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Exhibition Review

The Last Knight: The Art, Armor and Ambition of Maximilian I. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

01/2020 | 1402 | 162

Pages: 57-59

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Reviewer:

Capwell, Tobias (Capwell, Tobias)

Subjects

artists:

Dürer, Albrecht / Altdorfer, Albrecht / Burgkmair, Hans, the elder

artists:

Cranach, Lucas, the Elder, 1472-1553 / Strigel, Bernhard

dates:

2010-2019

media:

Armour / Stained glass / Manuscripts / Prints / Drawings / Sculpture

museums and institutions:

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, United States

styles:

German art

subjects:

Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1459-1519 / Chivalry

Reviewed Items

subjects:

The Last Knight: The Art, Armor and Ambition of Maximilian I Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 7th October 2019–5th January | :

Illustrations

Attributed works:

7. The skilfulness and wit of armour making, from The White King, by Hans Burgkmair. c.1510–16. Woodcut, 43.4 by 30.5 cm. (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; exh. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).

Attributed works:

8. Field armour of Maximilian I, Augsburg, by Lorenz Helmschmid. 1480. Steel, copper alloy and leather, as mounted 179.5 by 76 by 68.5 cm. (Sallet: private collection; all other elements of the armour: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna; photograph Bruce M. White; exh. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).

Attributed works:

9. Maximilian I in imperial regalia, by Bernhard Strigel. After 1508. Oil on panel, 84 by 51.8 cm. (Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum, Innsbruck; exh. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).

Short Notice

‘Due persone à lui ben viste’: the identity of Caravaggio’s companion as a Knight of Magistral Obedience

01/2005 | 1222 | 147

Pages: 38-39

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Author:

Sciberras, Keith (Sciberras, Keith)

Subjects

artists:

Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da

dates:

1600-1649

places:

Rome / Italy

subjects:

Identification / Awards / Ceremonies / Chivalry

subjects:

Knights of Malta

Illustrations

Attributed works:

Annunciation, by Caravaggio. Here dated 1608. 285 by 205 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nancy).

Attributed works:

Detail of The beheading of St John the Baptist, by Caravaggio, showing the artist’s signature. 1608. (Co-Cathedral of St John, Valletta; courtesy of St John’s Co-Cathedral Foundation).

Book Review

Sealed in Parchment. Rereadings of Knighthood in the Illuminated Manuscripts of Chretien de Troyes

09/1995 | 1110 | 137

Pages: 621

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Reviewer:

Hunter, Timothy (Hunter, Timothy; Hunter, Tim)

Subjects

dates:

1250-1299 / 1300-1349

subjects:

Chivalry / Romance literature / Illuminated manuscripts

subjects:

Troyes, Chretien de

Reviewed Items

subjects:

Sealed in Parchment. Rereadings of Knighthood in the Illuminated Manuscripts of Chretien de Troyes | author: Hindman, Sandra

Editorial

Splendours and Glooms

02/1988 | 1019 | 130

Pages: 75-76

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Subjects

dates:

1980-1989

dates:

1980-1989

museums and institutions:

Royal Academy of Arts, London, Great Britain

places:

England / London

subjects:

Exhibitions / Chivalry / Medieval / Early English

subjects:

Art museums

Illustrations

Western art unattributed:

1. Installation of the Age of Chivalry Exhibition at the Royal Academy, London.

Western art unattributed:

2. Sutton Valence Altar-Piece. Mid-Fourteenth Century. Limestone (Caen Stone) with Slight Traces of Paint, 140.5 by 150 cm. (Victoria & Albert Museum, London; Exh. Royal Academy, London).

Western art unattributed:

3. Fig.2 after Cleaning and Conservation Work. Pieces Added in a Nineteenth-Century Restoration (e. g. the Grotesque Corbel-Heads below the Canopy) Have Been Removed. [Sutton Valence Altar-Piece. Mid-Fourteenth Century. Limestone (Caen Stone) with Slight Traces of Paint, 140.5 by 150 cm. (Victoria & Albert Museum, London; Exh. Royal Academy, London).]

Exhibition Review

Age of Chivalry. London, Royal Academy

02/1988 | 1019 | 130

Pages: 79+122+138+140+149-151

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Reviewer:

Sauerländer, Willibald (Sauerländer, Willibald; Sauerlander, W.)

