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Article
Alexander Fisher’s ‘In praise of womanhood’
07/2022 | 1432 | 164
Pages: 684-687
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Turner, Eric (Turner, Eric)
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4. In praise of womanhood, by Alexander Fisher. 1901. Enamel on copper, 38 by 54 cm. (open). (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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5. The triptych shown in Fig.4 (closed).
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6. The search for Eldorado, by Alexander Fisher. 1899. Enamel on steel. (Present whereabouts unknown; Alamy).
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7. Evensong, St Cecilia, by John Melhuish Strudwick. 1897. Oil on canvas, 91.5 by 91.5 cm. (Private collection).
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8. The lives of St Patrick in Ireland, by Alexander Fisher. c.1903. Gilt brass inlaid with enamel and silver, 45.7 by 35.6 cm. (National Museum of Ireland, Dublin).
Article
‘Fully armed in plate of war’: making the effigy of the Black Prince
11/2021 | 1424 | 163
Pages: 997-1009
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Barker, Jessica (Barker, Jessica)
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Mcarthur, Graeme (Mcarthur, Graeme)
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Pegues, Emily (Pegues, Emily)
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14. The soffit of the tester over the monument to the Black Prince. Late fourteenth century. 440 by 192 by 30 cm. Oak, polychromy and gilding. (© Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge).
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15. Detail from La vie du Prince Noir, by the Chandos Herald, showing the Black Prince venerating the Trinity. c.1385. Illumination on parchment, octavo 23.5 by 14 cm. (Senate House, London, MS 1, fol.1; reproduced with the permission of Senate House Library, University of London).
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8. The Black Prince’s funeral achievements, clockwise from top left: sword, helmet, gauntlets. (Photographs by kind permission of Canterbury Cathedral).
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9. Endoscopic view of the interior of the effigy from the bascinet toward the chest cavity and legs. (© Waygate Technologies). a. Join of interlocking teeth connecting the torso piece with the underside of the eventail at the throat; b. Iron interlocking pins at the inside of the chest; c. Tailbone bolt; d. Pin holding the legs together at the thigh; e. Hollow legs; and f. Iron interlocking pins.
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1. The tomb of the Black Prince in its setting in the Trinity Chapel, Canterbury Cathedral. (Photograph the authors).
Western art unattributed:
10. Badge of the Black Prince venerating the Trinity. c.1376. Lead, 10.3 by 7.9 cm. (British Museum, London; © The Trustees of the British Museum).
Western art unattributed:
11. Impression of the seal of the Black Prince, affixed to a charter dated 19th July 1362. Wax, diameter 5 cm. (The National Archives, London, E/30/1106; © Lloyd de Beer, reproduced by kind permission from The National Archives, Kew).
Western art unattributed:
12. Tomb of Edward III. c.1386. Gilded brass effigy, Purbeck marble tomb chest and oak tester. (Confessor’s Chapel, Westminster Abbey, London; © Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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13. Detail of Fig.12, showing the face of Edward III. (© Dean and Chapter of Westminster; Alamy).
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2. The effigy of the Black Prince on his tomb. c.1386. Gilded brass, with silvered and enamel details. (Trinity Chapel, Canterbury Cathedral; photograph by kind permission of Canterbury Cathedral).
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3. Detail of champlevé enamels on the effigy’s sword belt. (Photograph the authors).
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4. Drawing of the effigy, indicating names for the armour. (© Matilde Grimaldi).
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5. Side view of the effigy and tomb chest of the Black Prince. Gilded brass, enamel and Purbeck marble. (© Michael Freeman; Alamy).
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6. Drawing of the effigy, indicating its construction. (© Matilde Grimaldi).
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7. The gauntlets on the Black Prince’s effigy. (Photograph the authors).
Article
Adam Elsheimer’s ‘The martyrdom of St Lawrence’ rediscovered
02/2021 | 1415 | 163
Pages: 108-118
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Seifert, Tico (Seifert, Tico )
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1. The martyrdom of St Lawrence, by Adam Elsheimer. c.1599. Oil on copper, 31.5 by 24 cm. (Private collection).
