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Book Review
Life and Afterlife in Ancient China
03/2025 | 1464 | 167
Pages: 301–2
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Steinhardt, Nancy S. (Steinhardt, Nancy S.)
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Life and Afterlife in Ancient China By Jessica Rawson. 506 pp. incl. 37 col. + 135 b. & w. ills. (Allen Lane, London, 2023), £40. ISBN 978–0–241–47270–5. | :
Book Review
The Architectural Drawings of Antonio da Sangallo and His Circle (Vol.III: Antiquity and Theory)
06/2024 | 1455 | 166
Pages: 648–650
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Hemsoll, David (Hemsoll, David)
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The Architectural Drawings of Antonio da Sangallo and His Circle (Vol.III: Antiquity and Theory) Edited by Christoph Luitpold Frommel and Georg Schelbert. 2 vols, 584 pp. incl. 526 b. & w. ills. (Harvey Miller Publishers, London, 2022), £210. ISBN 978–1–912554–39–3. | :
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1. Plan of the Colosseum, by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger. c.1505 or after 1513. Pen on parchment, 18.7 by 22.7 cm. (Gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence).
Book Review
Inside Pompeii
05/2024 | 1454 | 166
Pages: 528–530
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Gardner-Dseagu, Christine (Gardner-Dseagu, Christine)
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Inside Pompeii By Luigi Spina. 480 pp. incl. 448 col. ills. (London, Thames & Hudson, 2023), £100. ISBN 978–0–500–02730–1. | :
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2. Sarno baths, Regio VIII, by Luigi Spina. Photograph, 2020–23. (© Luigi Spina).
Exhibition Review
Museo della Forma Urbis, Rome
04/2024 | 1453 | 166
Pages: 398–401
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Connors, Joseph (Connors, Joseph)
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Museo della Forma Urbis, Rome From 11th January | :
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10. Installation view of the Forma Urbis at the Museo della Forma Urbis, Rome, 2024. (Courtesy Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni Culturali, Rome).
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8. Installation view of the Forma Urbis at the Museo della Forma Urbis, Rome, 2024. (Courtesy Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni Culturali, Rome).
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9. Installation view of the Forma Urbis at the Museo della Forma Urbis, Rome, 2024. (Courtesy Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni Culturali, Rome).
Exhibition Review
Normands: Migrants, conquérants, innovateurs
08/2023 | 1445 | 165
Pages: 898–900
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McNeill, John (McNeill, John)
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Normands: Migrants, conquérants, innovateurs Musée des Beaux-Arts and Musée des Antiquités, Rouen 14th April–13th August | :
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12. Stained glass from Jumièges Abbey. Late 11th century (?). Painted glass, 7 by 5 cm. (Musées départementaux de Seine- Maritime).
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10. Carved standing stone. Smiss, Gotland, c.750–1000. Limestone, 125 by 61 by 7–15 cm. (Statens Historiska Museum, Stockholm; exh. Musée des Antiquités, Rouen).
Western art unattributed:
11. Pavement from Rouen Cathedral. Antique (?) and 12th century. Grey and black marble, 86 by 74 cm. (Musée des Antiquités, Rouen).
Exhibition Review
Islamic Arts Biennale
05/2023 | 1442 | 165
Pages: 562-563
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Rosser-Owen, Mariam (Rosser-Owen, Mariam)
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Islamic Arts Biennale Western Hajj Terminal, King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah | :
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22. Western Hajj Terminal, King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah, constructed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, 1981. (Courtesy Diriyah Biennale Foundation).
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23. Installation view of the Islamic Arts Biennale, 2023, showing Amongst Men, by Haroon Gunn- Salie. 2014/23. (Courtesy Diriyah Biennale Foundation).
