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Book Review
Les portails du transept de la cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris: Architecture, sculpture, polychromie. Edited by Stephan Albrecht, Stefan Breitling and Rainer Drewello, transl. K. Mazurié de Keroualin
12/2022 | 1437 | 164
Pages: 1293-1294
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Reviewer:
Bruzelius, Caroline (Bruzelius, Caroline)
Subjects
buildings:
Notre-Dame de Paris, Paris, France
subjects:
French architecture / Portals / Facades / Medieval architecture / Stonemasons / Architects / Sculptors / Sculpture
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Les portails du transept de la cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris: Architecture, sculpture, polychromie Edited by Stephan Albrecht, Stefan Breitling and Rainer Drewello, transl. K. Mazurié de Keroualin. 248 pp. incl. 378 col. + 43 b. & w. ills. (Michael Imhof Verlag, Petersberg, 2022), €39.95. ISBN 978–3–7319–1039–8. | :
Article
Colossal orders and a Classical fa ade: Hoefnagel and Nonsuch revisited
02/2022 | 1427 | 164
Pages: 178-183
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Author:
Biddle, Martin (Biddle, Martin)
Subjects
artists:
Hoefnagel, Joris (Georg)
buildings:
Nonsuch Palace, (destroyed ca. 1683) , Surrey, Great Britain
dates:
1500-1599
subjects:
British architecture / Columns (architectural components) / Facades / Stuccowork
subjects:
Palaces / Royalty
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Nonsuch Palace, Surrey, by Joducus Hondius after John Speed. 1610. Engraving, 28.5 by 51 cm. (From J. Speed: Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain, London 1611).
Attributed works:
2. Detail of Fig.3, showing the the west end of the south front.
Attributed works:
3. Nonsuch Palace from the south, by Joris Hoefnagel. 1568. Black chalk, pen and brown and black ink and watercolour, heightened with white and gold, on paper, 24.2 by 26.3 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London; Bridgeman Images).
Attributed works:
4. A triumphal arch, by Sebastiano Serlio. (From S. Serlio: Regole generali di architetura sopra le cinque maniere de gli edifici, Venice 1537; Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York).
Article
Raphael’s Villa Madama: a document of 1519
01/2021 | 1414 | 163
Pages: 22-27
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Author:
Davies, Paul (Davies, Paul)
Subjects
artists:
Raphael / Sangallo, Antonio da, the younger, 1484-1546
buildings:
Villa Madama, Rome, Italy
dates:
1500-1519
patrons:
Leo X, Pope, 1475-1521 / Medici (1478–1534), Giuliano de
places:
Rome
subjects:
Italian architecture / Italian Renaissance architecture / Documents / Surveys / Dating / Architectural drawings / Gardens / Villas / Facades
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. The unfinished circular courtyard of Villa Madama, Rome, by Raphael. Designed 1518. (Photograph © Raffaello Bencini; Bridgeman Images).
Attributed works:
2. Plan of Villa Madama, Rome, showing the reconstructed final scheme, including the gardens: A – Road leading to the Vatican; B – New land purchased in 1519; C – Facade towards Vatican; and D – Terrace in front of the stables. Drawn by the author, after D.R. Coffin: ‘The plans of Villa Madama’, Art Bulletin 49 (1967).
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3. Project for the south east part of the Villa Madama incorporating the newly purchased land, by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger. 1519. Pen-and-ink over incised lines on paper, 56.3 by 43.2 cm. (Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, GDSA 179A).
Attributed works:
4. Detail of a large project for the Villa Madama, Rome, showing the south-east corner of the villa and the area designated for the new gardens, by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger. 1519. Pen-and-ink on paper, max. 60.1 by 125.8 cm. (Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, GDSA 314A).
Attributed works:
5. Elevation and section of the Villa Madama, Rome, with survey details of the land designated for the garden, by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger. 1519. Pen-and-ink over incised lines on paper, max. 38.5 by 59.4 cm. (Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, GDSA 1518A).
Attributed works:
6. Project for a terraced garden at Villa Madama, Rome, by Raphael. 1519. Pen and ink over incised lines on paper, 53.1 by 39.5 cm. (Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, GDSA 1356A).
