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Art and diplomacy: the embassy of Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, to Spain and Portugal (1666–68)
06/2025 | 1467 | 167
Pages: 535-551
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Author:
Delaforce, Angela (Delaforce, Angela)
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1. Charles II, by Pieter Thys. 1659–60. Oil on canvas, 221 by 135 cm. (Government Art Collection).
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10. Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, by Feliciano de Almeida. 1668. Oil on canvas. (Destroyed by fire; Alamy Stock Photo).
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12. Christ falling on the way to Calvary, by Raphael. 1515–16. Oil on panel transferred to canvas, 318 by 229 cm. (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid).
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13. St Ildefonso receiving the Chasuble from the Virgin Mary, by Felipe Bigarny. Completed in 1527. Marble. (Toledo Cathedral, Castille la Mancha; Alamy Stock Photo).
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14. View of the Real Alcázar, Madrid, by Felix Castello. 1650. Oil on canvas. (Museo Municipal, Madrid; Bridgeman Images).
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15. View of the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Spanish School. 17th century. Oil on canvas, 189 by 241 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; Bridgeman Images).
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16. Philip IV, with the Panteón dos Reys built during his reign, frontispiece of F. de los Santos: Descripcion breve del Escorial [. . .], Madrid 1667, by Pedro de Villafranca. 1667. Engraving. (Alamy Stock Photo).
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17. Frontispiece and title page in quarto of F. de los Santos: Escurial, or, a Description of that Wonder of the world for Architecture and Magnificence of STRUCTURE [. . .], London 1671. (Biblioteca Nacional de España, Madrid).
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18. A vessel with the figures painted by Michaell Angelo, by William Ferrer. 1668. Pen and Indian ink on paper, 10.4 by 13.4 cm. (From Journal, SPM, VII, fol.288r; private collection).
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19. Cooling vessel, attributed to the workshop of Orazio Fontana. 1570– 75. Ceramic paste, height 42 cm. (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid).
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2. A Sybil, by Jacopo Palma Vecchio. c.1522–24. Oil on panel, 74.3 by 55.1 cm. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2025; Royal Collection Trust).
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20. High altar of the Basilica of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, designed by Juan de Herrera. 1579–86. Marble, jasper and gilded bronze. (Alamy Stock Photo).
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21. Charles II of Spain, by Sebastián Herrera Barnuevo. 1670. Oil on canvas, 161.3 by 109 cm. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2025; Royal Collection Trust).
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3. Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, by Peter Lely. 1660–65. Oil on canvas, 223.2 by 130.8 cm. (Yale Center for British Art, New Haven).
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4. Title page of A.A. Barba: The Art of Metals, transl. Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, London 1674. (Wellcome Trust, London).
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5. Title page of G. Alonso de Herrera: Obra de Agricultura, Madrid 1645, one of two editions printed by Carlos Sanchez, inscribed by John Evelyn. (John Evelyn Collecion, British Library; Eve.b.35).
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6. Virgen de la Piedad or Sexta Angustia, by Gregorio Fernández. 1616–19. Carved and polychromed wood, 175 by 218 by 140 cm. (Museo Nacional de Escultura, Valladolid).
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8. The River Tagus and Citty of Lisbona, by Dirk Stoop after the Earl of Sandwich. 1663. Etching printed on silk, 44 by 73.8 cm. (British Museum, London).
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9. Church of São Vicente de Fora, Lisbon, façade designed from 1582 by Juan de Herrera. (Bridgeman Images).
Western art unattributed:
11. Terrace of São Vicente de Fora, with the view of Lisbon and the Tagus described by the 1st Earl of Sandwich. (Photograph Dominic Delaforce).
Western art unattributed:
7. Roman amphitheatre at Mérida, Spain. c.8 BCE. (Alamy Stock Photo).
Exhibition Review
Gardening Bohemia: Bloomsbury Women Outdoors Vanessa Bell: A Pioneer of Modern Art
08/2024 | 1457 | 166
Pages: 856–9
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Reviewer:
Holliday, Matthew (Holliday, Matthew)
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Gardening Bohemia: Bloomsbury Women Outdoors Garden Museum, London 15th May–29th September | :
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Vanessa Bell: A Pioneer of Modern Art Courtauld Gallery, London 25th May–6th October | :
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11. Garden at Monk’s House, Sussex, by Vanessa Bell. Oil on canvas, 39.5 by 51 cm. (Bradford District Museums & Galleries; exh. Garden Museum, London).
