greuze. c.1785. Oil on canvas, 40.6 by 32.1 cm. (National Gallery, London; Bridgeman Images).
Attributed works:
8. Cross section of a paint sample taken from the clump of blue leaves at the bottom-left corner of Fig.1.
Attributed works:
9. Paint sample taken from the clump of blue leaves at the bottom-left corner of Fig.1 and viewed from the surface using reflected (left) and fluorescence (right) microscopy.
Article
Bronzino’s portrait of Cosimo I de’ Medici in armour re-examined
01/2023 | 1438 | 165
Pages: 4-15
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Dredge, Paula (Dredge, Paula)
Author:
Gérard-Austin, Anne (Gérard-Austin, Anne)
Author:
Howard, Daryl (Howard, Daryl)
Author:
Ives, Simon (Ives, Simon)
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Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Cosimo I de’ Medici in armour, by Agnolo Bronzino. c.1545. Oil on poplar panel, 86 by 66.8 cm. (Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; © Art Gallery of New South Wales, Diana Panuccio).
Attributed works:
10. Detail of the XRF copper map of Fig.1, showing an inscribed horizontal line on the lower-right side passing through the broncone and the additional leaves of the side branch. (© Art Gallery of New South Wales).
Attributed works:
11. Detail of the XRF lead map of Fig.1, showing an inscribed horizontal line on the lower-right side passing through the broncone and the additional leaves of the side branch. (© Art Gallery of New South Wales).
Attributed works:
12. XRF scan mapping the distribution of arsenic in Fig.1. (© Art Gallery of New South Wales).
Attributed works:
13. XRF scan mapping the distribution of copper in Fig.1. The black and white arrows indicate the green copper-based azurite pigment embedded into the indentation left in the surface after inscribing lines and the painting out of armour at the waist in preparation for cutting the panel. (© Art Gallery of New South Wales).
Attributed works:
14. Detail of Fig.8, showing an inscribed horizontal line on the lower-left side with removal of lead. (© Art Gallery of New South Wales).
Attributed works:
15. Paint cross section outside the inscribed line showing two phases of blue/green azurite crystals, one circled in white.
Attributed works:
15–17. Paint cross sections and SEM backscattered electron images of the painting illustrated in Fig.1. Locations of sample sites are indicated by the white letters in Fig.18.
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16. Paint cross section of the green background inside the inscribed area showing a single phase of azurite crystals.
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17. Paint cross section on the shoulder showing a thin layer of leadbased paint from armour with grey/green background from the l ower painting and a two-phase azurite pigment circled in white. (© Art Gallery of New South Wales, Paula Dredge).
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18. Purple indicates the areas of copper-based azurite background containing arsenic (outside the inscribed line and upper shoulder). Red indicates the area of copper-based azurite background that does not contain arsenic. Green indicates the area of copper-based azurite background not containing arsenic but repainted. (© Art Gallery of New South Wales, Paula Dredge).
Attributed works:
19. Composite XRF scan map of Fig.1 showing mercury (red) and iron (green). (© Art Gallery of New South Wales).
Attributed works:
2. Cosimo I de’ Medici in armour, by Agnolo Bronzino. 1543. Oil on panel, 71 by 57 cm. (Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence; Bridgeman Images).
Attributed works:
20. Red line trace of all features present in the infra-red image and XRF iron, copper, lead and mercury maps of Fig.1 that are not visible on the painting. (© Art Gallery of New South Wales, Simon Ives).
Attributed works:
21. Portrait of Cosimo I de’ Medici, half-length, in a black slashed doublet and a plumed hat, holding a book, by Jacopo Pontormo. c.1537– 38. Oil (or oil and tempera) on panel, 100.6 by 77 cm. (Private collection; Bridgeman Images).
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22. Head of a man, by Agnolo Bronzino. c.1550–55. Black chalk on paper, 13.8 by 10.3 cm. (J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles).
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23. Fig.22 superimposed on the face of the Sydney lower painting red line trace in Fig.20. (Photograph © Art Gallery of New South Wales, Simon Ives).