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10. Jacob’s dream, by Adam Elsheimer. c.1598–99. Oil on copper, 19.5 by 26.1 cm. (Städel Museum, Frankfurt).
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10. Jacob’s dream, by Adam Elsheimer. c.1598–99. Oil on copper, 19.5 by 26.1 cm. (Städel Museum, Frankfurt).
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11. The conversion of Saul, by Adam Elsheimer. c.1598–99. Oil on copper, 19.7 by 25.1 cm. (Städel Museum, Frankfurt).
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12. The Flood, by Adam Elsheimer. c.1599. Oil on copper, 26.5 by 34.8 cm. (Städel Museum, Frankfurt).
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13 and 14. Details of Figs.1 and 9, showing foliage. 15 and 16. Details of Figs.11 and 10, showing foliage. 17. Detail of Fig.1, showing a man’s head lit by embers. 18 and 19. Details from Fig.1, showing figures in the background.
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2. The martyrdom of St Lawrence, by Titian. c.1548–57. Oil on canvas, transferred from panel, 493 by 277 cm. (S. Maria Assunta dei Gesuiti, Venice).
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20. Detail of Fig.2, showing figures on the stairs in the background.
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21. Detail of The exaltation of the Cross, by Adam Elsheimer, showing figures in the clouds. c.1603–05. Oil on copper, 48.5 by 35 cm. (Städel Museum, Frankfurt).
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22. Detail of Fig.1, showing marks in the underpaint, probably from the heel of the artist’s hand.
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23. Detail of Fig.1, showing the reserve at the top of the painting.
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24. Detail of Fig.11, showing the light breaking through clouds.
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25. The witch, by Adam Elsheimer, after Albrecht Dürer. c.1596–97. Oil on copper, 13.6 by 9.9 cm. (Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2021).
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26. The witch, by Albrecht Dürer. c.1500. Engraving, 11.6 by 7.2 cm. (British Museum, London).
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3. The martyrdom of St Lawrence, by Cornelis Cort, after Titian. 1571. Engraving, 48.5 by 34 cm. (British Museum, London).
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4. Detail of Fig.1, showing pentimenti around the figure of St Lawrence.
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5. Detail of Fig.1, showing the boy with a dog.
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6. Detail of Heraclius carrying the Cross, by Adam Elsheimer, showing a mother with her children. c.1603–05. Oil on copper, 22.6 by 15 cm. (Städel Museum, Frankfurt).
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7. The baptism of Christ, by Adam Elsheimer. c.1599. Oil on copper, 28.1 by 21 cm. (National Gallery, London).
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8. St Lawrence prepared for martyrdom, by Adam Elsheimer. c.1600–01. Oil on copper, 26.7 by 20.6 cm. (National Gallery, London; Bridgeman Images).
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9. St Christopher, by Adam Elsheimer. c.1599. Oil on copper, 22.5 by 17.5 cm. (State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg).
Book Review
I rami smaltati detti veneziani del Rinascimento italiano. Volume 1: Atti del convegno internazionale di studi; and Volume 2: Corpus delle opere nelle collezioni pubbliche e private
12/2020 | 1413 | 162
Pages: 1108-1109
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Cooper, Irene Galandra (Cooper, Irene Galandra)
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I rami smaltati detti veneziani del Rinascimento italiano. Volume 1: Atti del convegno internazionale di studi; and Volume 2: Corpus delle opere nelle collezioni pubbliche e private Edited by Françoise Barbe, Isabelle Biron, Letizia Caselli and Marie-Elsa Dantan. Two vols, 512 pp. incl. 1029 col. + b. & w. ills. (Silvana Editoriale, Milan, 2018), £100. ISBN 978–88–366–4239–7. | :
Article
Canova’s copper head of Medusa
11/2019 | 1400 | 161
Pages: 916-923
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Gustin, Melissa L. (Gustin, Melissa L.)
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1. Triumphant Perseus, by Antonio Canova. Second version, 1804–06. Marble, 242.6 by 191.8 by 102.9 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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2. Head of Medusa, by Antonio Canova. c.1797–1800. Embossed copper with bronze additions, 31 by 40.5 by 29.8 cm. (Museo Biblioteca Archivio, Bassano del Grappa).