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12. Man tending to a flower with a wheelbarrow at his feet, by Vanessa Bell. Paint on paper, 28 by 25.4 cm. (Charleston, Sussex; exh. Garden Museum, London).
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13. A Conversation, by Vanessa Bell. 1913–16. Oil on canvas, 86.6 by 81 cm. (Courtauld Gallery, London)
Exhibition Review
Trädgården: Konst och natur under sex sekler
08/2023 | 1445 | 165
Pages: 903–905
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Reviewer:
Longstaffe-Gowan, Todd (Longstaffe-Gowan, Todd; Gowan, Todd Longstaffe-)
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Trädgården: Konst och natur under sex sekler Nationalmuseum, Stockholm 23rd February 2023–7th January 2024 | :
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16. Plan of the Grand Trianon and its pleasure garden, by André le Nôtre. 1694. Pen and ink with wash and watercolour on paper, 96.5 by 66 cm. (Nationalmuseum, Stockholm).
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17. Installation view of Trädgården: Konst och natur under sex sekler at the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, 2023, showing ceramic sculptures by Emma Helle and The feast of Venus, by Peter Paul Rubens.
Western art unattributed:
18. Installation view of Trädgården: Konst och natur under sex sekler at the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, 2023, showing lead sculptures made for Louis XIV’s labyrinth at Versailles.
Exhibition Review
Sargent and Spain
05/2023 | 1442 | 165
Pages: 551-554
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Reviewer:
Dini, Jane (Dini, Jane)
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Sargent and Spain Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Legion of Honor 11th February–14th May | :
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10. La Carmencita, by John Singer Sargent. 1890. Oil on canvas, 229 by 140 cm. (Musée d’Orsay, Paris; exh. Legion of Honor, San Francisco).
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11. Spanish Roma dwelling, by John Singer Sargent. 1912. Oil on canvas, 71.4 by 91.4 cm. (Addison Gallery of American Art, Philips Academy, Andover MA; Bridgeman Images; exh. Legion of Honor, San Francisco).
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12. Majorcan fisherman, by John Singer Sargent. 1908. Oil on canvas, 69.9 by 54.6 cm. (Private collection; exh. Legion of Honor, San Francisco).
Book Review
Stourhead: Henry Hoare’s Paradise Revisited
04/2023 | 1441 | 165
Pages: 484-485
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Reviewer:
Robinson, John Martin (Robinson, John Martin; Robertson, John Martin)
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Stourhead: Henry Hoare’s Paradise Revisited By Dudley Dodd, with photography by Marianne Majerus. 320 pp. incl. 200 col. ills. (Head of Zeus, London, 2021), £40. ISBN 978–1–78854–362–0. | :
Article
A newly identified portrait by Sir Nathaniel Bacon
07/2022 | 1432 | 164
Pages: 641-649
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Author:
Hearn, Karen (Hearn, Karen)
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1. Self-portrait, by Nathaniel Bacon. c.1620. Oil on canvas, 206.4 by 153.7 cm. (Private collection).
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10. Self-portrait with his wife, Isabella Brant, by Peter Paul Rubens. c.1609–10. Oil on canvas, 178 by 136.5 cm. (Alte Pinakothek, Munich; Bridgeman Images).
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2. Detail of Fig.2, showing metal braid on Bacon’s jacket.
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3. The artist’s wife, Jane Bacon, Lady Cornwallis, née Meautys, here attributed to Nathaniel Bacon. c.1614–17. Oil on canvas, 203.2 by 149.8 cm. (Government House, Sydney; photograph Ondrej Koucky, Rapturous Media).
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4. Cookmaid with still life of vegetables and fruit, by Nathaniel Bacon. c.1620–25. Oil on canvas, 151 by 246.7 cm. (Tate).
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5. Detail of Brome Hall, Suffolk, by Johannes Kip. 1715. Engraving, 35.5 by 49 cm. (From J. Kip: Nouveau théâtre de la Grande Bretagne, London 1715, I, pl.44).
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6. Detail of Fig.3, showing Brome Hall.
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7. Monument to Jane, Lady Bacon, by Thomas Stanton. Commissioned 1657. Marble. (St Mary’s church, Culford, Suffolk).
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8. Detail of Fig.3, showing figures in the garden.
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9. Detail of Fig.3, showing the sitter’s hands and pregnant body.
