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Guercino’s ‘Moses’: a recent addition to the artist’s ‘prima maniera’

09/2024 | 1458 | 166

Pages: 912-20

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Author:

Treves, Letizia (Treves, Letizia)

Subjects

artists:

Barbieri, Giovanni Francesco, called Il Guercino

collectors and dealers:

Este family / Rothschild, Jacob

dates:

1620-1629

museums and institutions:

Waddesdon Manor, Waddesdon, Aylesbury, Great Britain

subjects:

Italian art / Moses / Provenance / Collectors / Copies

Illustrations

Attributed works:

1. Moses, by Guercino. c.1618–19. Oil on canvas, 72 by 63 cm. (Rothschild Foundation, Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire; photograph Moretti Fine Art).

Attributed works:

2. Detail of Fig.1.

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3. King David, by Guercino. c.1617–18. Oil on canvas, 88.5 by 72 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen; Bridgeman Images).

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4. Head of an old man, by Guercino. c.1619–20. Oil on canvas, 63 by 48.3 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).

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5. Elijah fed by ravens, by Guercino. 1620. Oil on canvas, 195 by 156.5 cm. (National Gallery, London; Bridgeman Images).

Attributed works:

6. Moses, by Bernardino Cervi after Guercino. 1624. Engraving, 13.5 by 7.4 cm. (Fondo Corsini, Gabinetto Nazionale delle Stampe, Rome).

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7. Moses, by Adam Bartsch after Guercino. Engraving. (location unknown).

Attributed works:

8. Detail of Fig.9.

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9. Moses with raised hands; mount depicts a fanciful border with leaves, a shell, humanoid figures, and a cartouche that has been cut, by Jan de Bisschop. Brown wash and ink on antique laid paper, framing line in gold; mount: graphite, brown wash and gold, 26.3 by 22.1 cm. (mount), 39.5 by 22.5 cm. (including strip at bottom). (Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge MA; photograph President and Fellows of Harvard College).

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‘The crossing of the Red Sea’ in the collection of Cardinal Fesch

01/2021 | 1414 | 163

Pages: 15-21

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Author:

Gianeselli, Matteo (Gianeselli, Matteo)

Subjects

artists:

Raphael / Master of Memphis / Lippi, Filippino / and workshop

buildings:

Château de Montrésor, Montrésor, France

collectors and dealers:

Fesch, Joseph, Cardinal, 1763-1839

subjects:

Attributions / Italian painting / Collections, Private / Inventories / Christian iconography / Iconography / Spalliere

subjects:

Moses

Illustrations

Attributed works:

2. Detail of Fig.3, showing the drowning of the Egyptian army.

Attributed works:

2. The crossing of the Red Sea, here attributed to the Master of Memphis. c.1504–05. Oil and tempera on panel, 74 by 216 cm. (Château, Montrésor).

Attributed works:

4. The crossing of the Red Sea, by Cosimo Rosselli and Biagio d’Antonio. 1481–82. Fresco, 350 by 572 cm. (Sistine Chapel, Vatican City; Scala).

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5. Worship of the Egyptian bull god, Apis, by the Master of Memphis. c.1504–05. Oil and tempera on panel, 78.1 by 137.2 cm. (National Gallery, London).

Attributed works:

6. Moses brings forth water out of the rock, by the Master of Memphis. c.1504–05. Oil and tempera on panel. 78.1 by 137.8 cm. (National Gallery, London).

Western art unattributed:

1. Cardinal Joseph Fesch. Rome, early nineteenth century. Oil on canvas, 200 by 148 cm. (Musée national du château, Fontainebleau).

