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Short Notice
A Hidden Portrait by Goya
09/1981 | 942 | 123
Pages: 540-543
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Braham, Allan (Braham, Allan; Braham, A. J.; Braham, Mr.)
Subjects
artists:
Goya y Lucientes, Francisco José de
dates:
1800-1849
museums and institutions:
Porcel, Isabel Lobo Velasco de
museums and institutions:
National Gallery, London, Great Britain
places:
Spain
subjects:
Spanish painting / Portraits
subjects:
Sitters / Identification
Illustrations
Attributed works:
55. Don José Queraltó, by Goya. 1802. 101.5 by 76.1 cm. Alte Pinakothek, Munich).
Attributed works:
56. Don Antonio de Porcel, by Goya. 1806. 113 by 83 cm. (Formerly Jockey Club, Buenos Aires).
Attributed works:
57. Doña Isabel de Porcel, by Goya. 82 by 54.6 cm. (National Gallery, London).
Attributed works:
58. Doña Isabel de Porcel, by Goya. X-Ray Mosaic of Fig. 57 (During Cleaning), Showing Earlier Portrait.
Attributed works:
59. Doña Isabel de Porcel, by Goya. Infa-Red Detail of Fig. 57, Showing Eye of Earlier Sitter
Short Notice
Murillo's Portrait of Don Justino de Neve
03/1980 | 924 | 122
Pages: 156+192-194+203
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Author:
Braham, Allan (Braham, Allan; Braham, A. J.; Braham, Mr.)
Subjects
artists:
Murillo, Bartolomé Esteban
dates:
1650-1699
dates:
1980-1989
museums and institutions:
National Gallery, London, Great Britain
places:
Spain / Madrid
places:
England / London
subjects:
Art museums / Acquisitions / Spanish painting
subjects:
Portraits
subjects:
Neve y Yébenes, Justino de
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Portrait of Don Justino de Neve, by Murillo. 1665. 206 by 129.5 cm. (National Gallery, London).
Attributed works:
46. Detail of Fig.1. [Portrait of Don Justino de Neve, by Murillo. 1665. 206 by 129.5 cm. (National Gallery, London).]
Attributed works:
47. Detail of Fig.1. [Portrait of Don Justino de Neve, by Murillo. 1665. 206 by 129.5 cm. (National Gallery, London).]
Attributed works:
48. Detail of Fig.1. [Portrait of Don Justino de Neve, by Murillo. 1665. 206 by 129.5 cm. (National Gallery, London).]
Attributed works:
49. Detail of Fig.1. [Portrait of Don Justino de Neve, by Murillo. 1665. 206 by 129.5 cm. (National Gallery, London).]
Article
The Emperor Sigismund and the Santa Maria Maggiore Altar-Piece
02/1980 | 923 | 122
Pages: 106-112
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Author:
Braham, Allan (Braham, Allan; Braham, A. J.; Braham, Mr.)
Subjects
artists:
Masaccio
artists:
Masolino da Panicale
buildings:
Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, Italy
dates:
1400-1499
places:
Italy / Rome
sources:
Vasari, Giorgio
subjects:
Italian painting / Sources
subjects:
Martin V, Pope, 1368-1431
subjects:
Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, 1368-1437
Illustrations
Attributed works:
16. St Jerome and St John the Baptist, Ascribed to Masaccio. Panel, 114 by 55 cm. (National Gallery, London).
Attributed works:
17. The Foundation of Sta Maria Maggiore, Ascribed to Masolino. Panel, 144 by 76 cm. (Museo Nazionale, Naples).
Attributed works:
18. St John the Evangelist (?) and St Martin of Tours, Ascribed to Masolino. Panel, 110 by 54 cm. (John G. Johnson Collection. Philadelphia).
