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Book Review
Piero della Francesca: The Augustinian Polyptych Reunited
11/2024 | 1460 | 166
Pages: 1164-1166
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Franklin, David (Franklin, David)
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Piero della Francesca: The Augustinian Polyptych Reunited Edited by Machtelt Brüggen Israëls with Nathaniel Silver. 224 pp. incl. numerous col. + b. & w. ills. (Dario Cimorelli Editore, Milan, 2024), €32. ISBN 979–12–5561–061–8. | :
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10. St Augustine, by Piero della Francesca. 1468–69. Oil and on panel, 135.5 by 66.5 cm. (Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon; exh. Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan).
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8. Installation view of Piero della Francesca: The Augustinian Polyptych Reunited at the Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan, 2024. (Courtesy Museo Poldi Pezzoli).
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9. Reconstruction of the polyptych for S. Agostino (now S. Chiara), Sansepolcro, by Piero della Francesca. 1468–69. (Reconstruction by Machtelt Brüggen Israëls, drawing by Andrea Santacesaria and rendering by Giacomo Tenti. 2024).
Article
Sano di Pietro, Vecchietta and two Jachomo d’Andreuccios
08/2021 | 1421 | 163
Pages: 652-667
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Dalvit, Giulio (Dalvit, Giulio)
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1. Birth of the Virgin, by Sano di Pietro. 1448–52. Tempera and gold on panel, 31.8 by 47.2 cm. (University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor).
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10. St Luke, by Simone Martini, originally part of the Pala dei Signori. c.1326. Tempera and gold on panel, 67.5 by 48.3 cm. (J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles).
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10. St Luke, by Simone Martini, originally part of the Pala dei Signori. c.1326. Tempera and gold on panel, 67.5 by 48.3 cm. (J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles).
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11. Madonna and Child, by Simone Martini, originally part of the Pala dei Signori. c.1326. Tempera and gold on panel, 58.7 by 39.4 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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12. Reconstruction of the altarpiece for the Compagnia della Vergine by Sano di Pietro. (Michael Mallory and Gaudenz Freuler).
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13. Reconstruction of the Pala dei Signori by Simone Martini with the predella of the Life of the Virgin by Sano di Pietro. (Keith Christiansen).
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14. Virgin and Child with angels, St Dominic, St Jerome, St Augustine, St Francis and the Blessed Giovanni Colombini (the Gesuati Polyptych), by Sano di Pietro. 1444. Tempera and gold on panel, 320 by 282 cm. (Pinacoteca Nazionale, Siena).
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15. Stories of the Passion, by Michele di Matteo da Bologna. 1447. Fresco. (Baptistery, Siena).
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16. Angel of the Annunciation, by Sano di Pietro. 1450s. From the Bichi altarpiece in S. Pietro, Castelvecchio, Siena. Tempera and gold on panel, diameter 41.5 cm. (Museo Diocesano d’Arte Sacra, Oratorio di S. Bernardino, Siena).
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17. Virgin Annunciate, here attributed to Sano di Pietro, from the Bichi altarpiece in S. Pietro, Castelvecchio, Siena. The outline indicates its original shape. 1450s. Tempera and gold on panel, 35.5 by 17.6 cm. (Clark Art Institute, Williamstown).
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18. Detail of Virgin and Child, attributed to Francesco di Vannuccio. c.1370–80. Tempera and gold on panel, 95 by 52 cm. (S. Domenico, Siena).
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19. The Andreucci coat of arms. Late seventeenth or early eighteenth century. (From G. Macchi: Memorie, Archivo di Stato, Siena, MS D106, c.3).
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2. Presentation of the Virgin at the temple, by Sano di Pietro. 1448–52. Tempera and gold on panel, 31.5 by 47.5 cm. (Pinacoteca Vatican, Rome).
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20. Detail of Fig.3, showing the bowl of coins.
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21. Annunciation with St Ansanus and St Margaret, by Simone Martini and Lippo Memmi. 1333. Tempera and gold on panel, 184 by 168 cm. (Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence).
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22. Detail of Fig.3, showing one of the colonettes added in the nineteenth century.
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23. Detail of Fig.21, showing one of the colonettes added in the nineteenth century.
