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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).
Article
Innovation and empiricism: Delacroix’s ‘Taking of Constantinople by the Crusaders’
12/2022 | 1437 | 164
Pages: 1196-1209
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Lee, Simon (Lee, Simon)
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1. Taking of Constantinople by the Crusaders, by Eugène Delacroix. 1840. Oil on canvas, 410 by 498 cm (Musée du Louvre, Paris; Bridgeman Images).
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10. Sketch for the Taking of Constantinople, by Eugène Delacroix. c.1839–40. Oil on canvas, 33 by 41 cm. (Musée Condé, Chantilly).
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11. Sketch for the Taking of Constantinople, here attributed to Eugène Delacroix. 1840. Oil on canvas, 65 by 81 cm. (Private collection; photograph courtesy of Collins Fine Art Ltd, New York).
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12. Drawing for the Taking of Constantinople, by Eugène Delacroix. c.1839–40. Graphite on paper, 20.7 by 33.8 cm. (Département des Arts Graphiques, Musée du Louvre, Paris, RF 42753).
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2. Louis-Philippe and the royal family visit the Salles des croisades at Versailles, July 1844, by Prosper Lafaye. 1844. Canvas, 61 by 86.5 cm (Musés des châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon).
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3. Detail of Fig.1, showing the group of the old man, woman and child.
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4. Detail of Fig.1, showing the group of Baudouin and the mounted crusaders.
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5. Detail of Fig.1, showing the group of women.
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6. Detail of Fig.1, showing a soldier assaulting an old man.
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7. Ptolemais delivered to Philippe-Auguste and Richard the Lionheart of England, 11th or 12th July 1191, by Merry-Joseph Blondel. 1840. Oil on canvas, 406 by 494 cm. (Grande Salle, Salles des croisades, Château de Versailles; Bridgeman Images).
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8. Detail of Fig.1, showing the reflection in the lid of the gold casket.
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9. Drawing for the Taking of Constantinople, by Eugène Delacroix. c.1839-40. Graphite on paper, 18.1 by 27.8 cm. (Département des Arts Graphiques, Musée du Louvre, Paris, RF 9368).
Article
Cross-cultural diplomacy: a Safavid shield in the Medici armoury
10/2022 | 1435 | 164
Pages: 968-975
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Rokhgar, Negar Sarah (Rokhgar, Negar Sarah)
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4. Detail of the painted ceiling in the Sala dell’Armeria (Room 21), Gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence, depicting a Persian soldier by Ludovico Buti. 1588–89. (Photograph the author).
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6. Medusa, by Caravaggio. 1595–98. Oil on canvas applied on a wooden shield, 60 by 55 cm. (Gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence).
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1. Shield. Persia, late 16th century. Gold damascened steel, Indian cane, silk, mother-of-pearl, leather and velvet, diameter 64.5 cm. (Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence).
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2. Detail of Fig.1, showing figures serving food to an authority on a higher seat.
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3. Detail of Fig.1, showing men on horseback and on foot using spears and arrows to hunt lions.
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5. Silk fragment with a figured motif. Yazd, Persia, late 16th or early 17th century. Silk lampas, 70.5 by 36 cm. (Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence).
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7. Shield. Persia, 17th century. Indian cane covered with silk, metal umbo painted in black with golden arabesque engravings and originally embellished with turquoises and other precious stones, 20 by 62 cm. (Palazzo Ducale, Venice).
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8. Tray with a scene of lovers in a pavilion. Gujarat, late 16th or early 17th century. Mother-of-pearl and lacquer on wood, diameter 43.5 cm. (Aga Khan Museum, Toronto).
Book Review
Tomb and Temple Re-imagining the Sacred Buildings of Jerusalem
04/2019 | 1393 | 161
Pages: 345-346
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Milner, Lesley (Milner, Lesley)
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Tomb and Temple: Re-imagining the Sacred Buildings of Jerusalem Edited by Robin Griffith-Jones and Eric Fernie. | :
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2. The Temple Church, London, showing the rotunda (1162), looking north. (Photograph Christopher Wilson).
Book Review
Romanesque and the Mediterranean. Edited by Rosa Bacile and John McNeill
09/2018 | 1386 | 160
Pages: 798-799
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Vernon, Clare (Vernon, Clare)
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2. Oliphant, Italy. Eleventh to twelfth century. Ivory, length 66 cm. (National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh).
Book Review
Illuminated Crusader Histories for Philip the Good of Burgundy, E.J. Moodey
10/2013 | 1327 | 155
Pages: 706-707
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Inglis, Erik (Inglis, Erik)
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Publication Received
The art of the Crusaders in the Holy Land, 1099–1291
09/2010 | 1290 | 152
Pages: 621
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James, Liz (James, Liz)
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The art of the Crusaders in the Holy Land, 1099–1291 | author: Folda, Jaroslav
Book Review
Crusader Art in the Holy Land, from the Third Crusade to the Fall of Acre, 1187–1291
08/2007 | 1253 | 149
Pages: 556
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Cormack, Robin (Cormack, Robin)
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Crusader Art in the Holy Land, from the Third Crusade to the Fall of Acre, 1187–1291 | author: Folda, Jaroslav
Article
A Crusader Painting of St George: 'maniera greca' or 'lingua franca'?
03/1984 | 972 | 126
Pages: 132-139+141
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Cormack, Robin (Cormack, Robin)
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Mihalarias, Stavros (Mihalarias, Stavros)
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Western art unattributed:
2. St George and the Young Man of Mitylene. Tempera on Linen on Panel, 26.3 by 18.5 cm. (Private Collection, Currently on Loan to the British Museum).
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3. St Sergios. Panel, 29 by 27 cm. (Monastery of St Catherine, Sinai).
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4. Sts Theodore (?) and Demetrios: Panel, 23.8 by 16.1 cm. (Monastery of St Catherine, Sinai).
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5. Sts Theodore and George. Panel, 32.5 by 22.2 cm. (Monastery of St Catherine, Sinai).
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6. Solomon Inspired by Holy Wisdom (Frontispiece to Proverbs). Folio 307 Recto, Arsenal Bible. (Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, Paris, 5211).
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7. Sts Victor, Menas and Vincent. Panel, 48.1 by 35 cm. (Monastery of St Catherine, Sinai).
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8. St George and the Young Man of Mitylene. Panel. (Monastery of St Catherine, Sinai).
Book Review
Miniature Painting in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem
06/1958 | 663 | 100
Pages: 219
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Dodwell, C. R. (Dodwell, C. R.; Dodwell, Reginald)
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Miniature Painting in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem | author: Buchthal, Hugo
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