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24. Portrait of a young man, by Agnolo Bronzino. 1550–55. Oil on panel, 85.73 by 68.58 cm. (Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City), and Fig.20 superimposed. (Photograph © Art Gallery of New South Wales, Simon Ives).
Attributed works:
3. Macro photograph of Fig.1, showing a copying error in which the top edge of the helmet has been drawn (placement indicated with white arrows) but mistakenly painted as background. (© Art Gallery of New South Wales, Diana Panuccio).
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4. Macro photograph of Fig.1, showing the reflection of the red ribbon on the proper left rondel. The ridges of red lake paint suggest they were dabbed, leaving the impression of a fingerprint in the paint. (© Art Gallery of New South Wales, Diana Panuccio).
Attributed works:
5. Digital X-radiograph of Fig.1. (© Art Gallery of New South Wales, Paula Dredge).
Attributed works:
6. Detail of infra-red reflectogram of Fig.1. (© Art Gallery of New South Wales, Paula Dredge).
Attributed works:
7. Infra-red reflectogram of Fig.1 with placement of incised lines indicated with white arrows. (© Art Gallery of New South Wales, Paula Dredge).
Attributed works:
8. XRF scan mapping the distribution of lead in Fig.1. (© Art Gallery of New South Wales).
Attributed works:
9. XRF scan mapping the distribution of mercury in Fig.1. (© Art Gallery of New South Wales).
Article
Cut from the same cloth: a composite canvas by Paul Cezanne
12/2022 | 1437 | 164
Pages: 1224-1233
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Aebi, Kiko (Aebi, Kiko)
Author:
Haddad, Abed (Haddad, Abed)
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Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Still life with apples, by Paul Cezanne. c.1878. Oil on canvas, 19 by 27 cm. (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, lent by the Provost and Fellows of King’s College, Cambridge, Keynes Collection).
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10. Study of heads, by Pierre-August Renoir. 1890s. Oil on canvas, 46 by 38 cm. (Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia).
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2. Glass and apples, by Paul Cezanne. 1879–80. Oil on canvas. 31.5 by 40 cm. (Rudolf Staechelin, Basel).
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3. Female nude (Leda), by Paul Cezanne. c.1887. Oil on canvas stretched on pasteboard, 44 by 62 cm. (Von der Heydt- Museum, Wuppertal).
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4. Reconstituted study sheet of drawings by Paul Cezanne, subsequently divided into three separate compositions: Sheet of studies, including a Skull (left), A historical or Biblical scene (The rape of Lucretia) (top right), and A historical or Biblical scene (bottom right). (From W. Feilchenfeldt, J. Warman and D. Nash: The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne, www.cezannecatalogue.com).
Attributed works:
5. Image of Glass with apples (right) and Still life with apples (left) unframed and in their original configuration, revealing contiguous brush strokes across both pictures. (© Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2022; photograph the authors).
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6. X-ray radiograph of Glass with apples (right) and Still life with apples (left). (Fondation Beyeler, Riehen, and Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge).
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7. MA-XRF maps of Glass with apples (right) and Still life with apples (left), showing the distribution of iron (Fe), calcium (Ca), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), cobalt (Co), chromium (Cr) and mercury (Hg). (© Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2022; photograph the authors).
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8. Lead L-series (Pb-L) MA-XRF map of Glass with apples (right) and Still life with apples (left), with inset details magnifying holes along the edge of the original canvas. (© Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2022; photograph the authors).
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9. Five apples, by Paul Cezanne. 1877–78. Oil on canvas, 12.7 by 25.5 cm. (Private collection).
Article
Picasso’s ‘Faun musician’: revealing the making, contextualising the meaning
03/2022 | 1428 | 164
Pages: 246-253
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Andral, Jean-Louis (Andral, Jean-Louis)
Author:
Casadio, Francesca (Casadio, Francesca)
Author:
Dahm, Kristi (Dahm, Kristi)
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Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Detail of Fig.3.
