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Supplement
Recent Acquisitions of Twentieth-Century Sculpture by British Museums: Supplement
12/1992 | 1077 | 134
Pages: 842-846
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Subjects
dates:
1900-1999
dates:
1990-1999
museums and institutions:
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
Southampton City Art Gallery, Southampton, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
City Museum & Art Gallery, Glasgow, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
City Art Gallery, Leeds, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, Glasgow, Great Britain
subjects:
Art museums / Sculpture / Acquisitions
subjects:
British sculpture / French sculpture / American sculpture (United States of America)
Illustrations
Attributed works:
I. Hand to mouth, by Alison Wilding. 1986. Leaded steel, brass, wood, lead and wax, 200 by 54 by 55; 29 by 47.5 by 32 cm. Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, GMA 3661. Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1992.
Attributed works:
II. Wafer throne, by David Nash. 1989. Beech wood, 243.5 by 101 cm. Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, K5465. Purchased with the assistance of a government grant-in-aid, 1990.
Attributed works:
III. A tragedy in the north, winter, rain and tears, by Raymond Mason. 1975-77. Epoxy resin and acrylic, 287 by 321 by 134 cm. Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, 1990 P108. Purchased with the assistance of the MGC/V&A Purchase Grant Fund, the National Art Collections Fund, the Henry Moore Foundation and the Friends of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, 1990.
Attributed works:
IV. Coastal boy (Fishing boat: A534), by Ian Hamilton Finlay (with Peter Grant). 1977. Painted wood, 26 by 244.5 by 6.5 cm. Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, GMA 3603. Purchased 1992.
Attributed works:
IX. Head of Whistler's muse (portrait of Gwen John), by Auguste Rodin. Modern cast of plaster original c.1906 in Musée Rodin, Paris. Bronze, 35 by 26 by 20 cm. National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, NMW A 143. Purchased 1989.
Attributed works:
V. Untitled (freestanding bed), by Rachel Whiteread. 1991. Dental plaster and polystyrene, 104.1 by 182.2 by 22.9 cm. City Art Gallery, Southampton, 1/1992. Acquired with a grant through the National Art Collections Fund's Contemporary Art Initiative, 1992.
Attributed works:
VI. Square, by Stephen Cox. 1988. Travertine marble, oxides and black cement, six slabs, each c.220 by 67 by 3 cm. Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston, S89. Purchased with grant aid from the Contemporary Art Society and MGC/V&A Purchase Grant Fund, 1989.
Attributed works:
VII. Rebecca, by Jacob Epstein. 1930. Bronze, 55.2 cm. Reading Museum and Art Gallery, REDMG 63.87. Purchased with funds from the Tweed Bequest and the National Art Collections Fund, 1987.
Attributed works:
VIII. Negro walking, by Glyn Philpot. 1929, Bronze, 83.2 by 47.6 by 20.3 cm. Ferens Art Gallery, Hull, acc.no.S.96. Purchased by the Friends of the Ferens Art Gallery with the aid of a 50% grant from the Museums and Galleries Commission through the V&A Purchase Fund, 1991.
Attributed works:
X. Flourished slate alphabet, by David Kindersley. c.1991. Slate, 34 by 30.8 cm. Glasgow Museum and Art Gallery, S-360. Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1992.
Attributed works:
XI. Startled bird, by Bernard Meadows. 1955. Bronze, 61.5 by 51 by 28.3 cm. City Art Gallery, Leeds, 46/990. Purchased with grants from the National Art Collections Fund and the Henry Moore Centre for the Study of Sculpture, 1990.
Attributed works:
XII. Crucifix, by Eric Gill. 1921. Painted and gilt carved oak, 42.5 by 22.5 cm. Hove Museum and Art Gallery, 47.1990. Purchased with help from the MGC/V&A Grant-in-Aid, the Henry Moore Foundation, The Pilgrim Trust and local contributions, 1990.
Attributed works:
XIII. Men with bowl, by Henri Gaudier-Brzeska. Cast before 1953 (probably 1930s) from a plaster original of 1914. Bronze, 31 by 24.7 by 13.2 cm. National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, NMW A 1625. Purchased 1992.
Attributed works:
XIV. Maquette for the Posidon mobile, by Lynn Chadwick. 1950. Slate, wire and brass, 45 cm. diam.; base 22 cm. high. City Art Gallery, Leeds. Purchased 1992.
Attributed works:
XV. Carving, by Merlyn Evans. 1932-33. Marble, 59.7 cm. high. Reading Museum and Art Gallery, REDMG no. 45.88. Purchased with the aid of a grant from the MGC/V&A Purchase Grant Fund, 1988.
