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Article
Medieval and Renaissance enamels and other works of art in the Wyvern Collection
04/2022 | 1429 | 164
Pages: 374-379
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Author:
Westermann-Angerhausen, Hiltrud (Westermann-Angerhausen, Hiltrud; Angerhausen, Hiltrud Westermann-)
Subjects
museums and institutions:
Wyvern Collection
places:
Limoges
styles:
Romanesque / Gothic art
subjects:
Medieval art / Renaissance art
subjects:
Enamels / Gilding / Goldsmiths / Crystals / Stained glass / Ivory / Bronzes / Tapestry (process)
subjects:
Chalices / Caskets / Drinking horns / Jewellery / Paxes
Illustrations
Attributed works:
4. Badge of St Margaret. Probably eastern France, second half of the fifteenth century. Alloy of gold and copper, 5.9 by 4 cm. (The Wyvern Collection).
Attributed works:
6. Horn, by Léonard Limosin. Limoges, 1538. Enamel painted on copper with silver fittings, mounted on a cow’s horn, length 30.5 cm. (The Wyvern Collection).
Attributed works:
7. Head of the Virgin. Northern Spain, c.1270–1300. Wood, paint, gilding and gesso, height 59 cm. (The Wyvern Collection).
Attributed works:
8. Head of the mourning Virgin. France (Paris or Normandy), c.1530–40. Clear glass painted with stipple shading, leaded in a later setting, 13.5 by 11.5 cm. (The Wyvern Collection).
Western art unattributed:
1. Phylactery. Mosan, c.1160–70. Champlevé enamel on copper with gilding, vernis brun, rock crystal and gems on a wooden core, 22.5 by 22 cm. (The Wyvern Collection).
Western art unattributed:
2. Chrismatory. Anglo-Saxon, c.800, and Carolingian, late 9th century. Repoussé copper-alloy sheets with gilding and silver on an oak core, height 15.6 cm. (The Wyvern Collection).
Western art unattributed:
3. Plaque. England, c.1180–1200. Champlevé enamel on copper with gilding, height 5.7 cm. (The Wyvern Collection).
Western art unattributed:
5. Travelling chalice. Lower Rhine (probably Cologne), c.1240–50. Silver, parcel-gilt, with filigree, pearls and semi-precious stones, height 8.2 cm. (The Wyvern Collection).
Book Review
The Wyvern Collection: Byzantine and Sasanian Silver, Enamels and Works of Art
11/2021 | 1424 | 163
Pages: 1081-1083
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Reviewer:
Drpić, Ivan (Drpić, Ivan)
Subjects
museums and institutions:
Wyvern Collection
subjects:
Byzantine art / Sassanian / Silverwork / Enamels / Collections
Reviewed Items
subjects:
The Wyvern Collection: Byzantine and Sasanian Silver, Enamels and Works of Art By Marco Aimone. 552 pp. incl. 300 col. ills. (Thames and Hudson, London and New York, 2020), £65. ISBN 978–0–500–25249–9. | :
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
2. Enkolpion in the form of a miniature triptych. 11th century. Gold, cloisonné and champlevé enamels and lead, height 7.1 cm. (Wyvern Collection).
Book Review
I rami smaltati detti veneziani del Rinascimento italiano. Volume 1: Atti del convegno internazionale di studi; and Volume 2: Corpus delle opere nelle collezioni pubbliche e private
12/2020 | 1413 | 162
Pages: 1108-1109
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Reviewer:
Cooper, Irene Galandra (Cooper, Irene Galandra)
Subjects
art literature:
Conferences / Papers
places:
Venice / Florence
subjects:
Copper / Enamels / Vessels / Collecting / Scientific analysis / Conservation / Displays
Reviewed Items
subjects:
I rami smaltati detti veneziani del Rinascimento italiano. Volume 1: Atti del convegno internazionale di studi; and Volume 2: Corpus delle opere nelle collezioni pubbliche e private Edited by Françoise Barbe, Isabelle Biron, Letizia Caselli and Marie-Elsa Dantan. Two vols, 512 pp. incl. 1029 col. + b. & w. ills. (Silvana Editoriale, Milan, 2018), £100. ISBN 978–88–366–4239–7. | :
Article
A pair of Qianlong imperial enamel painted glass vases in the Corning Museum of Glass
10/2020 | 1411 | 162
Pages: 832-839
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Author:
Maxwell, Christopher L. (Maxwell, Christopher L.)
Author:
Xue, Shelly (Xue, Shelly)
Subjects
media:
Glassware
museums and institutions:
Corning Museum of Glass, New York, United States
styles:
Qianlong period (1736-96) / Qing
subjects:
Vases / Glassware / Enamels / Chinese art / Iconography / Birds / Flowers / Symbolism (artistic concept) / Calligraphy / Seals / Techniques / Technical analysis / Scientific analysis / Materials / Qing
Illustrations
Attributed works:
5. Details of the left-hand vase in Fig.1, showing the golden pheasants (left) and peonies (right).
Attributed works:
7. A golden pheasant, by Yu Sheng and Zhang Weibang. c.1750−61. Ink on paper, 41.9 by 43.9 cm. (Repr. The Birds of the Qing Court, Beijing 2014).
