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Exhibition Review
Faire parler les pierres: Sculptures médiévales de Notre-Dame
03/2025 | 1464 | 167
Pages: 268–70
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Williamson, Paul (Williamson, Paul)
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Faire parler les pierres: Sculptures médiévales de Notre-Dame Musée de Cluny – Musée national du Moyen Âge, Paris 19th November 2024–16th March 2025 | :
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4. Bearded head. c.1230. Painted limestone, 21 by 20 by 18 cm. (Inrap, Paris; exh. Musée de Cluny, Paris).
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5. Corner block with Aaron(?). c.1230. Painted limestone, 80 by 56 by 40 cm. (Inrap, Paris; exh. Musée de Cluny, Paris).
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6. Jamb figure of St Paul. c.1145. Limestone, 135 by 45 by 36 cm. (Musée de Cluny, Paris).
Article
No sorrow like unto my sorrow: Philip the Bold, the Great Cross at Champmol and the Battle of Nicopolis
10/2024 | 1459 | 166
Pages: 997–1027
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Nash, Susie (Nash, Susie)
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1. David and Jeremiah on the Well of Moses (base of the Great Cross), by Claus Sluter and workshop. 1395–1404. Asnières stone with traces of gilding and polychromy, height approx.5 m. from ground level. (Chartreuse de Champmol, Dijon; photograph the author).
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10. Detail of the Well of Moses, showing the scroll held by David. (Photograph the author).
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11. Detail of the Well of Moses, showing the scroll held by Jeremiah. (Photograph the author).
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12. Detail of the Well of Moses, showing the angel over the left shoulder of Jeremiah. (Photograph the author).
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13. Mourner from the tomb of Philip the Bold. Completed by 1411. Alabaster, height 41 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon; photograph the author).
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14a–d. Details of the Well of Moses showing the scrolls held by (a) Zechariah, (b) Isaiah, (c) Daniel and (d) Moses. (Photographs the author).
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15. Crucifixion, fol.17 of the Biblia Pauperum. Northern Netherlands, c.1395–1400. Illumination on parchment. (British Library, London, Kings MS 5; Alamy Stock Photo).
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16. Ring with a portrait of John the Fearless. Paris, c.1410. Gold, agate(?), jet, emerald and ruby, 2.3 by 1.5 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; © GrandPalaisRmn; Jean-Gilles Berizzi).
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17. Detail of the Well of Moses, showing the angel between Daniel and Isaiah.
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19. Jeremiah and Peter, fol.2r of the Petites Heures of Jean de Berry. Paris, c.1375–90. Illumination on parchment. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, MS Lat.18014; photograph BnF).
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2. Daniel and Isaiah on the Well of Moses (base of the Great Cross). (Photograph the author).
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20. Prophet Micah, fol.29v of the Psalter of Jean de Berry by André Beauneveu. Illumination on parchment. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, MS Fr.13091; photograph BnF).
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22a–c. Details of the Well of Moses, showing (a) David’s robe and tassels; (b) Daniel’s sleeves, robe and belt; and (c) Isaiah’s bag, belt and robe. (Photographs the author).
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23 a–c. Details of the Well of Moses, showing (a) Daniel, (b) Isaiah and (c) Jeremiah’s shoes. (Photograph the author).
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24. Detail of the Well of Moses, showing the pocket and hem on David’s robe. (Photograph the author).
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25. Detail of the Well of Moses, showing the pattern of Isaiah’s robe. (Photograph the author).
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27. Detail of the Well of Moses, showing the pseudo-Arabic script on edge of Jeremiah’s robe. (Photograph the author).
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28. Virgin and Child with Butterflies, attributed to Jean Malouel. c.1410. Oil on cloth, 107.5 by 80.9 cm. (Gemäldegalerie, Berlin).
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29. Portal of Chartreuse de Champmol, by Claus Sluter and workshop. 1389–98. Asnières stone. (Chartreuse de Champmol, Dijon).
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3. Reconstruction of two views of the Great Cross. (Drawings by Matilde Grimaldi; © the author).
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30. Detail of Fig.29, showing prophets on corbels below St John the Baptist.
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31. Detail of Fig.29, showing prophets on corbels below St Catherine.
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32 a–c. Details of the Well of Moses, showing the ermine on the robes of (a) David, (b) Jeremiah and (c) Zechariah. (Photograph the author).
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33. Trinity with the last communion and martyrdom of St Denis, by Jean Malouel and Henry Bellechose. Begun 1398, completed 1416. Oil on panel transferred to canvas, 162 by 211 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; photograph RMN-Louvre; Tony Querrec).
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34. The crosses or ‘Montjoies’ of St Denis. French, 17th century. Ink on paper. (BnF Cabinet d’Estamps, Paris, Est. coll. Lallement de Betz, Vx 16 fol.115).
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35. Fol.64 of the Grandes Heures of Philip the Bold. 1370s. (Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique, Brussels, MS 11035–37).
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36. Fols.226v–227r of the Grandes Heures of Philip the Bold. 1370s. (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, MS 3-1954).
