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Apogeo e fine del Medioevo (La Pittura Medievale a Roma, 312–1431. Corpus VI). Edited by Serena Romano

12/2018 | 1389 | 160

Pages: 1066-1067

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Reviewer:

Gardner, Julian (Gardner, Julian)

Subjects

artists:

Gentile da Fabriano / Masaccio / Masolino da Panicale / Spinello Aretino / Giovanni da Milano / Giottino / Giotto / Taddeo di Bartolo / Lippo Vanni

dates:

1250-1299 / 1300-1399 / 1400-1449

media:

Paintings / Mosaics / Frescoes

patrons:

Nicholas IV, Pope, 1227-1292 / Martin V, Pope, 1368-1431 / Gregory V, Pope, c.972–999 / Urban V, Pope, 1310–1370

places:

Italy / Rome

subjects:

Italian painting / Roman (post-Classical) / Medieval / Panel paintings / Altarpieces / Churches / Monasteries / Tabernacles / Ceilings / Fresco painting / Iconography / Christian iconography / Saints / Jesus Christ / Patronage / Commissions / Colonna family / Orsini family / Papacy / Cardinals / Catalogues

Illustrations

Attributed works:

1. Mosaics on the façade of S. Maria Maggiore, Rome. c.1295. (Archivio Corpus-Atlante; photograph Domenico Ventura).

Book Review

The Art of the Valadiers. Edited by Teresa Leonor M. Vale

08/2018 | 1385 | 160

Pages: 703-705

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Reviewer:

Valeriani, Roberto (Valeriani, Roberto)

Subjects

artists:

Valadier, Andrea / Valadier, Giuseppe / Valadier, Luigi

dates:

1700-1799 / 1800-1849

media:

Drawings

museums and institutions:

Galleria Antichità Alberto di Castro, Rome, Italy / Artemis Group, London, Great Britain

patrons:

Pius VI, Pope, 1717-1799

places:

Italy / Rome

subjects:

Goldsmiths / Workshops (Organisations) / Patronage / Collecting / Orsini family / Dating / Attribution / Albums / Inventories / Heraldry

Illustrations

Attributed works:

7. Three designs for tureen handles with the coat of arms of the Falconieri and Braschi Honesti families, by the Valadier workshop. c.1781. Pen on paper, dimensions unknown. (Alberto di Castro, Rome).

Article

Tommaso de’ Cavalieri, formerly Orsini: Michelangelo’s muse and Medici cousin

08/2015 | 1349 | 157

Pages: 530-532

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Author:

Ruvoldt, Maria (Ruvoldt, Maria)

Subjects

artists:

Michelangelo

dates:

1520-1539

patrons:

Cavalieri, Tommaso de'

subjects:

Medici family / Orsini family / Genealogy / Patronage

Illustrations

Attributed works:

10. Fall of Phaeton, by Giovanni Bernardi da Castel Bolognese. 1533-35 (Walters Art Museum, Baltimore)

Western art unattributed:

8. Coat of arms of Tommaso de'Cavalieri (Archivio Segreto Vaticano, Archivio Della Valle-Del Bufalo, vol.99, fasc.7. Stemmi gentilizzi delle nobili famiglie entrate in Casa della Valle, con alcune notizie circa le med[esim]e, fol.292)

Western art unattributed:

9. Extended Orsini genealogy

Article

The collection of Corradino Orsini

07/2004 | 1216 | 146

Pages: 459-466

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Author:

Sickel, Lothar (Sickel, Lothar)

Subjects

collectors and dealers:

Orsini, Corradino

collectors and dealers:

Orsini family

dates:

1550-1599

patrons:

Orsini family

patrons:

Orsini, Corradino

places:

Italy / Rome

print:

Orsini, Corradino

subjects:

Italian painting / Patronage / Collecting

subjects:

Italian sculpture

Illustrations

Attributed works:

28. Frescos in the loggia of the palace formerly belonging to Corradino Orsini, by Giuseppe Cesari, Cavaliere d'Arpino. c.1594-95. 315 by 565 cm. (Palazzo del Pio Sodalizio dei Piceni, Rome).

Attributed works:

29. St John in the desert, by Ludovico Cigoli. Pen and wash on paper, 13.7 by 9 cm. (Galerie degli Uffizi, Florence).

Attributed works:

30. St John in the desert, by Pietro del Po after Annibale Carracci. Etching, 42.7 by 33.7 cm. (Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica, Rome).

Attributed works:

31. St John in the desert, attributed to Annibale Carracci. 117 by 90.5 cm. (Private collection).

Attributed works:

32. St John in the desert, by Annibale Carracci. c.1597. Chalk on paper, 26.2 by 32.7 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).

