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Exhibition Review
The Paston Treasure: Riches and Rarities of the Known World. Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery
09/2018 | 1386 | 160
Pages: 772-774
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Reviewer:
Thornton, Dora (Thornton, Dora)
Subjects
artists:
Stone, Nicholas, the Younger / Stone, Henry / Grebber, Nicholaes de
buildings:
Oxnead Hall, Oxnead, Great Britain
collectors and dealers:
Paston, William, 1st Baronet / Paston, Clement / Walpole, Horace, Fourth Earl of Orford, 1717-1797
dates:
2010-2019
media:
Paintings / Drawings / Prints / Gold / Silverwork / Furniture / Art objects / Books / Documents / Music scores / Musical instruments
museums and institutions:
Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery, Norwich, Great Britain / Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, United States
places:
Great Britain / Norwich / United States / New Haven
subjects:
Collections / Collections, Private / Collecting / Country houses / Still lifes / Vanitas / Portraits / Heraldry / Cups / Jugs / Flagons / Poetry / Music / Protestantism / Alchemy / Science / Grand tours / Patronage / Commissions / Correspondence / Inventories / Archives / Technical analysis / Scientific analysis / Pigments / Identification / Attribution / Iconography
Illustrations
Attributed works:
4. Nautilus cup, attributed to Nicolaes de Grebber. 1592. Nautilus shell, silver gilt, glass and enamel, height 26.5 cm. (Museum Het Prinsenhof, Delft; exh. Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery).
Western art unattributed:
1. Pair of flagons. London, 1598. Silver gilt, height 31.1 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; exh. Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery).
Western art unattributed:
2. The Paston treasure. c.1663. Canvas, 166.8 by 247.5 cm. (Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery).
Western art unattributed:
3. Panel with the arms of the Paston family. Florence, c.1638. Pietre dure, 49 by 37 cm. (Sir Henry PastonBedingfeld, Oxburgh Hall, Norfolk; exh. Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery).
Article
Hendrick Andriessen’s ‘portrait’ of King Charles I
01/2009 | 1270 | 151
Pages: 22-27
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Author:
Baadj, Nadia Sera (Baadj, Nadia Sera)
Subjects
artists:
Andriessen, Hendrick
dates:
1640-1649 / 1650-1699
museums and institutions:
Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, South Hadley, United States
print:
Andriessen, Hendrick
subjects:
Flemish painting / Collections, Public / Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649 / Biographies / Provenance / Vanitas / Still lifes / Iconography
Illustrations
Attributed works:
21. Vanitas still life, by Hendrick Andriessen. c.1650. Canvas, 65 by 86 cm. (Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, South Hadley MA).
Attributed works:
22. Detail of Fig.21.
Attributed works:
23. Vanitas still life, by Hendrick Andriessen. c.1637. Panel, 49 by 64 cm. (Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto).
Attributed works:
25. Eikon Basileke, frontispiece, by William Marshall, executed by Wenceslaus Hollar. 1649. Etching, 11.2 by 12.9 cm. (Royal Collection, London).
Attributed works:
26. Detail of infra-red photograph of Fig.21.
Attributed works:
29. Vanitas with a royal crown, by Vincent Laurentsz van der Vinne. c.1670. Canvas, 94.5 by 69 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Attributed works:
30. Vanitas still life, by Hendrick Andriessen. c.1640–45. Panel, 59 by 85 cm. (Whereabouts unknown).
Attributed works:
31. Vanitas still life, attributed to Hendrick Andriessen. c.1640–45. Canvas, 75 by 72.4 cm. (Whereabouts unknown).
Western art unattributed:
24. Voorspookend zinne-beeld, op den staat der Engelsche en Nederlandsche regeering (Prophetical emblem, on the state of the English and Dutch governments), by F. Muller. 1652. Engraving. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
Western art unattributed:
27. King Charles of England, cylindrical anamorphosis, by an anonymous artist. c.1660. Hand-coloured print on panel, 41 by 50 cm. (Nationalgalerie, Stockholm).