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37. Detail of the Well of Moses, showing the text in Jeremiah’s open book. (Photograph the author).
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38. Detail of the Well of Moses, showing the sunburst motif in tin relief moulding behind the angel between David and Moses. (Photograph the author).
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39. Detail of the Well of Moses, showing the remains of painted sunbursts around circular coats of arms on the pillar. (Photograph the author)
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4. View of the Chartreuse de Champmol, by Aimé Piron. 1686. (Portfueille de la Chartreuse; Bibliotheque Municipale, Dijon).
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40. The Well of Moses, by Emile Sagot. 1839. Engraving, 42 by 36 cm. (BnF Cabinet d’Estamps, Paris, Est.H 117 558 Va21 topographie).
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41. Oak, hawthorn and hops forming the vault in tower of Jean sans Peur, Hôtel d’Artois, Paris. 1408–11. (Photograph the author).
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42. Detail of the Well of Moses, showing the thistle on the corbel below Jeremiah. (Photograph the author).
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43. Votive reliquary of Charles the Bold, by Gerard Loyet. 1467–71. Gold and enamel, 53 by 32 by 17.5 cm. (Cathedral Treasury, Liège).
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44. Detail of the Well of Moses, showing showing the span of the well; the original viewing distance would be outside the brick walls. (Photograph the author).
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5. View of building constructed in 1638 around the Well of Moses. (Chartreuse de Champmol, Dijon; photograph the author).
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6. Massacre of the prisoners after the battle of Nicopolis, fol.607v of Chroniques de Froissart, Bruges, c.1460. Illumination on parchment. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, MS Fr.2646).
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7. Payment of the ransom to Bayezid, fol.267v of the Passages oultremer de Sébastien Mamerot by Jean Colombe. c.1474–75. Illumination on parchment. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, S Fr.5594).
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8. Detail of the Well of Moses, showing the book and scroll held by Jeremiah. (Photograph the author).
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9. Pietà, by Enguerrand Quarton. c.1450. Oil on panel, 163 by 219 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; © GrandPalaisRmn; René-Gabriel Ojeda).
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18. Tile showing sheep sheltering under a tree. Burgundian, c.1385–90. Glazed terracotta with engobe decoration, 13 by 13 cm. (Germolles Chateau; photograph the author).
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21. Detail of the Calvary of Philip the Bold showing Christ at the column with prophets. Paris, 1403. Gold, enamel and precious stones. (Cathedral Treasury, Esztergom; photograph Attila Mudrák).
Book Review
Gustave Moreau: Le Moyen Âge Retrouvé
08/2024 | 1457 | 166
Pages: 874–5
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Cooke, Peter (Cooke, Peter)
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Gustave Moreau: Le Moyen Âge Retrouvé By Lilie Fauriac, Marie-Cécile Forest and Emmanuelle Macé, with contributions by Charlotte Denoël, Maxence Hermant and Isabelle Saint-Martin. 256 pp. incl. 202 col. ills. (Musée Gustave Moreau, Paris, and Éditions El Viso, Paris, 2023), €39. ISBN 978–84–12–67461–3. | :
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14. Ange voyageur, by Gustave Moreau. Watercolour on vellum, 31 by 24 cm. (Musée Gustave Moreau, Paris).
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15. St Cecilia, by Gustave Moreau. Watercolour on vellum, 69.5 by 41 cm. (Musée Gustave Moreau, Paris).
Book Review
A Merchant of Ivory in 16th-Century Paris: The Estate Inventory of Chicart Bailly
07/2024 | 1456 | 166
Pages: 751–2
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Williamson, Paul (Williamson, Paul)
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A Merchant of Ivory in 16th-Century Paris: The Estate Inventory of Chicart Bailly By Katherine Baker. 360 pp. incl. 53 col. ills (Brill, Leiden, 2023), €114. ISBN 978–90–04–53468–1. | :
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4. Reverse of Fig.3.
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3. Tabernacle polyptych with the Virgin and Child and scenes of the Life of the Virgin and the Infancy of Christ. Southern Netherlands, c.1440–70 or Paris, c.1530. Ivory, wood and bone, height 71 cm. (Castello Sforzesco, Milan).
Book Review
French Gothic Ivories: Material Theologies and the Sculptor’s Craft
06/2024 | 1455 | 166
Pages: 650–651
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Speakman, Naomi (Speakman, Naomi)
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French Gothic Ivories: Material Theologies and the Sculptor’s Craft By Sarah M. Guérin. 334 pp. incl. numerous col. + b. & w. ills. (Cambridge University Press, 2022), £90. ISBN 978–1–316–51100–8. | :
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2. Descent from the cross, central part of Deposition. c.1260–70. Ivory, height 20 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; Bridgeman Images).
Article
Italians in Avignon in the late fourteenth century: in search of the painters
01/2024 | 1450 | 166
Pages: 38–43
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Castelnuovo, Guido (Castelnuovo, Guido)
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1. Virgin of humility, by Simone Martini. 1341. Fresco. (Musée du Palais des Papes, Avignon; formerly in the porch of the cathedral, Notre-Damedes- Doms, Avignon; Bridgeman Images).