Book Review
Die Stadt von der Neuzeit bis zum 19. Jahrhundert: Urbane Entwürfe in Europa und Nordamerika. By Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani
01/2019 | 1390 | 161
Pages: 92-93
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Reviewer:
Bailey, Gauvin Alexander (Bailey, Gauvin Alexander)
Subjects
artists:
Alberti, Leon Battista / Francesco di Giorgio Martini / Wren, Christopher / Le Nôtre, André / Montgomery, Robert / Owen, Robert / Fourier, Charles / Haussmann, Georges Eugène, Baron / Monet, Claude / Pissarro, Camille
dates:
1200-1299 / 1300-1399 / 1400-1499 / 1500-1599 / 1600-1699 / 1700-1799 / 1800-1899
media:
Architecture / Architectural drawings / Gardens
patrons:
Pius II, Pope, 1405-1464 / Sixtus V, Pope, 1520-1590 / Philip II, King of Spain, 1527-1598 / Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873
places:
Italy / Florence / Siena / Pienza / Rome / France / Paris / Germany / Berlin / Austria / Vienna / Portugal / Lisbon / United States
subjects:
Urban planning / Urban history / Urban management / Cities / Ideal cities / Architectural history / Architectural theory / Design / Facades / Social history / Historical context / Cultural history / Surveys
Illustrations
Attributed works:
5. Covent Garden Piazza and Market, London, by John Collet. 1771–80. Canvas, 133.7 by 189.5 cm. (Museum of London).
Article
The Baroque churches of El Salvador
07/2016 | 1360 | 158
Pages: 529-539
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Author:
Bailey, Gauvin Alexander (Bailey, Gauvin Alexander)
Subjects
dates:
1650-1749
places:
El Salvador / Guatemala / Central America
subjects:
Architecture / Religious architecture / Churches / Latin American / Spanish Colonial / Interiors / Facades
subjects:
Baroque
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
10. Façade of the church of Santiago Apóstol, Chalchupa. 1681-before 1723
Non-western art unattributed:
11. Detail of Fig.12
Non-western art unattributed:
12. Apse of the church of Santiago Apóstol, Chalchupa
Non-western art unattributed:
13. Detail of Fig.12
Non-western art unattributed:
14. Detail of crowning of façade from the back of the church of Santiago Apóstol, Chalchupa
Non-western art unattributed:
15. Cupola of the church of Santiago Apóstol, Chalchupa
Non-western art unattributed:
16. Façade of the church of S. Pedro, Metapán. 1736-43
Non-western art unattributed:
17. Nave of the church of S. Pedro, Metapán. 1736-43
Non-western art unattributed:
18. Façade of the church of El Pilar, San Vicente. 1762-69
Non-western art unattributed:
19. Detail of left lateral wall and cupola of the church of El Pilar, San Vicente
Non-western art unattributed:
20. Detail of Fig.18
Non-western art unattributed:
21. Detail of Fig.18
Non-western art unattributed:
22. Interior from inside the right lateral portal of the church of El Pilar, San Vicente
Non-western art unattributed:
23. Interior of the nave of the church of El Pilar, San Vicente
Book Review
Michelangelo und die Fassade von San Lorenzo in Florenz, G. Satzinger
03/2015 | 1344 | 157
Pages: 190-192
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Reviewer:
Zanchettin, Vitale (Zanchettin, Vitale)
Subjects
artists:
Michelangelo / Sangallo, Giuliano da / Sangallo, Antonio da, the elder, ca. 1455-1534
buildings:
San Lorenzo, Florence, Italy
subjects:
Italian architecture / Facades
Illustrations
Attributed works:
47. Detail of a drawing for a façade (Roccaverano?), by Giuliano da Sangallo (Gabinetto dei Disegni e Stampi degli Uffizi, Florence)
Attributed works:
48. Arch in the courtyard of Palazzo Gondi, Florence, by Giuliano da Sangallo
Attributed works:
49. Presentation drawing for the façade of S. Lorenzo, by Michelangelo Buonarroti (Casa Buonarroti, Florence)
Publication Received