Western art unattributed:
28. Anamophic column showing the portrait in Fig.27.
Article
Pieter van Roestraeten and the English 'vanitas'
06/1990 | 1047 | 132
Pages: 402-406
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Author:
Shaw, Lindsey Bridget (Shaw, Lindsey Bridget)
Subjects
artists:
Roestraten, Pieter Gerritsz. van
dates:
1600-1699
places:
England / Netherlands
subjects:
Dutch painting / Still lifes / Vanitas
subjects:
British painting
Illustrations
Attributed works:
18. Self-Portrait, Drinking, by Pieter van Roestraeten. 72 by 62.5 cm. (Formerly H. Boyd Rockford Collection; Sold Sotheby's, London, 2nd July 1958, Lot 161).
Attributed works:
19. Still Life with Tea Things, by Pieter van Roestraeten. 39 by 60 cm. (Private Collection, The Netherlands).
Attributed works:
20. Still Life with Wine Cooler, by Pieter van Roestraeten. 102 by 82 cm. (Sold Christie's, London, 27th June 1958, Lot 15).
Attributed works:
21. Still Life with Chinese Tea Things, by Pieter van Roestraeten. 35 by 47 cm. (Gemäldegalerie, Berlin).
Attributed works:
22. Still Life with Silver Candlestick, by Pieter van Roestraeten. 72 by 59.5 cm. (Boymans van Beuningen Museum, Rotterdam).
Attributed works:
23. Still Life Ginger Jar and a Skull, by Pieter van Roestraeten. 86.2 by 63.8 cm. (Royal Collection, Hampton Court, London; Reproduced by Gracious Permission of Her Majesty The Queen).
Attributed works:
24. Still Life with Jewellery and Casket, by Pieter van Roestraeten. 32.5 by 35 cm. (Private Collection, England).
Article
Two Pendant Portraits by Jacopo Ligozzi
01/1987 | 1006 | 129
Pages: 12-16
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Author:
Kenseth, Joy (Kenseth, Joy)
Subjects
artists:
Ligozzi, Jacopo
dates:
1550-1649
places:
Italy / Florence
subjects:
Italian painting / Portraits
subjects:
Still lifes / Vanitas
subjects:
Death / Iconography
Illustrations
Attributed works:
11. Portrait of a Young Man, by Jacopo Ligozzi. Panel, 84 by 68 cm. (Private Collection).
Attributed works:
12. Portrait of a Young Woman, by Jacopo Ligozzi. Panel, 84 by 68 cm. (Private Collection).
Attributed works:
13. Vanitas (Verso of Male Portrait), by Jacopo Ligozzi. Panel, 84 by 68 cm. (Private Collection).
Attributed works:
14. Vanitas (Verso of Female Portrait), by Jacopo Ligozzi. Panel, 84 by 68 cm. (Private Collection).
Attributed works:
15. Vanitas, by Barthel Bruyn. Panel, 61 by 51 cm. (Rijksmuseum Kröller-Muller, Otterlo).
Attributed works:
16. Design for a Frontispiece or Epitaph, by Jacopo Ligozzi. Pen, Bistre and Wash, 26.4 by 15 cm. (Albertina Museum, Vienna).
Attributed works:
17. Life, Attributed to Gian Lorenzo Bernini, or Ercole Ferrata. Marble. (Palazzo Chigi, Ariccia).
Attributed works:
18. Death, Attributed to Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Marble. (Palazzo Chigi, Ariccia).
Letter
Gerrit Dou and trompe l'œil
03/1981 | 936 | 123
Pages: 164
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Author:
Gaskell, Ivan (Gaskell, Ivan; G., I.)
Subjects
artists:
Dou, Gerrit
artists:
Tol, Domenicus van
dates:
1600-1699
places:
Netherlands
subjects:
Dutch painting / Trompe l'oeil / Vanitas
Exhibition Review
Current and Forthcoming Exhibitions: Italian Still Lifes
05/1965 | 746 | 107
Pages: 268-270
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Reviewer:
Hoffmann, Edith (E. H.) (Hoffmann, Edith (E. H.); H., E.)