Attributed works:
19. St Peter and St Paul, Ascribed to Masolino. Panel, 114 by 54 cm. (John G. Johnson Collection, Philadelphia).
Attributed works:
20. The Assumption of the Virgin, Ascribed to Masolino. Panel, 142 by 76 cm. (Museo Nazionale, Naples).
Attributed works:
21. St Liberius (?) and St Matthias, Ascribed to Masolino. Panel, 114.5 by 55 cm. (National Gallery, London).
Attributed works:
22. Detail of Fig.21.
Attributed works:
23. The Emperor Sigismund in Coronation Robes, by Dürer. Panel, 188 by 88 cm. (Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nürnberg).
Attributed works:
24. Detail of Fig.18.
Attributed works:
25. Portrait of the Emperor Sigismund, Ascribed to Pisanello. Parchment on Panel, 64 by 49 cm. (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna).
Article
The Bed of Pierfrancesco Borgherini
12/1979 | 921 | 121
Pages: 754-763+765
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Author:
Braham, Allan (Braham, Allan; Braham, A. J.; Braham, Mr.)
Subjects
artists:
Bacchiacca
artists:
Pontormo
artists:
Andrea del Sarto
artists:
Granacci, Francesco
artists:
Baccio d'Agnolo
buildings:
Palazzo Borgherini-Rosselli del Turco, Florence, Italy
dates:
1500-1599
patrons:
Borgherini family
places:
Italy / Florence
sources:
Vasari, Giorgio
subjects:
Italian painting / Furniture / Beds (furniture)
subjects:
Cassoni
subjects:
Joseph (Old Testament)
subjects:
Bible stories / Iconography / Composition (artistic arrangement)
subjects:
Patronage
Illustrations
Attributed works:
10. Joseph Pardons His Brothers, by Bacchiacca. 36 by 142 cm. (National Gallery, London).
Attributed works:
11. Joseph Orders the Imprisonment of His Brothers (?), by Bacchiacca. 36 by 27 cm. (Borghese Gallery, Rome).
Attributed works:
12. Simeon Taken to Prison, by Bacchiacca. 36 by 27 cm. (Borghese Gallery, Rome).
Attributed works:
13. The search for the Silver Cup, by Bacchiacca. 36 by 27 cm. (Borghese Gallery, Rome).
Attributed works:
14. The Finding of the Cup, by Bacchiacca. 36 by 27 cm. (Borghese Gallery, Rome).
Attributed works:
15. Joseph Sold to Potiphar, by Pontormo. 59 by 50.6 cm. (National Gallery, London).
Attributed works:
16. Pharaoh with His Butler and His Baker, by Pontormo. 59.7 by 51 cm. (National Gallery, London).
Attributed works:
17. The Trinity, by Francesco Granacci. 105.5 cm Diameter. (Staatliche Museen, Berlin).
Attributed works:
18. The Palazzo Rosselli del Turco (Formerly Borgherini), Borgo SS. Apostoli, Florence, by Baccio d'Agnolo.
Attributed works:
2. The Story of Joseph. Illustrations to Scale and in Chronological Sequence of the Bedroom Decorations of Pierfrancesco Borgherini (Figs. 3-16), by Andrea del Sarto, Granacci, Pontormo and Bacchiacca. The Plàn Indicates the Suggested Position of the Panels.
Attributed works:
3. Scenes from the Early Life of Joseph, by Andrea del Sarto. 99 by 132 cm. (Palazzo Pitti, Florence).
Attributed works:
4. Joseph Taken to Prison, by Francesco Granacci. 96 by 134 cm. (Uffizi, Florence; On Loan to Palazzo Davanzati).
Attributed works:
5. Pharaoh Consults Joseph about His Dreams, by Andrea del Sarto. 99 by 152 cm. (Palazzo Pitti, Florence).
Attributed works:
6. Jacob with Joseph in Egypt, by Pontormo. 96 by 109 cm. (National Gallery, London).
Attributed works:
7. Joseph Introduces His Father to Pharaoh, by Granacci. 95 by 224 cm. (Uffizi, Florence).
Attributed works:
8. Joseph's Brothers Beg for Help (The Triumph of Joseph), by Pontormo. 36.3 by 142.5 cm. (National Gallery, London).
Attributed works:
9. Joseph Receives His Brothers on Their Second Visit to Egypt, by Bacchiacca. 36 by 142 cm. (National Gallery, London).
Obituary
Keith Roberts 1937-1979
05/1979 | 914 | 121
Pages: 315-316
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Author:
Braham, Allan (Braham, Allan; Braham, A. J.; Braham, Mr.)