Attributed works:
10. Infra-red reflectogram (IRR) composite image of Fig.3 (1.5-1.73 μm).
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11. Fig.10 with the black ink of the faun removed digitally, showing a vase of flowers beneath.
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12. Head, 6 June, 1947, by Pablo Picasso. 1947. Coloured crayon on the page opposite the colophon of the book Cinq sonnets de Pétrarque / avec une eau-forte de / Picasso / et les explications du traducteur, each page 33.4 by 25.7 cm. (Private collection).
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2. Photomicrograph of The faun musician (bottom), showing orange and pink media from an earlier composition visible through losses in the uppermost black ink layer.
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3. The faun musician, by Pablo Picasso. 7th–11th June 1947. Brush and black ink and gouache on cream wove paper, folded, 32.7 by 50.2 cm. (Art Institute of Chicago; © 2020 Estate of Pablo Picasso; DACS, London, 2022).
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4. Head of a woman – Françoise, by Pablo Picasso. 1945. Etching, aquatint and engraving on Arches wove paper, plate 13.9 by 11.9 cm., sheet (irreg.) 32 by 24.8 cm. (From Cinq Sonnets de Pétrarque, plate, fol.6.; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Scala; © 2020 Estate of Pablo Picasso; DACS, London, 2022).
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5. Vase with foliage and three sea urchins, by Pablo Picasso. 21st October 1946. Oleoresinous enamel paint and charcoal on paper mounted on reused canvas, 46 by 38 cm. (Musée Picasso, Antibes; © imageArt; photograph Claude Germain; © Succession Picasso 2022; DACS, London, 2022).
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6. The faun musician, by Pablo Picasso, open folio as it originally appeared as a frontispiece opposite the title page to Cinq Sonnets de Pétrarque. (© 2020 Estate of Pablo Picasso; DACS, London, 2022).
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7. Detail of a photograph by Michel Sima, showing ceramics and drawings by Pablo Picasso at the Atelier Madoura, Vallauris. 1948. (© Michel Sima Héritiers; Bridgeman Images).
Attributed works:
8. MA-XRF composite map of Fig.3, showing Prussian blue crayon (blue), gouache media containing titanium white (red) and cerulean blue gouache (green).
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9. Raking-light image of the verso of Fig.3, flipped horizontally.
Article
‘Fully armed in plate of war’: making the effigy of the Black Prince
11/2021 | 1424 | 163
Pages: 997-1009
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Barker, Jessica (Barker, Jessica)
Author:
Mcarthur, Graeme (Mcarthur, Graeme)
Author:
Pegues, Emily (Pegues, Emily)
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Illustrations
Attributed works:
14. The soffit of the tester over the monument to the Black Prince. Late fourteenth century. 440 by 192 by 30 cm. Oak, polychromy and gilding. (© Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge).
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15. Detail from La vie du Prince Noir, by the Chandos Herald, showing the Black Prince venerating the Trinity. c.1385. Illumination on parchment, octavo 23.5 by 14 cm. (Senate House, London, MS 1, fol.1; reproduced with the permission of Senate House Library, University of London).
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8. The Black Prince’s funeral achievements, clockwise from top left: sword, helmet, gauntlets. (Photographs by kind permission of Canterbury Cathedral).
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9. Endoscopic view of the interior of the effigy from the bascinet toward the chest cavity and legs. (© Waygate Technologies). a. Join of interlocking teeth connecting the torso piece with the underside of the eventail at the throat; b. Iron interlocking pins at the inside of the chest; c. Tailbone bolt; d. Pin holding the legs together at the thigh; e. Hollow legs; and f. Iron interlocking pins.
Western art unattributed:
1. The tomb of the Black Prince in its setting in the Trinity Chapel, Canterbury Cathedral. (Photograph the authors).
Western art unattributed:
10. Badge of the Black Prince venerating the Trinity. c.1376. Lead, 10.3 by 7.9 cm. (British Museum, London; © The Trustees of the British Museum).