Attributed works:
XVI. Large siren, by William Turnbull. 1986. Bronze on York stone base, 184.8 by 82.5 by 25.4 cm. Hunterian Art Gallery, Glasgow. Purchased with the aid of the National Fund for Acquisitions and the National Art Collections Fund, 1990.
Article
Rembrandt's 'Alexander the Great'
05/1992 | 1070 | 134
Pages: 286-298
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Author:
Brown, Christopher (Brown, Christopher)
Author:
Roy, Ashok (Roy, Ashok)
Subjects
artists:
Rembrandt van Rijn
collectors and dealers:
Ruffo, Antonio, Duke of Bagnara, 1610-1678
dates:
1600-1699
museums and institutions:
City Museum & Art Gallery, Glasgow, Great Britain
places:
Netherlands / Scotland / Glasgow
subjects:
Dutch painting / Conservation / Technical analysis
subjects:
Alexander the Great
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Man in Armour, by Rembrandt, Photographed after Cleaning and Restoration. 137.5 by 104.5 cm. (Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow).
Attributed works:
10. Cross section of paint photographed in reflected light at 250x from the dark red table cloth in Aristotle contemplating a bust of Homer, by Rembrandt (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York). The two layers of colour contain mixtures of red earth pigment with red lake over a double ground (only the upper layer of ground is present in the sample).
Attributed works:
11. Unmounted sample photographed in transmitted light at 280x of a fragment of smalt glaze in oil from the lining of the cloak, main field, in Fig.1. There is extreme discoloration of both pigment and medium in the paint layer. [Man in Armour, by Rembrandt, Photographed after Cleaning and Restoration. 137.5 by 104.5 cm. (Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow).]
Attributed works:
12. Cross section of paint from Fig.1 showing the dull green patch just below the forearm containing azurite, smalt and ochre. Beneath is a layer of mixed pigment duplicating the colour of the brown quartz ground. Incomplete layer structure, photographed in reflected light at 250x. [Man in Armour, by Rembrandt, Photographed after Cleaning and Restoration. 137.5 by 104.5 cm. (Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow).]
Attributed works:
13. X-Radiograph Detail of Fig.1 Showing the Partially Completed Earlier Figure Beneath the Surface on the Main Canvas. The Image Has Been Turned Anticlockwise Through 90°. [Man in Armour, by Rembrandt, Photographed after Cleaning and Restoration. 137.5 by 104.5 cm. (Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow).]
Attributed works:
14. X-Radiograph Detail of Fig.1, Lower Left Corner, Showing the Junction of the Main Canvas and Added Strips. [Man in Armour, by Rembrandt, Photographed after Cleaning and Restoration. 137.5 by 104.5 cm. (Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow).]
Attributed works:
15. X-Radiograph of Self Portrait at the Age of Sixty-Three, by Rembrandt. 86 by 70.5 cm. (National Gallery, London).
Attributed works:
16. Detail of the Red Sleeve of the Woman Spilling Wine, Lower Right, in Belshazzar's Feast, by Rembrandt (National Gallery, London). Some Blanching Is Evident in the Red Glaze Layers.
Attributed works:
17. Infra-Red Photograph Detail of Fig.1, Showing the Use of Vermilion (Light Areas) in the Paint of the Cloak at the Shoulder. [Man in Armour, by Rembrandt, Photographed after Cleaning and Restoration. 137.5 by 104.5 cm. (Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow).]
Attributed works:
2. The Arrangement of Canvas Pieces in Fig.1, with Dimensions in Centimetres; The Drawing Is Not to Scale. [Man in Armour, by Rembrandt, Photographed after Cleaning and Restoration. 137.5 by 104.5 cm. (Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow).]
Attributed works:
3. X-Radiograph of Fig.1. [Man in Armour, by Rembrandt, Photographed after Cleaning and Restoration. 137.5 by 104.5 cm. (Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow).]
Attributed works:
4. Detail of Fig.1. [Man in Armour, by Rembrandt, Photographed after Cleaning and Restoration. 137.5 by 104.5 cm. (Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow).]
Attributed works:
5. Cross section of paint from Fig.1, photographed in reflected light at 250x, showing the red cloak extended on to the lower canvas addition (D in Fig.2). A double ground, orange below and light greyish brown above, is present with a further layer of paint containing lead white over this. The cloak comprises several layers of red and yellow lake combined with a little vermilion. There is a thin underpaint containing bone black and other translucent dark-coloured pigments. [Man in Armour, by Rembrandt, Photographed after Cleaning and Restoration. 137.5 by 104.5 cm. (Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow).]