Reading the Reverse Façade of Reims Cathedral. Royalty and Ritual in Thirteenth-Century France. By Donna L. Sadler; [and] Eccentric Objects: Rethinking Sculpture in 1960s America. By Jo Applin
11/2013 | 1328 | 155
Pages: 787
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Reviewer:
Lang, Karen (Lang, Karen)
Subjects
buildings:
Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Reims, France
dates:
1200-1299
dates:
1960-1969
places:
Reims
places:
New York
subjects:
French sculpture / Architectural components / Iconography / Facades / Cathedrals
subjects:
American sculpture (United States of America) / Minimalism
Book Review
The Façade Reliefs of Orvieto Cathedral
01/2011 | 1294 | 153
Pages: 46
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Reviewer:
Gardner, Julian (Gardner, Julian)
Subjects
buildings:
Cattedrale di Orvieto, Orvieto, Italy
dates:
1200-1299
places:
Orvieto / Italy
print:
Cattedrale di Orvieto, Orvieto, Italy
print:
Reliefs
subjects:
Reliefs / Iconography / Christian iconography / Gothic (Medieval) / Facades / Cathedrals
subjects:
Italian architecture
Reviewed Items
subjects:
The Façade Reliefs of Orvieto Cathedral | author: Moskowitz, Anita Fiderer
Article
A Note on Michelangelo's Façade for a Palace for Julius III in Rome: New Documents for the Model
12/1979 | 921 | 121
Pages: 770-775+777
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Author:
Millon, Henry A. (Millon, Henry A.; Millon, Henry)
Subjects
artists:
Michelangelo
dates:
1500-1549
patrons:
Julius III, Pope, 1487-1555
places:
Italy / Rome
subjects:
Italian architecture / Palaces / Documents
subjects:
Architectural models / Facades
Illustrations
Attributed works:
23. Michelangelo Presenting a Model of a Palace to Julius III, by F. Boschi. (Casa Buonarroti, Florence).
Attributed works:
24. Detail of Fig.23. [Michelangelo Presenting a Model of a Palace to Julius III, by F. Boschi. (Casa Buonarroti, Florence).]
Article
Horta and Bing: An Unwritten Episode of L'Art Nouveau
11/1977 | 896 | 119
Pages: 747-752
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Author:
Eidelberg, Martin P. (Eidelberg, Martin P.; Eidelberg, Martin)
Author:
Henrion-Giele, Suzanne (Henrion-Giele, Suzanne; Giele, Suzette Henrion-)
Subjects
artists:
Horta, Victor
artists:
Velde, Henry van de
artists:
Brangwyn, Frank
collectors and dealers:
Bing, Samuel
dates:
1880-1919
places:
France / Paris
places:
Belgium
subjects:
Art Nouveau
subjects:
Art galleries / Art dealers
subjects:
French architecture / Belgian architecture
subjects:
Facades / Architectural drawings
Illustrations
Attributed works:
17. Study for L'Art Nouveau, rue de Provence Façade, by Victor Horta. 1895. (Musée Horta, Brussels).
Attributed works:
18. Hôtel Van Eetvelde, Brussels, by Victor Horta. 1895. Copyright A. C. L. Brussels.
Attributed works:
19. Sketch, c.1898, of the rue de Provence Entrance to L'Art Nouveau, Designed by Louis Bonnier, Executed by Camille Lefevre. From Revue des Arts Décoratifs, 1899.
Attributed works:
20. L'Art Nouveau, rue Chauchát and rue de Provence, Paris, by Frank Brangwyn, Louis Bonnier et al. From Dekorative Kunst, 1898.
Attributed works:
21. L'Art Nouveau, Section of Façade along the rue Chauchát, by Frank Brangwyn, Louis Bonnier et al. From Dekorative Kunst, 1898.
Attributed works:
22. Study for L'Art Nouveau, rue de Provence Façade, by Victor Horta. 1895. (Musée Horta, Brussels).
Attributed works:
23. Studies for L'Art Nouveau Façade, by Victor Horta. 1895. (Musée Horta, Brussels).
Attributed works:
24. Studies for L'Art Nouveau Façade, by Victor Horta. 1895. (Musée Horta, Brussels).
Attributed works:
25. Study for L'Art Nouveau Façade, by Victor Horta. 1895. (Musée Horta, Brussels).
Attributed works:
26. Study for L'Art Nouveau, rue de Provence Façade, by Victor Horta. 1895. (Musée Horta, Brussels).
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