Subjects

dates:

1980-1989

museums and institutions:

Royal Academy of Arts, London, Great Britain

places:

England / London

subjects:

Exhibitions / Reviews

subjects:

Early English / Medieval / Chivalry

Illustrations

Western art unattributed:

47. Archangel Gabriel, English, Probably 1250-53. Height 182 cm. (Westminster Abbey Chapter House, ex situ).

Western art unattributed:

48. Annunciate Virgin, English, Probably 1250-53. Height 189 cm. (Westminster Abbey Chapter House, ex situ).

Western art unattributed:

74. Bridal Crown of Blanche, Daughter of Henry IV. c.1370-80. Gold, with Enamel, Jewels and Pearls. 18 cm. High by 18 cm. diam. (Bayerische Verwaltung der Staatlichen Schlösser Gärten und Seen, Munich).

Western art unattributed:

77. The Dunstable Swan Jewel. c.1400. Gold with White and Black Enamel. 3.2 by 2.5 cm. (The British Museum, London).

Western art unattributed:

8. Ailwyn, Founder of Ramsey Abbey (?), c.1250. Purbeck Marble Effigy, 213.4 by 30.5 by 71.1 cm. (Ramsey Abbey; Exh. Royal Academy, London).

Western art unattributed:

80. Christ in Majesty from the Book of Llandaf. c.1250-65. Copper Alloy, Hollow Cast, Engraved and Gilded. Height 17.1 cm. (National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth; Exh. Royal Academy, London).

Western art unattributed:

81. The Holy Women at the Tomb, Walrus Ivory Relief, 8.8 by 5.9 cm. (Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen; Exh. Royal Academy, London).

Western art unattributed:

82. Virgin and Child, English (?), c.1220-40. 11.8 by 8.4 cm. (Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg; Exh. Royal Academy, London).

Western art unattributed:

83. Head of a Man, c.1330-50 (?). Soapstone, 10.5 by 11.7 by 10.3 cm. (Trondheim Cathedral; Exh. Royal Academy, London).

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Mortimer's 'Sir Arthegal the Knight of Justice'

05/1979 | 914 | 121

Pages: 278+310-311

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Author:

Sunderland, John (Sunderland, John)

Subjects

artists:

Mortimer, John Hamilton

dates:

1750-1799

museums and institutions:

Tate Gallery, London, Great Britain

places:

England / London

sources:

Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599

subjects:

British painting / Arthegal

subjects:

Literature in art / Chivalry / Knights

subjects:

Provenance

Illustrations

Attributed works:

1. Sir Arthegal the Knight of Justice, with Talus the Iron Man, by John Hamilton Mortimer. 236.5 by 146 cm. (Tate Gallery, London).

Article

Arthur Hughes: Arthurian and Related Subjects of the Early 1860's

07/1970 | 808 | 112

Pages: 451-456

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Author:

Gibson, Robin (Gibson, Robin)

Subjects

artists:

Hughes, Arthur

dates:

1850-1869

places:

Oxford / England

subjects:

British painting / Arthur, King, legendary English leader, early 6th c.

subjects:

Documents / Correspondence

subjects:

Iconography / Pre-Raphaelite / Poetry

subjects:

Arthurian legends / Literature in art

subjects:

Romance literature

subjects:

Knights / Chivalry

Illustrations

Attributed works:

29. Studies for The Passing of Arthur, by Arthur Hughes. 1857. Pen, 42.8 by 31.5 cm. (City Art Gallery, Carlisle.)

Attributed works:

30. The Knight of the Sun, by Arthur Hughes. 1860. Canvas, 132.5 by 101.5 cm. (Private Collection, London.)

Attributed works:

31. The Rift in the Lute, by Arthur Hughes. R. A. 1862. Canvas (Arched Top), 52.5 by 92.5 cm. (City Art Gallery, Carlisle.)

Attributed works:

32. Enid and Geraint, by Arthur Hughes. c. 1862. Canvas (Arched Top), 23 by 35.5 cm. (Collection Lady Tennant.)

Attributed works:

33. Sketch for La Belle Dame Sans Merci, by Arthur Hughes. 1855. Pen, 9.5 by 8.9 cm. (City Art Gallery, Carlisle.)

Attributed works:

34. Sketch for The Rift in the Lute, by Arthur Hughes. c.1861. Pen (Arched Top), 3.5 by 8.5 cm. (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.)

Attributed works:

35. The Birth of Sir Tristram de Lyonesse, by Arthur Hughes. 1862. Design for Stained Glass Window. Red Chalk and Ink, 62.2 by 58.5 cm. (City Art Gallery, Birmingham.)

Attributed works:

36. La Belle Dame Sans Merci, by Arthur Hughes. 1863. Canvas, 152.5 by 122 cm. (National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.)