Western art unattributed:
11. Impression of the seal of the Black Prince, affixed to a charter dated 19th July 1362. Wax, diameter 5 cm. (The National Archives, London, E/30/1106; © Lloyd de Beer, reproduced by kind permission from The National Archives, Kew).
Western art unattributed:
12. Tomb of Edward III. c.1386. Gilded brass effigy, Purbeck marble tomb chest and oak tester. (Confessor’s Chapel, Westminster Abbey, London; © Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
Western art unattributed:
13. Detail of Fig.12, showing the face of Edward III. (© Dean and Chapter of Westminster; Alamy).
Western art unattributed:
2. The effigy of the Black Prince on his tomb. c.1386. Gilded brass, with silvered and enamel details. (Trinity Chapel, Canterbury Cathedral; photograph by kind permission of Canterbury Cathedral).
Western art unattributed:
3. Detail of champlevé enamels on the effigy’s sword belt. (Photograph the authors).
Western art unattributed:
4. Drawing of the effigy, indicating names for the armour. (© Matilde Grimaldi).
Western art unattributed:
5. Side view of the effigy and tomb chest of the Black Prince. Gilded brass, enamel and Purbeck marble. (© Michael Freeman; Alamy).
Western art unattributed:
6. Drawing of the effigy, indicating its construction. (© Matilde Grimaldi).
Western art unattributed:
7. The gauntlets on the Black Prince’s effigy. (Photograph the authors).
Article
The Lavoisiers by David: technical findings on portraiture at the brink of revolution
09/2021 | 1422 | 163
Pages: 780-791
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Author:
Centeno, Silvia A. (Centeno, Silvia A.)
Author:
Mahon, Dorothy (Mahon, Dorothy)
Author:
Pullins, David (Pullins, David)
Subjects
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Antoine-Laurent and Marie-Anne Pierrette Paulze Lavoisier, by Jacques-Louis David. 1788. Oil on canvas, 259.7 by 194.8 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Attributed works:
10. Chapeau à la Tarare, by A.-B. Duhamel Jean-Florent Defraine. 1787. Hand-coloured engraving, 17.9 by 19.9 cm. Detail of plate 2 from La Magasin des Modes Nouvelles 36 (10th November 1787). (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
Attributed works:
10. Chapeau à la Tarare, by A.-B. Duhamel Jean-Florent Defraine. 1787. Hand-coloured engraving, 17.9 by 19.9 cm. Detail of plate 2 from La Magasin des Modes Nouvelles 36 (10th November 1787). (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
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11. Marie-Antoinette and her children, by Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun. 1787. Oil on canvas, 275 by 216.5 cm. (Châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon, Versailles).
Attributed works:
12. Louis-Elisabeth de France and her son, by Adélaïde Labille- Guiard. 1788. Oil on canvas, 275 by 160 cm. (Châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon, Versailles).
Attributed works:
13. Detail of Salon of 1787, by Pietro Antoni Martini. 1787. Etching with engraving, 35.6 by 50.2 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Attributed works:
14. Alphonse Leroy, by Jacques-Louis David. 1783. Oil on canvas, 72 by 91 cm. (Musée Fabre, Montpellier).
Attributed works:
15. The Chabanel family, by Antoine Vestier. 1786. Oil on canvas, 165.3 by 220.5 cm. (Private collection).
Attributed works:
16. An architect and his family, by Marguerite Gérard. c.1788–89. Oil on panel, 30.5 by 24.1 cm. (Baltimore Museum of Art).
Attributed works:
17. The poorly defended rose, by Michel Garnier. 1789. Oil on canvas, 46.2 by 37.6. (Minneapolis Institute of Art).
Attributed works:
18. Experiments in respiration, by Marie-Anne Pierrette Paulze Lavoisier. c.1790. Graphite, pen and ink on paper. (Private collection).