Attributed works:

33. The infant Hercules strangling snakes, by Annibale Carracci. c.1597. Panel, 16.4 by 14.6 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).

Attributed works:

34. Venus Cesarini, by Giambologna. c.1583. Marble, 150 cm. high. (U.S. Embassy, Palazzo Margherita, Rome).

Attributed works:

35. Cleopatra, by Christoforo Stati, c.1607. Marble, 125 cm. high. (Dexia Crediop, Rome).

Attributed works:

36. St John in the desert, by Caravaggio. 1602. 125 by 95 cm. (Musei Capitolini, Rome).

Attributed works:

37. St Mary Magdalene in the desert, by Correggio. c.1525. Oil on copper, 29 by 39 cm. (Formerly Gemäldegalerie, Dresden).

Attributed works:

38. Madonna della gatta, after Giulio Romano. Late sixteenth century. Panel, 170 by 149 cm. (S. Maria in Aracoeli, Rome).

Article

Cristofano Allori's 'Judith'

01/1979 | 910 | 121

Pages: 2-10

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Author:

Shearman, John (Shearman, John)

Subjects

artists:

Allori, Cristofano

dates:

1600-1649

museums and institutions:

Royal Collection, (Great Britain)

museums and institutions:

Hampton Court Palace, Surrey, Great Britain

patrons:

Orsini family

places:

Italy / Florence / Rome

sources:

Baldinucci, Filippo

subjects:

Italian painting

subjects:

Judith / Iconography

subjects:

Sources / Versions / Patronage

subjects:

Mazzafirri, Maria di Giovanni

subjects:

Preliminary drawings / Technical analysis

subjects:

Autobiographies / Self-portraits

subjects:

Inscriptions

Illustrations

Attributed works:

1. Judith with the Head of Holofernes, by Cristofano Allori. Signed and Dated 1613. 120.4 by 100.3 cm. (Hampton Court Palace). Reproduced by Gracious Permission of Her Majesty the Queen.

Attributed works:

2. Study for Fig.6 [Judith with the Head of Holofernes], , by Cristofano Allori, [red and white chalks on buff paper]. (Uffizi, Florence, 1501).

Attributed works:

3. Study for Fig.1, [Judith with the Head of Holofernes], by Cristofano Allori, [black and white chalk]. (Uffizi, Florence, 912).

Attributed works:

4. Study for Fig.1, [Judith with the Head of Holofernes], by Cristofano Allori, [red, black and white chalks on blue paper]. (Uffizi, Florence, 7863).

Attributed works:

5. Study for Fig.1, [Judith with the Head of Holofernes], by Cristofano Allori, [black and white chalk on blue paper]. (Uffizi, Florence, 7879).

Attributed works:

6. Judith, by Cristofano Allori. 139 by 116 cm. (Palazzo Pitti, Florence).

Attributed works:

7. Radiograph of Judith, by Cristofano Allori, Illustrated in Fig.1. [ Judith with the Head of Holofernes, by Cristofano Allori. Signed and Dated 1613. 120.4 by 100.3 cm. (Hampton Court Palace). Reproduced by Gracious Permission of Her Majesty the Queen.]

Attributed works:

8. Judith, by Jacopo Ligozzi. (Palazzo Pitti, Florence).

Article

Assisi Revisited: Notes on Recent Observations

08/1975 | 869 | 117

Pages: 511-517

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Author:

Maginnis, Hayden B. J. (Maginnis, Hayden B. J.; Maginnis, Mr.)

Subjects

artists:

Martini, Simone

artists:

Lorenzetti, Pietro

buildings:

Basilica di San Francesco, Assisi, Italy

dates:

1300-1349

patrons:

Orsini family

places:

Italy / Assisi

subjects:

Italian painting / Conservation

subjects:

Attributions / Dating / Composition (artistic arrangement)

Illustrations

Attributed works:

1. Detail from St Martin Refusing to Take up Arms. (St Martin's Chapel, San Francesco, Assisi).

Attributed works:

3. St Michael. (St Martin's Chapel, San Francesco, Assisi).

Attributed works:

6. Frescoed Altar-Piece, by Pietro Lorenzetti. (Left Transept, Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi).

Attributed works:

7. Frescoed Bench, by Pietro Lorenzetti. (Left Transept, Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi).

Attributed works:

8. Frescoed Niche, by Pietro Lorenzetti. (Left Transept, Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi).

Western art unattributed:

2. Donor Figure. (St Nicholas's Chapel, San Francesco, Assisi).

Western art unattributed:

4. Detail of Decorative Border. (St Martin's Chapel, San Francesco, Assisi).

Western art unattributed:

5. Frescoed Altar-Piece. (St Nicholas's Chapel, San Francesco, Assisi).

Western art unattributed:

9. General View of South-East Corner of Left Transept, Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi.

Western art unattributed:

A. Diagram of the Sequence of giornate on the Arches Dividing the Crossing from the Transepts, Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi.

