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Sicilian salvage at Sharnbrook
09/2022 | 1434 | 164
Pages: 838
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Author:
Knox, Tim (Knox, Tim)
Subjects
buildings:
St Peter's church, Sharnbrook, Great Britain
patrons:
Magniac, Charles
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Sicilian salvage at Sharnbrook: the Magniac monuments by William Burges
08/2022 | 1433 | 164
Pages: 768-773
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Author:
Knox, Tim (Knox, Tim)
Subjects
artists:
Burges, William
buildings:
St Peter's church, Sharnbrook, Great Britain
dates:
1860-1869
patrons:
Magniac family
subjects:
Mausoleums / Commemorative monuments / Fragments / Sicilian / Marbles / Baroque sculpture
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. The Magniac Mausoleum, designed by William Burges. c.1867. (St Peter’s church, Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire; photograph Todd Longstaffe-Gowan).
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2. Detail of the mausoleum in Fig.1, showing one of the cartouches in the centre of each side. (Photograph Todd Longstaffe-Gowan).
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3. Detail of the mausoleum in Fig.1, showing one of the friezes inlaid with jasper and other stones. (Photograph Todd Longstaffe-Gowan).
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4. Detail of the monument in Fig.5, showing the marble inlay, scrolls and putti. (Photograph Todd Longstaffe-Gowan).
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5. The Magniac Monument, designed by William Burges. c.1867. (St Peter’s church, Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire; photograph Todd Longstaffe-Gowan).
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6. Chapel of the Holy Crucifix, Monreale Cathedral, by Giovanni di Monreale and Angelo Italia. Completed 1686. (Bridgeman Images).
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7. Detail of carving in the Church of the Gesù, Palermo. (Photograph Per-Erik Skramstad; Wondersofsicily.com).
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8. Detail of the monument in Fig.5, showing the central cartouche. (Photograph Todd Longstaffe-Gowan).