Book Review
Painting Antiquity: Ancient Egypt in the Art of Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Edward Poynter and Edwin Long Visions of Ancient Egypt
02/2023 | 1439 | 165
Pages: 202-204
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Gere, Charlotte (Gere, Charlotte)
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Painting Antiquity: Ancient Egypt in the Art of Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Edward Poynter and Edwin Long By Stephanie Moser. 584 pp. incl. 240 col. + b. & w. ills. (Oxford University Press, 2020), £79. ISBN 978–0–19–069702–0. | :
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Visions of Ancient Egypt Edited by Benjamin Hinson and Anna Ferrari with Ghislaine Wood. 192 pp. incl. numerous col. + b. & w. ills. (Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Norwich, 2022), £25. ISBN 978–1–73972–000–1. | :
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1. Pastimes in Ancient Egypt 3,000 years ago, by Lawrence Alma-Tadema. 1863. Oil on canvas, 99.1 by 135.8 cm. (Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston; Bridgeman Images).
Article
Caravaggio’s ‘Entombment of Christ’ and the birth of Christian archaeology
01/2022 | 1426 | 164
Pages: 34-40
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Danesi Squarzina, Silvia (Danesi Squarzina, Silvia; Squarzina, Silvia Danesi)
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1. The entombment of Christ, after Caravaggio, by Pietro Fontana after a drawing by Luigi Cochetti. c.1821, published 1834. Engraving, 51.9 by 35.6 cm. (Biblioteca Casanatense, Rome).
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10. St Philip Neri at prayer in the Catacombs of S. Callisto, Rome. Engraving. (From P. Aringhi: Unterirdisches Rom, ed. J.F. Haagen, Arnheim 1668, p.238; Bibliotheca Hertziana, Rome).
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2. The entombment of Christ, by Caravaggio. c.1602–04. Oil on canvas, 306 by 214 cm. (Vatican Museums).
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3. The entombment of Christ, by Filippo and Vincenzo Cocchi, Domenico Cerasoli and Antonio Castellini after Caravaggio. c.1821. Mosaic, 300 by 190 cm. (Sacristy of St Peter’s, Rome).
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4. The entombment of Christ, by Vincenzo Camuccini after Caravaggio. 1796. Oil on canvas, 306 by 214 cm. (Private collection; photograph A. Vasari).
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5. Woman in prayer. Mural painting, 2nd–3rd century. Cuniculum of the Five Saints, Catacombs of S. Callisto, Rome. Chromolithograph by G. Mariani. (From G.B. de Rossi: La Roma sotterranea cristiana, Rome 1877, III, pl.3).
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6. Frontispiece from P. Aringhi, ed.: Roma subterranea novissima, Rome 1651, by Giuseppe Baroni. Engraving, 41 by 26 cm. (Photograph Bibliotheca Hertziana, Rome).
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8. The burial of St Lucy, by Caravaggio. 1608. Oil on canvas, 408 by 300 cm. (S. Lucia, Syracuse; Bridgeman Images).
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9. St Philip Neri at prayer in the Catacombs of S. Callisto, Rome. Engraving. (From P. Aringhi: Roma subterranea novissima, Rome 1651, p.195; Bibliotheca Hertziana, Rome).
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7. Wall tombs in the Catacombs of S. Sebastiano, Rome. 2nd century. (Photograph Granger; Bridgeman Images).
Exhibition Review
Epic Iran
09/2021 | 1422 | 163
Pages: 826-839
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Babaie, Susan (Babaie, Susan)
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Epic Iran Victoria and Albert Museum, London 29th May–12th September | :
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4. Ladies around a samovar, by Isma’il Jalayir. c.1870s. Oil on canvas, 156.5 by 213 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Non-western art unattributed:
1. Qaran unhorses Barman. Tabriz, Iran, c.1525–35. Ink, watercolour and gold on paper, 47 by 31.5 cm. (Private collection; exh. Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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2. Figurine of a man. 3200–2900 BC. Bronze, height 17.5 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; exh. Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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3. Full-size painted copy of a section of the interior of the dome of the Mosque of Sheikh Lutfallah, Isfahan. 1877. Oil and pigments on canvas, 1024 by 216 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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