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2. Adoration of the Cross (Pérussis altarpiece), by an artist in the circle of Nicolas Froment. 1480. Three panels, each 138.4 by 58.4 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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3. Anglic Grimoard kneeling before the Virgin and Child (from the Terrier of Anglic Grimoard), by Bernard of Toulouse and Marie. 1366–68. Illumination on parchment, 44.5 by 34.5 cm. (Archives départementales de Vaucluse, Avignon, MS 1.G.10, fol.unnumbered).
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4. Madonna della Misericordia, by Enguerrand Quarton. c.1452. Oil on panel, 66 by 187 cm. (Musée Condé, Chantilly; Bridgeman Images).
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5. Detail of Prophets, by Matteo Giovannetti. 1353. Fresco. (Great Audience, Papal Palace, Avignon; Bridgeman Images).
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6. A detail of the frescos in the Cardini Chapel, Saint-Didier, Avignon. c.1360–65. (Photograph Zoë Opačić).
Book Review
La coupe de sainte Agnès (France – Espagne – Angleterre)
02/2023 | 1439 | 165
Pages: 204-206
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Cordez, Philippe (Cordez, Philippe)
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La coupe de sainte Agnès (France – Espagne – Angleterre) By Neil Stratford. 175 pp. incl. 126 col. ills. (Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, Paris, 2022), €35. ISBN 978–2–87754–681–2. | :
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2. Royal Gold Cup. France, 1375–80. Gold, enamel and pearls, height 23.6 cm. (British Museum, London).
Article
A museum asserts its identity: the reopening of the Musée de Cluny
10/2022 | 1435 | 164
Pages: 1000-1007
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Gajewski, Alexandra (Gajewski, Alexandra)
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2. Installation view of Room 13 of the Musée de Cluny. (Musée de Cluny - musée national du Moyen Âge, Paris; photograph Alexis Paoli, OPPIC).
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3. The Hôtel de Cluny from rue Du Sommerand, by Léon et Lévy. 1864–73. (École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris; photograph © Beaux-Arts de Paris, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / image Beaux-Arts de Paris).
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4. The room of François I in the Hôtel de Cluny. 1840. Print. (Musée de Cluny, Musée National du Moyen Âge, Paris; photograph © RMN-Grand Palais (Musée de Cluny - Musée National du Moyen Âge) / musée Cluny).
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5. The thermes of the Musée de Cluny and the entrance hall designed by Bernard Desmoulin. (Musée de Cluny - Musée National du Moyen Âge, Paris; photograph M. Denancé).
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6. Plan of the of the ground floor of the Musée de Cluny. (After Bernard Desmoulin).
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7. North wall of the frigidarium, Musée de Cluny. c.1880. Watercolour on paper. (Musée de Cluny, Musée National du Moyen Âge, Paris; photograph © RMN-Grand Palais (Musée de Cluny - Musée national du Moyen Âge) / Franck Raux).
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8. Installation view of Room 9 of the Musée de Cluny. (Photograph Alexandra Gajewski).
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9. Installation view of Room 21 of the Musée de Cluny. (Photograph Alexandra Gajewski).
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1. Octagonal table. c.1480. Oak, height 75 cm. (Musée de Cluny, Musée National du Moyen Âge, Paris; photograph © RMN-Grand Palais (Musée de Cluny - Musée National du Moyen Âge) / Gérard Blot).
Exhibition Review
Medieval Treasures from the Glencairn Museum
10/2022 | 1435 | 164
Pages: 1011-1013
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Boeye, Kerry Paul (Boeye, Kerry Paul)
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Medieval Treasures from the Glencairn Museum Philadelphia Museum of Art 25th June 2022–Autumn 2023 | :
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6. St Peter. Italy (Ravenna?), c.500. Ivory, 14 by 9 cm. (Glencairn Museum, Bryn Athyn, Philadelphia; exh. Philadelphia Museum of Art).
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4. Flight into Egypt. French, 1140–44. Stained and painted glass, 52 by 50 cm. (Glencairn Museum, Bryn Athyn, Philadelphia; exh. Philadelphia Museum of Art).
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5. Capital from the cloister of Saint-Guilhelmle- Désert. 1175– 1200. Limestone, height 27.9 cm. (Glencairn Museum, Bryn Athyn, Philadelphia; exh. Philadelphia Museum of Art).
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The Politics of Sanctity: Figurative Sculpture at Selles-sur-Cher
06/2022 | 1431 | 164
Pages: 621-633
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Luxford, Julian (Luxford, Julian)
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The Politics of Sanctity: Figurative Sculpture at Selles-sur-Cher By Deborah Kahn. 272 pp. incl. 200 col. + 40 b. & w. ills. (Harvey Miller, Turnhout, 2020), €125. ISBN 978–1–912554–36–2. | :
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2. Figurative frieze on the exterior east end of Saint-Eusice, Selles-sur-Cher (Loir-et-Cher).
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