Subjects
art literature:
Roberts, Keith
dates:
1970-1979
subjects:
Burlington Magazine / Editors / Obituaries / Art historians
Article
Reconstructing Sassetta's Sansepolcro Altar-Piece
06/1978 | 903 | 120
Pages: 386+388-392
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Author:
Braham, Allan (Braham, Allan; Braham, A. J.; Braham, Mr.)
Subjects
artists:
Sassetta
buildings:
San Francesco, Sansepolcro, Italy
dates:
1400-1499
museums and institutions:
National Gallery, London, Great Britain
places:
Borgo San Sepolcro / Italy
subjects:
Italian painting / Altarpieces / Reconstructions
subjects:
Francis of Assisi, Saint
works:
San Sepolcro Altarpiece (dispersed)
Illustrations
Attributed works:
51. Four Scenes from the Life of St Francis, by Sassetta (National Gallery, London, Nos.4757-4760), as Now Reassembled.
Attributed works:
52. Three Scenes from the Life of St Francis, by Sassetta (National Gallery, London, Nos.4761-4763), as Now Reassembled.
Attributed works:
53. The Reverse of the Sansepolcro Altar-Piece, by Sassetta (Reconstruction): St Francis Triumphant (Berenson Collection, Florence), the Seven National Gallery Panels and The Mystic Marriage of St Francis. (Musée Condé, Chantilly).
Attributed works:
54. The Front of the Sansepolcro Altar-Piece, by Sassetta (Reconstruction): The Blessed Ranieri Rasini and St John the Baptist (Berenson Collection, Florence), The Virgin and Child, St Anthony of Padua and St John the Evangelist (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Attributed works:
55. The Reverse of N. G. Sassetta (No.4758), Showing Original Wood of Spandrels, Cradled Picture Surface and Modern Framing.
Attributed works:
56. The Reverse of The Mystic Marriage of St Francis, by Sassetta (Musée Condé, Chantilly), Showing Uncradled Surface. Photo Agraci.
Attributed works:
57. The Legend of the Wolf of Gubbio, by Sassetta (National Gallery, London, No.4762), from Photograph in The Burlington Magazine, September 1903.
Attributed works:
58. The Funeral of St Francis, by Sassetta (National Gallery, London, No.4763), from Photograph in The Burlington Magazine, September 1903.
Article
A Reappraisal of "The Introduction of the Cult of Cybele at Rome" by Mantegna
07/1973 | 844 | 115
Pages: 457-463
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Author:
Braham, Allan (Braham, Allan; Braham, A. J.; Braham, Mr.)
Subjects
artists:
Mantegna, Andrea
artists:
Bellini, Giovanni
dates:
1500-1509
museums and institutions:
National Gallery, London, Great Britain
patrons:
Cornaro, Francesco
patrons:
Cornaro family
subjects:
Italian painting / Grisaille
subjects:
Classical mythology / Roman iconography
subjects:
Documents / Patronage
subjects:
Late works
subjects:
Cybele
subjects:
Scipio
subjects:
Visual sources
subjects:
Caterina Cornaro, Queen of Cyprus, 1454-1510
Illustrations
Attributed works:
67. 'The Introduction of the Cult of Cybele at Rome', by Andrea Mantegna. Canvas, 73.5 by 268 cm. (National Gallery, London.)
Attributed works:
68. The Vestal Virgin Tuccia and Sophonisba Drinking Poison (?), by a Follower of Mantegna. Panels, Each 72.5 by 23 cm. (National Gallery, London.)
