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Exhibition Review
Diderot’s taste
06/2014 | 1335 | 156
Pages: 413-415
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Reviewer:
Bordes, Philippe (Bordes, Philippe; Bordes, Phillipe)
Subjects
art literature:
Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Musée Fabre, Montpellier, France / Fondation de l'Hermitage, Lausanne, Switzerland
places:
Switzerland / Montpellier / Lausanne / France
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions / Art criticism
Illustrations
Attributed works:
88. Detail of Milo of Croton, by Etienne-Maurice Falconet (Musée du Louvre, Paris; exh. Fondation de l'Hermitage, Lausanne)
Attributed works:
89. The first reading in Madame Geoffrin's salon of The Chinese Orphan, a tragedy by Voltaire, in 1755, by Anicet-Charles-Gabriel Lemonnier (Musée national du château de Malmaison, Rueil-Malmaison)
Attributed works:
90. Portrait of an artist with the bust of Diderot, by Jean-Simon Berthélemy (Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe; exh. Fondation de l'Hermitage, Lausanne)
Article
Diderot, Guiard and Houdon: projects for a funerary monument at Gotha I
04/2002 | 1189 | 144
Pages: 213-221
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Author:
Frank, Christoph (Frank, Christoph)
Author:
Mathies, Ulrike D. (Mathies, Ulrike D.)
Author:
Poulet, Anne L. (Poulet, Anne L.)
Subjects
artists:
Guiard, Laurent
artists:
Houdon, Jean-Antoine
dates:
1700-1799
places:
Germany / Gotha
places:
France
print:
Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784 / and / Guiard, Laurent
print:
Guiard, Laurent / Unexecuted designs / Germany / Gotha
print:
Houdon, Jean-Antoine / Unexecuted designs / Germany / Gotha
sources:
Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784
subjects:
Sepulchral monuments / Unexecuted designs
subjects:
Saxe-Gotha, Louise-Dorothe?e, duchesse de
subjects:
French sculpture
subjects:
Enlightenment
subjects:
Funerary art / Neo-classicism
subjects:
Grimm, Friedrich Melchior, Freiherr von
Illustrations
Attributed works:
10. Tomb of the Dauphin Louis de Bourbon and Dauphine Marie-Josèphe de Saxe, by Guillaume II Coustou. 1766-77. Marble. (Sens Cathedral; Photo: Conway Library, Courtauld Institute, London).
Attributed works:
11. The Other Side of Fig.10. (Photo: Conway Library, Courtauld Institute, London).
Attributed works:
12. Allegory of the Death of the Dauphin of France, by Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée. 1767. 129 by 97 cm. (Musée du Château, Fontainebleau).
Attributed works:
13. Contract Drawing for the Mausoleum of Duchess Louise Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha, by Laurent Guiard. 1770. Pen and Black Ink, 35.2 by 24.4 cm. (Minutier Central, Archives Nationales, Paris).
Attributed works:
14. Verso of Fig.13 with the Signatures of Frédéric-Melchior Grimm and Laurent Guiard. 1770. Pen and Black Ink. (Minutier Central, Archives Nationales, Paris).
Attributed works:
16. Model for the Mausoleum of Duchess Louise Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha, by Laurent Guiard. 1768. Terracotta. (Formerly Schloßmuseum, Gotha; Whereabouts Unknown).
Attributed works:
17. Another View of Fig.16.
Attributed works:
18. Drawing for the mausoleum of duchess Louise Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha, by Laurent Guiard. c.1770. Pencil, pen and black ink with grey, green, purple and yellow washes, 106.2 by 65 cm. The drawing was enlarged by the same hand at a later stage. The central drawing was laid down on the larger sheet and measures 53.3 by 40 cm. (Kupferstichkabinett, Gotha).
Attributed works:
19. Academic Study of a Male Nude, by Laurent Guiard. 1772. Plaster. (Istituto d'Arte Paolo Toschi, Parma).
Western art unattributed:
15. First Page of the Contract for the Mausoleum, 9th March 1770. (Minutier Central, Archives Nationales, Paris).
Article
An Early Painting by Greuze and Its Literary Associations
09/1996 | 1122 | 138
Pages: 580-585
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Author:
Wolff, Martha (Wolff, Martha)
Subjects
artists:
Greuze, Jean-Baptiste
dates:
1700-1799
museums and institutions:
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, United States
places:
France
sources:
Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784
subjects:
French painting / Early works
subjects:
Literature in art / Abelard and Heloise
Illustrations
Attributed works:
3. The Birth of Louis XIII, by Peter Paul Rubens. 1621-25. 394 by 295 cm. (Louvre, Paris).
Attributed works:
4. Red Wax Seal on the Stretcher of Fig.5 [A Lady Reading the Letters of Héloïse and Abélard, by Jean-Baptiste Greuze, Here Dated 1758-59. 76.2 by 64.8 cm. (Art Institute of Chicago).]
Attributed works:
5. A Lady Reading the Letters of Héloïse and Abélard, by Jean-Baptiste Greuze, Here Dated 1758-59. 76.2 by 64.8 cm. (Art Institute of Chicago).
Attributed works:
6. Mme Greuze Reclining on a chaise-longue, by Jean-Baptiste Greuze. c.1765. 46 by 32.4 cm. Black Chalk, Pen and Wash, with Traces of Pencil. (Rikjsprentenkabinet, Amsterdam).
Attributed works:
7. La Philosophie endormie, by Jean-Michel Moreau Retouched by Jacques Aliamet, after Jean-Baptiste Greuze. 1777. 48 by 34.5 cm. Etching and Engraving. (Art Institute of Chicago).
