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Exhibition Review

Return of the Gods

12/2023 | 1449 | 165

Pages: 1343–1345

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Reviewer:

Lloyd, Stephen (Lloyd, Stephen)

Subjects

dates:

2020-2030

museums and institutions:

World Museum, Liverpool, Great Britain

subjects:

Ince Blundell Collection, Liverpool, Great Britain / Greek (ancient) sculpture / Gods / Goddesses / Classical mythology / Roman (ancient) / Sculpture

Reviewed Items

subjects:

Return of the Gods World Museum, Liverpool 28th April 2023–25th February 2024 | :

Illustrations

Attributed works:

12. The Pantheon, Ince Blundell Hall, Lancashire. 1958. Photograph. (Courtesy National Museums Liverpool).

Western art unattributed:

10. Venus. Roman, 1st century. Marble, height 210 cm. (National Museums Liverpool).

Western art unattributed:

11. Sarcophagus depicting Phaethon before Helios. Roman, 2nd century AD. Marble, 60 by 209 cm. (National Museums Liverpool).

Book Review

Poussin’s Women: Sex and Gender in the Artist’s Works

09/2021 | 1422 | 163

Pages: 870-872

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Reviewer:

Beeny, Emily A. (Beeny, Emily A.)

Subjects

artists:

Poussin, Nicolas

subjects:

French art / Seventeenth-century / Women / Goddesses / Saints / Social history / Cultural history

subjects:

Gender / Gaze (art theory) / Gender studies / Iconography

Reviewed Items

subjects:

Poussin’s Women: Sex and Gender in the Artist’s Works By Troy Thomas. 386 pp. incl. 116 col. ills. (Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam, 2020), €119. ISBN 978–94–6372–184–4. | :

Illustrations

Attributed works:

5. Hymenaeus disguised as a woman during an offering to Priapus, by Nicolas Poussin. c.1634– 38. Oil on canvas, 166.5 by 373 cm. (Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand).

Exhibition Review

Beyond the Nile: Egypt and the Classical World. J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

09/2018 | 1386 | 160

Pages: 774-776

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Reviewer:

Cooney, Kathlyn M. (Cooney, Kathlyn M.)

Subjects

dates:

2010-2019

media:

Sculpture / Musical instruments / Silverwork / Documents / Stone / Marbles

museums and institutions:

J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, United States

patrons:

Amasis II, King of Egypt / Amenhotep III, King of Egypt / Alexander the Great

places:

United States / Los Angeles

subjects:

Egyptian sculpture / Greek (ancient) sculpture / Roman (ancient) sculpture / Egyptian School / Greek (ancient) School / Roman (ancient) School / Patronage / Politics / Influence / Diplomacy / Collecting / Monarchy / Emperors / Kings / Greek iconography / Roman iconography / Gods / Goddesses / Sarcophagi / Hieroglyphics / Scrolls (Rolls) / Jugs / Cups / Busts / Portraits / Caesar, Lucius Julius, 90-43 B.C. / Caracalla / Naturalism

Illustrations

Western art unattributed:

5. Sarcophagus of Wahibreemakhet, Egyptian. c.600 BC. Basalt, 230 by 94 by 105 cm. (Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden; exh. J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles).

Western art unattributed:

6. Julius Caesar, Roman. First century BC–First century AD. Graywacke, 44 by 26 by 25 cm. (Antikensammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin; exh. J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles).

Western art unattributed:

7. Head of Caracalla, Romano-Egyptian. AD 211–17. Granite, 51 by 34 by 52 cm. (University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia; exh. J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles).

Article

The Statues by Francavilla in The Royal Collection

03/1956 | 636 | 98

Pages: 76-84

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Author:

Scott-Elliot, A. H. (Scott-Elliot, A. H.)

Subjects

artists:

Francavilla, Pietro

artists:

Cibber, Cajus Gabriel

dates:

1550-1599

museums and institutions:

Royal Collection, (Great Britain)

museums and institutions:

Windsor Castle, Windsor, Great Britain

patrons:

Bracci, Antonio di Zanobi, d. 1585

places:

Italy / England

subjects:

Italian sculpture

subjects:

Attributions / Provenance

subjects:

Statues / Classical mythology / Gods / Goddesses

Illustrations

Attributed works:

16. Pomona, by Pietro Francavilla. From the Villa Bracci, Formerly Attributed to Gabriel Cibber. Marble. Height, 5 ft 7 in. (East Terrace Garden, Windsor Castle.)