Attributed works:
2. Infra-red reflectogram (IRR) of Fig.1. (Department of Paintings Conservation, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Attributed works:
3. Combined elemental distribution map for lead (white) and mercury (red) obtained by macro X-ray fluorescence (MA-XRF). (Department of Scientific Research, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Attributed works:
4. A line drawing, produced by tracing information obtained by IRR and XRF, suggesting the appearance of the portrait before J.-L. David made significant changes to the composition.
Attributed works:
5. Charles-Alexandre de Calonne, by Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun. 1784. Oil on canvas, 155.5 by 130.3 cm. (Royal Collection Trust; © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 2021).
Attributed works:
6. Madame Élisabeth, by Adélaïde Labille-Guiard. 1787. Oil on canvas, 146.7 by 155 cm. (Private collection).
Attributed works:
7. Sketch for Charles-Roger, Prince de Bauffremont, by Adélaide Labille-Guiard. 1789–91. Oil on canvas, 34 by 23 cm. (Musée Nissim de Camondo, Paris).
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8. Baronne de Crussol Florensac, by Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun. 1785. Oil on canvas, 113.8 by 84 cm. (Musée des Augustins, Toulouse).
Attributed works:
9. Chapeau à la Basile, by A.-B. Duhamel Jean-Florent Defraine. 1787. Hand-coloured engraving, 18.2 by 10.2 cm. Detail of plate 3 from La Magasin des Modes Nouvelles 31 (20th September 1787). (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
Article
Poussin’s ‘Triumph of Silenus’ rediscovered
05/2021 | 1418 | 163
Pages: 408-415
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Author:
Whitlum-Cooper, Francesca (Whitlum-Cooper, Francesca)
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museums and institutions:
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. The Triumph of Bacchus, by Nicolas Poussin. 1635–36. Oil on canvas, 127.97 by 151.77 cm. (Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City).
Attributed works:
10. Detail of Fig.2, showing dancing figures.
Attributed works:
2. The Triumph of Silenus, by Nicolas Poussin, photographed in 2020 after cleaning in 2019–20. 1635–36. Oil on canvas, 142.9 by 120.5 cm. (National Gallery, London.)
Attributed works:
3. The Triumph of Pan, by Nicolas Poussin. 1636. Oil on canvas, 135.9 by 146 cm. (National Gallery, London).
Attributed works:
4. The Triumph of Silenus, by Nicolas Poussin, photographed before its cleaning in 2019–20. 1635–36. Oil on canvas, 142.9 by 120.5 cm. (National Gallery, London.)
Attributed works:
5. Detail of Fig.2, showing Silenus.
Attributed works:
6. Detail of Fig.3, showing a woman astride a goat.
Attributed works:
7. Detail of Fig.1, showing a satyr astride a goat.
Attributed works:
8. The nurture of Jupiter, by Nicolas Poussin. c.1636–37. Oil on canvas, 96.5 by 121 cm. (Dulwich Picture Gallery, London).
Attributed works:
9. Detail of Fig.8, showing goats.
Article
Supplementing the eye: the technical analysis of Frans Hals’s paintings – ii
12/2019 | 1401 | 161
Pages: 996-1003
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Author:
de Keyser, Nouchka (de Keyser, Nouchka)
Author:
Tummers, Anna (Tummers, Anna)
Author:
Wallert, Arie (Wallert, Arie)
Subjects
dates:
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Two fisherboys, by Frans Hals. c.1634–37. Oil on canvas, 74.3 by 65.8 cm. (The Phoebus Foundation).
Attributed works:
10. Detail of Fig.2.
Attributed works:
11. Detail of Portrait of a man, possibly Nicolaes Pietersz Duyst van Voorhout, by Frans Hals. c.1636–38. Oil on canvas, 80.6 by 66 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York), showing highlights on the face of the sitter.