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3. Detail of Fig.1, showing the head of Medusa.
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4. Head of Medusa, cast after Antonio Canova. 1806–07. Plaster, height 31.1 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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6. Detail of Perseus and Medusa, by Antonio Canova. c.1798–99. Oil on canvas, 24 by 73 cm. (Museo Correr, Venice).
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7. Fig.2 during restoration. (Courtesy Museo Archivio Biblioteca Bassano del Grappa).
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8. Five dancers with garlands of flowers, by Antonio Canova. 1799. Mixed media on canvas, 72 by 178 cm. (© Museo e Gipsoteca Antonio Canova, Possagno).
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9. Fig.2 prior to restoration. (Courtesy Museo Archivio Biblioteca Bassano del Grappa).
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10. Archaising bust of a youth (bust of Apollo). Roman. Bronze, height 25 cm. (Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, Naples).
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10. Ptolemy Apion. Roman. Bronze, height 29 cm. (Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, Naples; photograph the author).
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5. The Rondanini Medusa. Roman copy after a bronze original of c.170 BC. Marble, height 29 cm. (Glypthotek, Munich; photograph © José Luiz Bernardes Ribeiro).
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9. Ptolemy Apion, from De’ bronzi di Ercolano e contorni incisi con qualche spiegazione: Tomo Primi: Busti, Naples 1767. Table LIX, p.203.
Article
Correggio’s reclining ‘Magdalen’ rediscovered
07/2019 | 1396 | 161
Pages: 556-561
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Ekserdjian, David (Ekserdjian, David; E., D.)
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1. St Mary Magdalen, here attributed to Correggio. c.1519. Panel, 22.5 by 28 cm. (Private collection).
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2. St Mary Magdalen, here identified as a painting after Correggio. Before 1609. Copper, 29 by 39.5 cm. (Formerly Gemäldegalerie, Dresden).
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3. Infra-red reflectogram of Fig.1.
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4. St Mary Magdalen, by Cristofano Allori after Correggio. c.1600. Copper, 29.6 by 43 cm. (Palazzo Pitti, Florence; Bridgeman Images).
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5. Detail of Fig.1, showing a seascape and a monastic building.
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6. St Mary Magdalen, by Raffaello Morghen (1758–1833), after Correggio. Engraving, 15.6 by 20.4 cm. (British Museum, London).
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7. St Mary Magdalen, by Correggio. c.1518–19. Canvas, 38.1 by 30.5 cm. (National Gallery, London).
Book Review
The Wyvern Collection: Medieval and Renaissance Sculpture and Metalwork. By Paul Williamson
11/2018 | 1388 | 160
Pages: 974-975
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Dectot, Xavier (Dectot, Xavier)
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1. Head of an apocalyptic elder. Western French (Parthenay), c.1160, with restorations. Limestone, height 31.5 cm. (Wyvern Collection).
Publication Received
The History of Rembrandt's Copperplates, with a Catalogue of Those That Survive
03/1996 | 1116 | 138
Pages: 205
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The History of Rembrandt's Copperplates, with a Catalogue of Those That Survive | author: Hinterding, Erik , author: Hoyle, Michael
Short Notice
A Lost Poussin Work on Copper: 'The Agony in the Garden'
09/1985 | 990 | 127
Pages: 614-617
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Standring, Timothy J. (Standring, Timothy J.; Standring, T. J.)
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61. The Agony in the Garden, by Nicolas Poussin. Oil on Copper, 62 by 49 cm. (Private Collection).
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62. Inscription on Reverse of Fig.62. [The Agony in the Garden, by Nicolas Poussin. Oil on Copper, 62 by 49 cm. (Private Collection).]
Article
An Engraved Plaque of the School of Nicholas of Verdun
11/1944 | 500 | 85
Pages: 278-281
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Author:
Hildburgh, W. L. (Hildburgh, W. L.)
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The Crucifixion. Engraved Copper Plate. By a Mosan Craftsman. About 1200-1210. 29.5 by 22 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum). An Engraved Plaque of the School of Nicholas of Verdun
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