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Book Review
White: The History of a Color Les couleurs au Moyen Âge: Dictionnaire encyclopédique
02/2024 | 1451 | 166
Pages: 211–212
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Jasperse, Jitske (Jasperse, Jitske)
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Les couleurs au Moyen Âge: Dictionnaire encyclopédique By Michel Pastoureau. 360 pp. incl. 32 col. ills. (Éditions Le Léopard d’Or, Paris, 2022), €60. ISBN 978–2–86377–283–6. | :
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White: The History of a Color By Michel Pastoureau, translated by Jody Gladding. 240 pp. incl. 130 col. ills. (Princeton University Press, 2023), £35.00. ISBN 978–0–69124–349–8. | :
Exhibition Review
Le Blason des temps nouveaux: Signes, emblèmes et couleurs dans la France de la Renaissance
02/2023 | 1439 | 165
Pages: 185-188
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Reviewer:
Bertrand, Pascal-François (Bertrand, Pascal-François)
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Le Blason des temps nouveaux: Signes, emblèmes et couleurs dans la France de la Renaissance Musée national de la Renaissance – château d’Écouen 19th October 2022–6th February 2023 | :
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Attributed works:
19. Detail from a copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper, by Marco d’Oggiono, showing the coat of arms of Gabriel Gouffier. 1506– 09. Oil on canvas, 260 by 549 cm. (RMN-Grand Palais, Paris; Musée national de la Renaissance – château d’Écouen).
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18. Cipher box with the arms of Henri II. France (Paris?), 1547–59. Engraved and gilt copper, inlaid iron, 25 by 11 cm. (Musée national de la Renaissance – château d’Écouen).
Western art unattributed:
20. Tapestry with the arms and initials of Claude d’Urfé. c.1525–50. Wool, silk and gilt threads, 328 by 358 cm. (Private collection).
Article
A second Paston prospective rediscovered
07/2021 | 1420 | 163
Pages: 569-575
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Author:
Jervis, Simon (Jervis, Simon; J., S.; J., S. S.)
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Lloyd, Stephen (Lloyd, Stephen)
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Attributed works:
10. Detail of Fig.2, showing the statue with a heraldic crest.
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2. A Paston prospective: a palace with a lake and gondolas. c.1640. Oil on canvas, 119.4 by 164 cm. (National Trust, Hughenden Manor, Buckinghamshire).
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3. Venetian carnival scene on a terrace, by Pieter de Jode the Elder after Ludovico Pozzoserrato (Lodewijk Toeput). c.1595–98. Line engraving, 37 by 50.8 cm. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
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4. Detail of Fig.3, showing gondolas.
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5. Frontispiece to T. Coryat: Coryats Crudities, London 1611, engraved by William Hole. Engraving, 21.2 by 15.5 cm.
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6. Female novices going to visit their relations by gondola, by Giacomo Franco. c.1610. Engraving, 24.4 by 18.9 cm. (From G. Franco: Habiti d’Huomeni et Donne venetiane, Venice 1610; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris).
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7. The doge attending vespers and mass at S. Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, on Christmas day, by Giacomo Franco. c.1610. Engraving, 24.4 by 18.9 cm. (From G. Franco: Habiti d’Huomeni et Donne venetiane, Venice 1610; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris).
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8. Detail of Fig.9, showing the coat of arms.
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9. The Most Honourable Sir William Paston, Baronet, by William Faithorne the Elder. 1659. Engraving, 27 by 20.5 cm. (British Museum, London).
Western art unattributed:
1. A Paston prospective: a country house with gardens. c.1640. Oil on canvas, 117 by 164 cm. (Private collection).
Article
The Ludovisi Tondo: a rediscovered sculpture by Jacopo della Quercia
01/2021 | 1414 | 163
Pages: 5-14
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Author:
Cova, Paolo (Cova, Paolo)
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1. The central courtyard of Rocchetta Mattei. 2019. The Ludovisi Tondo is above the doorway on the right. (Photograph G. Castellani).
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10. Detail of Original sin, by Jacopo della Quercia. 1425–28. Candoglia marble, 91 by 89 cm. (Porta Magna, S. Petronio, Bologna; photograph A. Ventura).
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11. Detail of Expulsion from the Garden of Eden, by Jacopo della Quercia. 1425–28. Candoglia marble, 91 by 89 cm. (Porta Magna, S. Petronio, Bologna; photograph A. Ventura).
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12. Detail of the Drunkenness of Noah, by Jacopo della Quercia. 1425–28. Candoglia marble, 91 by 89 cm. (Porta Magna, S. Petronio, Bologna; photograph A. Ventura).
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13. Detail of the Sacrifice of Isaac, by Jacopo della Quercia, showing Abraham and the angel. 1425–28. Candoglia marble, 91 by 97 cm. (Porta Magna, S. Petronio, Bologna; photograph A. Ventura).
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14. Detail of Fig.5, showing the horse’s legs.
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15. Detail of The flight into Egypt, by Jacopo della Quercia, showing the donkey’s legs. 1432–34. Candoglia marble, 71 by 100 cm. (Porta Magna, S. Petronio, Bologna; photograph A. Ventura).