Attributed works:
6. Cross section of paint from Fig.1, photographed in reflected light at 250x, from the dark background above the figure extended on to the upper canvas addition (A in Fig.2). Two layers of ground are present: a mid-orange lower priming and a light orange upper priming containing a significant proportion of lead white. [Man in Armour, by Rembrandt, Photographed after Cleaning and Restoration. 137.5 by 104.5 cm. (Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow).]
Attributed works:
7. Cross Section of Paint from Fig.1, Photographed in Reflected Light at 250x, Showing a White Impasto Touch on the Armour Applied Directly on to the Brown Quartz Ground. [Man in Armour, by Rembrandt, Photographed after Cleaning and Restoration. 137.5 by 104.5 cm. (Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow).]
Attributed works:
8. Cross section of paint from Fig.15, photographed in reflected light at 250x, showing pentimento of the turban. As in Fig.1, lead white impasto is applied directly on to the textured brown ground (layers of paint forming the finished background pass over the white paint of the turban). [Self Portrait at the Age of Sixty-Three, by Rembrandt. 86 by 70.5 cm. (National Gallery, London).]
Attributed works:
9. Cross section of paint from Fig.1, photographed in reflected light at 250x, showing orange-coloured impasto of the bow tied at the man's throat, made up of yellow ochre and yellow lake. The translucent dark-brown layer beneath represents the sketched design brushed directly on to the quartz ground, seen here as the lowest layer. [Man in Armour, by Rembrandt, Photographed after Cleaning and Restoration. 137.5 by 104.5 cm. (Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow).]
Exhibition Review
The Pursuit of the Real. Manchester, London, Glasgow
05/1990 | 1046 | 132
Pages: 373-375
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Reviewer:
Kendall, Richard (Kendall, Richard)
Subjects
dates:
1990-1999
museums and institutions:
Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
Barbican Art Gallery, London, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
City Museum & Art Gallery, Glasgow, Great Britain
places:
England / Scotland / London / Manchester / Glasgow
subjects:
Exhibitions / Reviews
subjects:
British painting / Realism
Illustrations
Attributed works:
104. Two Irishmen in W11, by Lucian Freud. 1984-85. 172.7 by 141.6 cm. (Private collection; exh. City Art Galleries, Manchester).
Attributed works:
105. Portrait of Chaim, Leon Kossoff. 1985-86. 108 by 78 cm. (Private collection; exh. City Art Galleries, Manchester).
Attributed works:
106. Curled nude on a stool, by Euan Uglow. 1982-83. 77.7 by 100 cm. (Ferens Art Gallery, Kingston-upon-Hull; exh. City Art Galleries, Manchester).
Short Notice
A Hitherto Unknown Version of 'St Michael' by the Cavaliere d'Arpino
01/1990 | 1042 | 132
Pages: 29-30
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Author:
Zinke, Detlef (Zinke, Detlef)
Subjects
artists:
Cesari, Giuseppe, called Il Cavaliere d'Arpino
dates:
1550-1649
museums and institutions:
Städtische Kunstsammlungen, Freiburg, Germany
museums and institutions:
City Museum & Art Gallery, Glasgow, Great Britain
places:
Italy / Rome
subjects:
Italian painting / Attributions
subjects:
Michael the Archangel, Saint
Illustrations
Attributed works:
24. St Michael Vanquishing the Rebel Angels, by Giuseppe Cesari, the Cavaliere d'Arpino. Oil on Copper, 58.8 by 43.4 cm. (Städtische Kunstsammlungen, Freiburg).
Attributed works:
25. St Michael Vanquishing the Rebel Angels, by Giuseppe Cesari, the Cavaliere d'Arpino. Oil on Copper, 57.8 by 41.8 cm. (Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow).
Exhibition Review
S. W. Hayter. Glasgow and Paris
02/1989 | 1031 | 131
Pages: 164-165
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Reviewer:
Cohen, David (Cohen, David; C., D.)
Subjects
artists:
Hayter, Stanley William
dates:
1980-1989
museums and institutions:
Artcurial, Paris, France
museums and institutions:
City Museum & Art Gallery, Glasgow, Great Britain
places:
Scotland / France / Glasgow / Paris
subjects:
Exhibitions / Reviews
Illustrations
Attributed works:
62. Analogical Rhythm, by Stanley William Hayter. 1966. 146 by 89 cm. (Exh. Artcurial, Paris).
Attributed works:
63. Oedipus, by Stanley William Hayter, 1934. Engraving and Soft Ground Etching on Copper, 15 by 16 cm. (Exh. Glasgow Museum and Art Gallery).
