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Article
Spatial rhetoric: echoes of Madrid’s Alcázar in palaces overseas
03/2021 | 1416 | 163
Pages: 236-243
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Author:
Luengo, Pedro (Luengo, Pedro)
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1. The proclamation of Philip V in front of the Alcázar, Madrid, by Filippo Palotta. 1700. Pen, ink and wash, 47.3 by 135 cm. (Museo de Historia de Madrid).
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2. Plan of the first floor of the Alcázar, Madrid, by Juan Gómez de Mora. 1626. Pen, ink and watercolour on paper, 49 by 62 cm. (Library of Congress, Washington).
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3. The tribune in the transept of the chapel, El Escorial, Spain. (Photograph © Patrimonio Nacional, Madrid).
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4. Plan of the chapel in the Alcázar, Madrid, by Juan Gómez de Mora. c.1660. Pen and ink on paper, 19.5 by 28.6 cm. (Madrid, Archivo General de Palacio, Sección Histórica, caja 51 (1), fol.186r; © Patrimonio Nacional, Madrid).
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5. Reconstruction of the plan of a proposed royal palace, Naples, by Domenico Fontana. c.1600. (From P.C. Verde: Domenico Fontana a Napoli. 1592–1607, Naples 2007, p.78).
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6 and 7. Plans of the ground and first floor of the viceregal palace, Mexico City. c.1771. Ink and red gouache on paper, 42.5 by 49 cm; and 40 by 48 cm. (Archivo General de Indias, Mexico City, MP-MEXICO,105).
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8. Detail of a map of Lima, showing the viceregal palace between the fountain and the river. Engraving, 38 by 53 cm. (From J. Mulder: Lima, Ciudad de los Reyes, 1688; photograph National Library of Spain, Madrid).
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9. Plan of the top floor of the viceregal palace, Bogotá, by Juan Jimenez Donoso. 1781. Coloured manuscript on paper, 54 by 54 cm. (Archivo General Militar, Madrid).
Article
Royal wooden funeral effigies at Westminster Abbey
01/2019 | 1390 | 161
Pages: 26-35
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Author:
Blessley, Krista (Blessley, Krista)
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Jenkins, Susan (Jenkins, Susan)
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10. Detail of Fig.8, showing the hip joint. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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11. Axonometric diagram showing the jointing of the effigy in Fig.8, by Krista Blessley. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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12. Effigy head and bust of Anne of Denmark, by Maximilian Colt. 1619. Probably pine, 47 by 45 by 25 cm. (Westminster Abbey, London; WA 0893; © The Dean and Chapter of Westminster)
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13. Detail of Fig.12, showing the blue vein painted on the left temple. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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14. Effigy body of James I, by Maximilian Colt. 1625. Probably pine, 178 by 50 by 29cm. (Westminster Abbey, London; WA 1016; © The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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15. Some of the royal funeral effigies at Westminster Abbey in 1949, showing their condition after the Second World War. From R.P. Howgrave-Graham: ‘Royal effigies at Westminster Abbey: modern treatment leads to valuable discoveries’, Country Life, 11th January 1952, pp.82–84.
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2. Installation view of The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries, Westminster Abbey, London, showing the medieval funeral effigies. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster)
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3. The funeral of Anne of Bohemia, a detail from Chroniques, by Jean Froissart. South Netherlands, c.1480. Illumination on parchment. (British Library, London; MS Royal 18 E II, vol.IV, fol.227).
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7. Effigy head and bust of Elizabeth of York, probably by Richard Gibson. 1503. Probably pearwood, 65 by 40 by 39 cm. (Westminster Abbey, London; WA 0889; © The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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8. Articulated effigy body of Henry, Prince of Wales, by Richard Norris. 1612. Pine or fir wood with iron nails, loops and screws, 161 by 42.5 by 19 cm. Photograph c.1950. (Westminster Abbey, London; WA 1017; © The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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9. Detail of Fig.8, showing carpenters’ marks at joints. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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1. Front, side and back views of the effigy of Edward III. 1377. Walnut, 176 by 42.8 by 27 cm. (Westminster Abbey, London; WA 0886; © The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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4. Detail of Fig.1, showing plaster underlayer on head. Photograph c.1950s. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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5. X-radiograph detail of Fig.1, showing plaster underlayer on head. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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6. Front, side and back views of the effigy of Catherine de Valois. 1437. Oak, 165 by 42 by 21 cm. (Westminster Abbey, London; WA 0888; © The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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).