Subjects
artists:
Ligozzi, Jacopo
artists:
Cerano
artists:
Ruoppolo, Giovanni Battista
artists:
Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da
dates:
1960-1969
museums and institutions:
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Netherlands
places:
Italy / Netherlands / Rotterdam
subjects:
Italian painting / Still lifes / Exhibitions / Reviews
subjects:
Vanitas
subjects:
Caravaggesque
Illustrations
Attributed works:
71. Branches with Pears, by Bartolomeo Bimbi. Canvas, 97 by 76 cm. (Istituto di Botanica dell' Università, Florence; Exh. Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam.)
Article
Disguised Symbolism in 'Madonna' Pictures and Still Life: II
11/1955 | 632 | 97
Pages: 342-347+349
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Author:
Bergström, Ingvar (Bergström, Ingvar)
Subjects
artists:
Metsys, Quinten
artists:
Elliger, Ottmar, the elder, 1633-1679
artists:
Heem, Jan Davidsz. de
artists:
Brueghel, Jan, the Elder
artists:
Thum, Christian von
artists:
Coosemans, Alexander
dates:
1600-1699
places:
Netherlands / Germany
places:
Flanders / Sweden
subjects:
Still lifes / Iconography / Symbolism (artistic concept)
subjects:
Vanitas / German painting / Dutch painting
subjects:
Swedish painting / Flemish painting
Illustrations
Attributed works:
12. Flower-Piece, by Jan Brueghel the Elder. Copper, 48 by 35 cm. (Prado, Madrid.)
Attributed works:
14. Skull with Laurel Leaf and Bunch of Grapes, by Ottmar Elliger the Elder. Signed and Dated 1664. Panel, 56 by 39.5 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Brussels.)
Attributed works:
15. Flower-Piece, by Jan Davidsz. de Heem. Signed. Canvas, 87.5 by 65 cm. (Gemäldegalerie, Dresden.)
Attributed works:
16. Vanitas, by Jan Davidsz. de Heem. Signed. Canvas, 88 by 116 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Brussels.)
Attributed works:
18. Drawing from a Detail of Fig. 16, Showing Glass Bottle with Label Inscribed Aqua Vitæ.
Attributed works:
19. Vanitas, by Christian Thum. Signed. Canvas, 69 by 84 cm. (Mrs M. Heigard, Djursholm, Sweden.)
Attributed works:
20. Vanitas, by Alexander Coosemans. Signed. Panel, 61 by 84 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Brussels.)
Attributed works:
21. Portrait of Anthonis van Hilten, by Joos van Cleve. Panel, 39.5 by 28.5 cm. (Rijksmuseum Twenthe, Enschede, Holland.)
Attributed works:
22. Portrait of Agniete van den Rijne, Wife of Anthonis van Hilten, by Joos van Cleve. Pendant to Fig. 21. Panel, 39.5 by 28.5 cm. (Rijksmuseum Twenthe, Enschede, Holland.)
Attributed works:
23. Money-Lender and His Wife, by Quentin Massys. Signed and Dated 1514. Panel, 68 by 71 cm. (Musée du Louvre.)
Western art unattributed:
13. Flower-Piece, by a German Painter, c.1630-5. Panel, 49 by 37 cm. (Formerly Kunsthandel P. de Boer, Amsterdam.)
Western art unattributed:
17. Two Sides of an Ivory Pendant.? French, c.1600. (British Museum.)
Article
Aspects of Death in English Art and Poetry-II. Catalogue Raisonné of Representations
09/1912 | 114 | 21
Pages: 314-315+317-319
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Author:
Storck, Willy F. (Storck, Willy F.)
Subjects
dates:
1200-1499
places:
England / Ireland
subjects:
British painting / Wall paintings
subjects:
Death / Iconography
subjects:
Literature / Literature in art / Poetry
subjects:
Illuminated manuscripts
subjects:
Vanitas
subjects:
Catalogues raisonnés
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
Painting of the "Trois Morts et Trois Vifs" Formerly on the North Wall of S. Andrew's Church, Gorleston Pier, Suffolk. Aspects of Death in English Art and Poetry-II
Book Review
Aspects of Death in Art and Their Effects on the Living. As Illustrated by Minor Works of Art
10/1911 | 103 | 20
Pages: 55-56
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Subjects
subjects:
Death / Iconography / Vanitas / Monographs
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Aspects of Death in Art and Their Effects on the Living. As Illustrated by Minor Works of Art | author: Weber, F. Parkes