Attributed works:
69. An Episode from the Life of Publius Cornelius Scipio, Attributed to Giovanni Bellini. Canvas, 74.6 by 356 cm. (National Gallery of Art, Samuel H. Kress Collection, Washington, D. C.)
Attributed works:
70. Detail from Fig.67, Showing the Principal Group of Figures. [The Introduction of the Cult of Cybele at Rome', by Andrea Mantegna. Canvas, 73.5 by 268 cm. (National Gallery, London.)]
Attributed works:
71. Detail from Fig.69, Showing the Principal Group of Figures. [An Episode from the Life of Publius Cornelius Scipio, Attributed to Giovanni Bellini. Canvas, 74.6 by 356 cm. (National Gallery of Art, Samuel H. Kress Collection, Washington, D. C.)]
Attributed works:
72. The Vestal Virgin Tuccia (See Fig. 68). [by a Follower of Mantegna. Panels, Each 72.5 by 23 cm. (National Gallery, London.)]
Attributed works:
73. Sophonisba Drinking Poison (?), with Additions Omitted (See Fig.68). [by a Follower of Mantegna. Panels, Each 72.5 by 23 cm. (National Gallery, London.)]
Attributed works:
74. Detail from Fig.67, Showing Pentimento of Head. ['The Introduction of the Cult of Cybele at Rome', by Andrea Mantegna. Canvas, 73.5 by 268 cm. (National Gallery, London.)]
Article
The Age of Neo-Classicism. II - Architecture and Town-Planning
11/1972 | 836 | 114
Pages: 748+750-753
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Author:
Braham, Allan (Braham, Allan; Braham, A. J.; Braham, Mr.)
Subjects
dates:
1970-1979
dates:
1750-1849
museums and institutions:
Royal Academy of Arts, London, Great Britain
places:
England / London
subjects:
Neo-classicism / Architecture / Exhibitions
Illustrations
Attributed works:
13. View of Caryatid Porch, by Karl Friedrich Schinkel. 48.1 by 49.2 cm. (Staatliche Museen, Berlin; Exh. R. A. No.1321.)
Attributed works:
14. Pavilion at the Corner of a Terrace, Elevation (1758), by Jean-François Chalgrin. 23.5 by 30.2 cm. (Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts Paris; Exh. R. A. No.1043.)
Attributed works:
15. The Bank of England: Loggia, Governor's Court, North Side (1804/5), by John Soane. 39 by 49 cm. (The Governor and Company of the Bank of England, London; Exh. R. A. No.1342.)
Attributed works:
16. The Frederiks Church, Copenhagen, Model of Project (1798), by Caspar Frederik Harsdorff. (Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi, Copenhagen; Exh. R. A. No.1160.)
Attributed works:
17. The Hôtel de Thélusson, Paris (1782), by Claude-Nicolas Ledoux, Long Section. 22 by 41.5 cm. (British Museum, London; Exh. R. A. No.1216.)
Attributed works:
18. Pigeon House for a Garden in the Ukraine, Elevation, by Giacomo Quarenghi. 54 by 60.4 cm. (Biblioteca Civica, Bergamo; Exh. R. A. No.1292.)
Article
Charles de Wailly and Early Neo-Classicism
10/1972 | 835 | 114
Pages: 670+672-685
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Author:
Braham, Allan (Braham, Allan; Braham, A. J.; Braham, Mr.)
Subjects
artists:
Wailly, Charles de
buildings:
Château de Montmusard, Dijon, France
buildings:
Théâtre de l'Odéon, Paris, France
dates:
1750-1759
dates:
1750-1799
places:
France / Paris
subjects:
French architecture / Neo-classicism
subjects:
Biographies
subjects:
Architectural drawings / Visual sources
subjects:
Roman (ancient) architecture
Illustrations
Attributed works:
19. Project for an Orangery, Elevation, by Charles de Wailly. 1750 (Third Prize). (Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris). Photo. Bulloz.
