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Book Review
Caravaggio’s ‘Cardsharps’ on Trial: Thwaytes v. Sotheby’s
09/2022 | 1434 | 164
Pages: 944-945
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White, Michael (White, Michael)
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Caravaggio’s ‘Cardsharps’ on Trial: Thwaytes v. Sotheby’s By Richard E. Spear. 384 pp. incl. 66 col. + 20 b. & w. ills. (Burlington Press, London, 2020), £35. ISBN 978–1–916237–81–0. | :
Exhibition Review
Up for attribution: Guercino’s ‘trial versions’ and a new catalogue raisonné
03/2019 | 1392 | 161
Pages: 206-213
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Stone, David M. (Stone, David M.)
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N. Turner: The Paintings of Guercino: A Revised and Expanded Catalogue Raisonné (Ugo Bozzi Editore, Rome) | :
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1. David on the battlefield pointing to the head of Goliath, by Guercino. 1657. Canvas, 200 by 144 cm. (North Holland Regional Water Board, Heerhugowaard; on loan to Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam).
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10. Detail of Fig.12, showing the pattern in Absalom’s breeches.
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11. Detail of Fig.12, showing the central assassin’s hand and sleeve.
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12. Absalom commanding the assassination of Amnon, here attributed to the studio or a follower of Guercino after a lost work by Guercino of 1628. Canvas, 140 by 176 cm. (Private collection).
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13. Opposite top Joseph and Potiphar’s wife, here attributed to the studio of Guercino (perhaps Matteo Loves), after a lost work by Guercino of 1631. Canvas, 121 by 171 cm. (Zanasi Foundation, Modena).
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14. Opposite bottom Joseph and Potiphar’s wife, here attributed to the studio of Guercino after a lost work by Guercino of 1631. Canvas, 122.7 by 166.8 cm. (Location unknown; formerly Vittorio Frascione, Florence).
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15. Above left Detail of Fig.13, showing the face of Potiphar’s wife.
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16. Above right Detail of Fig.14, showing the face of Potiphar’s wife.
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2 and 3. Fragments from All saints in glory, by Guercino. 1613. Canvas, each 49 by 66 cm. (Location unknown; formerly art market, Paris).
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4. Landscape with a dog running and a man at a well, and Orpheus and Eurydice, by Guercino. c.1617. Detached fresco frieze. (Pinacoteca Civica, Cento).
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5. Detail of Fig.4, showing a man at a well.
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6. Detail of Fig.4, showing Orpheus and Eurydice.
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7. Absalom commanding the assassination of Amnon, here attributed to the studio of Guercino after a lost work by Guercino of 1628. Canvas, 140 by 175 cm. (Pinacoteca Nazionale, Bologna; on loan to Palazzo della Prefettura, Bologna).
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8. Detail of Fig.7, showing the pattern in Absalom’s breeches.
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9. Detail of Fig.7, showing the central assassin’s hand and sleeve.
Obituary
Denis Mahon (1910–2011)
09/2011 | 1302 | 153
Pages: 605-607
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Finaldi, Gabriele (Finaldi, Gabriele)
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MacGregor, Neil (N. M.) (MacGregor, Neil (N. M.))
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Advertisements November 2008 (Front)
11/2008 | 1268 | 150
Pages: i-xxx
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[Bonhams, Montpelier Street, London. Early European Works of Art, Tuesday 2 December, Knightsbridge] A late 16th century Roman Corpus Christi cast from a model attributed to Guglielmo della Porta (Italian 1500-1577). Estimate: £1,000-1,500.
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[Bonhams, New Bond Street, London. The Sculpture Sale, Wednesday 1 April 2009] Francesco Bertos (Italian 1678-1741). An 18th century Paduan bronze vessel with four putti. Sold for £31,200 in april 2008.