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New documents on Giulio Mancini and Guercino

10/2014 | 1339 | 156

Pages: 653-656

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Author:

Gage, Frances (Gage, Frances)

Subjects

artists:

Barbieri, Giovanni Francesco, called Il Guercino

collectors and dealers:

Mancini, Giulio, 1558-1630

dates:

1620-1629

museums and institutions:

Palazzo Colonna, Rome, Italy

subjects:

Collections, Public / Documents / Provenance / Attribution / Attributions / Art dealers / Collections, Private / Italian painting / Correspondence / Moses

Illustrations

Attributed works:

17. Moses with the tablets of law, by Guercino(?) (Galleria Colonna, Palazzo Colonna, Rome)

Attributed works:

18. Landscape with travellers in a downpour of rain, by Guercino (Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe degli Uffizi, Florence)

Short Notice

The Provenance of the 'Castle Howard' Version of Orazio Gentileschi's 'Finding of Moses'

02/1998 | 1139 | 140

Pages: 120-122

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Author:

Maddicott, Hilary (Maddicott, Hilary)

Subjects

artists:

Gentileschi, Orazio

dates:

1600-1699

places:

Italy / England

subjects:

Moses

subjects:

Italian painting / Provenance

Illustrations

Attributed works:

57. Finding of Moses, by Orazio Gentileschi. 258 by 302 cm. (Private Collection).

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A Preparatory Drawing for One of the Dal Pozzo Paintings of Scenes from the Life of Moses

09/1985 | 990 | 127

Pages: 617-619+621

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Author:

Ferretti, Roberto (Ferretti, Roberto)

Subjects

artists:

Cortona, Pietro da

artists:

Romanelli, Giovanni Francesco

collectors and dealers:

Dal Pozzo, Cassiano, 1588-1657

dates:

1600-1649

places:

Italy / Rome

sources:

Scaramuccia, Luigi Pellegrino

subjects:

Italian painting / Preliminary drawings

subjects:

Bible stories / Moses

Illustrations

Attributed works:

63. The Israelites' Gifts for the Tabernacle, Here Attributed to Pietro da Cortona. Pen and Ink over Black Chalk, with Brown Wash and Shades of Grey and Red, Lightened with White, on Brown Prepared Paper, 27.3 by 42.4 cm. (Private Collection?).

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64. Moses Striking the Rock, Here Attributed to Pietro da Cortona. 111 by 158.1 cm. (National galleriet, Oslo).

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65. The Crossing of the Red Sea, by Nicolas Poussin. 154 by 214 cm. (National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne).

Attributed works:

66. Adoration of the Golden Calf, by Nicolas Poussin. 154 by 210 cm. (National Gallery).

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New Light on Poussin's 'Moses Sweetening the Bitter Waters of Marah'

01/1984 | 970 | 126

Pages: 24-29

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Author:

Rosenthal, Gertrude (Rosenthal, Gertrude; Rosenthal, Gertude)

Subjects

artists:

Poussin, Nicolas

dates:

1600-1649

museums and institutions:

Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, United States

places:

France / United States / Baltimore

subjects:

French painting / Bible stories / Moses

subjects:

Dating / Conservation / Technical analysis

subjects:

Technical analysis

Illustrations

Attributed works:

47. Moses Sweetening the Bitter Waters of Marah, by Nicolas Poussin. c. 1627-28. 152.4 by 209.5 cm. Shown Here after Conservation. 1982. (The Baltimore Museum of Art, Maryland).

Attributed works:

48. Composite X-Radiograph of Moses Sweetening the Bitter Waters of Marah. Shown Here Turned Upside Down in Order to Make the Flying Figure (Now Top Left) More Legible.

Attributed works:

50. Moses Sweetening the Bitter Waters of Marah. After Cleaning, Relining and before In-Painting.

Attributed works:

51 and 52. Details from Fig. 47.

Western art unattributed:

49. Sacrifice of Noah, by an Unknown Roman Artist. Early Seventeenth Century. 97.8 by 134.6 cm. (The National Trust, Tatton Hall, Cheshire).

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A New Late Work by Guido Reni for Edinburgh and His Late Manner Re-Evaluated

07/1979 | 916 | 121

Pages: 418-425

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Author:

Pepper, D. Stephen (Pepper, D. Stephen; Pepper, Stephen; Pepper, S.; Pepper, Stephen D.; Pepper, D. S.)

