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Article
The Art of Conservation II: Sir Charles Eastlake and conservation at the National Gallery, London
12/2015 | 1353 | 157
Pages: 846-854
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Author:
Avery-Quash, Susanna (Avery-Quash, Susanna; Quash, Susanna Avery-)
Subjects
art literature:
Eastlake, Charles Lock
dates:
1850-1869
museums and institutions:
National Gallery, London, Great Britain
subjects:
Conservation / Restoration (process) / Museum techniques / Techniques / Gallery directors / Museum directors / Environmental protection / Glazing (glass) / Damage to works of art
subjects:
Collections, Public
Illustrations
Attributed works:
36. Sir Charles Eastlake, by Francis Grant. 1853 (National Gallery, London)
Attributed works:
38. Ralph Nicholson Wornum, Keeper at the National Gallery during Eastlake's directorship. Portrait photograph taken in the studio of William Green, Northumberland, 1873 (National Gallery, London)
Attributed works:
39. Page from Wornum's Diary: the entry for 17th October 1859 condemns the use of patent parchment to cover the backs of Gallery pictures (National Gallery archive: NGA2/3/2/13. National Gallery, London)
Attributed works:
40. Photograph of An Allegory with Venus and Cupid, by Agnolo Bronzino, showing Raffaele Pinti's overpainting of Venus's tongue and nipple and adding draperies, after the picture's acquisition in 1860. Pinti's changes were removed in 1958 (National Gallery, London)
Attributed works:
41. Eastlake's 'Manuscript Catalogue', showing his entry for Sebastiano del Piombo's Raising of Lazarus (NG1). Under the heading 'On what material painted', Eastlake notes that the picture had been 'Transferred to canvas by Hacquin in 1771' and under 'When repaired', he notes that the picture had been retouched by Benjamin West (National Gallery archive: NG10/1. National Gallery, London)
Western art unattributed:
37. A gallery in the Barry Rooms complex showing National Gallery pictures protected by glass before being put on display. 1876 (National Gallery, London)
Editorial
Neil MacGregor and the British Museum
12/2015 | 1353 | 157
Pages: 819-820
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Subjects
art literature:
MacGregor, Neil (N. M.), London , Great Britain
museums and institutions:
British Museum, London, Great Britain
subjects:
Editorials / Gallery directors / Museum directors
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
I. The Cyrus cylinder. Iran, c.539-538 BC (The British Museum, London)
Obituary
Justus Müller Hofstede (1929–2015)
08/2015 | 1349 | 157
Pages: 546
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Contributor:
Brown, Christopher (Brown, Christopher)
Subjects
art literature:
Müller Hofstede, Justus
dates:
1920-1929 / 1930-1939 / 1940-1949 / 1950-1999 / 2000-2009 / 2010-2019
subjects:
Obituaries / Art historians / Gallery directors / Museum directors
Editorial
Changes of direction
06/2015 | 1347 | 157
Pages: 387
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Subjects
places:
London / England
subjects:
Editorials / Museum directors / Museum policy
subjects:
National museums / Art galleries / Gallery directors
Editorial
Kenneth Clark
05/2014 | 1334 | 156
Pages: 291-292
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Subjects
art literature:
Clark, Kenneth
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Tate Britain, London, Great Britain
subjects:
Editorials / Exhibitions / Art historians / Gallery directors / Collectors
Illustrations
Attributed works:
I. Kenneth Clark in the late 1930s. Photograph by Gerty Simon. Behind him is Renoir's Baigneuse blonde, which he owned
Obituary
Geoffrey de Bellaigue (1931–2013)
06/2013 | 1323 | 155
Pages: 413-414
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Author:
Savill, Rosalind (Savill, Rosalind)
Subjects
art literature:
Bellaigue, Geoffrey de
dates:
1930-1939 / 1940-1959 / 1960-1979 / 1980-1989 / 1990-2009 / 2010-2019
subjects:
Obituaries / Gallery directors / Museum directors / Art historians
Article
More Adey, the Carfax Gallery and ‘The Burlington Magazine’
12/2011 | 1305 | 153
Pages: 806-814
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Author:
Pezzini, Barbara (Pezzini, Barbara)
Subjects
art literature:
Adey, More (M. A.)