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[Charles Ratton & Guy Ladrière, 14 rue de Marignan, 11 quai Voltaire, Paris] Fabio dal Medico (dates unknown, third quarter of the eighteenth century). A lady with a unicorn. Marble, and narwhal horn, height 61.5 cm., length 50 cm., width 33 cm. Signed on the righthand side of the base: Fabius E. Medico Carr.ensis Sculpsit.
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[De Backker Medieval Art, Brussels, at Sculptura European Art Fair, Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin, 12-16 November 2008] Attributed to Gil de Siloé (active 1467-1505). God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ (details - right and far right), two fragments of a Coronation of the Virgin. Wood with original polychrome, 44 cm. high.
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[Galerie Canesso, 26 rue Laffitte, Paris] Cristoforo Munari (Reggio Emilia 1667-Pisa 1720). Still Life with Bucchero, Clock, Crystal Glasses, Books, Violin, Watermelon, Biscuits, and Two Cups. Oil on canvas, 89 x 114.5 cm. (35 x 45 1/16 in.)
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[Galerie Neuse Kunsthandel GmbH, Bremen, at Sculptura European Art Fair, Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin, 12-16 November 2008] Christian Daniel Rauch (1777-1857). Satyr, c.1796-97. Bronze-coloured wood.
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[Galerie Neuse, Contrescarpe 14, Bremen] Leonard Kern (Forchtenberg 1588-1662 Schwäbisch-Hall). Height: 23.5 cm.
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[Goldmark Uppingham Rutland, Leeds, a major selling exhibition of sculpture & drawings opens on Saturday 6th December 2008] Jacob Epstein.
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[Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert, 38 Bury Street, St James's, London. Lucian Freud: Early Works 1940-58. Loan exhibition 9 October-12 December 2008]
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[Heritage Auction Galleries, 3500 Maple Ave, 17th Floor, Dallas, Texas. Important Fine Art Auction, November 20-21] Circle of Sebastian Stoskopff (Alsation 1597-1657). Kitchen Still Life with Fish and Cat, circa 1650. Oil on canvas, 32 x 40 inches (81.3 x 101.6 cm.). Estimate: $15,000-$25,000.
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[Heritage Auction Galleries, 3500 Maple Ave, 17th Floor, Dallas, Texas. Important Fine Art Auction, November 20-21] Sebastiano (with Marco) Ricci (Italian 1659-1734). Vision of St Bruno, c.1705. The rediscovered Algarotti. Oil on canvas, 37 x 47.5 inches (94.0 x 120.7 cm.). Estimate: $600,000-$800,000.
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[Museo Nacional del Prado, 15 October 2008-6 January 2009]. Rembrandt: Painter of Stories.
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[Patricia Wengraf Ltd., PO Box 31067, London] Barthélemy Prieur (Berzieux 1536-1611 Paris). Young Woman Pounding Grain. Height: 10.8 cm. (excluding the wood base).
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[Pinacoteca Civica Il Guercino, Cento, Via Matteotti 16] Caravaggio. The Cardsharps, from the Collection of Sir Denis Mahon.
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[Prestel, Munich, Berlin, London, New York] Kandinsky, edited by Helmut Friedel and Annegret Hoberg.
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[Sam Fogg Ltd., London, at Sculptura European Art Fair, Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin, 12-16 November 2008] Master of Rabenden. Christ (detail). Germany, Upper Bavaria, c.1515-20. Limewood, 183 cm. high.
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[Sotheby's, 19th & 20th Century European Sculpture, auction in London 11 November 2008] Donato Barcaglia. Beauty Holding Back Time. Estimate: £150,000-250,000.
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[Sotheby's, Early British Paintings, auction in London, 4 December 2008] George Romney. Portrait of Sir John and Lady Chetwode. Estimate: £200,000-300,000.
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[Tomasso Brothers Fine Art, Bardon Hall, Weetwood Lane, Leeds] Gregorio di Lorenzo (c.1436-c.1504). King Ferdinand I of Naples. Circa 1472.
