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Russia, Rome and the tricky business of disaster painting
12/2018 | 1389 | 160
Pages: 996-1005
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Author:
Blakesley, Rosalind P. (Blakesley, Rosalind P.)
Subjects
art literature:
Gogol, Nikolay / Pushkin, Alexander
artists:
Kiprensky, Orest / Bryullov, Karl / Martin, John, 1789-1854 / Basin, Petr / Gagarin, Grigory / Bruni, Fyodor / Markov, Aleksei / Raev, Vasily / Surikov, Vasily / Repin, Ilya
dates:
1800-1849 / 1830-1839 / 1840-1849
media:
Paintings / Drawings / Sketches
museums and institutions:
Russian Academy of Arts, Saint Petersburg, Russia
patrons:
Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796
places:
Russia / Saint Petersburg / Italy / Rome
subjects:
Russian painting / Russian School / History paintings / Genre paintings / Landscapes (visual works) / Style / Academic art / Neo-classicism / Sublime / Natural disasters / Earthquakes / Portraits / Influence / Formal analysis / Nationalism / Travel / Grand tours / Academies / Study and teaching / Students / Salons (art exhibitions) / Commissions / Patronage / Awards / Critical Reception / Iconography / Christian iconography
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Last day of Pompeii, by Karl Bryullov. 1830–33. Canvas, 456.5 by 651 cm. (State Russian Museum, St Petersburg).
Attributed works:
10. Ivan the Terrible and his son Ivan. 16th November 1581, by Ilya Repin. 1885. Canvas, 199.5 by 254 cm. (State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow).
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2. Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum, by John Martin. 1822. Canvas, 161.6 by 253 cm. (Tate, London).
Attributed works:
3. Earthquake in Rocca di Papa, near Rome, by Petr Basin. 1830. Canvas, 84 by 99 cm. (State Russian Museum, St Petersburg).
Attributed works:
4. Sketch for ‘Genseric’s invasion of Rome’, by Karl Bryullov. 1835–36. Canvas, 88 by 117.9 cm. (State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow).
Attributed works:
5. Siege of Pskov by King Stefan Batory of Poland in 1581, by Karl Bryullov. 1839–43. Canvas, 482 by 675 cm. (State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow).
Attributed works:
6. Death of Camilla, sister of Horatius, by Fedor Bruni. 1824. Canvas, 350 by 526.5 cm. (State Russian Museum, St Petersburg).
Attributed works:
7. The brazen serpent, by Fedor Bruni. 1834–41. Canvas, 565 by 852 cm. (State Russian Museum, St Petersburg).
Attributed works:
8. Sketch for ‘St Eustace Placidus in the Colosseum’, by Aleksei Markov. 1836–42. Canvas, 98 by 136.5 cm. (State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow).
Attributed works:
9. Morning of the execution of the Streltsy, by Vasily Surikov. 1881. Canvas, 218 by 375 cm. (State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow).
Letter
Letter One
10/2018 | 1387 | 160
Pages: 812
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Author:
Dubois, Hélène (Dubois, Hélène)
Subjects
artists:
Eyck, Hubert van / Eyck, Jan van
dates:
1800-1849 / 1820-1829
media:
Paintings
museums and institutions:
Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA), Brussels, Belgium / Saint Bavon, Ghent, Belgium
subjects:
Netherlandish painting / Altarpieces / Damage to works of art / Natural disasters / Conservation / Restoration (process) / Scientific analysis / Technical analysis
subjects:
Correspondence
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Top Detail of The adoration of the Mystic Lamb, by Hubert and Jan van Eyck. Completed by 1432. Panel. Photograph 2016, before conservation. (Cathedral of St Bavo, Ghent © Lukasweb.be-Art in Flanders vzw; photograph KIK-IRPA). 2. Above Detail of The adoration of the Mystic Lamb, by Hubert and Jan van Eyck. Completed by 1432. Panel. Photograph 2018, after removal of overpaint from the Lamb. (Cathedral of St Bavo, Ghent © Lukasweb.be-Art in Flanders vzw; photograph KIK-IRPA).
