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Article
Authenticity issues with works by Vincent van Gogh
10/2024 | 1459 | 166
Pages: 1045–55
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Meedendorp, Teio (Meedendorp, Teio)
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Oudheusden, Saskia van (Oudheusden, Saskia van)
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Tilborgh, Louis van (Tilborgh, Louis van)
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museums and institutions:
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Self-portrait as a painter, by Vincent van Gogh. 1887–88. Oil on canvas, 61.5 by 50 cm. (Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam; Vincent van Gogh Foundation).
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10. Comparison of pink colours in the collars, left: Head of a woman with a green bonnet (Fig.8), right: Head of a woman (Fig.6).
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11. Comparison of lips, top: Head of a woman with a green bonnet (Fig.8), centre: Head of a woman (Fig.6).
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12. Detail of infra-red reflectogram of Head of a woman (Fig.6).
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14. Wood gatherers in the snow, by Vincent van Gogh. August/September 1884. Oil on canvas on panel, 67 by 126 cm. (Private collection).
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15. Reproduction of Fig.14 in Vincent van Gogh: 40 Photocollographies d’après ses tableaux et dessins, Amsterdam 1904, plate 19.
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17. Detail of Fig.14, showing the man in Van Gogh’s original painting.
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2. Interior of a restaurant, formerly attributed to Vincent van Gogh. Oil on canvas, 65 by 81 cm. (Private collection).
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3. Interior of the Grand Bouillon-Restaurant le Chalet, Paris, by Vincent van Gogh. November, early December 1887. Oil on canvas, 54 by 64.5 cm. (Private collection).
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4. Photo of Fig.3 from J.-B. de la Faille: Vincent van Gogh, Paris 1939, p.388.
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5. Portrait of Etienne-Lucien Martin, by Vincent van Gogh. November 1887. Oil on canvas, 65.8 by 54.5 cm. (Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam; Vincent van Gogh Foundation).
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6. Head of a woman, by an unknown artist. Early 20th century, probably between 1902 and 1909. Oil on canvas on panel, 40 by 29.9 cm. (Private collection).
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7. Reproduction of ‘Frau mit grüner Haube’, from Kunst und Künstler 12 (1914), p.596.
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8. Head of a woman with a green bonnet, by Vincent van Gogh. Late 1884–early 1885. Oil on canvas on panel, 40.1 by 29.6 cm. (Private collection).
Attributed works:
9. Red: Head of a woman with a green bonnet (Fig.8); green: Head of a woman (Fig.6). (Overlay Heleen van Driel, Van Gogh Museum).
Western art unattributed:
13. Wood gatherer, formerly attributed to Vincent van Gogh. Pencil and watercolour on laid paper, 32.5 by 25 cm. (Private collection).
Western art unattributed:
16. Detail of Fig.15, showing the highlights on the man’s clothing.
Editorial
Don’t believe your eyes
08/2023 | 1445 | 165
Pages: 815
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Art and Artifice: Fakes from the Collection, Courtauld Gallery, 17th June–8th October 2023 | :
Book Review
Van Gogh’s Finale: Auvers and the Artist’s Rise to Fame
07/2022 | 1432 | 164
Pages: 732-733
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Reviewer:
Esner, Rachel (Esner, Rachel)
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Van Gogh’s Finale: Auvers and the Artist’s Rise to Fame By Martin Bailey. 240 pp. incl. numerous col. + b. & w. ills. (Frances Lincoln, London, 2021), £25. ISBN 978–0–7112–5700–9. | :
Exhibition Review
Fragmented Illuminations: Medieval and Renaissance Manuscript Cuttings at the V&A
11/2021 | 1424 | 163
Pages: 1058-1060
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Reviewer:
Kidd, Peter (Kidd, Peter)
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Fragmented Illuminations: Medieval and Renaissance Manuscript Cuttings at the V&A Victoria and Albert Museum, London 8th September 2021–8th May 2022 | :
Illustrations
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4. Initial ‘M’ showing St Giustina, by Girolamo da Cremona, from an antiphonary, Padua. Before 1462. Water based pigments, gilding and ink on parchment, 21 by 19 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London; MS 817-1894).
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5. Manuscript cuttings from a Sistine Chapel missal, by Vincent Raimond. c.1523–34. Collage and frame, 19th century. Water based pigments, gilding and ink on parchment, 51 by 37.5 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London; MS E.4577-1910).