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[Trafalgar Galleries, 35 Bury Street, St James's, London] Pierre Mignard, known as Le Romain (Troyes 1612-Paris 1695). Anna Avolara, the painter's wife, as the Madonna. Oil on canvas, 94 x 66 cm. (37 x 26 inches). Engraved by François de Poilly (c.1671-1723).
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[Wijermars Antiquairs, De Wijk, at Sculptura European Art Fair, Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin, 12-16 November 2008] Giovanni Maria Benzoni (1809-1873). Bacchus. Signed 'G.M. Benzoni F.A. 1851 Roma'. Carrara marble, 71 cm. high.
Non-western art unattributed:
[Bernard Steinitz, 9 rue du Cirque, 77 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris] Exceptional Crowned Bicephalous-Eagle Marquetry Cabinet on its original stand decorated with ivory figures. India, 17th century. Exotic wood, ivory, silver, H. 157 cm. (61¾ in.), W. 121.5 cm. (47¾ in.), D. 65.5 cm. (25¾ in.).
Non-western art unattributed:
[Richard Philip, Works of Art, London, at Sculptura European Art Fair, Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin, 12-16 November 2008] Torso of Buddha. Northern India, 2nd century AD. Mathura School? Sandstone, 62 cm. high.
Western art unattributed:
[Daniel Katz Ltd., London, at Sculptura European Art Fair, Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin, 12-16 November 2008] Virgin and Child. Bohemia, c.1400. Polychromed wood, 59 cm. high.
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[Galerie Ratton-Ladrière, Paris, at Sculptura European Art Fair, Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin, 12-16 November 2008] The three graces. Italy/Verona, 13th century. Stone, 103 cm. high.
Western art unattributed:
[Jan Roelofs Antiquairs, Maastricht, at Sculptura European Art Fair, Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin, 12-16 November 2008] St James. Northern-France, Rouen, 16th century. Oakwood, 105 cm. high.
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[Joanna Booth, PO Box 50886, London] Christ as the Man of Sorrows. North Italian, circa 1480. Carved wood with some original polychrome, height 64 cm., width 46 cm.
Western art unattributed:
[Richard Philip, exhibiting at Sculptura European Sculpture Fair, Berlin, November 12th-16th, 2008] English 15th-century relief of the Entombment. Nottingham alabaster, 42 cm. x 26 cm. Traces of original polychrome.
Western art unattributed:
[Sam Fogg, 15d Clifford Street, London] Saint Peter Abbey of Theuley, c.1410-20. 49 x 19.5 x 12.5 cm., walnut, polychromed and gilded.
Editorial
Clearing the Barnacles
03/1997 | 1128 | 139
Pages: 155
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Guercino in Britain. Paintings from British Collections: Catalogue [Exhibition Catalog]
07/1991 | 1060 | 133
Pages: 11-68
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Helston, Michael (Helston, Michael)
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Henry, Tom (Henry, Tom)
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Mahon, Denis (Mahon, Denis)
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Cat. 1 Madonna of the Sparrow, Guercino, Lent by Sir Denis Mahon
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Cat. 10 The Incredulity of St Thomas, Guercino, National Gallery, London
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Cat. 11 The taking of Christ, Guercino, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
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Cat. 12 Christ and the Woman taken in Adultery, Guercino, Dulwich Picture Gallery, London
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Cat. 13 St Chrysogonus in Glory, Guercino, Lancaster House, London
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Cat. 14 The presentation of Jesus in the Temple, Guercino, National Gallery, London
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Cat. 15 St John the Baptist visited in Prison by Salome, Guercino, Lent by Sir Denis Mahon
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Cat. 16 Venus, Mars, Cupid and Time, Guercino, National Trust, Dunham Massey, Altrincham (The Stamford Collection)
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Cat. 17 St Gregory with St Ignatius Loyola and Francis Xavier, Guercino, Lent by Sir Denis Mahon
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Cat. 18, Mars, by Guercino, The National Trust, Tatton Park Chashire (The Egerton Collection)
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Cat. 19 Mars, Guercino, Wellington Museum, Apsley House, London
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Cat. 2. Virgin and Sleeping Child with the Infant St John, by Guercino, National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh
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Cat. 20 Venus and Cupid, Guercino, Wellington Museum, Apsley House, London