Article

Masolino, Uccello and the Orsini 'Uomini Famosi'

06/1972 | 831 | 114

Pages: 368-375+377-378

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Author:

Mode, Robert L. (Mode, Robert L.)

Subjects

artists:

Masolino da Panicale

artists:

Uccello, Paolo

artists:

Leonardo de'Molinari da Besozzo

dates:

1400-1449

patrons:

Orsini family

places:

Italy / Florence

places:

Rome

places:

Padua / Venice

subjects:

Italian painting / Famous men

subjects:

Lost works

subjects:

Patronage

Illustrations

Attributed works:

15. Tiberius and St John the Baptist, by Leonardo da Besozzo after the Orsini uomini famosi. Ink and Tempera on Parchment, fol. 15r. (Crespi Collection, Milan).

Attributed works:

16. Unidentified Saint, Attributed to Masolino. Sinopia Sketch. (S. Agostino, Empoli.)

Attributed works:

17. Detail from the Conversion of the Emperor's Daughter and the Beheading of St Catherine, by Masolino. Fresco. (S. Clemente, Rome.)

Attributed works:

18. Brutus from the Libro di Giusto, after the Orsini uomini famosi. Silverpoint and Ink, fol. 1v. (Gabinetto Delle Stampe, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Palazzo Corsini, Rome.)

Attributed works:

19. Adam- Tubalcain, by Leonardo da Besozzo after the Orsini uomini famosi (fol. 2r).

Attributed works:

20. Noah-Ninus, by Leonardo da Besozzo after the Orsini uomini famosi (fol. 2v).

Attributed works:

21. Temptation, Detail from Lunette and Frieze, by Paolo Uccello. Sinopia Sketch. (Chiostro Verde, S. M. Novella, Florence.)

Attributed works:

22. St Paul the Hermit, Design Attributed to Paolo Uccello. Mosaic. (S. Marco, Venice.)

Attributed works:

23. Bearded Head, Detail from Clock Face and Surround, by Paolo Uccello. Fresco. (Duomo, Florence.)

Attributed works:

24. 'Turris Babel', by Leonardo da Besozzo after the Orsini uomini famosi (Detail from fol. 2v).

Attributed works:

25. Four Elements, by Leonardo da Besozzo after the Orsini uomini famosi (fol. 1v).

Attributed works:

26. Hercules (Damaged Fragment), Circle of Paolo Uccello. Fresco. (Palazzo Bardi-Serzelli, Florence.)

Attributed works:

27. Abel, from Ms. Varia 102, after the Orsini uomini famosi. Ink and Wash, fol. 10r. (Biblioteca Reale, Turin.)

Attributed works:

28. Nude Youths on Podium, Circle of Paolo Uccello. Leadpoint Drawing, Inv. 11. (Nationalmuseum, Stockholm.)

Attributed works:

29. Detail from Crucifixion, by Masolino and Assistant (Uccello?). Sinopia Sketch. (S. Clemente, Rome.)

Article

Daniele da Volterra and the Orsini Chapel - II

10/1967 | 775 | 109

Pages: 552-559+561

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Author:

Davidson, Bernice F. (Davidson, Bernice F.; Davidson, Bernice)

Subjects

artists:

Daniele da Volterra

artists:

Perino del Vaga

artists:

Michelangelo

artists:

Salviati, Francesco

artists:

Piero della Francesca

buildings:

Cappella Orsini, Trinità dei Monti, Rome, Italy

buildings:

Trinità dei Monti, Rome, Italy

dates:

1520-1549

patrons:

Orsini family

places:

Italy / Rome

subjects:

Italian painting / Patronage

subjects:

Visual sources

subjects:

Formal analysis

subjects:

Preliminary drawings / Composition (artistic arrangement)

subjects:

Jesus Christ: Raising of Lazarus

subjects:

Legend of the True Cross / Helena, Saint

Illustrations

Attributed works:

1. The True Cross Raises a Dead Man, Here Attributed to Daniele da Volterra. Pen and Wash, 29.9 by 34.2 cm. (Kunsthalle, Hamburg: Photograph Courtesy of the Freunde der Kunsthalle.)