Article

The Bayeux Tapestry and the French Secular Epic

11/1966 | 764 | 108

Pages: 549-560

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Author:

Dodwell, C. R. (Dodwell, C. R.; Dodwell, Reginald)

Subjects

dates:

1000-1099

patrons:

Odo of Bayeux, 1036-1097

places:

France / England

subjects:

Textiles / Tapestries / Embroidery

subjects:

Literature in art / Romance literature

subjects:

Chivalry / Iconography

subjects:

Chansons de geste / Epics

subjects:

Anglo-Saxon / French / Influence

works:

Bayeux Tapestry

Illustrations

Western art unattributed:

Details from Bayeux Tapestry (By Courtesy of Phaidon Press Ltd.). 15. Prognostication of Future Invasion., 16. Harold and Companions Wade Out to Their Ship (Left); The Ship Bears the Party across the English Channel (Right). (Note Sequence of Fable Scencs below.). 17. Ship Nearing French Coast (Left); Harold is Met on Shore and Seized by Count Guy of Ponthieu (Right). (Note Sequence of Fable Scenes below.)

Western art unattributed:

Details from Bayeux Tapestry (By Courtesy of Phaidon Press Ltd.). 6. Norman Horsemen Advance into Battle., 7. William Gives Arms to Harold., 8. Harold Leaves Edward the Confessor and Departs with Hawks and Hounds., 9. Harold Counselling William., 10. Harold, Giving His Own Support in William's Campaign, Rescues Normans from Quicksands.

Western art unattributed:

Details from Bayeux Tapestry Reproduced by Courtesy of the Observed. 2. Harold, Touching Two Shrines, Takes an Oath of Allegiance to William., 3. Detail from Breton Campaign., 4. Detail from Battle of Hastings., 5. Harold Brought to William's Palace after Release from Imprisonment.

Western art unattributed:

Details from Bayeux Tapestry. (By Courtesy of Phaidon Press Ltd.). 11. Harold Goes to Church at Bosham (Left), and Feasts in His Manor House at Bosham (Right)., 12. William in Council with Bishop Odo of Bayeux., 13. Ælfgyva and Cleric., 14. Bishop Odo in Battle (Left), and Eustace of Boulogne Pointing to William Who Lifts His Helmet to Dispel Rumour That He Has Been Killed (Right).

Article

The Nine Worthies

07/1932 | 352 | 61

Pages: 13-15+19

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Author:

Marillier, H. C. (Marillier, H. C.; M., H. C.)

Subjects

dates:

1300-1699

places:

France / England

subjects:

Nine Worthies / Iconography / Chivalry

subjects:

Textiles / Tapestries / Illuminated manuscripts

subjects:

Famous men / Famous women

Illustrations

Western art unattributed:

A-The Nine Worthies, from a Manuscript of the Fifteenth Century. The Nine Worthies

Western art unattributed:

B-King Arthur. French, Fourteenth to Fifteenth Century (Mr. Clarence H. Mackay). The Nine Worthies

Western art unattributed:

C-Julius Cœsar, from a Geubels Set. Brussels, Late Sixteenth Century. The Nine Worthies

Western art unattributed:

D-Friedrich Barbarossa. French, c. 1460. The Nine Worthies

Western art unattributed:

E-Guy de Lusignan. French or Flemish, Late Fifteenth Century. The Nine Worthies

Article

The Wilton Diptych

06/1931 | 339 | 58

Pages: 283-285+287-290+292-294

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Author:

Clarke, M. V. (Clarke, M. V.)

Subjects

dates:

1390-1399

museums and institutions:

National Gallery, London, Great Britain

patrons:

Richard II, King of England, 1367-1400

places:

England

subjects:

British painting / Critical Reception / Heraldry

subjects:

Chivalry / Bohemian / Influence

subjects:

French painting / Medieval / Illuminated manuscripts

subjects:

Iconography / Documents / Dating

works:

Wilton Diptych (National Gallery, London)

Illustrations

Western art unattributed:

Plate I. A-Richard II Enthroned. Royal Ms. 20. B. VI. f.2 (British Museum). The Wilton Diptych

Western art unattributed:

Plate I. B-Crown of Thorns between the Crowns of England and France. Royal Ms. 20. B. VI. f.1 (British Museum). The Wilton Diptych

Western art unattributed:

Plate I. C-Richard II's Banner. Royal Ms. 20. B. VI. f.35 (British Museum). The Wilton Diptych

Western art unattributed:

Plate I. D-Banner and Shield of the Order of the Passion. Ashmole Ms. 813 (Bodleian Library, Oxford). The Wilton Diptych

Western art unattributed:

Plate II. Pictures from Ashmole Ms. 813, Showing the Dress for Members of the Order of the Passion (Bodleian Library, Oxford). The Wilton Diptych

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