Attributed works:
20. A Palace façade, Elevation, by Charles de Wailly. 1752 (First Prize). (Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris). Photo. Bulloz
Attributed works:
21. A Palace façade, Elevation, by P.-L. Moreau-Desproux. 1752 (Third Prize). (Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris). Photo. Bulloz.
Attributed works:
22. Project for a Choir, Elevation, by N.-H. Jardin. 1741 (First Prize). (Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris). Photo. Bulloz.
Attributed works:
23. Study of the Throne of St Peter by Bernini, by Charles de Wailly. 1755. (Hermitage, Leningrad).
Attributed works:
24. The Cháteau of Montmusard, Dijon, Plan, by Charles de Wailly. 1764. (Bibliothèque Publique, Dijon.)
Attributed works:
25. Dijon, Montmusard, by Charles de Wailly, North façade.
Attributed works:
26. Dijon, Montmusard, by Charles de Wailly, Front (East) façade.
Attributed works:
27. Montmusard, from the East (As Projected by Charles de Wailly in 1764), by J.-B. Lallemand. (Musée de Dijon.) Photo. Rémy.
Attributed works:
28. Montmusard, North Elevation, by Charles de Wailly. 1764. (Bibliothèque Publique, Dijon.)
Attributed works:
29. Montmusard, Plan and North (?) Elevation, by Charles de Wailly. Before 1771. Engraving after Krafft.
Attributed works:
30. 'Pavillon de Minerve' for Catherine the Great, by Charles de Wailly. Before 1773. (Hermitage, Leningrad.)
Attributed works:
31. Chapelle du Reposoir, Versailles, by Charles de Wailly. Before 1769. Engraving by J.-B. Leprince. (Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris.) Photo. Bibliothèque Nationale.
Attributed works:
32. Perspective View of the Staircase of the Comédie Française (Théâtre de l'Odéon), by Charles de Wailly. 1771. (Cabinet des Dessins, Musée du Louvre). Photo. Musées Nationaux.
Attributed works:
33. Project for the Odéon, Plan, by Charles de Wailly and M.-J. Peyre. 1769. (Archives Nationales, Paris). Photo. Bulloz.
Attributed works:
34. Project for the Odéon, Long Section, by Charles de Wailly and M.-J. Peyre. 1769. (Archives Nationales, Paris). Photo. Bulloz.
Attributed works:
35. Project for the Odéon, Sheet of Studies with Site Plan, by Charles de Wailly and M.-J. Peyre. 1770. (Archives Nationales, Paris). Photo. Bulloz.
Attributed works:
36. The Théâtre de l'Odéon, Long Section in Perspective, by Charles de Wailly. 1781(?). (Musée Carnavalet, Paris.)
Attributed works:
37. Project for the Theatre of Brussels, Cross Section, by Charles de Wailly. (Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris.) Photo. Bibliothèque Nationale.
Attributed works:
38. His Own House, Rue de la Pepinière, Paris, by Charles de Wailly. Long Section. Engraving after Krafft.
Attributed works:
39. His Own House, by Charles de Wailly, Plan in the Early Nineteenth Century, (Archives Nationales, Paris.)
Attributed works:
40. His Own House, by Charles de Wailly, Perspective View. Engraving after Sergent. (Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris). Photo. Bibliothèque Nationale.
Attributed works:
41. The House of Augustin Pajou, by Charles de Wailly, Perspective View. Engraving after Durand. (Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris). Photo. Bibliothèque Nationale.
Attributed works:
42. The Salone of the Palazzo Spinola (Serra), Genoa, Long Section, by Charles de Wailly. 1773. (Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris.)
Attributed works:
43. The Crypt of St Leu-St Gilles Paris, by Charles de Wailly, Perspective View. Lithograph after Chapuy. (Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris.) Photo. Bibliothèque Nationale.
