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Article
A pair of Qianlong imperial enamel painted glass vases in the Corning Museum of Glass
10/2020 | 1411 | 162
Pages: 832-839
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Author:
Maxwell, Christopher L. (Maxwell, Christopher L.)
Author:
Xue, Shelly (Xue, Shelly)
Subjects
media:
Glassware
museums and institutions:
Corning Museum of Glass, New York, United States
styles:
Qianlong period (1736-96) / Qing
subjects:
Vases / Glassware / Enamels / Chinese art / Iconography / Birds / Flowers / Symbolism (artistic concept) / Calligraphy / Seals / Techniques / Technical analysis / Scientific analysis / Materials / Qing
Illustrations
Attributed works:
5. Details of the left-hand vase in Fig.1, showing the golden pheasants (left) and peonies (right).
Attributed works:
7. A golden pheasant, by Yu Sheng and Zhang Weibang. c.1750−61. Ink on paper, 41.9 by 43.9 cm. (Repr. The Birds of the Qing Court, Beijing 2014).
Non-western art unattributed:
1. Pair of vases decorated with golden pheasants and peonies. China, Qianlong mark and period (1736−96). Enamel-painted glass, height 16.2 cm. (The Corning Museum of Glass, NY).
Non-western art unattributed:
3. Box. China, Kangxi mark and period (1696−1722). Enamel-painted glass, 3.2 by 4.5 cm. (Kunstmuseum Den Haag).
Non-western art unattributed:
4. Detail of a Yu Huchan vase decorated with golden pheasants and peonies, Qianlong period (1736−96). Enamel-painted porcelain, height 16.3 cm. (Tian Jin Museum, Tianjin).
Non-western art unattributed:
6. Details of the right-hand vase in Fig. 1, showing the golden pheasants (left) and peonies (right)
Non-western art unattributed:
8. Detail of the right-hand vase in Fig.1, showing the calligraphy and seals.
Western art unattributed:
2. Bottle. Probably Saxony, c.1710−20. Engraved opaque white glass, height 10.8 cm. (The Corning Museum of Glass, NY).
Book Review
Ian Fairweather: A Life in Letters
07/2020 | 1408 | 162
Pages: 635-636
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Reviewer:
McKenzie, Janet (McKenzie, Janet)
Subjects
artists:
Fairweather, Ian
collectors and dealers:
Ede, H. S.
subjects:
Australian art / Correspondence / Calligraphy
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Ian Fairweather: A Life in Letters Edited by Claire Roberts and John Thompson. 598 pp. incl. 29 col. + 22 b. & w. ills. (Text Publishing, Melbourne, 2019), AUS$59.99. ISBN 978–1–925355–25–3. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
8. Ian Fairweather on Bribie Island, Queensland, c.1966, by Robert Walker. (© Estate of Robert Walker; Art Gallery of New South Wales Archive).
Exhibition Review
The Decorated Word: Writing and Picturing in Islamic Calligraphy. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
10/2019 | 1399 | 161
Pages: 860-863
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Reviewer:
Balbale, Abigail (Balbale, Abigail)
Subjects
dates:
2010-2019
media:
Koran / Manuscripts / Coins / Sculpture / Ceramics / Carpets / Paintings
styles:
Islamic art
subjects:
Calligraphy / Figurative art / Muslim / Writings / Religious art
Illustrations
Attributed works:
14. Untitled, by Golnaz Fathi. 2013. Acrylic, pen and varnish on canvas. Two panels, 100 by 140 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Non-western art unattributed:
12. Bifolium from a Qur’an with a star-shaped prostration mark. Egypt or Syria, 13th century. Ink, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, 50.8 by 67.4 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Non-western art unattributed:
13. Calligraphic galleon with the names of the Seven Sleepers, by ‘Abd al-Qadir Hisari. 1180 AH/ AD 1766–67. Ink and gold on paper, 48.3 by 43.2 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Article
An English artist at the Valois court: a portrait of Henri III by Nicholas Hilliard
02/2019 | 1391 | 161
Pages: 102-111
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Author:
Aslet, William (Aslet, William)
Author:
BURGIO, Lucia (BURGIO, Lucia)
Author:
Cachaud, Céline (Cachaud, Céline)
Author:
Derbyshire, Alan (Derbyshire, Alan)
Author:
Rutherford, Emma (Rutherford, Emma)
Subjects
art literature:
Blaise de Vigenere
artists:
Hilliard, Nicholas / Pilon, Germain / Gaultier, Jacques / Foulon, Benjamin
dates:
1500-1599 / 1550-1599
media:
Paintings / Miniatures (paintings) / Frames / Inscriptions / Drawings / Prints / Engravings / Woodcuts / Medals / Documents / Calligraphy
patrons:
Henry III, King of France, 1551-1589 / Dudley, Robert, First Earl of Leicester, 1532?-1588 / Francis d'Anjou, Duke of Anjou and Alençon, 1555-1584
places:
Great Britain / France
subjects:
British painting / French painting / Portraits / Portrait miniatures / Sitters / Royalty / Monarchy / Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603 / Paulet, Amias, Sir, c.1533–88 / Ronsard, Pierre de / Patronage / Courts (social groups) / Politics / House of Valois / Wars of Religion (France: 1562-1598) / Travel / Dress / Academies / Poetry / Prayer books / Correspondence / Copies / Auctions / Iconography / Attribution / Attributions / Attributions, former / Identification / Dating
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Henri III of France, by Nicholas Hilliard. Here dated c.1576. Watercolour and bodycolour on vellum stuck to playing card, 5 by 3.7 cm. (Djanogly Collection).