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Cat. 21 St Agnes, Guercino, Private Collection (Courtesy Trafalgar Galleries, London)
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Cat. 22 The Penitent St Peter, Guercino, National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh
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Cat. 23 the Agony in the Garden, Guercino, National Museum of Wales, Cardiff
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Cat. 24 the Phrygian Sibyl with a Putto, Guercino, Private Collection, England
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Cat. 25 St Cecilia, Guercino, Dulwich Picture Gallery, London
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Cat. 26 Daniel with the head of Goliath, Guercino, Trafalgar Galleries, London
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Cat. 27 The Cumaean Sibyl with a Putto, Guercino, Lent by Sir Denis Mahon
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Cat. 28 The Samian Sibyl with a Putto, Guercino, Althorp House, Northampton
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Cat. 29 King David, Guercino, Althorp House, Northampton
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Cat. 3 St Sebastian Succoured by Two Angels, by Guercino, Sudeley Castle Gloucerstershire
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Cat. 30 Erminia finding the wounded Tancred, Guercino, Castle Howard, Yorkshire
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Cat. 31 The Libyan Sibyl, Guercino, Royal Collection, London
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Cat. 32 The angel appears to Hagar and Ishmael, Guercino, Lent by Sir Denis Mahon
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Cat. 4 The Dead Christ Mourned by Two Angels, by Guercino, National Gallery, London
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Cat. 5 Study of a woman, completed in the form of a Sibyl, Lent by Sir Denis Mahon
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Cat. 6 Erminia and the Shepherd, by Guercino, Birmingham City Museum and Art Gallery
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Cat. 7 Head of Old Man, Guercino, Lent by Sir Denis Mahon
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Cat. 8 Jacob blessing the sons of Joseph, Guercino, Lent by Sir Denis Mahon
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Cat. 9 Elijah fed by Ravens, Guercino, National Gallery, London
Supplement
Guercino Drawings from the Collections of Denis Mahon and the Ashmolean Museum [Catalogue]
03/1986 | 996 | 128
Pages: i-xii+1+3-33+35-52
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Davies, Helen (Davies, Helen)
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Ekserdjian, David (Ekserdjian, David; E., D.)
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Mahon, Denis (Mahon, Denis)
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1 - St Francis Kneeling; 2- Madonna and Child with and angel offering fruit; 3 - A monk receiving the Child from the Madonna; a seated nun with an angel below, and two music making angels above; 4 - Venus, Adonis and Cupid in a landscape; 5 - Woman with hands looking upwards (a sister of Lazarus); 6- An old bearded man lying on the ground, shielding his eyes with his hand
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11 [Preparatory study relating to the Aurora in the Casino Ludovisi: Dawn in her chariot in the sky, with an amorino]
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12 [Preparatory drawings relating to the Aurora in the Casino Ludovisi: Head of Dawn]
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13 [Preparatory drawings relating to the Aurora in the Casino Ludovisi: Group of five amorini]
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15 [Studies for prophets connected with the cupola of the Piacenza cathedral: Study for a beardless prophet (Haggai) and accessory figures]
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16 [Studies for prophets connected with the cupola of the Piacenza cathedral: Bearded prophet with both arms raised, looking down at a putto]
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17 [Studies for the Rest on the flight into Egypt in Piacenza cathedral: Rapid study, with an angel and the suggestion of a donkey on the right]
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18 Recto [Studies for the Rest on the flight into Egypt in Piacenza cathedral]
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18 Verso [Studies for the Rest on the flight into Egypt in Piacenza cathedral]
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20 [Saint Elizabeth of Hungary]
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21 [The Death of Dido]
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27 [Cato saying farewell to his son at Utica]
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29 [Two studies of the crucified Christ]