Attributed works:
8. La Dévideuse, by Jean-Baptiste Greuze. 1759. 74.6 by 61.3 cm. Frick Collection, New York.
Attributed works:
9. La Mère bien-aimée, by Jean-Baptiste Greuze. 1765-1769. 99.1 by 130.8 cm (Private Collection, Madrid).
Publication Received
Diderot on Art. Vol. I. Salon of 1765 and Notes on Painting, Vol. II: Salon of 1767
09/1996 | 1122 | 138
Pages: 614
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Reviewer:
Weston, Helen (Weston, Helen)
Subjects
art literature:
Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784
Reviewed Items
art literature:
Diderot on Art. Vol. I. Salon of 1765 and Notes on Painting, Vol. II: Salon of 1767 | author: Goodman, John
Book Review
Diderot, Critique d'Art. Vol. II: Diderot, les Salonniers et les Estheticiens de son Temps
06/1985 | 987 | 127
Pages: 394
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Reviewer:
Conisbee, Philip (Conisbee, Philip)
Subjects
art literature:
Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784
dates:
1700-1799
places:
France / Paris
subjects:
Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784
subjects:
French painting / Art criticism
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Diderot, Critique d'Art. Vol. II: Diderot, les Salonniers et les Estheticiens de son Temps | author: Bukdahl, Else Marie
Exhibition Review
Diderot at the Hôtel de la Monnaie. Paris
05/1985 | 986 | 127
Pages: 318+321
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Reviewer:
Roland Michel, Marianne (Roland Michel, Marianne; Michel, Marianne Roland; Michei, Marianne Roland)
Subjects
dates:
1980-1989
museums and institutions:
Monnaie de Paris, Paris, France
places:
France / Paris
subjects:
Exhibitions / Reviews
subjects:
Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784
Exhibition Review
Diderot in Langres
11/1984 | 980 | 126
Pages: 724+727
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Reviewer:
Laing, Alastair (Laing, Alastair)
Subjects
dates:
1980-1989
museums and institutions:
Musée du Breuil de Saint-Germain, Langres, France
places:
Langres / France
subjects:
Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784
subjects:
Exhibitions / Reviews
Book Review
Absorption and Theatricality: Painting and Beholder in the Age of Diderot; Diderot: Critique d'Art
07/1982 | 952 | 124
Pages: 455-456
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Reviewer:
Conisbee, Philip (Conisbee, Philip)
Subjects
art literature:
Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784
dates:
1700-1799
places:
France
sources:
Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784
subjects:
French painting / Art criticism / Sources
subjects:
Aesthetics
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Absorption and Theatricality: Painting and Beholder in the Age of Diderot; Diderot: Critique d'Art | author: Bukdahl, Else Marie , author: Fried, Michael
Article
Poussin's Eudamidas: Eighteenth-Century Criticism and Copies
09/1971 | 822 | 113
Pages: 513-524
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Author:
Verdi, Richard (Verdi, Richard)
Subjects
artists:
Falconet, Etienne Maurice
artists:
Poussin, Nicolas
artists:
Rysbrack, Michael
artists:
Mengs, Anton Raphael
artists:
Marcenay de Ghuy, Antoine de
artists:
Deshays, Jean-Baptiste
dates:
1600-1649
dates:
1750-1799
places:
England
places:
France
sources:
Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784
sources:
Piles, Roger de
subjects:
Sources
subjects:
French painting / Classical mythology
subjects:
Copies / Influence
subjects:
Critical Reception
subjects:
Greek iconography / Eudamidas
Illustrations
Attributed works:
26. Le Testament d'Eudamidas, by Anton Raphael Mengs. 1758. Chalk, Pen and Brush, Heightened with White, 21 by 25.6 cm. (Museum der bildenden Künste, Leipzig.)
Attributed works:
28. Nicolas Poussin, by Pierre Julien. 1789-1804. Line Engraving by Pauline Landon.
Attributed works:
29. Le Testament d'Eudamidas. Engraving by Marcenay de Ghuy, after Poussin's Picture, 1757.
Attributed works:
30. Le Testament d'Eudamidas, by Nicolas Poussin. Canvas, 110.5 by 138.5 cm. (Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Copenhagen.)
Attributed works:
31.Le Testament d'Eudamidas. Terra-cotta (Musee historique, Lyons)
Attributed works:
32. Le Testament d'Eudamidas, by Luc Breton. Plaster, 50 by 68 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Besançon.)
Attributed works:
33. Le Testament, by Jean-Baptiste Deshays. Pencil, Bistre Wash, Heightened with White and Red, on Bistre Paper, 29.6 by 28.2 cm. (Musée du Louvre.)
Attributed works:
34. Le Testament d'Eudamidas. Pen and Bistre Wash, 9.6 by 13.2 cm. (Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris.)
Attributed works:
35. Le Testament d'Eudamidas, by Michael Rysbrack. Plaster, 28 by 61 cm. (National Trust, Stourhead, Wilts.)
Attributed works:
36. Le Testament d'Eudamidas. Engraving after the Hollis Copy of Poussin's Picture, by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1765.
Western art unattributed:
27. Frontispiece to Nicolas Guibal's Eloge de Nicolas Poussin. 1783. Engraving.
Book Review
Diderot. Salons. Vol. IV. 1769. 1771. 1775. 1781 [and Montesquieu critique d'art]
06/1969 | 795 | 111
Pages: 397
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Reviewer:
Brookner, Anita (Brookner, Anita; Brookner, Miss)
Subjects
dates:
1700-1799
places:
France / Paris
sources:
Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784
sources:
Secondat, Charles, Baron de Montesquieu, 1689-1755
subjects:
French painting / Sources / Salons (art exhibitions)
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Diderot. Salons. Vol. IV. 1769. 1771. 1775. 1781 | author: Ehrard, Jean , author: Seznec, Jean
subjects:
Montesquieu critique d'art | author: Ehrard, Jean
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