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Dante 1321–2021
03/2022 | 1428 | 164
Pages: 270-275
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Author:
Ekserdjian, David (Ekserdjian, David; E., D.)
Subjects
art literature:
Divine Comedy (Dante)
subjects:
Dante Alighieri / Anniversaries / Exhibitions / art history publishing / Illustrators / Book illustrations / Biographies / Italian School / Italian art / Literature / Literature in art
Reviewed Items
subjects:
John Dickson Batten: Illustrations for Dante’s ‘Inferno’. By Peter Hainsworth. 124 pp. incl. 48 col. ills (Panarc Publishing, Ringwood, Hampshire, 2021) £20, ISBN 978–19–161–5666–1. | :
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Scaramuzza: Le tavole per la Divina Commedia, with a preface by Carlo Ossola and texts by Vittorio Sgarbi, Lina Bolzoni and Simone Verde. 316 pp. incl. 283 col. + b. & w. ills. (Allemandi, Turin, 2021), €50. ISBN 978–88–422–2544–7. | :
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Visions of Heaven: Dante and the Art of Divine Light, by Martin Kemp. 240 pp. incl. 122 col. ills. (Lund Humphries, London, 2021), £45. ISBN 978–18–482–2467–4. | :
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Dante: The Invention of Celebrity, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. (17th September 2021– 9th January 2022) | :
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An Ancient and Honourable Citizen of Florence: The Bargello and Dante, Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence (21st April–31st July 2021). | :
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Dante a Verona, Museo di Castelvecchio, Verona and elsewhere (2020-21) | :
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Dante e la cultura del Trecento a Mantova, Museo di Palazzo Ducale, Mantua (15th October 2021–9th January 2022), | :
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Dante: La visione dell’arte, Musei San Domenico, Forlì (30th April–11th July 2021) | :
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Inferno, Scuderie del Quirinale, Rome (15th October 2021–9th January 2022). | :
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Un splendor mi squarciò il velo: Dante illustrato: dal codice 3285 a Scaramuzza, Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta, Parma (20th November 2021–13th February 2022). | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Virgil, by the Master of Campionese. c.1220. Red Verona marble, 124 by 73 by 40 cm. (Musei Civici, Mantua; Bridgeman Images; exh. Musei San Domenico, Forlì).
Attributed works:
2. Frontispiece of Purgatory, from the Divine Comedy by Dante, copied by Francesco di ser Nardo da Barberino, illuminated by the Master of the Dominican Effigies. 1337. (Codex Trivulsiano 1080, fol.36r; Archivio Storico Civico e Biblioteca Trivulziana, Milan; exh. Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence).
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3. Dante Alighieri, by Andrea del Castagno. c.1450. Fresco transferred to canvas, 247 by 153 cm. (Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence; exh. Musei san Domenico, Forlì).
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4. That is the man who went to Hell and came back, by Francesco Saverio Altamura. 1860–65. Oil on canvas, 88 by 203 cm. (Museo dell’ Ottocento, Pescara; exh. Galleria d’Arte Moderna ‘Achille Forti’, Verona).
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5. Cope of Pope Boniface VIII. Opus cyprense, second half of the 13th century. Red silk and gold thread, 140 by 325 cm. (Chapter of the Cathedral Basilica, Anagni; exh. Musei San Domenico, Forlì).
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6. Tree of Life, by Pacino di Buonaguida. 1310–15. Tempera on panel, 248 by 170 cm. (Galleria dell’Accademia, Florence; exh. Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence).
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7. Dante in Oxford, from The Poet’s Corner, by Max Beerbohm, London 1904. Lithograph, 37 by 28 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
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8. Antaeus, by John Dickson Batten. 1897–1900. Pen-and-ink on paper, 18.4 by 27.7 cm. (Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford; courtesy the Principal and Fellows of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford).
Letter
Forerunners of ‘Heads of the People’
10/2021 | 1423 | 163
Pages: 884-885
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Author:
McConkey, Kenneth (McConkey, Kenneth)
Subjects
artists:
Bastien-Lepage, Jules / Clausen, George / Gogh, Vincent van / Sickert, Walter / Nicholson, William, 1872-1949
works:
The Graphic / Illustrators / Published illustrations / French art / British art / Social realism / Working Class
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Little London bootblack, by Jules Bastien-Lepage. 1882. Oil on canvas, 132.5 by 89.5 cm. (Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris; Scala Archives).
