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Book Review
William Burrell: A Collector’s Life
10/2022 | 1435 | 164
Pages: 1047-1048
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Reviewer:
McKillop, Beth (McKillop, Beth)
Subjects
art literature:
Biographies
collectors and dealers:
Burrell, William
museums and institutions:
Burrell Collection, Glasgow, Great Britain
subjects:
Collectors / Collecting / Collections / Philanthropists
Reviewed Items
subjects:
William Burrell: A Collector’s Life By Martin Bellamy and Isobel MacDonald. 256 pp. incl. 17 col. + 40 b. & w. ills. (Birlinn, Edinburgh, 2022), £25. ISBN 978–1–78027– 760–8. | :
Exhibition Review
The Burrell Collection
04/2022 | 1429 | 164
Pages: 386-389
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Reviewer:
McKillop, Beth (McKillop, Beth)
Subjects
artists:
Rodin, Auguste / Claudel, Camille
collectors and dealers:
Burrell, William
museums and institutions:
Burrell Collection, Glasgow, Great Britain
subjects:
Collections / Restoration (process) / Medieval art / Renaissance art / Tapestries / Stained glass / Ceramics / Chinese art
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Installation view of the Burrell Collection, Glasgow, showing Virgin and Child. France, c.1330– 40. (Photograph Alan McAteer).
Attributed works:
3. Fight between a falcon and a heron. Probably Paris, c.1525. Wool and silk tapestry, 318.5 by 309.8 cm. (Burrell Collection, Glasgow).
Attributed works:
4. Meiping vase. Jingdezhen, Hongwu period (1368–98). Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration, height 36.8 cm. (Burrell Collection, Glasgow).
Western art unattributed:
2. Princess Cecily of York. England, c.1483–84. Stained glass, 40 by 30.5 cm. (Burrell Collection, Glasgow).
Book Review
Glasgow Museums: The Italian Paintings
05/2013 | 1322 | 155
Pages: 331-332
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Reviewer:
Scrase, David (Scrase, David)
Subjects
museums and institutions:
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow, Great Britain / Burrell Collection, Glasgow, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
Pollock House, Glasgow, Great Britain
subjects:
Italian painting / Collections, Public / Catalogues
Short Notice
Saturn's Children: A Glass Panel by Jörg Breu the Elder in the Burrell Collection
03/1993 | 1080 | 135
Pages: 212-214
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Author:
Morrall, Andrew (Morrall, Andrew)
Subjects
artists:
Breu, Jörg, the Elder, 1475-1537
dates:
1450-1549
museums and institutions:
Burrell Collection, Glasgow, Great Britain
places:
Netherlands / Scotland / Glasgow
subjects:
Netherlandish painting / Glass paintings
Illustrations
Attributed works:
51. The Children of Sol, by Jörg Breu the Elder. Pen and Ink, 23.7 cm. diam. (Museum der bildenden, Künste, Leipzig).
Attributed works:
54. The Children of Luna, by Jörg Breu the Elder. Pen and Ink, 23.7 cm. diam. (Grossherzögliches Museum, Weimar)
Attributed works:
55. Saturn's Children, by Jörg Breu the Elder. Silver Stain Glass Panel. 15 cm. diam. (Burrell Collection, Glasgow).
Attributed works:
56. The Children of Saturn, after Jörg Breu the Elder. Oil on Panel, 29 cm. diam. (Present Whereabouts Unknown).
Attributed works:
57. The Children of Luna, by Jörg Breu the Elder. Silver Stain Glass Panel, 16 cm. diam. (Museum für Kunsthandwerk, Frankfurt am Main).
Attributed works:
58. The Children of Jupiter (?), after Jörg Breu the Elder. Oil on Panel, 29 cm. diam. (Present Whereabouts Unknown).
Western art unattributed:
52. The Children of Saturn, Florentine, c.1460. Engraving, 32.7 by 21.8 cm. (British Museum, London).
Western art unattributed:
53. The Children of Sol, Florentine, c.1460. Engraving, 32.3 by 21.6 cm. (British Museum, London).
Exhibition Review
Camille Pissarro. Glasgow, Burrell Collection
06/1990 | 1047 | 132
Pages: 427-429
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Reviewer:
Clarke, Michael (Clarke, Michael)
Subjects
artists:
Pissarro, Camille
dates:
1990-1999
museums and institutions:
Burrell Collection, Glasgow, Great Britain
places:
Scotland / Glasgow
subjects:
Exhibitions / Reviews
Illustrations
Attributed works:
34. The Gleaners, by Camille Pissarro. 1889. 65.5 by 81 cm. (Kunstmuseum, Basel; Exh. Burrell Collection, Glasgow).
Attributed works:
35. The Pork Butcher, by Camille Pissarro. 65 by 54.5 cm. (Tate Gallery, London; Exh. Burrell Collection, Glasgow).
Attributed works:
36. The Boïeldieu, Rouen, Damp Weather, by Camille Pissarro. 73.7 by 91.4 cm. (Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto; Exh. Burrell Collection, Glasgow).
Editorial
The Burrell Collection
12/1983 | 969 | 125
Pages: 724-727
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Subjects
artists:
Andresen, Brit
artists:
Gasson, Gorgon Barry
artists:
Meunier, John
dates:
1980-1989
museums and institutions:
Burrell Collection, Glasgow, Great Britain
places:
England / Glasgow
subjects:
Art museums / Museum extensions / British architecture
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. The Burrell Collection Seen from the North. In the Distance, Beyond the Dark Central Area and Mezzanine, Is the Stained Glass Hanging on the South Wall.
Attributed works:
2. The North Gallery of the Burrell Collection.
Attributed works:
4. Central Courtyard of the Burrell Collection. On the Left, the Warwick Vase Surrounded by Fig Trees; On the Right, the Dining Room from Hutton Castle.
Western art unattributed:
3. Window Surround. French. Fifteenth Century. (Burrell Collection, Glasgow).
Short Notice
The Date of Degas's 'The Rehearsal' in Glasgow
06/1963 | 723 | 105
Pages: 280-281
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Author:
Roberts, Keith (Roberts, Keith; R., K.)
Subjects
artists:
Degas, Edgar
dates:
1870-1879
museums and institutions:
Burrell Collection, Glasgow, Great Britain
places:
France / Scotland / Glasgow
subjects:
French painting / Dating
Short Notice
The Burrell Collection at Glasgow
10/1949 | 559 | 91
Pages: 287-289
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Author:
Robertson, Giles (Robertson, Giles)
Subjects
dates:
1940-1949
museums and institutions:
Burrell Collection, Glasgow, Great Britain
places:
Scotland / Glasgow
subjects:
Art museums / Collections, Private / Gifts
Illustrations
Attributed works:
19. Flight into Egypt, by Hans Memlinc. Panel, 57.5 by 50.5 cm. (Burrell Collection, Glasgow.)
Attributed works:
20. Girl Looking Through Opera Glasses, by Edgar Degas. Oil on Board, 31.75 by 19.05 cm. (Burrell Collection, Glasgow.)
Western art unattributed:
17. Tapestry in 'All-Over' Style. Paris Or Arras, Last Quarter of Fourteenth Century. Detail from Fragment Measuring 226 by 221 cm. (Burrell Collection, Glasgow.)
Western art unattributed:
18. Le Cheval Blanc. Tapestry. Tournai, End of Fifteenth Century. 307.4 by 363.1 cm. (Burrell Collection, Glasgow.)