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Book Review
Le Peintre du Marsyas de Milan: La majolique historiée à Urbino en 1530
06/2025 | 1467 | 167
Pages: 618–619
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Sani, Elisa Paola (Sani, Elisa Paola)
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Le Peintre du Marsyas de Milan: La majolique historiée à Urbino en 1530 By Greta Kaucher, with contributions by Clara Tortorici and Xavier Pagazani. 352 pp. incl. numerous col. ills. (Feu et Talent, Paris, 2024), €55. ISBN 978–2–49–471602–5 | :
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2. Bowl showing birth scene, by the Milan Marsyas painter. Urbino, c.1530–35. Tin-glazed earthenware, diameter 18.1 cm.; height 9.5 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Book Review
Maioliche italiane del Rinascimento
08/2024 | 1457 | 166
Pages: 877–9
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Mallet, J. V. G. (Mallet, J. V. G.; Mallet, John)
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Maioliche italiane del Rinascimento By Caterina Marcantoni Cherido, with contributions by Timothy Wilson and Andrea Bellieni. 377 pp. incl. numerous col. + b. & w. ills. (Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia, Venice, 2022), €75. ISBN 978–88–9848–888–9. | :
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2. Solomon adoring an idol, by Nicola da Urbino. c.1520–23. Maiolica, diameter 28.4 cm. (Museo Correr, Venice).
Supplement
Recent acquisitions (2016–22) of European works of art at the Detroit Institute of Arts
06/2023 | 1443 | 165
Pages: 677-692
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10. Large circular dish with Diana and Callisto, Nevers Manufactories. c.1660. Faience (tin-glazed earthenware), diameter: 50.8 cm. Bequest of Sidney R. Knafel, T2022.237.2.
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11. Infant St John the Baptist in the wilderness, by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. Between 1665 and 1670. Oil on canvas, 85 by 72 cm. Museum purchase, Robert H. Tannahill Foundation Fund, 2021.270.
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12. Madonna and Child with Sts Ignatius of Loyola, Francis Xavier, Cosmas and Damian, by Andrea Sacchi. 1629. Oil on canvas, 60.5 by 40.3 cm. Gift of the European Paintings Council, 2017.10.
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13. St Peter weeping with keys, by Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri). c.1630–40. Pen and brown (iron gall) ink on laid paper, 24.6 by 19.3 cm. Gift of an anonymous donor, in memory of Edward B. Caulkins Jr, 2016.126.
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14. Study for the Chair of St Peter (Cathedra Petri), workshop of Gian Lorenzo Bernini. c.1657–58. Pen and brown ink and wash with white highlights on laid paper, 50.8 by 33.7 cm. Museum purchase, Ralph H. Booth Bequest Fund, 2018.21.
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15. Garniture of three vases, manufactured by the De Paauw (‘The Peacock’) Manufactory, Delft, under the direction of Petronella van Dijssel. c.1690. Tin-glazed (enamelled) earthenware, 40 by 37.5 cm. Gift of Richard and Joanne Brodie, 2019.160.1–.3.
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16. The archangel Michael defeating Satan, by Acisclo Antonio Palomino de Castro y Velasco. Between 1692 and 1705. Oil on canvas, 208.8 by 146.5 cm. Gift of Colnaghi in honour of Salvador Salort-Pons, 2016.58.
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17. Reading the fate of the Christ Child, by Josefa De Ayala. 1667. Oil on copper, 23 by 29 cm. Museum purchase, Robert H. Tannahill Foundation Fund, 2020.15.
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18. Large platter with Bacchanal scene in the centre with putti and a satyr pushing a wheelbarrow on an ocre niellé ground, manufactured by the Rouen Factories. c.1725. Faience (tin-glazed earthenware), diameter 40 cm. Bequest of Sidney R. Knafel, T2022.237.13.
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19. Madonna and Child, by Giuseppe Maria Mazza. 1685. Hand-modelled terracotta relief in a gilt wood frame, 41.9 by 37.1 cm. Gift of Richard A. and Joanne Brodie in honour of Alan Darr, 2021.28.
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2. St Michael vanquishing the Devil, attributed to the workshop of the Harburg Master. c.1480. Limewood with original gilding and polychromy, 165 by 66 by 40 cm. Museum purchase, Robert H. Tannahill Foundation Fund, with funds from the Visiting Committee for European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, 2020.1.