Attributed works:
2. A field hand (a woman of the fields), by George Clausen. 1883. Oil on canvas, 54.5 by 40 cm. (Private collection; photographed prior to the completion of conservation work).
Article
The ‘Heads of the People’ in the ‘Graphic’ (1875–83): further influences and legacies
07/2021 | 1420 | 163
Pages: 586-593
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Author:
Shaw, Samuel (Shaw, Samuel)
Subjects
art literature:
The Graphic / The Illustrated London News, London, Great Britain
artists:
Gogh, Vincent van / Herkomer, Hubert von / Small, William / Hopkins, Arthur / Meadows, Kenny / Nicholson, William, 1872-1949 / Sickert, Walter / Rothenstein, William / Millet, Jean-François, 1814-1875 / Guthrie, James
subjects:
Wood engravings / Influence / Social realism / Working Class
subjects:
British art / Victorian art / Illustrators / Published illustrations
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. The brewer’s drayman, by Hubert Herkomer. 1875. Unknown engraver. Wood engraving. (First published in the Graphic, 20th November 1875; Bridgeman Images).
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2. The British rough, by William Small. 1875. Unknown engraver. Wood engraving. (First published in the Graphic, 26th June 1875; Bridgeman Images).
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3. A Cornish fisher-lad, by Arthur Hopkins. 1883. Unknown engraver. Wood engraving. (First published in the Graphic, 23rd June 1883; Bridgeman Images).
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4. The English pauper, by Kenny Meadows. 1840. Engraved by John Orrin Smith. Engraving, 21.2 by 13.2 cm. (From Heads of the People, London 1840–41; Bridgeman Images).
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5. The dress-maker, by Kenny Meadows. 1840. Engraved by John Orrin Smith. Engraving, 21.2 by 13.2 cm. (From Heads of the People, London 1840–41).
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6. Old Willie: The village worthy, by James Guthrie. 1886. Oil on canvas, 60.8 by 50.8 cm. (Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow; Bridgeman Images).
Attributed works:
7. Mamma Mia Poveretta, by Walter Sickert. c.1904. Oil on canvas, 46 by 38.2 cm. (Manchester Art Gallery; Bridgeman Images).
Attributed works:
8. Eli the thatcher, by William Rothenstein. 1913. Oil on canvas, 76.5 by 63.3 cm. (Manchester Art Gallery; Bridgeman Images).
Article
Herkomer’s ‘Drawing and engraving on wood’ and Van Gogh
07/2020 | 1408 | 162
Pages: 584-591
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Author:
Alessi, Vincent (Alessi, Vincent)
Subjects
art literature:
The Graphic / The Illustrated London News, London, Great Britain / Art Journal (art periodical)
artists:
Gogh, Vincent van / Herkomer, Hubert von
artists:
Rappard, Anton van
dates:
1880-1889
patrons:
Gogh, Theo van, 1857-1891
subjects:
Wood engravings / Engravings / Magazines (periodicals) / Illustrators / Published illustrations / Social realism
subjects:
French art / British art
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Sunday at Chelsea Hospital, by Hubert von Herkomer. Unknown engraver. Wood engraving. (Published in the Graphic, 18th February 1871; Bridgeman Images).
Attributed works:
2. A gipsy encampment on Putney Common, by Hubert von Herkomer. Unknown engraver. Wood engraving. (Published in the Graphic, 18th June 1870; Bridgeman Images).
Attributed works:
3. The East London Hospital for Children, by Matthew White Ridley. Engraved by Joseph Swain. Wood engraving. (Published in the Illustrated London News, 27th April 1872; Bridgeman Images).
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4. Miner, by Matthew White Ridley. Unknown engraver. Wood engraving. (Published in The Graphic, 15th April 1876; Bridgeman Images).
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5. Old man with a stick, by Vincent van Gogh. 1882. Lithograph, 48.1 by 25.2 cm. (Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam; Van Gogh Foundation).