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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).
Article
‘Sunbeams and shadows’: exhibiting the collection at Westminster Abbey
01/2019 | 1390 | 161
Pages: 4-8
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Author:
Jenkins, Susan (Jenkins, Susan)
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1. The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries, showing part of the section Building Westminster Abbey. 2018. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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2. The gallery before the installation of the displays. 2017. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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3. Floorplan of The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries and the Weston Tower, showing the themed sections: Westminster Abbey & the Monarchy (orange); Worship & Daily Life (pale blue); Building Westminster Abbey (pink); and The Abbey and National Memory (dark blue). (© MUMA).
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4. Part of the Building Westminster Abbey and Worship and Daily Life sections of The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries. The case on the right contains the Westminster Retable, the high altarpiece of Henry III’s Abbey (1259–69). (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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7. View of the Abbey’s interior from The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries. 2018. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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5. The Undercroft Museum, Westminster Abbey. Photograph c.1930s. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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6. The wax funeral effigy of Charles II, photographed in the Upper Islip Chapel in 1896. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
Exhibition Review
Charles I: King and Collector
04/2018 | 1381 | 160
Pages: 277-282
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Reviewer:
Penny, Nicholas (Penny, Nicholas)
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1. Charles I in the hunting field, by Anthony van Dyck. c.1636. Canvas, 266 by 207 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
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3. The miraculous draft of fi shes, Mortlake tapestry after Raphael, with borders designed by Francis Cleyn. c.1639–40. Wool, silk and gilt thread, 530 by 580 cm. (Mobilier national, Paris).
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4. Detail of Fig.3.
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5. The conversion of St Paul, by Palma Giovane. c.1590–95. Canvas, 207 by 337 cm. (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid).
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6. St George and the Dragon, by Peter Oliver (after Raphael). 1628. Bodycolour and gold paint on vellum, 22 by 16.5 cm. (Royal Collection / © HM Queen Elizabeth II).
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7. The toilet of Venus, by Guido Reni. c.1620–25. Canvas, 281.9 by 205.7 cm. (National Gallery, London).
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9. Installation view of Charles I: King and Collector at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, showing Charles I, by François Dieussart (1636; Arundel Castle) and Charles I in three positions, by Anthony van Dyck (1635–36; The Royal Collection; photograph Royal Academy of Arts, London).
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2. Claudius, Roman, AD43–45. Sardonyx cameo, 20.5 by 16 cm. (Royal Collection / © HM Queen Elizabeth II).
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8. Aphrodite (‘The crouching Venus’). Roman, second century AD. Marble, height 119 cm. (The Royal Collection / © HM Queen Elizabeth II.)
Exhibition Review
The National Gallery of Ireland. Dublin
09/2017 | 1374 | 159
Pages: 743-745
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Reviewer:
Hall, Michael (Hall, Michael)
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67. The Grand Gallery, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin (Photograph © Marie Louise Halfpenny)
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68. The Shaw Room, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin (Photograph © Marie Louise Halfpenny)
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69. Detail of The marriage of Strongbow and Aoife, by Daniel Maclise. c. 1854 (National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin; photograph © National Gallery of Ireland)
Exhibition Review
Inventing Downtown. New York
04/2017 | 1369 | 159
Pages: 346-347
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Reviewer:
Blood, Anne (Blood, Anne)
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91. Ada Ada, by Alex Katz. 1959 (Grey Art Gallery, New York)
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92. Untitled, by Norman Lewis. 1965 (Courtesy Seth Taffae Gallery, New York; exh. Grey Art Gallery, New York)
Publication Received
Fate, Glory and Love in Early Modern Gallery Decoration: Visualizing Supreme Power: Galerie François Ier at Fontainebleau; Galleria Farnese in Rome; Galerie des Glaces at Versailles; and Karl XI’s Gallery in Stockholm. By Margaretha Rossholm Lagerlöf.
10/2016 | 1363 | 158
Pages: 832-833
Editorial
New Galleries at the National Scottish Museum
10/2016 | 1363 | 158
Pages: 775-776
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Author:
Gere, Charlotte (Gere, Charlotte)
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II. The Garden of the Hesperides, overmantel, by Alexander Fisher. c.1899-1900 (National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh)
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I. The new Art and Design galleries at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
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