Attributed works:
11. François Hercule, duc d’Alençon and Anjou. Here dated c.1578. Watercolour and bodycolour on vellum stuck to pasteboard, 5.8 by 4.9 cm. (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna).
Attributed works:
3. Reverse of Fig.2, showing the maker’s stamp ‘JP’ or ‘PJ’.
Attributed works:
4. Coronation medal of Henri III, attributed to Germain Pilon. 1575. Bronze, diameter 16.3 cm. (British Museum, London).
Attributed works:
5. Detail of Fig.1 showing the lace ruff.
Attributed works:
7. Portrait of a gentleman, here proposed as Pierre de Ronsard, by Nicholas Hilliard. 1577. Watercolour and bodycolour on vellum stuck to playing card, height 5.1 by 4.4 cm. (Private collection).
Attributed works:
8. Pierre de Ronsard, by Benjamin Foulon. 1580–85. Black and red chalk on paper, 33 by 23 cm. (The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg).
Attributed works:
9. and 10. François Hercule, duc d’Alençon and Anjou and Queen Elizabeth I, by Nicholas Hilliard. c.1579. From Queen Elizabeth’s Prayer Book, with Six Prayers Composed by Her Majesty and Written by Herself in English, French, Latin, Greek, and Italian, etc., Southwood 1893 (The British Library, London; Bridgeman Images).
Western art unattributed:
2. Fig.1 in a Renaissance-revival pierced frame. Nineteenth century. Cherry wood, 20.5 by 12.5 cm. (Djanogly Collection).
Western art unattributed:
6. Henri III. France, after 1576. Oil on paper, 13.5 by 9.8 cm. (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna)
Book Review
‘Gold und Bücher lieb ich sehr…’: 480 Jahre Staats- und Stadtbibliothek Augsburg. Edited by Karl-Georg Pfändtner
01/2019 | 1390 | 161
Pages: 85-87
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Reviewer:
Michael, Michael (Michael, Michael; Michael, Michael A.; Michael, M. A.)
Subjects
artists:
Burgkmair, Hans, the elder / Schäufelein, Hans, the elder / Beck, Leonhard / Hokusai, Katsushika / Masayoshi / Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1798-1861 / Shunboku, Ōoka / Utagawa Toyokuni, 1769-1825 / Nishikawa Sukenobu
dates:
1500-1599 / 1600-1699 / 1700-1799 / 1800-1899 / 1900-1999 / 2000-2099 / 2010-2019
media:
Books / Manuscripts / Illuminated manuscripts / Miniatures (paintings) / Prints / Calligraphy / Incunabula
museums and institutions:
Staats- und Stadtbibliothek, Augsburg, Germany
patrons:
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1459-1519
places:
Germany / Augsburg
subjects:
Libraries / Collections / Collections, Public / Monasteries / Illuminators / Psalters / Printmaking / Cultural history / Exhibition catalogues / Persian / Ukiyo-e
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
2. Initial D at beginning of psalm 22 Dixit Insipiens, a tavern with men drinking and gaming, from the psalter of Abbot Johannes von Giltlingen. 1495. Parchment, 57.5 by 42 cm. (Augsburg Staats- und Stadtbibliothek; 2° Cod 49a, Cim 63).