Attributed works:
6. At eternity’s gate, by Vincent van Gogh. 1882. Lithograph, 50 by 34 cm. (Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam; Van Gogh Foundation).
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7. Sorrow, by Vincent van Gogh. 1882. Lithograph, 38.9 by 29.2 cm. (Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam; Van Gogh Foundation; Bridgeman Images).
Publication Received
Frederick Walker and the Idyllists. By Donato Esposito
08/2018 | 1385 | 160
Pages: 709-710
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Reviewer:
Goldman, Paul (Goldman, Paul)
Subjects
artists:
Walker, Frederick / Pinwell, George John / North, John William / Lawson, Cecil Gordon / Macbeth, R. W. / Mason, George Heming / Millet, Jean-François, 1814-1875 / Gogh, Vincent van / Turner, Joseph Mallord William
dates:
1850-1899
media:
Paintings / Prints / Engravings / Watercolours
places:
Great Britain
subjects:
British painting / Victorian / Realism / Pre-Raphaelite / Barbizon (style) / Illustrations / Illustrators / Surveys
Illustrations
Attributed works:
11. The bathers, by Frederick Walker. 1865–68. Canvas, 92.7 by 214.7 cm. (Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight; Bridgeman Images ).
Publication Received
Charles Tunnicliffe Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné. By Robert Meyrick and Harry Hause
07/2018 | 1384 | 160
Pages: 614-615
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Reviewer:
Hall, Michael (Hall, Michael)
Subjects
artists:
Tunnicliffe, Charles
dates:
1900-1999
media:
Prints / Etchings / Aquatints
places:
Great Britain
subjects:
Illustrators / Illustrations / Naturalism / Nature / Animals / Printmaking / Copies / Copying / Catalogues raisonnés
Illustrations
Attributed works:
9. The stuck pig, by Charles Tunnicliffe. 1925. Etching, 19.6 by 30.3 cm. (The University of Aberystwyth School Art Gallery and Museum).
Book Review
Edward Ardizzone: Artist and Illustrator. By Alan Powers
08/2017 | 1373 | 159
Pages: 646-647
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Reviewer:
Adams, Alexander (Adams, Alexander)
Subjects
artists:
Ardizzone, Edward
subjects:
Biographies / Book illustrations / Published illustrations / Illustrations
subjects:
British / Illustrators
Illustrations
Attributed works:
51. Children playing on a captured enemy tak in Forlì, by Edward Ardizzone. 1945 (Imperial War Museum, London)
Book Review
Walter Crane: The Arts and Crafts, Painting, and Politics, 1875–1890
07/2011 | 1300 | 153
Pages: 485
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Reviewer:
Long, Christopher (Long, Christopher)
Subjects
artists:
Crane, Walter
dates:
1870-1909 / 1910-1919
print:
Crane, Walter
subjects:
British painting / Illustrations / Illustrators / Book illustrations / Designers / Arts and Crafts movement / Politics / Dissertations
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Walter Crane: The Arts and Crafts, Painting, and Politics, 1875–1890 | author: O'Neill, Morna
Illustrations
Attributed works:
52. The bridge of life, by Walter Crane. 1884. Canvas. (Private collection).
Publication Received
Fix: The Art and Life of Felix Kelly
07/2009 | 1276 | 151
Pages: 486
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Reviewer:
Haldane, John (Haldane, John)
Subjects
artists:
Kelly, Felix
dates:
1920-1929 / 1930-1939 / 1940-1959 / 1960-1979 / 1970-1979 / 1980-1989 / 1990-1999
places:
New Zealand / England
print:
Kelly, Felix
subjects:
Illustrators / Illustrations / Country houses / British painting
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Fix: The Art and Life of Felix Kelly | author: Bassett, Donald , contributor: Bassett, Jane
Publication Received
A Guide to the Printed Work of Jessie M. King
01/2009 | 1270 | 151
Pages: 42
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Reviewer:
Heseltine, Michael (Heseltine, Michael)
Subjects
artists:
King, Jessie Marion
dates:
1880-1889 / 1890-1949
print:
King, Jessie Marion
subjects:
Printmakers / Prints / Illustrations / Illustrators / Bibliographies / Scottish
Reviewed Items
subjects:
A Guide to the Printed Work of Jessie M. King | author: White, Colin
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