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20. The sanctuary-basilica of Nuestra Señora del Lledó in Castellón de la Plana, by Juan Conchillos Falco. 1699. Pen and ink and brush and sepia wash, 21.6 by 29.2 cm. Museum purchase, Hill Memorial Fund, 2020.17.
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21. Virgin of solitude, by Luisa Roldán (called La Roldana). 1705. Terracotta, paint, glass and wood, 38.1 by 26 cm. Museum purchase, Funds from the Joseph M. DeGrimme Memorial Fund and Robert H. Tannahill Foundation Fund, 2018.33.
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22. Venus ordering armour for Aeneas at Vulcan’s forge, by Gaetano Gandolfi. c.1775. Oil on canvas, 64.5 by 47.5 by 4.4 cm. Gift of the Elizabeth, Allan & Warren Shelden Fund, 2017.46.
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23. Penitent Magdalene, by Caterina de Julianis. 1717. Polychrome wax, painted paper, glass, tempera on paper and other materials, 26.9 by 27 cm. Museum purchase, Robert H. Tannahill Foundation Fund, 2019.44.
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24. The Doria commode, designed and painted by Lorenzo de Ferrari. c.1737. Carved and gilded walnut with tempera and oil painted decoration and original carved Spanish red broccatello marble top, 91 by 136 by 53 cm. Museum purchase, Jill Ford Murray Fund, Robert H. Tannahill Foundation Fund, and funds from The Visiting Committee for European Sculpture and Decorative Arts in honour of Joanne Brodie, VCESDA Chair 2012–18, 2018.32.
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25. St Benedict of Palermo, attributed to Juan Pascual de Mena. Between 1770 and 1780. Coniferous wood, oil, gold, glass and fibre cord, 175 by 100 by 50 cm. Museum purchase, Jill Ford Murray Fund, 2017.21.
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26. Virgin and Child, by Luis Salvador Carmona. c.1750. Polychrome coniferous wood and glass, 130.8 by 63.5 by 48.3 cm. Museum purchase, Robert H. Tannahill Foundation Fund and Ernest and Rosemarie Kanzler Foundation Fund, 2016.31.
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27. Small sword with koft-gari hilt. Possibly France, c.1770. Hilt: steel with gold inlay; blade: etched and blued steel, 100.3 by 10.8 by 8.9 cm. Museum purchase, Joseph M. de Grimme Memorial Fund, 2022.274.
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28. Soup plate from the Catherine the Great Service (assiette à potage), manufactured by the Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory and gilded by Henry-François Vincent. 1778. Soft-paste porcelain, bleu celeste ground with enamel decoration and gilding, 3.8 by 26.7 cm. Museum purchase, with funds from the Bernard J. Reilly Fund and the Joseph M. de Grimme Memorial Fund, 2017.58.
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29. Carved relief of Marchesa Vittoria Santini Torrigiani, attributed to Giuseppe Maria Bonzanigo. c.1796. Boxwood, fruitwood and ebony, 18.6 by 13.7 by .5 cm. Gift of Richard A. and Joanne Brodie, 2021.251.
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3. Dish with the allegory of Love depicting Giulia and Ottinello, by Francesco Xanto Avelli da Rovigo, possibly in the workshop of Nicola da Urbino. c.1525–27. Tin glazed (enamelled) earthenware, diameter 26.5 cm. Gift of Richard A. and Joanne Brodie, 2021.415.
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30. and 31. Mrs Mary May and her daughters Maria Emilia, Louisa and Sophia Margaret and Mr Joseph May and his sons Thomas Charles, Joseph and John, by Angelica Kauffmann. 1780. Oil on canvas, each 144.4 by 176.5 cm. Museum purchase, Robert H. Tannahill Foundation Fund, 2022.266.1-2.
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32. Los Caprichos, by Francisco Goya. 1796–98, first edition published 1799. Bound set of eighty etchings with aquatint and engraving on laid paper, in original Spanish mottled calfskin-covered pasteboard binding, 31.2 by 21.0 by 2.8 cm. Museum purchase, Ernest and Rosemarie Kanzler Foundation Fund, 2021.268.
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33. Satan, the fallen angel, by Jean-Jacques Feuchère. Modelled 1833, cast 1835. Bronze with a dark brown patina, height 34.9 cm. Museum purchase, Joseph M. de Grimme Memorial Fund and the Visiting Committee for European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, 2018.17.
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34. Bust of Giuseppe Bossi, by Antonio Canova. 1816. Plaster, 94 by 45.7 by 38.1 cm. Museum purchase, Robert H. Tannahill Foundation Fund, 2017.19.