Article
Maria Ponti Pasolini’s photographic archive and architectural conservation in Rome
12/2021 | 1425 | 163
Pages: 1130-1139
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Author:
Pasquini, Dario (Pasquini, Dario)
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10. Villa, via Flaminia, Rome, by Franz Knebel. 1831. Pen with brown ink, brown watercolour and traces of pencil on paper, 19.5 by 13.9 cm. (Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica, Rome).
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13. Two women in the via dei Rutuli, Ardea, by Charles Buls. 1911–12(?). Gelatin silver print, 9 by 9 cm. (Private collection).
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3. Felled mulberry trees, Rome, by Giovanni Gargiolli. 1909–10(?). Gelatin silver print, 23 by 16.5 cm. (Private collection).
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4. A formal garden at the Villa del Seminario Romano (now the Villa Taverna), Rome, by Giuseppe Rossi, called ‘Fina’. c.1911–13. Gelatin silver print, 16.5 by 12.5 cm. (Private collection).
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5. Loggia at the Villa del Seminario Romano (now the Villa Taverna), Rome, by Giuseppe Rossi, called ‘Fina’. c.1911–13. Gelatin silver print, 16.5 by 22 cm. (Private collection).
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7. The garden front of the Villa Amici, via Salaria, Rome, by Giuseppe Rossi, called ‘Fina’. 1910s(?). Gelatin silver print, 22.5 by 16.5 cm. (Private collection).
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8. The street façade of the Villa Amici, via Salaria, Rome, by Giuseppe Rossi, called ‘Fina’. 1910s (?). Gelatin silver print, 22 by 17 cm. (Private collection).
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9. The street façade of the Villa Amici, via Salaria, Rome. November 2021. (Photograph Francesco Marano).
Western art unattributed:
1. Gateway to the Villa Massimo, now known as Villa Ricotti, on via Nomentana, Rome. c.1902. Gelatin silver print, 19 by 27.5 cm. (Private collection).
Western art unattributed:
11. Villa, via Flaminia, Rome. 1908. Gelatin silver print, 16.5 by 12.5 cm. (Private collection).
Western art unattributed:
12. A gateway framing a pine, by Charles Buls. 1911–12(?). Gelatin silver print, 9 by 9 cm. (Private collection).
Western art unattributed:
2. Detail of a group photograph in the cloister of S. Maria degli Angeli, Rome, showing Countess Maria Ponti Pasolini in the centre and the collector Baron Giovanni Barracco on the right. 1910s(?). Gelatin silver print, 22 by 16.5 cm. (Private collection).
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6. Elevation and plan of the Villa Amici, Rome. 1810. Pen, ink and wash on paper, 64.5 by 43.5 cm. (State Archive of Rome, Disegni e Mappe, cart.96 n.895).
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)
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1. The unfinished circular courtyard of Villa Madama, Rome, by Raphael. Designed 1518. (Photograph © Raffaello Bencini; Bridgeman Images).
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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).
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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).
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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).
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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
Fancy in Eighteenth-Century European Visual Culture
11/2020 | 1412 | 162
Pages: 1004-1006
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Reviewer:
Jackall, Yuriko (Jackall, Yuriko)
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Fancy in Eighteenth-Century European Visual Culture Edited by Melissa Percival and Muriel Adrien. 325 pp. incl. 69 col. + b. & w. ills. (Voltaire Foundation with Liverpool University Press, Liverpool, 2020), £65. ISBN 978–1–789–62003–0. | :
Illustrations
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6. A Venetian courtesan, by John Faber II after Philippe Mercier. Engraving, 32.7 by 22.7 cm. (British Museum, London).
Exhibition Review
Derek Jarman: My Garden’s Boundaries are the Horizon
10/2020 | 1411 | 162
Pages: 895-897
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Reviewer:
Longstaffe-Gowan, Todd (Longstaffe-Gowan, Todd; Gowan, Todd Longstaffe-)
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Derek Jarman: My Garden’s Boundaries are the Horizon Garden Museum, London 4th July–13th December | :
Illustrations
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20. Prospect Cottage, Dungeness, 1990–94. (Photograph Howard Sooley; exh. Garden Museum, London).
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21. Derek Jarman gardening at Prospect Cottage, c.1990–94. (Photograph Howard Sooley).
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22. Installation view of Derek Jarman: My Garden’s Boundaries are the Horizon at the Garden Museum, London, 2020. (Photograph Graham Lacdao).
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