Book Review
The Man Who Invented Aztec Crystal Skulls: The Adventures of Eugène Boban
05/2021 | 1418 | 163
Pages: 478-480
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Reviewer:
Hall, Michael (Hall, Michael)
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The Man Who Invented Aztec Crystal Skulls: The Adventures of Eug ne Boban By Jane MacLaren Walsh and Brett Topping. 348 pp. incl. 81 b. & w. ills. (Berghahn Books, New York and Oxford, 2020),  15.95. ISBN 978–1–789–20478–0. | :
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
7. Human skull. Probably French, mid-nineteenth century. Rock crystal, height 25 cm. (British Museum, London).
Article
From Florence to Paris: new evidence for Giovanni Bastianini and his work
03/2021 | 1416 | 163
Pages: 222-235
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Author:
Warren, Jeremy (Warren, Jeremy)
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museums and institutions:
Illustrations
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1. Girolamo Benivieni, by Giovanni Bastianini. c.1863–64. Terracotta, 53.8 by 54 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
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10. Virgin and Child (‘The Dudley Madonna’), attributed to Donatello or Desiderio da Settignano. Probably c.1460–60. Marble, 27.2 by 16.5 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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11. Virgin and Child (‘The Dreyfus Madonna’), here attributed to Giovanni Bastianini, after a model attributed to Donatello or Desiderio da Settignano. c.1855–65. Marble, height 28.3 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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12. Giovanna degli Albizzi, by Giovanni Bastianini. c.1860. Gesso and polychrome over wood and mixed media, height 53 cm. (National Gallery of Art, Washington).
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2. Girolamo Savonarola, by Giovanni Bastianini. 1863. Pigmented terracotta, height 60.3 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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3. Giovanni delle Bande Nere, by Giovanni Bastianini. c.1867. Pigmented terracotta, height 45.8 cm. (The Wallace Collection, London; Bridgeman Images).
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4. ‘Piccarda Donati’, by Giovanni Bastianini. c.1855. Plaster, height 57 cm. (Galleria d’Arte Moderna, Palazzo Pitti, Florence).
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5. ‘Giovanna Tornabuoni’, here identified as Bust of Piccarda Donati, by Giovanni Bastianini. c.1855. Plaster, height 51 cm. (Galleria d’Arte Moderna, Palazzo Pitti, Florence).
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6. Cosimo I de’ Medici, by Benvenuto Cellini. 1545–46. Bronze, height 110 cm. (Museo Nazionale dell Bargello, Florence; photograph © Raffaello Bencini / Bridgeman Images).
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7. Cosimo I de’ Medici, here attributed to Giovanni Bastianini, after a model by Benvenuto Cellini. c.1855–65. Marble, 95.9 by 71.8 by 39.4 cm. (Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco).
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8. The bust illustrated in Fig.7, seen from behind.
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9. Portrait of a young woman, by Andrea della Robbia. c.1465–70. Tin-glazed terracotta, diameter 43 cm. (Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence; Scala).
Exhibition Review
Russian Avant-Garde at the Museum Ludwig. Original and Fake: Questions, Research, Explanations
03/2021 | 1416 | 163
Pages: 280-282
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Reviewer:
KociaŁkowska, Kamila (KociaŁkowska, Kamila)
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Russian Avant-Garde at the Museum Ludwig. Original and Fake: Questions, Research, Explanations Museum Ludwig, Cologne 26th September 2020– 7th February 2021 | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
14. Proun, formerly attributed to El Lissitzky and dated 1923. Tempera on paper, 61 by 40 cm. (Museum Ludwig, Cologne; photograph Rheinisches Bildarchiv, Cologne).
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15. Infra-red reflectogram of the painting in Fig.14. (Courtesy Museum Ludwig, Cologne, and Restaurierungszentrum Düsseldorf; photograph Ulrik Runeberg and Inken Holubec).
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16. Painterly architectonic, formerly attributed to Liubov Popova and dated c.1920. Oil on canvas, 57.5 by 44 cm. (Museum Ludwig, Cologne; photograph Rheinisches Bildarchiv, Cologne).
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17. Painterly architectonic, by Liubov Popova. 1918. Oil on canvas, 45 by 53 cm. (Museo Nacional Thyssen- Bornemisza, Madrid; exh. Museum Ludwig, Cologne).
Article
Supplementing the eye: the technical analysis of Frans Hals’s paintings – ii
12/2019 | 1401 | 161
Pages: 996-1003
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Author:
de Keyser, Nouchka (de Keyser, Nouchka)
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Tummers, Anna (Tummers, Anna)
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Wallert, Arie (Wallert, Arie)
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1. Two fisherboys, by Frans Hals. c.1634–37. Oil on canvas, 74.3 by 65.8 cm. (The Phoebus Foundation).
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10. Detail of Fig.2.
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11. Detail of Portrait of a man, possibly Nicolaes Pietersz Duyst van Voorhout, by Frans Hals. c.1636–38. Oil on canvas, 80.6 by 66 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York), showing highlights on the face of the sitter.
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12. Detail of Pekelharing, by Frans Hals. c.1628–30. Oil on canvas, 75 by 61.5 cm. (Gemäldegalerie Kassel).