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35. Portrait bust of the duchesse de Berry, by Félicie de Fauveau. 1840. Marble with partial gilding and polychromy, height 60 cm. Museum purchase, Joseph M. de Grimme Memorial Fund, 2022.273.
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36. Coffret à bijoux with the triumph of Amphitrite, by Frédéric-Jules Rudolphi. c.1850. Oxidised and parcel-gilt silver, enamel, coloured glass and pearls, 21.3 by 19.7 by 15.2 cm. Gift of Richard and Joanne Brodie, 2021.296.
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4. Descent from the Cross, by the Master of the Embroidered Foliage. c.1500. Oil on oak panel (cradled), 97.6 by 80.3 cm. Gift of Mr and Mrs Raymond Cracchiolo, 2019.18.
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6. Dish featuring Cupid holding a globe, made by Lyon Manufactories and decorated by Gironimo Tomasi. c.1582–1600. Faience (tin-glazed earthenware), diameter 32.7 cm. Bequest of Sidney R. Knafel, T2022.237.9.
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7. Parade shield for the guard of Archbishop Wolf-Dietrich von Raitenau. Venice, c.1595. Wood, tooled leather, metal leaf, polychromy and varnish, diameter 62.2 cm. Museum purchase, Jill Ford Murray Fund, 2022.5.
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8. Ecce Homo, by Luis de Morales. c.1560–70. Oil on wood panel, 54.6 by 46.4 cm. Museum purchase, Jill Ford Murray Fund and the Robert H. Tannahill Foundation Fund, 2019.41.
Western art unattributed:
1. Crucifixion with the three Marys and others. England, 1440–80. Alabaster with original polychromy and gilding, 53.3 by 25.4 by 5.1 cm. Gift of Richard A. and Joanne Brodie in honour of Alan P. Darr, 2021.112.
Western art unattributed:
5. Reliquary bust of a virgin-martyr, likely a companion of St Ursula. Possibly Castile, c.1530. Softwood with gilding and polychromy, 47 by 43.5 by 19 cm. Gift of Richard A. and Joanne Brodie, 2022.115.
Western art unattributed:
9. David and Goliath. German, c.1600. Polychrome wax, 30 by 21.5 cm. Museum purchase, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Deaccession Fund, 2020.5.
Book Review
The Golden Age of Italian Maiolica-Painting: Catalogue of a Private Collection. By Timothy Wilson
07/2019 | 1396 | 161
Pages: 608-609
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Mallet, J. V. G. (Mallet, J. V. G.; Mallet, John)
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The Golden Age of Italian Maiolica-Painting: Catalogue of a Private Collection By Timothy Wilson. 512 pp. incl. 220 col. + 77 b. & w. ills. (Umberto Allemandi, Turin, 2018), | :
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3. Plate, Michelangelo and Vitruvius and the arms of Paleologo of Monferrato, by Nicola da Urbino. c.1533. Tin-glazed earthenware, diameter 26.2 cm. (Private collection).
Exhibition Review
Sir Richard Wallace: The Collector. The Wallace Collection, London
10/2018 | 1387 | 160
Pages: 858-860
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Hall, Michael (Hall, Michael)
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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).
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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).
Exhibition Review
Xanto. London
04/2007 | 1249 | 149
Pages: 274-275
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Wilson, Timothy (Wilson, Timothy; W., T. H.; W., T.; Wilson, Timothy H.; Thw)
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Xanto. Pottery-painter, Poet, Man of the Italian Renaissance. | institution: Wallace Collection
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51. Hercules and Deianira (Omphale), attributed to Xanto. Made either in Urbino or Gubbio; lustred in the workshop of Maestro Giorgio, Gubbio. 1528. Diameter 27.2 cm. (Museo d’Arte Medievale e Moderna, Arezzo; exh. Wallace Collection, London).
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52. Mars, Venus and Cupid, signed by Xanto in Urbino. 1532. Lustred probably in the workshop of Maestro Giorgio, Gubbio. Diameter 26.2 cm. (British Museum, London; exh. Wallace Collection, London).
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53. The storming of La Goletta, initialled by Xanto. Painted in 1541 in the Urbino workshop of Francesco de Silvano. Diameter c.46 cm. (Private collection, France).
Article
Xanto and Ariosto
05/1990 | 1046 | 132
Pages: 321-327
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Wilson, Timothy (Wilson, Timothy; W., T. H.; W., T.; Wilson, Timothy H.; Thw)
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15. Ruggiero on the Hippogriff, by Francesco Xanto Avelli. Urbino, 1531. Maiolica plate, 45 cm. diameter. (County Museum of Art, Los Angeles).