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30 [Angelica and Medoro]
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35 [The Virgin, Saint Theresa and Saint Joseph]
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36 [The Virgin, Saint Theresa and Saint Joseph with an angel and putti above]
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37 [The Madonna and Child]
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41 [the infant Bacchus crowned with vine leaves by one of his companions]
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42 [kneeling youth wearing a tall hat with a feather]
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47 Recto [Saint Nicholas of Bari]
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47 Verso [part of a letter]
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7 [Jael shows Barak the corpse of Sisera]
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8 [Barak finds Jael with the corpse of Sisera]
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9 [Jael killing Sisera]
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XIII [an angel]
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XXV [A woman seated]
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XXVI [the enraged housewife]
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XXVII [Caricature of Fra Bonaventura Bisi]
Supplement
[Guercino Drawings from the Collections of Denis Mahon and the Ashmolean Museum ] Director's Foreword; Denis Mahon: a sketch; Preface by the Keeper of Western Art
03/1986 | 996 | 128
Pages: 5-12
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Byam Shaw, James (J. B. S) (Byam Shaw, James (J. B. S); Byam Shaw, J.; Shaw, James Byam; Shaw, J. Byam; S., J. B.)
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Penny, Nicholas (Penny, Nicholas)
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White, Christopher (White, Christopher; White, Christopher John; White; W., C. J.; White, Christoper)
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An Old Bearded Man Lying on the Ground, Shielding His Eyes with His Hand. Cat 6
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Elaborated Study with a Tree and Two Angels to the Left. Cat 18
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Hercules Wrestling with Antaeus. Cat 22
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Jael Shows Barak the Corpse of Sisera. Cat 7
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St George Killing the Dragon. Cat 28
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St Joseph about to Give a Lily to the Child Jesus. Cat 40
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St Lawrence. Cat IX
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Study of a Nude Youth with Arms Raised. Cat V
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The Assassination of Amnon at the Feast of Absalom. Cat 19
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The Emblem of the City of Bologna. Cat X
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The Flagellation of Christ. Cat XIV
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The Mystic Marriage of St Catherine. Cat IV
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The Virgin, St Theresa, and St Joseph, with an Angel and Putti above. Cat 36
Editorial
Lobbying the Roof off
09/1985 | 990 | 127
Pages: 577
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Nicolas Poussin's 'Orage' and 'Temps Calme'
01/1977 | 886 | 119
Pages: 2+4-12
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Whitfield, Clovis (Whitfield, Clovis)
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1. Un Temps Calme, by Nicolas Poussin. Canvas, 97.1 by 131.4 cm. (Private Collection. Great Britain).
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2. L'Orage, by Nicolas Poussin. Canvas, 99 by 132 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Rouen).
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3. Un Temps Calme, by Nicolas Poussin. Canvas. 97.1 by 131.4 cm. (Private Collection, Great Britain).
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4. Landscape with a Man Killed by a Snake, by Nicolas Poussin. Canvas, 119.5 by 198.5 cm. (National Gallery, London).
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5. Landscape with St Francis, by Nicolas Poussin. Canvas, 117 by 193 cm. (Palace of the President of Yugoslavia, Belgrade).
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6. Landscape, by Nicolas Poussin. Pen and Grey Wash, 24.5/25 by 40.2/40.5 cm. (Biblioteca Reale, Turin).
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7. Landscape with a River and the Vatican Belvedere, by Jan Frans van Bloemen. Called Orizzonte. Canvas 122.5 by 172.5 cm. (Statens Museum for Kunst Copenhagen).
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A. Inscription on the Back of Poussin's Temps Calme.
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