Exhibition Review
Nature Unleashed: the Image of Catastrophe since 1600. Hamburger Kunsthalle
10/2018 | 1387 | 160
Pages: 850-852
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Reviewer:
Saß, Maurice (Saß, Maurice)
Subjects
artists:
Géricault, Théodore / Regnault, Jean Baptiste / Danloux, Henri-Pierre / Girodet-Trioson, Anne-Louis / Poel, Egbert van der / Hollar, Wenceslaus / Piranesi, Giovanni Battista / Achenbach, Andreas / Hackert, Jacob Philipp / Martin, John, 1789-1854 / Füssli, Henry (1741-1825) / Friedrich, Caspar David / Odenbach, Marcel / Ezawa, Kota / Draeger, Christoph
artists:
Luyken, Caspar / Lodge, William / Lebas, Jacques Philippe / Vlieger, Jacobsz de / Wutki, Michael
dates:
2010-2019
media:
Paintings / Prints / Photographs / Etchings / Videos
museums and institutions:
Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany
places:
Germany / Hamburg
subjects:
Natural disasters / Nature / Destruction / Earthquakes / Great Fire of London (1666) / Shipwrecks / Sublime / Raft of the Medusa (Louvre, Paris) / Slavery / Immigration
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. View of Delft after the explosion of 1654, by Egbert Lievensz van der Poel. c.1654. Panel, 36.2 by 9.5 cm. (National Gallery, London; exh. Hamburger Kunsthalle).
Attributed works:
2. The sea of ice, by Caspar David Friedrich. 1823–24. Canvas, 96.7 by 126.9 cm. (Hamburger Kunsthalle).
Attributed works:
3. Flood, by Kota Ezawa. 2011. Transparency, 100 by 150 cm. (Collection the artist and Galerie Anita Beckers, Frankfurt a.M.; exh. Hamburger Kunsthalle).
Exhibition Review
Charles Rennie Mackintosh: Making the Glasgow Style. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow
08/2018 | 1385 | 160
Pages: 681-684
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Reviewer:
Donnelly, Max (Donnelly, Max)
Subjects
artists:
Mackintosh, Charles Rennie / Thomson, Alexander / McNair, James Herbert / Macdonald, Frances / Macdonald, Margaret, 1865-1933 / Lutyens, Edwin Landseer / King, Jessie Marion / Logan, George / Walton, George
artists:
Newbery, Francis H. / Davidson, Peter Wylie / Morton, William Gibson / Wyse, Henry Taylor / Morris, Talwin / Salmon, James II / Gillespie, John Gaff
buildings:
Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Great Britain
dates:
2010-2019
media:
Architecture / Interiors / Furniture / Stained glass / Mosaics / Drawings / Posters / Watercolours / Textiles / Ceramics / Bookbindings / Videos / Photographs
museums and institutions:
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow, Great Britain / Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, Great Britain
places:
Great Britain / Glasgow / Liverpool
subjects:
Scottish architecture / British architecture / Art Nouveau / Natural disasters / Destruction / Damage to works of art / Symbolist movement / Tables (support furniture) / Screens (furniture) / Cabinets (furniture) / Metalworking / Metalworkers / Celtic / Chairs
Illustrations
Attributed works:
22. Book binding for L’Evangile de L’Enfance de Notre Seigneur Jésus Christ, by Jessie M. King. c.1900–01. Tooled vellum with gilding, 30.6 cm by 23.5 cm. (Glasgow Museums; exh. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow).
Attributed works:
23. Stencil card for the decoration of the Hill House, Helensburgh, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and made by Guthrie & Wells. 1904. Card and paint, 54 cm by 41.5 cm. (Glasgow Museums; exh. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow).
Attributed works:
24. Water sprite, designed by William Gibson Morton and probably made by William Stewart. 1895– 96. Leaded coloured glass, 72 cm by 64.2 cm. (Glasgow Museums; exh. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow).
Editorial
Civilisation(s)
04/2018 | 1381 | 160
Pages: 274
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Subjects
art literature:
Beard, Mary
art literature:
Olusoga, David
art literature:
Ruskin, John
art literature:
Clark, Kenneth
art literature:
Nicolson, Benedict (B. N)
art literature:
Schama, Simon
dates:
2010-2019 / 1960-1969
subjects:
Editorials / Television / Documentaries / Civilisation / Cultural history / Natural disasters
works:
Apollo Belvedere
Book Review
Guariento: Pittore di corte, maestro del naturale. By Zuleika Murat
04/2018 | 1381 | 160
Pages: 349
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Reviewer:
Richards, John (Richards, John)
Subjects
artists:
Guariento / Giotto
dates:
1300-1399
media:
Frescoes / Paintings
museums and institutions:
Palazzo Ducale, Venice, Italy
places:
Italy / Padua
subjects:
Italian painting / Fresco painting / Patronage / Natural disasters / Monographs
Illustrations
Attributed works:
4. St Michael, ceiling panel from the former private chapel of the Reggia Carrarese, Padua, by Guariento. c.1351–54. Tempera on panel, 80 by 57 cm. (Musei Civici, Padua).