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16. The massacre of the innocents, by Marco Dente da Ravenna, after Baccio Bandinelli. Engraving, B XIV, p.24, no.21. (British Museum, London).
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17. Detail of the reverse of Fig.1. [Ruggiero on the Hippogriff, by Francesco Xanto Avelli. Urbino, 1531. Maiolica plate, 45 cm. diameter. (County Museum of Art, Los Angeles).]
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18. Orlando and his friends finding the arms of Ruggiero, by Francesco Xanto Avelli. Urbino, 1532. Maiolica plate from the Pucci service, 26.5 cm. diameter. (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge).
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19. Abduction of Helen, by Marcantonio Raimondi, after Raphael. Engraving, B XIV, p.170, no.209. (British Museum, London).
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20. Astolfo in the land of women, by Francesco Xanto Avelli. Urbino, 1532. Maiolica plate from the Pucci service, 26.1 cm. diameter. (British Museum, London).
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21. Astolfo and the Harpies, by Francesco Xanto Avelli. Urbino, 1532. Maiolica dish, 26 cm. diameter. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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22. Fragment of a dish, perhaps with a scene from Ariosto. Attributed to the Master of the Bergantini Bowl. Probably Faenza, c. 1525-30. Maiolica, 14.5 cm. by 20 cm. (Hermitage, Leningrad).
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23. Reverse of Fig.8. [Fragment of a dish, perhaps with a scene from Ariosto. Attributed to the Master of the Bergantini Bowl. Probably Faenza, c. 1525-30. Maiolica, 14.5 cm. by 20 cm. (Hermitage, Leningrad).
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24. Grifone fighting with the people of Damascus, by Francesco Xanto Avelli. Urbino, 1537. Maiolica plate, 27.5 cm. diameter. (Formerly Pringsheim collection).
Short Notice
Xanto's Panels
05/1990 | 1046 | 132
Pages: 346-350
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Lessmann, Johanna (Lessmann, Johanna)
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61. Plaque, painted with the Dream of Astyages, by Francesco Xanto Avelli. 1536. Maiolica, number 1 of a set, 30 by 27.5 cm. (Kunstgerbemuseum Schloss Köpenick, Berlin).
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62. Plaque, painted with the Birth and exposure of Cyrus, by Francesco Xanto Avelli. Maiolica, number 2 of a set, 30 by 27.5 cm. (Formerly Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum; lost in second world war).
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63. Plaque, painted with Cyrus recognised by Astyages as his grandson, by Francesco Xanto Avelli. c. 1536. Maiolica, number 6 of a set, 30.2 by 27.6 cm. (Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum, Brunswick).
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64. Plaque, painted with Cyrus at the conquest of Babylon, by Francesco Xanto Avelli. 1536. Maiolica, number 13 of a set, 30.2 by 27.6 cm. (Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum, Brunswick).
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65. Plaque, painted with Darius the conspirators swearing to kill Horopastes, by Francesco Xanto Avelli. c. 1536. Maiolica, 30 by 28.2 cm. (National Museum, Warsaw).
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66. Plaque, painted with the Marriage of Darius the Great to the daughter of Cyrus, by Francesco Xanto Avelli. c. 1536. Maiolica, number 25 of a set, 30.3 by 28 cm. (Private collection, Italy).
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67. Plaque, painted with Xerxes and his soldiers defiling the temple of Apollo at Delphi, by Francesco Xanto Avelli. 1536. Maiolica, number 34 of a set, 30 by 27.5 cm. (National Museum, Warsaw).
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68. Plaque, painted with Sinon before Priam, attributed to Francesco Xanto Avelli. c. 1536. Maiolica, 30.2 by 27.6 cm. (British Museum, London).
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69. Plaque, painted with the Flight of Aeneas and the death of Creusa, by Francesco Xanto Avelli. c. 1535. 30.2 by 27.6 cm. (Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum, Brunswick).
Publication Received
Francesco Xanto Avelli da Rovigo
12/1989 | 1041 | 131
Pages: 859-860
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C., P. (C., P.)