Non-western art unattributed:
1. Pair of vases decorated with golden pheasants and peonies. China, Qianlong mark and period (1736−96). Enamel-painted glass, height 16.2 cm. (The Corning Museum of Glass, NY).
Non-western art unattributed:
3. Box. China, Kangxi mark and period (1696−1722). Enamel-painted glass, 3.2 by 4.5 cm. (Kunstmuseum Den Haag).
Non-western art unattributed:
4. Detail of a Yu Huchan vase decorated with golden pheasants and peonies, Qianlong period (1736−96). Enamel-painted porcelain, height 16.3 cm. (Tian Jin Museum, Tianjin).
Non-western art unattributed:
6. Details of the right-hand vase in Fig. 1, showing the golden pheasants (left) and peonies (right)
Non-western art unattributed:
8. Detail of the right-hand vase in Fig.1, showing the calligraphy and seals.
Western art unattributed:
2. Bottle. Probably Saxony, c.1710−20. Engraved opaque white glass, height 10.8 cm. (The Corning Museum of Glass, NY).
Exhibition Review
A Rothschild Treasury. Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire
11/2019 | 1400 | 161
Pages: 952-954
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Reviewer:
Hall, Michael (Hall, Michael)
Subjects
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Waddesdon Manor, Waddesdon, Aylesbury, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
National Trust
patrons:
Rothschild family
subjects:
Silverwork / Jewellery / Antiquities / Glassware / Gem carvings / Gold / Clocks / Enamels / Cameos / Art objects / Ceramics / Coins
Illustrations
Attributed works:
13. Snuff box, by Louis Roucel. 1772–73. Sèvres porcelain plaques with paintings attributed to Louis-Denis Armand l’aîné after Jean-Jacques Bachelier, c.1760. Gold and softpaste porcelain, 35 by 72 by 58 cm. (Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire; photograph Waddesdon Image Library / Mike Fear).
Attributed works:
15. Installation view of the Treasury, Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire, 2019. (Photograph Mike Fear).
Western art unattributed:
14. Gaius Caesar. Roman, c.1 BC–AD 4 (cameo), AD 100– 200 (mount). Onyx, gold and bronze, 4.9 by 3.9 cm. (Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire; photograph Waddesdon Image Library / Mike Fear).
Exhibition Review
Luigi Valadier: Splendor in Eighteenth-Century Rome. The Frick Collection, New York
01/2019 | 1390 | 161
Pages: 70-72
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Reviewer:
Baarsen, Reinier (Baarsen, Reinier)
Subjects
artists:
Valadier, Luigi / Valadier, Andrea / Valadier, Giuseppe
collectors and dealers:
Gustav III, King of Sweden, 1746-1792
dates:
2010-2019
media:
Silverwork / Gold / Bronzes / Enamels / Marbles / Stone / Woodwork / Sculpture / Furniture / Drawings / Art objects
museums and institutions:
Frick Collection, New York, United States
places:
United States / New York
subjects:
Goldsmiths / Workshops (Organisations) / Rococo / Neo-classicism / Decorative arts / Design / Identification / Attribution / Patronage / Commissions / Lamps / Dinner services / Candelabras (candleholders) / Tables (support furniture) / Statues / Busts / Religious art / Monographs
Illustrations
Attributed works:
16. Caddinet with the coat of arms of Henry, Cardinal Duke of York, by Luigi Valadier. c.1785. Silvergilt, 10 by 37.7 by 30.3 cm. (The Royal Collection, © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II; exh. The Frick Collection, New York).
Attributed works:
17. Detail of a deser, by Luigi Valadier. c.1778. Marbles, hardstones, glass, enamel, gilt bronze and other materials, the stand: 12.5 by 280 by 83 cm. (Royal Palace and Archaeological Museum, Madrid; exh. The Frick Collection, New York).
Attributed works:
18. Altar service for Cardinal Orsini, by Luigi Valadier. 1768. Silver-gilt. (Cathedral of San Nicola, Muro Lucano; exh. The Frick Collection, New York).
Book Review
A Rothschild Renaissance: A New Look at the Waddesdon Bequest in the British Museum. Edited by Pippa Shirley and Dora Thornton
10/2018 | 1387 | 160
Pages: 878-879
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Reviewer:
Kirchweger, Franz (Kirchweger, Franz)
Subjects
collectors and dealers:
Rothschild, Ferdinand / Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria, 1529-1595
dates:
1800-1899 / 2010-2019
media:
Jewellery / Enamels / Sculpture / Glassware / Silverwork / Forgeries / Art objects
museums and institutions:
British Museum, London, Great Britain / Waddesdon Manor, Waddesdon, Aylesbury, Great Britain
places:
Great Britain / London / Waddesdon
subjects:
Collections / Collecting / Cabinets of curiosities / Collectors / Curators / Rothschild family / Limoges porcelain / Cups / Nautilus shell cups / Art market / Art dealers / Scientific analysis / Technical analysis / Bequests
Illustrations
Attributed works:
2. Miniature tabernacle, by workshop of Adam Dircksz. 1500–30, base 1562. Boxwood, 22.2 by 14.7 by 13 cm. (British Museum, London).