Exhibition Review
Charles I: King and Collector
04/2018 | 1381 | 160
Pages: 277-282
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Reviewer:
Penny, Nicholas (Penny, Nicholas)
Subjects
art literature:
Doort, Abraham van der / Haskell, Francis
artists:
Raphael / Cleyn, Francis / Fanelli, Francesco, sculptor, act. ca. 1608-1661 / Oliver, Peter / Correggio / Veronese, Paolo / Titian / Dyck, Anthony van / Steenwyck, Hendrick II van / Gentileschi, Orazio / Bassano, Jacopo, il vecchio, 1510-1592 / Tintoretto, Jacopo / Tintoretto, Domenico / Palma, Jacopo, il giovane, ca. 1548 - 1628 / Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da / Reni, Guido / Vianen, Paulus van / Rubens, Peter Paul / Mantegna, Andrea / Cordier, Nicolas / Stone, Nicholas, the Elder / Bernini, Gian Lorenzo
dates:
2010-2019
media:
Paintings / Sculpture / Drawings / Engravings / Miniatures (paintings) / Tapestries / Medals
museums and institutions:
Royal Academy of Arts, London, Great Britain
patrons:
Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649 / Philip IV, King of Spain, 1605-1665 / Henrietta Maria, Queen, Consort of Charles I, King of England, 1609-1669 / Christina, Queen of Sweden / Francis I, King of France, 1494-1547 / House of Gonzaga
places:
Great Britain / London
subjects:
Exhibition reviews / Italian painting / Netherlandish painting / German painting / British painting / Collecting / Patronage / Inventories / Provenance / Lighting / Galleries (display spaces) / Allegory / Mythology / Copies / Posthumous casts (sculpture) / Natural disasters
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Charles I in the hunting field, by Anthony van Dyck. c.1636. Canvas, 266 by 207 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Attributed works:
3. The miraculous draft of fi shes, Mortlake tapestry after Raphael, with borders designed by Francis Cleyn. c.1639–40. Wool, silk and gilt thread, 530 by 580 cm. (Mobilier national, Paris).
Attributed works:
4. Detail of Fig.3.
Attributed works:
5. The conversion of St Paul, by Palma Giovane. c.1590–95. Canvas, 207 by 337 cm. (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid).
Attributed works:
6. St George and the Dragon, by Peter Oliver (after Raphael). 1628. Bodycolour and gold paint on vellum, 22 by 16.5 cm. (Royal Collection / © HM Queen Elizabeth II).
Attributed works:
7. The toilet of Venus, by Guido Reni. c.1620–25. Canvas, 281.9 by 205.7 cm. (National Gallery, London).
Attributed works:
9. Installation view of Charles I: King and Collector at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, showing Charles I, by François Dieussart (1636; Arundel Castle) and Charles I in three positions, by Anthony van Dyck (1635–36; The Royal Collection; photograph Royal Academy of Arts, London).
Western art unattributed:
2. Claudius, Roman, AD43–45. Sardonyx cameo, 20.5 by 16 cm. (Royal Collection / © HM Queen Elizabeth II).
Western art unattributed:
8. Aphrodite (‘The crouching Venus’). Roman, second century AD. Marble, height 119 cm. (The Royal Collection / © HM Queen Elizabeth II.)
Editorial
The earthquake in Amatrice, Norcia and the Marche: a cultural emergency
03/2017 | 1368 | 159
Pages: 183
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Author:
Delpriori, Alessandro (Delpriori, Alessandro)
Subjects
dates:
2010-2019
places:
Italy / Marche
subjects:
Editorials / Damage to works of art / Natural disasters / Earthquakes
Editorial
Thorough Flood...
11/1986 | 1004 | 128
Pages: 779
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Subjects
dates:
1980-1989
places:
Italy / Venice
subjects:
Natural disasters / Historic monuments / Conservation
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