Burlington Contemporary is the Burlington Magazine’s free online platform for reviews and research on international contemporary art.
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Burlington Contemporary is the Burlington Magazine’s free online platform for reviews and research on international contemporary art.
‘Have you seen Leonardo?’ has become almost a catchphrase since early last November. The torrent of media publicity combined with the universal allure of the name have made Leonardo da Vinci. Painter at the Court of Milan at the National Gallery perhaps the most talked-about exhibition for many years.1 The show is difficult to get into, with advanced tickets sold out and long queues for on-the-day admissions; and the Gallery has forecast record sales for the catalogue.
Titian's Portrait of a man (c.1509) in the National Gallery, London, is here identified as Gerolamo(?) Barbarigo.
Unpublished extracts from a detailed autograph inventory of Bernardo Bellotto’s belongings, which were lost when his house in Dresden was destroyed during the bombardment of the city during the Seven Years’ War (1756–63).
The collection of Venetian paintings acquired by Sir Richard Worsley (1751–1805), was captured by pirates in 1801 near Toulon, on its way to England. Many were then sold to Lucien Bonaparte; the author identifies several important works.
A discussion of the recently completed programme of cleaning and restoration of Paolo Veronese's canvases for the ceiling of S. Sebastiano, Venice (c.1555-56).
Unpublished documents explore the relationship between Bernardo Bellotto and Anton Maria Zanetti the Elder and their visits to Florence and Venice in 1740.
The restoration of Titian’s early Flight into Egypt (c.1507) in the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg.
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