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13. Calcium map of Fig.1, showing boneblack in shadows and calcium carbonate in-fillings.
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14. Calcium map of Fig.2, showing boneblack in shadows.
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15. MA-XRF map of Fig.1, showing the element mercury (Hg), indicating the presence of vermilion.
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16. MA-XRF map of Fig.1, showing the element potassium (K) and indicating the presence of red glazes and smalt.
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17. Detail of Fig.1, showing the hat of the boy on the left.
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18. Detail of Young man with a skull, by Frans Hals. c.1626–28. Oil on canvas, 92.2 by 80.8 cm. (National Gallery, London).
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19. Detail of Fig.1, taken with a dino-lite microscope (x65), showing indigo blue on top of the red hat.
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2. Fisherboy, by Frans Hals. c.1630–32. Oil on canvas, 74 by 61 cm. (Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp).
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20. Detail of Officers and sergeants of the St George Civic Guard, by Frans Hals. 1639. Oil on canvas, 218 by 421 cm. (Frans Hals Musem, Haarlem). Micrograph taken with dino-lite microscope (x65), showing detail of the blue sash of the third figure from the right.
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3. Detail of Fig.2, taken with a dino-lite microscope (x65), showing craquelure over Hals’s monogram and surrounding areas.
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4. Malle Babbe, by Han van Meegeren. 1930–40. Oil on canvas, 76 by 60 cm. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
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5. Graph plotting the distribution of paint samples taken from nine reference paintings by Frans Hals against Two fisherboys (FH2K-2); Fisherboy (FH1K-1); and Van Meegeren’s Malle Babbe (MB Van Meegeren A’dam).
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6. Detail of Fig.1, taken with a dino-lite microscope (x65), showing the so-called ‘ribbon touches’.
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7. Detail of Fig.1, taken with a dino-lite microscope (x65), showing a brushstroke with raised edges.
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8. Detail of Fig.2, taken with a dino-lite microscope (x65), showing evidence of a ‘ribbon touch’.
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9. Detail of Fig.1.
Article
Supplementing the eye: the technical analysis of Frans Hals’s paintings – i
11/2019 | 1400 | 161
Pages: 934-941
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Author:
Tummers, Anna (Tummers, Anna)
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Illustrations
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1. Portrait of a woman, by Frans Hals. c.1632–35. Oil on canvas, 76 by 61.4 cm. (Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie).
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10. MA-XRF scan of Fig.1, showing the element iron (Fe).
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11. Neutron-Autoradiograph of Fig.1 (second recording).
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12. MA-XRF scan of Fig.1, showing the element copper (Cu).
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13. Neutron-Autoradiograph of Fig.1 (fifth recording).
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14. MA-XRF scan of Fig.1, showing the element calcium (Ca).
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15. MA-XRF scan of Fig.1, showing the element mercury (Hg).
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16. Hyperspectral image of Fig.1 (detail), juxtaposing the ground layer with the adjacent collar.
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17. Hyperspectral image of Fig.1, showing the partially exposed ground layer.
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18. Hyperspectral image of Fig.1, showing the spectral characteristics of flesh tones in the face and hands.
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2. X-radiograph of Fig.1.
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3. Details of Fig.2 showing bottom strip aligned with top part.
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4. Automated Canvas Analysis, showing the cusping (thread intersection angle in degrees).
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5. Photomicrograph of Fig.1, showing the incised line at the right edge.
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6. Reconstruction of the formats of Fig.1. Yellow margins: format of 1767, probably identical to the original dimensions; Blue margins: format of 1786, when the image was clearly reduced in size (the cuffs were covered by the frame at the bottom and slightly at the left edge); Red margins: present format, with extensions at lower and left edges.
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7. Infrared reflectogram of Fig.1.
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8. Neutron-Autoradiograph of Fig.1 (first recording).
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9. MA-XRF scan of Fig.1, showing the element manganese (Mn).
Article
An inventory of Lorenzo Ghiberti’s collection of antiquities
04/2019 | 1393 | 161
Pages: 274-299
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Author:
Carl, Doris (Carl, Doris)
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Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Self-portrait, by Lorenzo Ghiberti, from the east doors of the Baptistery, Florence (the Doors of Paradise). 1425–52. Gilt bronze. (Museo dell’Opera del’Duomo, Florence; photograph Alamy).
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11. The goat Amalthea nursing Zeus, by Bertoldo di Giovanni and others. c.1490–95. Glazed terracotta relief, height 58 cm. (Villa Medici, Poggio a Caiano).
Attributed works:
14. Detail of the Moses relief from the east doors of the Baptistery, Florence (the Doors of Paradise), by Lorenzo Ghiberti. 1425–52. Gilt bronze, 79.5 by 79.5 cm. (Museo dell’Opera del’Duomo, Florence; Bridgeman Images).