Attributed works:
44. The Palazzo Spinola (Serra), Genoa. Pavilions on Second-Floor Terrace.
Attributed works:
45. Project for Schloss Wilhelmshöhe, Cassel, Plan, by Charles de Wailly. 1785. (Formerly Schloss Wilhelmshöhe, Now Destroyed.)
Attributed works:
46. Project for Schloss Wilhelmshöhe, Cassel, Perspective View, by Charles de Wailly. 1785. (Formerly Schloss Wilhelmshöhe, Now Destroyed.)
Attributed works:
47. Project for Schloss Wilhelmshöhe, Cassel, (Plan, Fig. 45), by Charles de Wailly. 1785. (Formerly Schloss Wilhelmshöhe, Now Destroyed.)
Article
Drawings for Soufflot's Sainte Geneviève
10/1971 | 823 | 113
Pages: 582+584-592
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Author:
Braham, Allan (Braham, Allan; Braham, A. J.; Braham, Mr.)
Subjects
artists:
Soufflot, Jacques Germain
buildings:
Pantheon (Sainte Geneviève), Paris, France
dates:
1700-1799
places:
France / Paris
subjects:
French architecture / Churches
subjects:
Architectural drawings
subjects:
Neo-classicism / Greek (ancient) architecture / Influence
subjects:
Architectural orders / Doric order
Illustrations
Attributed works:
12. Paris, Sainte Geneviève; Perspective View (1757). Engraving by Bellicard.
Attributed works:
13. Paris, Sainte Geneviève; Section, Facing High Altar (1757). Engraving by Charpentier.
Attributed works:
14. Paris, Sainte Geneviève; Plan (1757). Engraving by Bellicard.
Attributed works:
15. Paris, Sainte Geneviève; Section of Crypt, on Long Axis of Choir (c. 1758). Drawing by Soufflot. (Paris, Arch. Nat.; Photo Bulloz.)
Attributed works:
16. Paris, Sainte Geneviève; Section of Crypt, on Cross Axis of Choir (c. 1758). Drawing by Soufflot. (Paris, Arch. Nat.; Photo Bulloz.)
Attributed works:
17. Paestum, the Temple of Neptune. Engraving Published by Dumont, 1764, after Drawing by Soufflot.
Attributed works:
18. Paris, Sainte Geneviève; Section of Transept, Detail (c.1758). Drawing by Soufflot. (Paris, Arch. Nat.; Photo Bulloz.)
Attributed works:
19. Paris, S. Leu-S. Gilles. Detail of Crypt by Charles de Wailly (1773?).
Attributed works:
20. Paris, Sainte Geneviève; Section of Nave, Detail (c.1758). Drawing by Soufflot. (Paris, Arch. Nat.; Photo Bulloz.)
Attributed works:
21. Paris, Sainte Geneviève; Section of Transept (c.1757). Drawing by Soufflot. (Paris, Arch. Nat.; Photo Bulloz.)
Attributed works:
22. Paris, the Hôtel de Montmorency (1769/72). Engraving from Ledoux L'architecture (Detail).
Attributed works:
23. Rome, SS. Marcellino e Pietro, by Girolamo Teodoli (1751/2). Engraving from Vasi Magnificenze (Detail).
Attributed works:
24. Paris, Sainte Geneviève; Plan (1765). Engraving by Patte.
Attributed works:
25. Paris, Sainte Geneviève; Elevation (After 1764). Drawing by Soufflot. (Paris, Arch. Nat.; Photo Bulloz.)
Attributed works:
26. Paris, Sainte Geneviève; Section from Portico to Choir (After 1764). Drawing by Soufflot. (Paris, Arch. Nat.; Photo Bulloz.)
Attributed works:
27. Paris, Sainte Geneviève; Diagonal Sections (c. 1770). Drawing by Soufflot. (Paris Arch. Nat.; Photo Bulloz.)
Attributed works:
28. Paris, the Panthéon (Sainte Geneviève), View of Interior.
Attributed works:
29. Paris, the Panthéon (Sainte Geneviève), View of Exterior.
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