Subjects

artists:

Reni, Guido

dates:

1600-1649

dates:

1630-1639

museums and institutions:

National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, Great Britain

places:

Edinburgh / Scotland / Italy

sources:

Bellori, Giovanni Pietro

sources:

Malvasia, Carlo Cesare

subjects:

Italian painting / Attributions / Late works

subjects:

Moses

subjects:

Sources

Illustrations

Attributed works:

16. Moses before Pharaoh, by Guido Reni. 134.5 by 172.6 cm. (National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh).

Attributed works:

17. Detail of Fig. 16. [Moses before Pharaoh, by Guido Reni. 134.5 by 172.6 cm. (National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh).]

Attributed works:

18. Detail of Fig. 16. [Moses before Pharaoh, by Guido Reni. 134.5 by 172.6 cm. (National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh).]

Attributed works:

19. Pala della Peste, by Guido Reni. 382 by 242 cm. (Pinacoteca, Bologna).

Attributed works:

20. St Michael Archangel, by Guido Reni. 293 by 202 cm. (S. Maria della Concezione, Rome).

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21. Virgin and Child with St John, by Guido Reni. 160 by 159 cm. (Longhi Collection, Florence).

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22. Virgin and Child with the Hermit Saints Paul and Anthony, by Guido Reni. 290 by 187 cm. (Formerly Kaiser Friedrich Museum, Berlin; Destroyed).

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23. Christ Giving the Keys to St Peter, by Guido Reni. 342 by 210 cm. (Musée Rigaud, Perpignan).

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24. Europa and the Bull, by Guido Reni. 155 by 122 cm. (Private Collection, Switzerland).

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25. St Joseph and the Christ Child, by Guido Reni. 86.3 by 71 cm. (Private Collection, New York).

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26. Artemesia, by Guido Reni. 96 by 71 cm. (Private Collection, Genoa).

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27. Lucrezia, by Guido Reni. 96 by 71 cm. (Private Collection, Genoa).

Attributed works:

28. Head of an Apostle, by Guido Reni. 55 by 44.5 cm. (Formerly with Hazlitt Gallery, London).

Book Review

The Horned Moses in Medieval Art and Thought

06/1974 | 855 | 116

Pages: 337-338

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Reviewer:

Freedberg, David (Freedberg, David)

Subjects

subjects:

Bible stories / Moses / Iconography

Reviewed Items

subjects:

The Horned Moses in Medieval Art and Thought | author: Mellinkoff, Ruth

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A New Drawing by Nicolas Poussin in Berlin

02/1968 | 779 | 110

Pages: 89-91

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Author:

Sutherland Harris, Ann (Sutherland Harris, Ann)

Subjects

artists:

Poussin, Nicolas

dates:

1600-1649

museums and institutions:

Dahlem Museums, Berlin, Germany

subjects:

French painting / Drawings / Attributions

subjects:

Battles

subjects:

Iconography / Bible stories

subjects:

Moses

Illustrations

Attributed works:

41. Joshua's Victory over the Amalechites (?), Here Attributed to Nicolas Poussin. Pen and Ink with Sepia Wash over Red Chalk Underdrawing on Cream Paper, 24.6 by 41 cm. (Print Room, Museum Dahlem, Berlin.)

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Orazio Gentileschi's 'Finding of Moses' in Madrid

02/1967 | 767 | 109

Pages: 86-87+89

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Author:

Harris, Enriqueta (E. H; E. E. H) (Harris, Enriqueta (E. H; E. E. H); Frankfort, Enriqueta Harris; H., E.; Frankfort, Enriqueta; H., E. E.)

Subjects

artists:

Gentileschi, Orazio

collectors and dealers:

Philip IV, King of Spain, 1605-1665

dates:

1600-1649

museums and institutions:

Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, Spain

places:

Spain / Italy / Madrid

subjects:

Italian painting / Signatures / Provenance

subjects:

Moses

subjects:

Documents / Correspondence

Illustrations

Attributed works:

52. Signature of Orazio Gentileschi on the Bracelet of the Woman on the Right in His Finding of Moses. (Prado Museum, Madrid.)

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