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16. Reverse of a medal of Giovanna Tornabuoni, by Niccolò Fiorentino. c.1486. Bronze, diameter 7.9 cm. (National Gallery of Art, Washington).
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17. The Three Graces, by Raphael. c.1503–05. Panel, 17 by 17 cm. (Musée Condé, Chantilly; Bridgeman Images).
Attributed works:
18. Detail of Primavera, by Sandro Botticelli. c.1482. Panel, 203 by 314 cm. (Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence; Bridgeman Images).
Attributed works:
19. Detail of Allegory of April, by Francesco del Cossa. Fresco. (Palazzo Schifanoia, Ferrara; Bridgeman Images).
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2. Portrait of Vittorio di Lorenzo Ghiberti, by Lorenzo Ghiberti, from the east doors of the Baptistery, Florence (the Doors of Paradise). 1425–52. Gilt bronze. (Museo dell’Opera del’Duomo, Florence; photograph Alamy).
Attributed works:
24. Nymph and putto and Man asleep on a bed, by Giovanni da Udine after designs by Raphael. 1516–19. Stucco reliefs. (Vatican Loggie, Rome).
Attributed works:
28. Detail of a cassone panel, attributed to the Master of the Argonauts. 1444 or 1469. Panel. (Bode Museum, Berlin).
Attributed works:
29. Detail of the Resurrection relief on the north doors of the Baptistery, Florence, showing a sleeping soldier, by Lorenzo Ghiberti. 1414–24. Bronze, 65 by 57.5 cm. (Bridgeman Images).
Attributed works:
30. Hercules with a lion’s pelt, attributed to the Hercules Master, from the Porta della Mandorla, Florence Cathedral. c.1390–1400. Marble. (Photograph Sailko).
Attributed works:
5 Detail of A battle, by Bertoldo di Giovanni, showing a figure of Victory. c.1479. Bronze, 45 by 90 cm. (Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence; Bridgeman Images).
Western art unattributed:
10. Goat. Hellenistic, first–second century AD. Bronze, height 13.2 cm. (Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Florence).
Western art unattributed:
12. Portrait of an unknown woman, shown from three angles. Roman, c.AD 150. Bronze, height 36 cm. (Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Florence).
Western art unattributed:
13. Portrait of Faustina Maior. c.AD 105–140. Marble, height 63 cm. (Capitoline Museum, Rome).
Western art unattributed:
15. The Three Graces, Roman copy of a Hellenistic model. Marble. (Piccolomini Library, Siena).
Western art unattributed:
20. Roman relief mirrors depicting the Three Graces. First–second century AD. Bronze, diameter of each c.12.5 cm. (a) private collection, Paris; (b) State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg; (c) Seattle Art Museum, Washington; (d) art market, Paris; (e) J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles; (f) University of Toronto; (g) North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh; (h) formerly Bardo National Museum, Tunis; (i) art market, Basel; (j) Bavarian State Archaeological Collection, Munich.
Western art unattributed:
21. The Three Graces. Mirror, Roman, first–second century AD. Bronze, diameter 12 cm. (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Western art unattributed:
22. The Bed of Polyclitus. Copy after the relief belonging to Lorenzo Ghiberti. Mid-sixteenth century. Marble, 34 by 50 cm. (Private collection).
Western art unattributed:
23. The Bed of Polyclitus. Here dated to the fifteenth century. Marble, height 46 cm. (Palazzo Mattei di Giove, Rome).
Western art unattributed:
25. Detail of a sarcophagus depicting the mourning of Meleager. Roman, second century AD. Marble. (Torno Collection, Milan; photograph Palazzo Montalto, Florence).
Western art unattributed:
26. Detail of a sarcophagus depicting Meleager’s corpse being carried home. Roman, fourth quarter of the second century AD. Marble. (Althorp House, Northamptonshire; originally Palazzo Sciarra, Rome).
Western art unattributed:
27. Above Detail of a sarcophagus, showing a nereid. Roman, late second– early third century AD. Marble. (Museo dell’Opera del Duomo, Siena).
Western art unattributed:
3. Family tree of the Ghiberti.
Western art unattributed:
4. The Gaddi torso. Hellenistic, second century BC. Marble, height 84.4 cm. (Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence).
Western art unattributed:
6. Victory. Late Hellenistic. Bronze, height 16.3 cm. (Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore).
Western art unattributed:
7. Hercules Pomarius. Etruscan, third–first century BC. Bronze, 7.3 by 8.7 by 7.2 cm. (Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore).
Western art unattributed:
8. Kairos. Roman, first century AD. Marble. (Formerly Palazzo Medici, Florence).
Western art unattributed:
9. Diskophoros, Roman copy of statue by Naukydes. Marble, height 178 cm. (Liebieghaus, Frankfurt).
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