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Francesco Xanto Avelli da Rovigo | :
Article
In Botega di Maestro Guido Durantino in Urbino
05/1987 | 1010 | 129
Pages: 284-298
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Mallet, J. V. G. (Mallet, J. V. G.; Mallet, John)
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1. Dish (Group I, Cat.1), Painted with The Martyrdom of St Cecilia, by Nicola di Gabriele Sbraga da Urbino, in the Workshop of Guido Durantino, 1528, Diameter 50 cm. (Bargello, Florence). 1a. Detail of the Reverse of Fig.1, Showing the Monogram of Nicola above an Inscription in His Handwriting Stating the Piece Was Made in the Workshop of 'Guido da Castello durante in Urbino 1528'.
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10. Dish (Group V), Painted with King Priam Receiving Helen of Troy, with a Border of Putti, Satyrs and Trophies, after a Drawing by Battista Franco. Here Attributed to Camillo Gatti. Workshop of Guido Durantino. c. 1547, Diameter 41 cm. (Victoria & Albert Museum, London).
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10a. Detail of the Reverse of Fig.10, Showing Capital Lettering Found on Some Other Pieces Attributable to Gatti.
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11. Dish (Group VI, Cat.37), Painted with The 1527 Siege of Rome, Workshop of Guido Durantino. c. 1550, Diameter 44 cm. (Lehman Collection, Metropolitan Museum, New York).
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11a. Detail of the Reverse of Fig.11, Showing an Inscription Stating That the Piece Was Made in the Workshop of Maestro Guido Fontana.
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2. Plate (Group II, Cat.16), from a Service with the Arms of the Connétable Anne de Montmorency, Painted with The Wars and Troubles of the Trojans by Land and Sea, Workshop of Guido Durantino. 1535, Diameter 30 cm. (Victoria & Albert Museum, London).
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2a. Detail of the Reverse of Fig.2. The Same Handwriting Appears on the Pieces Illustrated as Figs.3, 5 and 5a.
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3. Plate (Group II, Cat.13), from the Montmorency Service, Painted with the Daughters of Minyas, Workshop of Guido Durantino. c. 1535, Diameter 25.5 cm. (By Courtesy of the Trustees of the Sir John Soane Museum).
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4. Candlestick (Group II, Cat.3), from the Montmorency Service, View of the Upper Surface of the Pedestal, Painted with Alpheus and Arethusa. Uninscribed Except for the Numeral 16 in Blue Underneath. c. 1535, Diameter 19.5 cm. (Victoria & Albert Museum, London).
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5. Plate (Group II, Cat.27), Painted with Apollo, Daphne and Peneus, Workshop of Guido Durantino. 1535, Diameter 26 cm. (Former Robert Strauss Collection; Photograph Courtesy of Christie's).
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5a. Detail of the Reverse of Fig.5, Showing the Same Handwriting as That in Fig.2a.
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6. Dish (Group III, Cat.32), Painted with Mount Parnassus after Marcantonio Raimondi's Print after Raphael, Workshop of Guido Durantino. c. 1540, Diameter 45.3 cm. (Musée Vivenel, Compiègne).
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6a. Detail of the Reverse of Fig.6, with a Stanza on the Theme of the Difficulty of Ascending Mount Parnassus. This Is the Only Recorded Piece Inscribed Merely with the Name of Maestro Guido Durantino, with No Reference to His Workshop.
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7. Plate (Group IV), Painted with the Hunting of the Calydonian Boar, by Guido Durantino's Son Orazio Fontana. Marked at the Back with Orazio's Monogram. 1544, Diameter 24.1 cm. (British Museum, London).
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7a. Detail of the Reverse of Fig.7, Showing Orazio Fontana's Handwriting and Monogram.
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8. Dish (Group IV, Cat.34), Painted with the Contest between the Muses and the Pierides, after a Print by Caraglio after il Rosso Fiorentino. Monogram of Orazio Fontana on a Rock in the Right-Hand Foreground. Workshop of Guido Durantino. 1542, Diameter 44 cm. (Formerly Schloss-Museum, Berlin, Lost in World War II).
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8a. Detail of the Reverse of Fig.8, Showing the Handwriting of Orazio Fontana (cf. Fig.7a).
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9. Dish (Group V, Cat.35), Painted with the Muses and Pierides, after the Same Print as Fig.8. Here Considered Probably by Camillo Gatti. Workshop of Guido Durantino. c. 1545-50, Diameter 46cm. (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge). Reproduced in Colour on the Front Cover.
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9a. Detail of the Reverse of Fig.9, Showing Handwriting Believed to Be That of Camillo Gatti, Concluding with the Statement That the Piece Was Made in Guido Durantino's Workshop.
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