Supplement
Recent Museum Acquisitions of British Works on Paper: Supplement
11/1985 | 992 | 127
Pages: 838-842
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Subjects
artists:
Lewis, Wyndham
artists:
Burra, Edward
artists:
Paolozzi, Eduardo
artists:
Bomberg, David
artists:
Dobson, Frank
artists:
Piper, John
artists:
Colquhoun, Robert
artists:
Roberts, William, 1895-1980
artists:
Bell, Vanessa
dates:
1980-1989
museums and institutions:
Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
Art Gallery & Museum, Salford, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
Middlesbrough Art Gallery, London, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
Swindon Museum & Art Gallery, Swindon, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
Imperial War Museum, London, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
City Art Gallery, Leeds, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
City Museum & Art Gallery, Glasgow, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
museums and institutions:
National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
Herbert Art Gallery, Coventry, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
Bolton Museum and Art Gallery, Bolton, Great Britain
places:
England
subjects:
Art museums / Acquisitions / British painting / Watercolours / Drawings / Prints
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Bird Women, by Edward Burra. Signed and Dated 1932. Pencil, Ink, Water-Colour and Gouache, 55.5 by 76.2 cm. Purchase 1985.
Attributed works:
10. The Ploughman, by Joseph Crawhall. Gouache and Ink on Card, 31.6 by 28.9 cm. Bequest 1985.
Attributed works:
11. Slopes of Glyder Fawr, Llyn Idwal, North Wales, by John Piper. Signed. c.1947. Ink, Water-Colour and Bodycolour, 55.7 by 71.2 cm. Purchase 1985.
Attributed works:
12. Portrait of Robert MacBryde, by Robert Colquhoun. Ink, 30.5 by 22.7 cm. Purchase 1985 (Photograph Courtesy Mercury Gallery, Edinburgh).
Attributed works:
13. La nature morte, by William Roberts. Signed and Inscribed. c.1970-75. Water-Colour, 49.5 by 31.8 cm. Purchase 1985.
Attributed works:
14. Study for The tub, by Vanessa Bell. Studio Stamp, 1917. Water-Colour, 44.5 by 40.2 cm. Purchase 1985.
Attributed works:
2. Woman with a Red Tam O'Shanter, by Wyndham Lewis. Signed and Dated 1921. 38.7 by 50.2 cm. Purchase 1984.
Attributed works:
3. Fruit Market and Statues, by Edward Burra. Signed. c.1930. Ink, 51.1 by 40.1 cm. Purchase 1985.
Attributed works:
4. 'A Young Man of His Country's Services', by John Butler Yeats. Signed and Dated 1885. Pencil, Chalk and Water-Colour, 35.7 by 25.6 cm. Gift 1985.
Attributed works:
5. Study of an Old Lady, by Joan Eardley. c.1947. Charcoal and White Chalk, 58.4 by 45.7 cm. Purchase 1985.
Attributed works:
6. Two Gulls and a Fish, by Eduardo Paolozzi. 1946 Signed and Dated 1946. Mixed Media and Collage, 45.6 by 60.5 cm. Purchase with 50 Per Cent Government Grant 1985.
Attributed works:
7. Evening in the City, by David Bomberg. 1944. Charcoal, 47 by 61 cm. Purchase 1984.
Attributed works:
8. Portrait of a Naval Rating, by Frank Dobson. c.1942. Pastel, 43.2 by 33 cm. Purchase 1984.
Attributed works:
9. Munitions Worker, by Charles Ginner Signed. 1918. Ink and Coloured Chalks, 21 by 7.6 cm. Purchase 1985.
Exhibition Review
Glasgow and Edinburgh. William Strang and Michael Andrews
02/1981 | 935 | 123
Pages: 116+118-119+121
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Reviewer:
Shone, Richard (Shone, Richard; S., R.; Shone, Richard)
Subjects
artists:
Strang, William
artists:
Andrews, Michael
dates:
1980-1989
museums and institutions:
City Museum & Art Gallery, Glasgow, Great Britain
places:
Edinburgh / Glasgow / Scotland
private galleries:
Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, Great Britain
subjects:
Exhibitions / Reviews
Illustrations
Attributed works:
68. The Opera Cloak, by William Strang. Signed and Dated 1913. 122 by 102 cm. (Mr & Mrs A. Fortunoff; Exh. Glasgow).
Attributed works:
69. Panchita Zorolla, by William Strang. Signed and Dated 1916. 77 by 61 cm. (Manchester City Art Galleries; Exh. Glasgow).