Attributed works:

17. Diana, by Pietro Francavilla. From the Villa Bracci, Formerly Attributed to Gabriel Cibber. Signed and Dated 1580. Marble. Height, 5 ft 6 in. (East Terrace Garden, Windsor Castle.)

Attributed works:

18. Flora, by Pietro Francavilla. From the Villa Bracci, Formerly Attributed to Gabriel Cibber. Signed. Marble. Height, 5 ft 9 in. (East Terrace Garden, Windsor Castle.)

Attributed works:

19. Syrinx, by Pietro Francavilla. From the Villa Bracci. Marble. Height, 5 ft 6 in. (East Terrace Garden, Windsor Castle.)

Attributed works:

20. Ceres. Acquired in 1703, and Not from the Villa Bracci. Formerly attributed to Gabriel Cibber. Marble. Height, 4 ft 10 in. (East Terrace Garden, Windsor Castle.)

Attributed works:

21. Venus, by Pietro Francavilla. From the Villa Bracci. Signed and Dated 1600. Marble. Height, 8 ft 7½ in. (Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Conn.)

Attributed works:

22. Apollo, by Pietro Francavilla. From the Villa Bracci. Signed and Dated 1577. Marble. Height, 6 ft. (Kew Gardens.) Figs. 16 to 20, 24 to 26 are Reproduced by Gracious Permission of H. M. The Queen; Fig. 21 by Courtesy of the Wadsworth Atheneum; and Figs. 22 and 23 by Kind Permission of Dr Whinney.

Attributed works:

23. Zephyr, by Pietro Francavilla. From the Villa Bracci. Signed and Dated 1576. Marble. Height, 6 ft. (Kew Gardens.) Figs. 16 to 20, 24 to 26 are Reproduced by Gracious Permission of H. M. The Queen; Fig. 21 by Courtesy of the Wadsworth Atheneum; and Figs. 22 and 23 by Kind Permission of Dr Whinney.

Attributed works:

24. Bacchus. Acquired in 1703, and Not from the Villa Bracci. Marble. (East Terrace Garden, Windsor Castle.) Figs. 16 to 20, 24 to 26 are Reproduced by Gracious Permission of H. M. The Queen; Fig. 21 by Courtesy of the Wadsworth Atheneum; and Figs. 22 and 23 by Kind Permission of Dr Whinney.

Western art unattributed:

25. Vulcan. Acquired in 1703, and Not from the Villa Bracci. (East Terrace Garden, Windsor Castle.) Figs. 16 to 20, 24 to 26 are Reproduced by Gracious Permission of H. M. The Queen; Fig. 21 by Courtesy of the Wadsworth Atheneum; and Figs. 22 and 23 by Kind Permission of Dr Whinney.

Western art unattributed:

26. Orpheus and Apollo. Acquired in 1703, and Not from the Villa Bracci. Marble. (East Terrace Garden, Windsor Castle.) Figs. 16 to 20, 24 to 26 are Reproduced by Gracious Permission of H. M. The Queen; Fig. 21 by Courtesy of the Wadsworth Atheneum; and Figs. 22 and 23 by Kind Permission of Dr Whinney.

Article

Giovanni da Crema and His 'Seated Goddess'

06/1950 | 567 | 92

Pages: 158-161

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Author:

Terni de Gregory, W. (Terni de Gregory, W.; Gregory, Winifred Terni de)

Subjects

artists:

Fonduli, Giovanni Paolo, act. 1574-1592

artists:

Fonduli family

artists:

Fonduli, Agostino, act. 1483, d. 1522

dates:

1450-1499

museums and institutions:

Wallace Collection, London, Great Britain

places:

Italy / Padua / Milan

subjects:

Italian sculpture / Bronzes / Attributions

subjects:

Statuettes / Classical mythology / Goddesses

subjects:

Documents

subjects:

Plaquettes

Illustrations

Attributed works:

10. The Judgment of Paris. Bronze Plaquette, Signed IO F. F. Here Attributed to Giovanni Fonduli da Crema. Diameter, 5.4 cm. (Wallace Collection.)