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24. Virgin and Child with St Peter, St John the Baptist, St Paul and St Francis (Pala della Neve), by Stefano di Giovanni, known as Sassetta. 1432. Tempera and gold on panel, 240 by 256 cm. (Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence).
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25. Madonna of the girdle with St Catherine of Alexandria and St Francis, by Andrea di Giusto Manzini. 1437. Tempera and gold on panel, 210 by 220 cm. (Gallerie dell’Accademia, Florence).
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26. Assumption of the Virgin with St Pius, St Agatha, St Callistus and St Catherine of Siena, by Lorenzo di Pietro, known as Vecchietta. c.1462. Tempera and gold on panel, 280 by 225 cm. (S. Maria Assunta, Pienza).
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3. Virgin and Child with a magus, St Bartholomew, St James, St Dominic, St Andrew and St Lawrence, by Lorenzo di Pietro, known as Vecchietta. 1457. Tempera and gold on panel, 235 by 198 cm. (Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence).
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4. Marriage of the Virgin, by Sano di Pietro. 1448–52. Tempera and gold on panel, 31.5 by 47.5 cm. (Pinacoteca Vaticana, Rome).
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5. Assumption of the Virgin, by Sano di Pietro. 1448–52. Tempera and gold on panel, 31.5 by 47.2 cm. (Lindenau-Museum, Altenburg).
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6. Return of the Virgin to the house of her parents, by Sano di Pietro. 1448–52. Tempera and gold on panel, 31.7 by 47.4 cm. (Lindenau-Museum, Altenburg).
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7. St Peter, by Simone Martini, originally part of the Pala dei Signori. c.1326. Tempera and gold on panel, 58 by 38.5 cm. including frame not shown (Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, on loan to the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid).
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8. St Ansanus, by Simone Martini, originally part of the Pala dei Signori. c.1326. Tempera and gold on panel, 57.5 by 38.1 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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9. St Andrew, by Simone Martini, originally part of the Pala dei Signori. c.1326. Tempera and gold on panel, 57.2 by 37.8 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Short Notice
An early drawing by Giovanni Bellini
09/2020 | 1410 | 162
Pages: 776-778
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Mazzotta, Antonio (Mazzotta, Antonio)
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1. St Anthony Abbot, by Giovanni Bellini. c.1459. Tempera on panel, 125 by 40 cm. (St Wandrille du Pecq, on loan to the Musée du Louvre, Paris).
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2. Hermit saint (St Anthony Abbot?), here attributed to Giovanni Bellini. c.1459. Pen and brown ink and wash on paper prepared with a rose wash, 17.5 by 9.5 cm. (Gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence).
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3. St Peter, St Paul, St John the Evangelist and St Zeno, from the S. Zeno altarpiece, by Andrea Mantegna. 1456–59. Tempera on panel, 220 by 115 cm. (S. Zeno, Verona).
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4. St Mark healing Anianus, by Giovanni Bellini. c.1475. Pen and brown ink on paper, 18.4 by 17.2 cm. (Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin).
Exhibition Review
Van Eyck: An Optical Revolution. Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent
04/2020 | 1405 | 162
Pages: 328-332
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Campbell, Lorne (Campbell, Lorne; C., L.)
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Van Eyck: An Optical Revolution Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent 1st February–30th April | :
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1. Adam, from the Ghent Altarpiece. 1432. Oil on panel, 212.9 by 37.1 cm. (St Bavo’s Cathedral, Ghent; exh. Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent;   Lukasweb.be-Art in Flanders vzw; photograph Dominique Provost).
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2. Portrait of a man (‘Leal Souvenir’), by Jan van Eyck (after cleaning). 1432. Oil on panel, 33.3 by 18.9 cm. (National Gallery, London; exh. Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent).
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3. Cumaean Sibyl, detail from one of the exterior panels of the Ghent Altarpiece, by Hubert and Jan van Eyck. 1432. Oil on panel, 213.5 by 36.1 cm. (St Bavo’s Cathedral, Ghent; exh. Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent;   Lukasweb.be- Art in Flanders vzw; photograph Dominique Provost).
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4. Isabella of Portugal, copy after Jan van Eyck. 17th century. Pen and brush, ink and wash on paper, 34.5 by 30.4 cm. (Arquivo Nacional da Torre do Tombo, Lisbon; exh. Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent).