Article
‘Marvellously gifted’: Giovanna Garzoni’s first visit to the Medici court
08/2018 | 1385 | 160
Pages: 654-659
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Author:
Barker, Sheila (Barker, Sheila)
Subjects
art literature:
Bronzini, Cristofano / Gualterotti, Francesco Maria
artists:
Garzoni, Giovanna / Ghezzi, Giuseppe / Tinelli, Tiberio / Ligozzi, Jacopo / Gentileschi, Artemisia / Paladini, Arcangela
dates:
1600-1649
media:
Paintings / Drawings / Calligraphy / Watercolours / Manuscripts / Documents / Books
museums and institutions:
Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Florence, Italy / Accademia Nazionale di San Luca, Rome, Italy
patrons:
Maria Magdalena, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, 1589–1631 / Cosimo II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, 1590-1621
places:
Italy / Florence
subjects:
Italian painting / Travel / Patronage / Medici family / Portraits / Poetry / Wills / Still lifes / Music
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Fol.42r of the Libro de’ caratteri, by Giovanna Garzoni. c.1617–21. Ink on paper, 20.5 by 29 cm. (Biblioteca Accademica di S. Luca, Rome, inv. no.1117).
Attributed works:
2. Fol.1r of the Libro de’ caratteri, by Giovanna Garzoni. c.1617–21. Tempera and ink on paper, 20.5 by 29 cm. (Biblioteca Accademica di S. Luca, Rome, inv. no.1117).
Attributed works:
3. Frontispiece of Piante varie, by Giovanna Garzoni. c.1670–88. Pastel, charcoal and pen on paper, 49.5 by 38 cm. (Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington).
Attributed works:
4. Fol.17r of the Libro de’ caratteri, by Giovanna Garzoni. c.1617–21. Ink on paper, 20.5 by 29 cm. (Biblioteca Accademica di S. Luca, Rome. inv. no.1117).
Article
The reverse of Giuliano Bugiardini’s ‘Portrait of a lady’ in Paris
05/2017 | 1370 | 159
Pages: 360-363
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Author:
Gianeselli, Matteo (Gianeselli, Matteo)
Subjects
artists:
Bugiardini, Giuliano
dates:
1500-1519
museums and institutions:
Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, France
subjects:
Italian painting / Collections, Public / Portraits / Inscriptions / Calligraphy / Poetry
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Portrait of a lady, by Giuliano Bugiardini. c.1510 (Musée des arts décoratifs, Paris)
Attributed works:
2. Reverse of Fig.1
Attributed works:
3. Portrait of a lady, attributed to Mariotto Albertinelli. 1506-10 (Gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence)
Attributed works:
4. Cover of Fig.3, attributed to Mariotto Albertinelli. 1506-10 (Gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence)
Publication Received
Contemporary Iranian Art: From the Street to the Studio. By Talinn Grigor.
06/2015 | 1347 | 157
Pages: 424
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Reviewer:
Hodge, David (Hodge, David)
Subjects
dates:
1980-1989 / 1990-2009 / 2010-2019
subjects:
Social history / Art history / Iranian / Architecture / Calligraphy / Paintings / Wall paintings / Exiled artists
Publication Received
The World of Khubilai Khan. Chinese Art in the Yuan Dynasty
06/2012 | 1311 | 154
Pages: 432
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Reviewer:
Kerr, Rose (Kerr, Rose; K., R.)
Subjects
dates:
1250-1299 / 1300-1399
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, United States
print:
Chinese art
subjects:
Chinese School / Chinese painting / Chinese sculpture / Art objects / Chinese / Chinese Art / Exhibition catalogues / Calligraphy / Mongolian / Mongol (Iranian style) / Mongolian School
subjects:
Yuan Dynasty
subjects:
Exhibitions
Reviewed Items
subjects:
The World of Khubilai Khan. Chinese Art in the Yuan Dynasty | editor: Watt, James C. Y.
Book Review
Henri Matisse. Cut-Outs. Drawing with Scissors
05/2011 | 1298 | 153
Pages: 337-338
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Author:
Cullinan, Nicholas (Cullinan, Nicholas)
Subjects
artists:
Matisse, Henri
dates:
1940-1949 / 1940-1959
print:
Matisse, Henri
subjects:
Cut-paper works / Gouaches / Art periodicals / Published illustrations / Calligraphy / French
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Henri Matisse. Cut-Outs. Drawing with Scissors | editor: Neret, Gilles , editor: Néret, Xavier-Gilles
Illustrations
Attributed works:
34. Mimosa, by Henri Matisse. 1949–51. Paper cut-out and gouache on canvas, 148 by 98 cm. (Ikeda Museum of Twentieth Century Art, Itoh, Japan).
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