Attributed works:

11. Ariadne in Naxos. Gilt Bronze Plaquette, Signed IO. F. F. Here Attributed to Giovanni Fonduli da Crema. Diameter, 5.4 cm. (Victoria and Albert Muscum.)

Attributed works:

12. Allegory. Bronze Plaquette Mounted as a Sword Pommel. Signed IO. F. F. Here Attributed to Giovanni Fondulida Crema. Height, 7.6 cm. (Wallace Collection.)

Attributed works:

6. A Seated Goddess, Signed Opus io Cre. Here Attributed to Giovanni Fonduli da Crema. Bronze, Partly Gilt. Height, 20.4 cm. (Wallace Collection.)

Attributed works:

7. Detail of Fig. 8 ( Seated Goddess attr to Giovanni Fonduli da Crema)

Attributed works:

8. Another View of the Same Statuette ( Seated Goddess by Giovanni Fonduli da Crema,

Attributed works:

9. Specimen of Handwriting and Signature of Giovanni Fonduli da Crema, Taken from Contract of 1469. (Archivio di Stato, Padua.)

Article

The Nature Goddess Silk at Durham

10/1946 | 523 | 88

Pages: 241-247

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Author:

Flanagan, J. F. (Flanagan, J. F.)

Subjects

dates:

0600-0699

places:

Persia / England / Durham

subjects:

Textiles / Byzantine art / Silks / Costume

subjects:

Sassanian / Iconography / Animals / Goddesses

subjects:

Cuthbert, Saint

Illustrations

Western art unattributed:

A-Portions of Silk Vestments Found in the Grave of St. Cuthbert. Seventh Century. (Cathedral Library, Durham). The Nature Goddess Silk at Durham

Western art unattributed:

B-Autumn. Section of Pavement Mosaic at Daphne, Antioch. Fourth Century., The Nature Goddess Silk at Durham

Western art unattributed:

Fig. 1. Reconstruction of the Design Motif (Compare Plate A).

Western art unattributed:

Fig. 2. The Larger Duck

Western art unattributed:

Fig. 3. The Weave.

Article

Ancient Nigerian Bronzes-II

10/1941 | 463 | 79

Pages: 120-123+125-126

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Author:

Meyerowitz, Eva L. R. (Meyerowitz, Eva L. R.)

Subjects

places:

Nigeria

subjects:

Nigerian sculpture / Nigerian / Tada

subjects:

Gods / Iconography

subjects:

Gago (Nigerian village chief) / Mandulis (Nubian sun god) / Nubian / Influence

subjects:

Jebba / Goddesses

subjects:

Sculpture / Bronzes / Bronzes

Illustrations

Non-western art unattributed:

Plate I. A-The Gago of Tada. Height 112 cm. (Sacred Hut at Tada). Ancient Nigerian Bronzes-II.

Non-western art unattributed:

Plate I. B-Detail of A.. Ancient Nigerian Bronzes-II.

Non-western art unattributed:

Plate I. C-Female Figure. (Jebba Island). Ancient Nigerian Bronzes-II.

Non-western art unattributed:

Plate I. D-Warrior. (Jebba Island). Ancient Nigerian Bronzes-II.

Non-western art unattributed:

Plate II. A-Elephant. Height, about 60 c. m. (Sacred Hut at Tada). Ancient Nigerian Bronzes-II.

Non-western art unattributed:

Plate II. B-Dwarf. Brass; C-The Large Ostrich. Height, about 132 cm.; D-the Small Ostrich. Height, About 107 cm. (Sacred Hut at Tada). Ancient Nigerian Bronzes-II.