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16. Detail of Fig.5, showing the horse’s muzzle.
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17–19. Detail of Fig.5, showing traces of polychromy on the armour; detail of Fig.19, showing painted decoration on the border of the Virgin’s cloak; and Virgin and Child, by Jacopo della Quercia. c.1430. Polychromed wood, height 178 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
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2. Corbels from the tomb of Giovanni da Legnano, by Jacobello and Pierpaolo Dalle Masegne. 1383. Istrian stone, left corbel 75 by 30 by 76 cm.; right corbel 75 by 30 by 76.5 cm. (Rocchetta Mattei; photograph G. Castellani).
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20. The murder of Buondelmonte Buondelmonti at Ponte Vecchio, by Pacino di Buonaguida. c.1340. Tempera on parchment. (From Nuova Cronica by Giovanni Villani, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Rome, MS L VIII 296).
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21. Detail of Fig.5, showing the armour.
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22. Detail of Virgin and Child with saints, by Jacopo della Quercia, showing St George. 1435–37. Marble, 102 by 98 cm. (Museo Civico Medievale, Bologna; photograph M. Berardi).
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23. Detail of the Horses of St Mark. 2nd or 3rd century AD. Gilt copper, 238 by 252 cm. (St Mark’s, Venice).
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24. Detail of Fig.5, showing the horse’s head.
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3. The central courtyard of Rocchetta Mattei. Photograph, c.1865. (Archivio A. Rapparini, Camugnano; photograph P. Poppi).
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4. The memorial to Niccolò and Giovanni Ludovisi, by Marcello Oretti. Pen and ink on paper. (Biblioteca Comunale dell’Archiginnasio, Bologna; MS B.114, c.261, fol.261).
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5. The Ludovisi Tondo, here attributed to Jacopo della Quercia. Here dated c.1428–32. Istrian stone, diameter 85 cm. (Rocchetta Mattei; photograph G. Castellani).
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6 and 7. Details of Fig.5 and Fig.9, showing the heads of Niccolò Ludovisi and Adam.
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8. Creation of Eve, by Jacopo della Quercia. 1425–28. Candoglia marble, 91 by 89 cm. (Porta Magna, S. Petronio, Bologna; photograph A. Ventura).
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9. Creation of Adam, by Jacopo della Quercia. 1425–28. Candoglia marble, 91 by 97 cm. (Porta Magna, S. Petronio, Bologna; photograph A. Ventura).
Article
Royal ceremonies in the missal of Abbot Nicholas Litlyngton
01/2019 | 1390 | 161
Pages: 18-25
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Wackett, Jayne (Wackett, Jayne)
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1. Folio 206r of the Litlyngton Missal. 1383–84. Illumination on parchment, 52.5 by 36 cm. (Westminster Abbey, London; © The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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2. Detail of Fig.1, showing the coronation of a king.
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3. Detail of folio 221v of the Litlyngton Missal, showing the coronation of a queen. 1383–84. Illumination on parchment. (Westminster Abbey, London; © The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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4. Detail of p.65 of the Liber Regalis, showing the coronation of a queen. c.1382. Illumination on vellum. (Westminster Abbey, London; © The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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5. Folio 224r of the Litlyngton Missal. 1383–84. Illumination on parchment, 52.5 by 36 cm. (Westminster Abbey, London; © The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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6. Detail of folio 33v of the Liber Regalis, showing a royal tomb. c.1382. Illumination on vellum. (Westminster Abbey, London; © The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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7. Detail of folio 326r of the Litlyngton Missal, showing a monk’s funeral. 1383–84. Illumination on parchment. (Westminster Abbey, London; © The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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8. Detail of Fig.5, showing the exequies for a king.
Article
The medieval glazing of Westminster Abbey: new discoveries
01/2019 | 1390 | 161
Pages: 9-17
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Author:
Marks, Richard (Marks, Richard)
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1. Sorting the stained glass fragments in The Cathedral Studios, Canterbury. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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2. The fragments displayed in The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries, Westminster Abbey. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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10. Fragment of initial ‘I’. c.1246–90. Yellow stained glass, 9 by 5.5 cm. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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11. Fragment of initial ‘I’. c.1246–90. Grisaille glass, 8.5 by 5 cm. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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12. Fragment of grisaille glass, c.1246–90. Stained glass, 5.2 by 9.5 cm. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
Western art unattributed:
13. Fragment of grisaille glass. c.1246–90. Stained glass, 5.5 by 9.4 cm. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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14. Example of borderwork, leaf. c.1260–90. Stained glass, 10 by 5 cm. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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15. Example of borderwork, leaf. c.1260–90. Stained glass, 8.5 by 4.8 cm. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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16. Quarry with rosette design. c.1246–90. Stained glass, 11.2 by 6.5 cm. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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17. Panel of grisaille glass. c.1246–90. Stained glass, 734 by 610 cm. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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18. Fragment of background decoration. c.1330–50. Stained glass, 9.3 by 7 cm. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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19. Fragment of garment and neck. c.1330–50. Stained glass, 8 by 8.3 cm. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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20. Head of a prophet from the west window of Canterbury Cathedral. c.1396–1411. Stained glass, approx. 2.2 by 16 cm. (© The Cathedral Studios, Canterbury Cathedral).