Attributed works:
70. The Cause of the Poor, by William Strang. 1890. Etching, 23 by 20.3 cm. (Glasgow Art Gallery).
Attributed works:
71. C. R. Ashbee, by William Strang. 1903. Crayon, 28.5 by 18 cm. (Art Workers' Guild; Exh. Glasgow).
Attributed works:
75. Nymphs and Shepherds, by William Strang. 1920-21. 102 by 127 cm. (Glasgow Art Gallery).
Exhibition Review
Current and Forthcoming Exhibitions: 'Mackintosh Water-Colours': Glasgow, Edinburgh and London
09/1978 | 906 | 120
Pages: 620+622
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Reviewer:
Calvocoressi, Richard (Calvocoressi, Richard)
Subjects
artists:
Mackintosh, Charles Rennie
dates:
1970-1979
museums and institutions:
City Museum & Art Gallery, Glasgow, Great Britain
places:
England / Scotland / Edinburgh / Glasgow / London
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Illustrations
Attributed works:
97. Port Vendres, by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. c.1924-26. Water-Colour, 28.8 by 39.6 cm. (Collection Mrs Mary Newbury Stanock; Exh. Fine Art Society).
Attributed works:
98. Palada, Pyrenees-Orientales, by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. c.1924-27. Water-Colour, 51.5 by 51.5 cm. (Collection Mr Michael Davidson; Exh. Fine Art Society).
Short Notice
Camillo Boccaccino: A Painting and a Drawing
02/1978 | 899 | 120
Pages: 82-85
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Author:
Di Giampaolo, Mario (Di Giampaolo, Mario; Giampaolo, Mario Di)
Subjects
artists:
Boccaccino, Camillo
dates:
1500-1549
museums and institutions:
Národní Galerie, Prague, Czech Republic
museums and institutions:
Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan, Italy
museums and institutions:
City Museum & Art Gallery, Glasgow, Great Britain
places:
Italy / Cremona
places:
Venice
subjects:
Italian painting / Mannerism
Illustrations
Attributed works:
33. Cistello Altar-Piece, by Camillo Boccaccino. Signed and Dated 1525. Panel, 216 by 136 cm. (National Gallery, Prague).
Attributed works:
34. Holy Family, Here Attributed to Camillo Boccaccino. Panel, 28.9 by 23.3 cm. (Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum).
Attributed works:
35. Study of a Bishop, by Camillo Boccaccino. Charcoal Drawing. (Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest).
Attributed works:
36. Mary Magdalen and St Anthony Abbot, Here Attributed to Camillo Boccaccino. Red Chalk, 9.7 by 9.2 cm. (Collection the Earl of Leicester, Holkham Hall).
Attributed works:
37. Holy Family, by Camillo Boccaccino. Black Lead and White Chalk on Blue Paper, 18.2 by 15.7 cm. (Ambrosiana, Milan).
Attributed works:
38. Bozzetto for the St Martha Altar-Piece, by Camillo Boccaccino. (Gabinetto dei Disegni, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence).
Article
Botticelli's Glasgow 'Annunciation': Patterns of Instability
03/1977 | 888 | 119
Pages: 180-185
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Author:
Kemp, Martin (Kemp, Martin)
Subjects
artists:
Botticelli, Sandro
dates:
1450-1499
museums and institutions:
City Museum & Art Gallery, Glasgow, Great Britain
places:
Scotland / Glasgow
places:
Italy / Florence
subjects:
Italian painting / Mary, Virgin: Annunciation
subjects:
Composition (artistic arrangement)
subjects:
Critical Reception
Illustrations
Attributed works:
26. The Annunciation, by Sandro Botticelli. Panel, 49.5 by 6.19 cm. (City Art Gallery, Glasgow).
Attributed works:
27. The Annunciation illustrated in Fig.26, Reversed. [by Sandro Botticelli. Panel, 49.5 by 6.19 cm. (City Art Gallery, Glasgow).]
Attributed works:
28. Diagram of The Annunciation Showing the Main Features of the Under-Drawing and the Original Location of the Central Pier. The Shaded Area Indicates the Final Angle of Deviation.
Attributed works:
29. X-Ray Photograph of the Lower Central Portion of The Annunciation. The Three Upper Arrows Indicate Alternative Under-Drawings for the Left Edge of the Central Pier. The Lowest Arrow Denotes the Underdrawing Followed in the Painting.
Attributed works:
30. Dante's 'Divina commedia, Inferno canto IX', by Sandro Botticelli. (Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, lat.1896A, Fol. 97v).
Attributed works:
31. Dante's 'Divina commedia, Inferno canto X', by Sandro Botticelli. (Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Lat. 1896A, Fol. 100r).
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