art literature:
Fry, Roger (R. F.; R. E. F.)
art literature:
Cust, Lionel (L. C.)
dates:
1850-1949
print:
Adey, More (M. A.)
private galleries:
Carfax & Co., London, Great Britain
subjects:
Gallery directors / Editors / Art critics
subjects:
Biographies
works:
Burlington Magazine
Illustrations
Attributed works:
32. Photograph of More Adey, by Vyvyan Holland, taken at Wotton-Under-Edge, c.1920. (Merlin Holland collection).
Attributed works:
33. The landslide, by Aubrey Beardsley. 1893. Frontispiece to B. Bjørnson: Pastor Sang, London 1893. (British Library, London).
Attributed works:
36. The marriage of the Virgin, known as the ‘Colibrant Triptych’, by Goswijn van der Weyden. c.1515–17. Panel. (St Gommarus Church, Lier).
Attributed works:
37. The rest on the flight into Egypt, by William Blake. 1806. Watercolour, pen and black ink over graphite, 35.1 by 37 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Attributed works:
38. The Crucifixion, attributed to Bernardo Daddi. c.1335–40. Gold and tempera on panel, 74.3 by 33.3 cm. (Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice).
Attributed works:
39. St Catherine of Alexandria, attributed to Bartolomeo di Giovanni. c.1490. Panel, 88.1 by 38 cm. (Present whereabouts unknown).
Attributed works:
40. The unknown god (Roger Fry preaching the new faith), by Henry Tonks. c.1912. Canvas, 41.5 by 56 cm. (Sale, Christie’s, London, 22nd November 1994, lot 184).
Western art unattributed:
34. Advertisement for Carfax & Co. (lower right). From the burlington magazine 7 (June 1905).
Western art unattributed:
35. Editors and Consultative Committee. From The Burlington Magazine 18 (November 1910).
Book Review
Art for the Nation: The Eastlakes and the Victorian Art World
10/2011 | 1303 | 153
Pages: 680-681
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Reviewer:
Waterfield, Giles (Waterfield, Giles)
Subjects
collectors and dealers:
Eastlake, Charles Lock
dates:
1800-1849 / 1850-1869
museums and institutions:
National Gallery, London, Great Britain
print:
Eastlake, Charles Lock
subjects:
Gallery directors / Museum directors / Collectors / Biographies
subjects:
Museum history
subjects:
Art market
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Art for the Nation: The Eastlakes and the Victorian Art World | author: Avery-Quash, Susanna , author: Sheldon, Julie
Illustrations
Attributed works:
43. Portrait of Charles Lock Eastlake PRA, by John Prescott Knight. 1857. Canvas, 91.9 by 71.5 cm. (Royal Academy of Arts, London).
Western art unattributed:
44. Passport of Sir Charles Lock Eastlake, 1859–65. Red leather, paper and linen. (National Gallery Libraries and Archive, London).
Book Review
The Travel Notebooks of Sir Charles Eastlake
10/2011 | 1303 | 153
Pages: 680-681
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Reviewer:
Waterfield, Giles (Waterfield, Giles)
Subjects
collectors and dealers:
Eastlake, Charles Lock
dates:
1800-1849 / 1850-1869
museums and institutions:
National Gallery, London, Great Britain
places:
Italy
print:
Eastlake, Charles Lock
subjects:
Gallery directors / Museum directors / Collectors / Travel accounts
subjects:
Museum history
Reviewed Items
subjects:
The Travel Notebooks of Sir Charles Eastlake | author: Avery-Quash, Susanna
Obituary
Michael Levey (1927–2008)
05/2009 | 1274 | 151
Pages: 319-320
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Author:
Shone, Richard (Shone, Richard; S., R.; Shone, Richard)
Author:
Wyld, Martin (Wyld, Martin)
Subjects
art literature:
Levey, Michael
museums and institutions:
National Gallery, London, Great Britain
print:
Levey, Michael
subjects:
Obituaries / Art historians / Gallery directors / Museum directors
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