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21. Fragment of a male head. c.1400. Stained glass, 6.5 by 7.7 cm. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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22. Head of the Virgin. c.1430–50. Stained glass, 9 by 11.2 cm. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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23. Fragment from a Pentecost scene. Late fifteenth century. Stained glass, 5.8 by 9.4 cm. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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24. Fragment of a scene depicting the Temptation of St Anthony of Egypt. Late fifteenth to early sixteenth century. Stained glass, 6 by 14.2 cm. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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25. Fragments of a figure of an angel. Fifteenth century. Stained glass, 13.8 by 10.4 cm. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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26. Angel. Fifteenth century. Stained glass, 48 by 23.6 cm. (St Mary the Virgin, Martham, Norfolk; © Chris Parkinson).
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27. Panel from a window depicting the Nine Orders of Angels. Fifteenth century. Stained glass, 80 by 56 cm. (All Saints, North Street, York; © York Glaziers Trust).
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3. Tonsured head. c.1246–90. Stained glass, 5.5 by 4.5 cm. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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4. Fragment of garment. c.1246–90. Stained glass, 7.7 by 7.5 cm. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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5. Fragment of garment. c.1246–90. Stained glass, 5.5 by 6 cm. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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6. Descent of the Holy Spirit. c.1246–90. Stained glass, 62.9 by 49.9 cm. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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7. The head of a lion from a shield of the royal arms of England. c.1246–90. Stained glass, 9.8 by 5 cm. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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8. Winged beast (with tail). c.1246–90. Stained glass, 8.8 by 11.5 cm. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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9. Winged beast. c.1246–90. Stained glass, 9.3 by 8.3 cm. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
Exhibition Review
Ribera: Art of Violence. Dulwich Picture Gallery, London
01/2019 | 1390 | 161
Pages: 58-60
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Reviewer:
Finaldi, Gabriele (Finaldi, Gabriele)
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1. A bat and two ears, by Jusepe de Ribera. Early 1620s. Red chalk, brush and red wash, 15.9 by 27.9 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; exh. Dulwich Picture Gallery, London).
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2. Apollo and Marsyas, by Jusepe de Ribera. 1637. Canvas, 182 by 232 cm. (Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte, Naples; exh. Dulwich Picture Gallery, London).
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3. Man bound to a stake, by Jusepe de Ribera. First half of the 1640s. Pen and brown ink with wash, 21.5 by 16.3 cm. (Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco; exh. Dulwich Picture Gallery, London).
Article
Giovanni Francesco Arrighi: a newly discovered account book
10/2018 | 1387 | 160
Pages: 824-832
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Author:
Montagu, Jennifer (Montagu, Jennifer)
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1. Reliquary, by Giovanni Francesco Arrighi. 1722. Silver, height 120 cm. (S. Maria di Monserrato, Rome).
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2. Reliquary, by Giovanni Francesco Arrighi. 1727/28. Silver, height 77 cm. (Museo Diocesano, Jesi).
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3. Above Detail of Fig.4.
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4. Right Crucifix, by Giovanni Giardini. c.1706. Bronze, ebony and ivory, height 230 cm. (Notre-Dame, Paris).
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5. Detail of Pietà, by Giovanni Giardini. 1688–1702. Gilt bronze on velvet, 54.5 by 33.5 cm. (Private collection; photograph Sotheby’s, London).
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6. The Agony in the garden, after Angelo de Rossi, attributed to Giovanni Francesco Arrighi. c.1700. Copper, 53 by 46.5 cm. (National Gallery of Art, Washington).
Book Review
The Ormesby Psalter: Patrons and Artists in Medieval East Anglia. By Frederica C.E. Law-Turner
10/2018 | 1387 | 160
Pages: 876-877
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Panayotova, Stella (Panayotova, Stella)
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Western art unattributed:
1. The Beatus opening, Ormesby Psalter. c.1310–30. Parchment, 37.7 by 25 cm. (Bodleian Library, Oxford, MS Douce 366, fol.9v).
Exhibition Review
The Paston Treasure: Riches and Rarities of the Known World. Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery
09/2018 | 1386 | 160
Pages: 772-774
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Reviewer:
Thornton, Dora (Thornton, Dora)
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4. Nautilus cup, attributed to Nicolaes de Grebber. 1592. Nautilus shell, silver gilt, glass and enamel, height 26.5 cm. (Museum Het Prinsenhof, Delft; exh. Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery).
Western art unattributed:
1. Pair of flagons. London, 1598. Silver gilt, height 31.1 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; exh. Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery).
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2. The Paston treasure. c.1663. Canvas, 166.8 by 247.5 cm. (Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery).
Western art unattributed:
3. Panel with the arms of the Paston family. Florence, c.1638. Pietre dure, 49 by 37 cm. (Sir Henry PastonBedingfeld, Oxburgh Hall, Norfolk; exh. Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery).
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