Article
The Art of Conservation XV. The conservation history of the Ghent Altarpiece
09/2018 | 1386 | 160
Pages: 754-765
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Dubois, Hélène (Dubois, Hélène)
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1. The adoration of the Mystic Lamb, by Hubert and Jan van Eyck. Completed by 1432. Panel, shown open, 375 by 514 cm. Before restora- tion. (Cathedral of St Bavo, Ghent; © lukasweb.be – Art in Flanders vzw).
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2. Diagram showing the extent of mid-sixteenth century overpaint on the outside wings of the polyptych. (©KIK-IRPA, Brussels).
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3. Detail of Fig.4, showing Joos Vijd’s right eye after varnish removal. The pink scumbles around the eyes, which cover the original eyelashes, are typical of the mid-sixteenth-century overpainting campaign. (©KIKIRPA, Brussels).
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4. The adoration of the Mystic Lamb, by Hubert and Jan van Eyck. Completed by 1432. Panel, shown closed, 375 by 257 cm. Photographed after restoration. (Cathedral of St Bavo, Ghent; © lukasweb.be – Art in Flanders vzw).
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5. Detail of Fig.4, showing Elisabeth Borluut’s drapery before the removal of varnish and overpaint. (Cathedral of St Bavo, Ghent).
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6. Fig.5 after the removal of overpaint and restoration. (Cathedral of St Bavo, Ghent; © lukasweb.be – Art in Flanders vzw).
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7. The Virgin Annunciate and Angel musicians (recto and verso of the same panel), by Hubert and Jan van Eyck. Photographs taken in Berlin before the restoration of 1894. Original hinges are present on the left side of the frame of the Virgin’s panel. Metal reinforcements were added to the extremities of the crossbar. Later, wrought metal hinged braces were attached by large screws fitted through the frame and visible on the front of the Angels panel. (Deutsches Dokumentationszentrum für Kunstgeschichte – Bildarchiv Foto Marburg).
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8. The prophet Micah, detail of Fig.4, shown in the frame designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel with a hatch covering the inscription beneath the prophet. Photograph, before 1878. (RKD, Netherlands Institute for Art History, M.J. Friedländer Archive, The Hague).
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9. The Ghent Altarpiece as installed in the Vijd chapel between 1865 and 1920. It comprises Eyckian central panels, Lagye’s fur-clothed Adam and Eve and Coxcie’s copies of the other shutters. Photograph, c.1910–13. (© Stadsarchief, Ghent).
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10. Jef Van der Veken in his studio in Brussels. Photograph, before 1929. (RKD, Netherlands Institute for Art History, Jef Van der Veken Archive, The Hague).
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11. Albert Philipott applies wax to the surface of Eve in order to consolidate the paint layers. Photograph, 1951. (© KIK-IRPA, Brussels).
Western art unattributed:
12. Albert Philipott removes the overpainted clouds around the dove in The Adoration of the Lamb. Photograph, 1951. (© KIK-IRPA, Brussels).
Exhibition Review
The Renaissance of Gaudenzio Ferrari. Varallo, Vercelli and Novara
09/2018 | 1386 | 160
Pages: 776-778
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De Klerck, Bram (De Klerck, Bram)
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8. Altarpiece of the Nativity, by Gaudenzio Ferrari. 1510–11. (Collegiate Church of the Nativity of the Virgin, Arona; exh. Pinacoteca, Varallo).
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9. Lamentation over the Dead Christ, by Gaudenzio Ferrari. c.1535. Panel, 118 by 91.5 cm. (Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest; exh. Pinacoteca, Varallo).
Article
Hans Memling’s Nájera altarpiece: new documentary evidence
02/2018 | 1379 | 160
Pages: 101-105
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Fransen, Bart (Fransen, Bart)
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1. God the Father surrounded b singing and musician angels (central panel), by Hans Memling. 1483–94. Panel, 169.7 by 212.7 cm. (Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp).
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2. God the Father surrounded b singing and musician angels (left flanking panel), by Hans Memling. 1483–94. Panel, 170 by 231.5 cm. (Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp).
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3. God the Father surrounded b singing and musician angels (right flanking panel), by Hans Memling. 1483–94. Panel, 170 by 231 cm. (Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp).
Article
Reconstructing Taddeo di Bartolo’s Perugia altarpiece
01/2018 | 1378 | 160
Pages: 10-21
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Solberg, Gail E. (Solberg, Gail E.)