Attributed works:
12. Detail of Pekelharing, by Frans Hals. c.1628–30. Oil on canvas, 75 by 61.5 cm. (Gemäldegalerie Kassel).
Attributed works:
13. Calcium map of Fig.1, showing boneblack in shadows and calcium carbonate in-fillings.
Attributed works:
14. Calcium map of Fig.2, showing boneblack in shadows.
Attributed works:
15. MA-XRF map of Fig.1, showing the element mercury (Hg), indicating the presence of vermilion.
Attributed works:
16. MA-XRF map of Fig.1, showing the element potassium (K) and indicating the presence of red glazes and smalt.
Attributed works:
17. Detail of Fig.1, showing the hat of the boy on the left.
Attributed works:
18. Detail of Young man with a skull, by Frans Hals. c.1626–28. Oil on canvas, 92.2 by 80.8 cm. (National Gallery, London).
Attributed works:
19. Detail of Fig.1, taken with a dino-lite microscope (x65), showing indigo blue on top of the red hat.
Attributed works:
2. Fisherboy, by Frans Hals. c.1630–32. Oil on canvas, 74 by 61 cm. (Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp).
Attributed works:
20. Detail of Officers and sergeants of the St George Civic Guard, by Frans Hals. 1639. Oil on canvas, 218 by 421 cm. (Frans Hals Musem, Haarlem). Micrograph taken with dino-lite microscope (x65), showing detail of the blue sash of the third figure from the right.
Attributed works:
3. Detail of Fig.2, taken with a dino-lite microscope (x65), showing craquelure over Hals’s monogram and surrounding areas.
Attributed works:
4. Malle Babbe, by Han van Meegeren. 1930–40. Oil on canvas, 76 by 60 cm. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
Attributed works:
5. Graph plotting the distribution of paint samples taken from nine reference paintings by Frans Hals against Two fisherboys (FH2K-2); Fisherboy (FH1K-1); and Van Meegeren’s Malle Babbe (MB Van Meegeren A’dam).
Attributed works:
6. Detail of Fig.1, taken with a dino-lite microscope (x65), showing the so-called ‘ribbon touches’.
Attributed works:
7. Detail of Fig.1, taken with a dino-lite microscope (x65), showing a brushstroke with raised edges.
Attributed works:
8. Detail of Fig.2, taken with a dino-lite microscope (x65), showing evidence of a ‘ribbon touch’.
Attributed works:
9. Detail of Fig.1.
Article
Mapping gold leaf in Gentile da Fabriano’s paintings: a case study
12/2019 | 1401 | 161
Pages: 988-995
related names
Author:
Llewellyn, Laura (Llewellyn, Laura)
Author:
MacLennan, Douglas (MacLennan, Douglas)
Subjects
dates:
places:
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Coronation of the Virgin, by Gentile da Fabriano, c. 1420. Tempera and gold leaf on panel, 93 x 64.1 cm. (J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles).
Attributed works:
2. Madonna and Child enthroned, by Gentile da Fabriano. c.1420. Tempera on poplar panel, 95.7 by 56.5 cm. (Samuel H. Kress Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington). The blue outline represents the scanned region.
Attributed works:
3. Corrected gold (AuL [9.712keV]) MA-XRF element distribution map of the scanned region of Fig.1. Scanning parameters: 37kV, 1000 μA, spotsize Ø1mm, 25mm/sec scan rate, 40ms/pixel dwell time. MA-XRF image collected and processed by John K. Delaney and Kathryn Dooley, National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Attributed works:
4. Detail of Fig.5.
Attributed works:
5. Nativity, by Gentile da Fabriano. c.1420–22. Tempera and gold leaf on panel, 72.1 by 42.6cm. (J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles). The blue outline represents the scanned region.
Attributed works:
6. Corrected gold (AuL [9.712keV]) MA-XRF element distribution map of the scanned region of Fig.5. Scanning parameters: 50kV, 600A, spotsize Ø450m, 33mm/sec scan rate, 15ms/pixel dwell time.
Attributed works:
7. The painting illustrated in Fig.1. The blue outline represents the scanned region.
Attributed works:
8. Corrected gold (Au Lα [9.712 keV]) MA-XRF element distribution map of the scanned region of Fig.7. Scanning parameters: 50 kV, 600 μA, spot size Ø 530 μm, 66.3 mm/sec scan rate, 8 ms/pixel dwell time.