Article

Some Aspects of Adam Elsheimer's Artistic Development

08/1939 | 437 | 75

Pages: 58-60+62-64

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Author:

Hoff, Ursula (Hoff, Ursula)

Subjects

artists:

Elsheimer, Adam

artists:

Dürer, Albrecht

artists:

Bol, Hans

artists:

Leu, Hans, the younger, ca.1490-1531

dates:

1600-1649

places:

Germany / Italy / Rome

sources:

Ovid / Metamorphoses

subjects:

German painting / Classical mythology / Iconography

subjects:

Goddesses / Greek iconography / Juno / Venus / Minerva

subjects:

Ovid / Cephalus / Procris

subjects:

Visual sources / Influence / Italian painting

Illustrations

Attributed works:

Plate I. A-Minerva as a Patroness of Arts, by Adam Elsheimer. About 1600-1605. Copper, 8.3 by 14 cm. (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge). Some Aspects of Adam Elsheimer's Artistic Development

Attributed works:

Plate I. B-Venus and Cupid in a Landscape, by Adam Elsheimer. About 1600-1605. Copper, 8.3 by 14 cm. (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge). Some Aspects of Adam Elsheimer's Artistic Development

Attributed works:

Plate I. C-Cephalus and Procris, Attributed to Hans Leu. Canvas, 86 by 72 cm. (Museum, Basle). Some Aspects of Adam Elsheimer's Artistic Development

Attributed works:

Plate II. A-Cephalus and Procris, by Hans Bol. Signed and Dated 1567. Pen and Ink Drawing, 19.5 by 26.2 cm. (Formerly in the Oppenheimer Collection). Some Aspects of Adam Elsheimer's Artistic Development

Attributed works:

Plate II. B-The Death of Procris, by Adam Elsheimer. About 1600-1605. Copper, 17.2 by 21.6 cm. (Lord Methuen). Some Aspects of Adam Elsheimer's Artistic Development

Article

The Reinstatement of Myron-IV. Athena, Ares and Diomed

03/1930 | 324 | 56

Pages: 147-149+152-154

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Author:

Jenkins, C. K. (Jenkins, C. K.)

Subjects

artists:

Myron

dates:

0499-0400 BC

places:

Rome (historical region) / Greece

subjects:

Greek (ancient) sculpture / Attributions

subjects:

Roman (ancient) sculpture / Copies / Versions

subjects:

Classical mythology / Gods / Goddesses / Athena / Perseus

subjects:

Statues / Reconstruction

subjects:

Greek iconography / Diomed / Ares

works:

Diskobolos

Illustrations

Western art unattributed:

Fig. I. Coin of Amisus, Enlarged. Bronze (British Museum).

Western art unattributed:

Fig. II. Suggested Scheme of Group.

Western art unattributed:

Plate I. A and B-The Athena Albani. Marble. (Villa Albani, Rome); C-Head of Perseus. Marble. (British Museum); D-The Athena Albani. From a Cast; E-Head of Ares. Marble. (Louvre, Paris). The Reinstatement of Myron-IV

Western art unattributed:

Plate II. A and C-Torso of Diomed. Marble, from a Cast. (Palazzo Valentini, Rome); B-"Lucius Verus." Marble. (Vatican Museum, Rome); D-Head of Ares. Marble. (Louvre, Paris); E-Head of Perseus. Marble. (British Museum). The Reinstatement of Myron-IV

Article

Two Phœnician Gold Crowns

03/1929 | 312 | 54

Pages: 138-140

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Author:

Zahn, Robert (Zahn, Robert)

Subjects

collectors and dealers:

Schiller, Baurat

dates:

0799-0700 BC / 0699-0600 BC

places:

Cyprus

places:

Phoenicia (historical region)

subjects:

Metalwork / Phoenician

subjects:

Crowns (headdresses)

subjects:

Collections, Private / Exhibitions

subjects:

Goddesses / Gods / Iconography

Illustrations

Non-western art unattributed:

A-Gold Crown, Phœnician, Eighth-Seventh Century B. C. Circumference 51 cm.; Each Plaque 11.5 by 7.5 cm. (Baurat Schiller Collection, Berlin). Two Phœnician Gold Crowns

Non-western art unattributed:

B-Gold Crown, Phœnician, Eighth-Seventh Century, B. C. Circumference, 49.5 cm.; Each Plaque 11.5 by 6.5 cm. (Baurat Schiller Collection, Berlin). Two Phœnician Gold Crowns

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