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1. Reconstruction of the St Francis (choir) side of Taddeo di Bartolo’s heptaptych for S. Francesco al Prato, Perugia. 1403. Left to right: Sts Herculanus, Anthony of Padua, Peter, Francis, Paul, Costantius and Louis of Toulouse. (Drawing by Dóra Sallay and Gergely Buzás).
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10. Annunciation (fragment), by Taddeo di Bartolo. c.1400–05. (Musée du Petit Palais, Avignon).
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11. Schematic diagram of the panel for Taddeo di Bartolo's St Mary Magdalene and a narrative scene below with indications of the equidistant dowel holes. The diagram reconstructs the arched top of the picture field and the unevenly trimmed sides.
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12. Hypothetical reconstruction of the narrative sequences for both sides of Taddeo di Bartolo's Perugia heptaptych. Top, nave or Virgin side: (a and b) two missing scenes (the Renunciation of worldly goods? and the Death of the Knight of Celano?); (c) the Preaching to the birds; (d) missing central scene; (e) the Miraculous mass at Greccio; (f) the Miracle of the source; (g) missing final scene. Bottom, choir or St Francis side: (g’) missing scene (the Crucifix of S. Damiano or the Dream of Innocent III?); (f’) the Approval of the rule; (e’) the Vision of the fiery chariot; (d’) missing central scene; (c’) the Trial by fire; (b’) the Miracle at Arles; (a’) missing final scene (the Verification of the Stigmata?).
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13. St Francis preaching to the birds, by Taddeo di Bartolo. 1403. (Landesgalerie, Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum, Hannover).
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14. Miraculous mass at Greccio by Taddeo di Bartolo. 1403. (Landesgalerie, Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum, Hannover).
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15. Trial by fire, by Taddeo di Bartolo. 1403. (Landesgalerie, Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum, Hannover).
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16. Crucifix with St Francis at Christ’s feet, by the Master of St Francis. 1272. (Galleria Nazionale, Perugia).
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17. Assumption of the Virgin triptych by Taddeo di Bartolo. 1401. (Cathedral, Montepulciano).
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18. The reverses of the panels from the nave side of Taddeo di Bartolo’s heptaptych for S. Francesco al Prato, Perugia. 1403. (Galleria Nazionale, Perugia).
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19. St Sebastian, by Taddeo di Bartolo. 1403? (Museo di Capodimonte, Naples).
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2. Reconstruction of the Virgin and Child (nave) side of Taddeo di Bartolo’s heptaptych for S. Francesco al Prato, Perugia. 1403. Left to right: Sts Clare, John the Baptist, Mary Magdalene, the Virgin, Catherine of Alexandria, John the Evangelist and Elizabeth of Hungary. (Drawing by Dóra Sallay and Gergely Buzás).
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3. St Francis in glory, by Taddeo di Bartolo. 1403. (Galleria Nazionale, Perugia).
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4. St Elizabeth of Hungary, by Taddeo di Bartolo. 1403. (Museo del Tesoro, Perkins Collection, Assisi).
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5. St Clare, by Taddeo di Bartolo. 1403. (Museo diocesano, Gubbio).
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6. Christ blessing by Taddeo di Bartolo.1403. (Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven CT).
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7. Christ displaying his wounds, by Taddeo di Bartolo. 1403. (Galleria Nazionale dell’Umbria, Perugia).
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8. St Stephen, by Taddeo di Bartolo. c.1400–05. (Private collection, Germany).
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9. Detail of the bottom edge of Fig.8.
Article
A Netherlandish polyptych of Spanish origin
02/2016 | 1355 | 158
Pages: 85-86
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Lleó Cañal, Vicente (Lleó Cañal, Vicente; Cañal, Vicente Lleó; Lleo Canal, Vicente)
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1. Portable polyptych with scenes from the Passion. Netherlandish. 1520s (Wernher Collection, Ranger's House, London)
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2. Alternative view of Fig.1
Book Review
La Pala d’Altare a Bologna nel Rinascimento, opere, artisti e città, 1450–1500, C. Cavalea
10/2015 | 1351 | 157
Pages: 709-710
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Russell, Francis (Russell, Francis; Russell, F.)
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36. The Annunciation, by Francesco del Cossa. 1470-72 (Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden)
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