Exhibition Review
Sir Richard Wallace: The Collector. The Wallace Collection, London
10/2018 | 1387 | 160
Pages: 858-860
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Reviewer:
Hall, Michael (Hall, Michael)
Subjects
artists:
Dircksz., Adam / Prieur, Barthélemy / Xanto Avelli, Francesco / Desgoffe, Blaise Alexandre, 1830-1901 / Tissot, James / Meissonier, Jean Louis Ernest
artists:
Pomarano, Francesco / Wilborn, Nicolaus
collectors and dealers:
Wallace, Richard, Sir, 1818-1890 / Seymour-Conway, Richard, Fourth Marquess of Hertford, 1800-1870 / Rothschild, Ferdinand
dates:
2010-2019
media:
Paintings / Sculpture / Bronzes / Ivories / Enamels / Maiolica / Glassware / Metalwork / Medals / Armour / Weapons / Silverwork / Jewellery / Gold / Porcelain
museums and institutions:
Wallace Collection, London, Great Britain
places:
Great Britain / London
subjects:
Collecting / Collections, Public / Gifts / Bequests / French painting / Carvings / Venetian glass / Boxwood / Goblets / Christian iconography / Birds / Animals
Illustrations
Attributed works:
13. Objects of ancient art in the collection of Sir Richard Wallace, by Blaise Alexandre Desgoffe. Canvas, 99.5 by 150 cm. (Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe; exh. the Wallace Collection, London).
Attributed works:
14. An ostrich, by Elias Zorer. Augsburg, c.1600. Silver, with gilding, height 42 cm. (The Wallace Collection, London).
Non-western art unattributed:
15. Trophy head. Asante Kingdom, eighteenth or nineteenth century. Gold, height 20 cm. (The Wallace Collection, London).
Book Review
Obras emblemáticas del taller de orfebrería medieval de Silos: ‘el Maestro de las Aves’ y su círculo. By Lourdes de Sanjosé Llongueras
08/2018 | 1385 | 160
Pages: 697-698
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Reviewer:
Kennedy, Kirstin (Kennedy, Kirstin)
Subjects
dates:
1150-1199
media:
Enamels / Plaques / Metalwork / Illuminated manuscripts
places:
Spain / Burgos
subjects:
Enameling / Enamel / Workshops (Organisations) / Funerary art / Caskets / Altars / Abbeys / Iconography / Christian iconography / Birds / Style / Visual sources / Restoration (process)
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
2. Plaque from the panel associated with the tomb of St Dominic of Silos, Spain. 1150– 60. Copper, gilded and enamelled. (Museo de Burgos).
Article
Benjamin Altman’s loans to the 1909 Hudson–Fulton exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
04/2018 | 1381 | 160
Pages: 305-310
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Author:
Mascolo, Marco M. (Mascolo, Marco M.)
Subjects
art literature:
Haskell, Francis / Cox, Kenyon / Justi, Carl / Valentiner, Wilhelm R.
artists:
Rembrandt van Rijn / Vermeer, Johannes / Hals, Frans / Hooch, Pieter de / Ruisdael, Jacob van / Rousseau, Théodore
collectors and dealers:
Altman, Benjamin / Duveen, Joseph, 1869-1939 / Morgan, J. Pierpont / Johnson, John G., 1841-1917 / Widener, P. A. B., 1834-1915 / Kann, Maurice / Kann, Rodolphe
dates:
1900-1919
media:
Paintings / Sculpture / Tapestries / Enamels / Furniture / Porcelain
museums and institutions:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, United States
places:
United States
private galleries:
Knoedler & Co, New York, United States
subjects:
Dutch painting / Collecting / Art market / Bequests / Acquisitions / Exhibitions / Exhibition catalogues / Exhibition reviews / Correspondence / American Art News
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Portrait of a man (‘The Auctioneer’), by Rembrandt van Rijn. c.1658. Canvas, 108.6 by 86.4 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Attributed works:
2. Man with a magnifying glass, by Rembrandt van Rijn. c.1660. Canvas, 91.4 by 74.3 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Attributed works:
3. Woman with a pink, by Rembrandt van Rijn. c.1660. Canvas, 92.1 by 74.6 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Attributed works:
4. Wheat fields, by Jacob van Ruisdael. c.1670. Canvas, 100 by 130.2 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Attributed works:
5. Merrymakers at Shrovetide, by Frans Hals. c.1616–17. Canvas, 131.4 by 99.7 cm (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Attributed works:
6. A maid asleep, by Johannes Vermeer. c.1656–57. Canvas, 87.6 by 76.5 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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