Attributed works:

10. Study for the Resurrection of the Dead Man, by Daniele da Volterra. Grey Chalk, 36.4 by 34.7 cm. (Popham-Wilde 262, Royal Library, Windsor Castle.) Reproduced by Gracious Permission of H. M. the Queen.

Attributed works:

11. Study for the Resurrection of the Dead Man, by Daniele da Volterra. Red Chalk, 27.9 by 23.7 cm. (Musée du Louvre.)

Attributed works:

12. Study for the Resurrection of the Dead Man. by Daniele da Volterra. Red Chalk, 36.4 by 26.2 cm. (Musée du Louvre.)

Attributed works:

13. Study for the Orsini Chapel (?), by Daniele da Volterra. Black Chalk, 63.6 by 35.4 cm. (Musée du Louvre.)

Attributed works:

14. Legend of the True Cross, Copy after Daniele da Volterra. Pen and Wash over Black Chalk, 40.2 by 27.9 cm. (Staatliche Graphische Sammlung, Munich.)

Attributed works:

2. Copy after the Vault Stucchi, Orsini Chapel, Trinità dei Monti, Rome. (Kunstbibliothek, Staatliche Museen der Stiftung Preuszischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin.)

Attributed works:

3. Copy after Daniele da Volterra's Frame for the Deposition. (Kunstbibliothek, Staatliche Museen der Stiftung Preuszischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin.)

Attributed works:

4. Detail of a Frieze in the Palazzo Farnese, Rome, by Daniele da Volterra. Photograph Courtesy of the German Institute, Florence.

Attributed works:

5. Design for the Massimi Chapel, by Perino del Vaga. Pen and Wash, 42 by 28.3 cm. (Szépmúvészeti Múzeum, Budapest.)

Attributed works:

6. Engraving by Jan de Bisshop after a Figure from Daniele da Volterra's basamento in the Orsini Chapel. (Reproduced in Reverse.)

Attributed works:

7. Study for the Orsini Chapel (?), by Daniele da Volterra. Black Chalk, 55.7 by 33.7 cm. (Musée du Louvre.)

Attributed works:

8. Engraving by Jan de Bisshop after a Figure from Daniele da Volterra's basamento in the Orsini Chapel. (Reproduced in Reverse.)

Attributed works:

9. The Raising of Lazarus, by Perino del Vaga. Fresco. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London.)

Article

Daniele da Volterra and the Orsini Chapel - I: The Chronology and the Altar-Piece

09/1967 | 774 | 109

Pages: 498-507+509

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Author:

Hirst, Michael (Hirst, Michael)

Subjects

artists:

Daniele da Volterra

artists:

Sodoma

artists:

Michelangelo

buildings:

Trinità dei Monti, Rome, Italy

buildings:

Cappella Orsini, Trinità dei Monti, Rome, Italy

dates:

1520-1549

patrons:

Orsini, Elena

patrons:

Orsini family

places:

Italy / Rome

subjects:

Italian painting / Patronage

subjects:

Jesus Christ: Deposition

subjects:

Dating / Altarpieces

subjects:

Preliminary drawings / Visual sources

Illustrations

Attributed works:

10. The Descent from the Cross, by Daniele da Volterra. Fresco Transferred to Leather. (SS. Trinità dei Monti, Rome.)

Attributed works:

11. Study for the Descent from the Cross, by Daniele da Volterra. Red Chalk, 36.2 by 33.3 cm. (Cabinet des Dessins, Louvre.)

Attributed works:

12. Study for the Descent from the Cross, by Daniele da Volterra. Black Chalk, 61.9 by 44.5 cm. (Cabinet des Dessins, Louvre.)

Attributed works:

13. Study for the Ulignano Altar-Piece, by Daniele da Volterra. Black Chalk, 44.4 by 27.2 cm. (Gabinetto dei Disegni, Florence.)

Attributed works:

14. Study for the Descent from the Cross, by Daniele da Volterra. Red Chalk, 40 by 28.1 cm. (Cabinet des Dessins, Louvre.)

Attributed works:

15. Study for the Descent from the Cross, by Daniele da Volterra. Black Chalk, 50.1 by 43.7 cm. (Cabinet des Dessins, Louvre.)

Attributed works:

16. Study for the Descent from the Cross, by Daniele da Volterra. Red Chalk, 55 by 21.2 cm. (Cabinet des Dessins, Louvre.)

Attributed works:

17. Study of a Seated Man, by Daniele da Volterra. Black Chalk, 48.6 by 33.2 cm. (Cabinet des Dessins, Louvre.) 18. Study for the Descent from the Cross, by Daniele da Volterra. Red Chalk, 37.8 by 39.2 cm. (Cabinet des Dessins, Louvre.)

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