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Velázquez in Fraga: a new hypothesis about the portraits of El Primo and Philip IV
09/2012 | 1314 | 154
Pages: 620-625
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Author:
Johnson, Don H. (Johnson, Don H.)
Author:
Johnson, C. Richard, Jr. (Johnson, C. Richard, Jr.)
Author:
Pérez d'Ors, Pablo (Pérez d'Ors, Pablo )
Subjects
artists:
Velázquez, Diego
dates:
1640-1649
museums and institutions:
Frick Collection, New York, United States / Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, Spain
patrons:
Philip IV, King of Spain, 1605-1665
print:
Velázquez, Diego
subjects:
Portraits / Spanish painting / Technical analysis / Collections, Public / Scientific analysis / Radiographs / Identification / Dwarfs
Illustrations
Attributed works:
10. Portrait of a dwarf, here proposed to be El Primo (rather than Sebastián de Morra), by Diego Velázquez. Here dated 1644. Canvas, 106 by 81 cm. (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid).
Attributed works:
11. Authors’ drawing based on the X-radiograph of Fig.10, showing the area of original canvas.
Attributed works:
12. Weave density maps by Thread Count Automation Project of vertically oriented threads of Figs.9 (below) and 10 (above).
Attributed works:
13. Diego de Acedo, by Diego Velázquez. c.1644. Canvas, 107 by 82 cm. (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid).
Attributed works:
14. Portrait of a dwarf, here proposed to be El Primo (rather than Sebastián de Morra), by the workshop of Diego Velázquez. c.1644. Canvas, 103 by 82 cm. (Private collection; courtesy of Christie’s).
Attributed works:
9. Philip IV, by Diego Velázquez. 1644. Canvas, 133.3 by 101.6 cm. (Frick Collection, New York).
Article
Art collecting in Philip II’s Spain: the role of Gonzalo de Liaño, king’s dwarf and Gentleman of the Bedchamber: part I
10/2006 | 1243 | 148
Pages: 660-665
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Author:
Kubersky-Piredda, Susanne (Kubersky-Piredda, Susanne)
Author:
Salort Pons, Salvador (Salort Pons, Salvador; Pons, Salvador Salort)
Subjects
dates:
1550-1599
patrons:
Philip II, King of Spain, 1527-1598
patrons:
Francesco I, Grand Duke of Tuscany, 1541-1587
places:
Spain / Italy
print:
Collecting
print:
Philip II, King of Spain, 1527-1598
subjects:
Collecting / Collections / Royalty / Spanish / Acquisitions / Italian painting / Diplomacy / Dwarfs / Correspondence
subjects:
Liaño, Gonzalo de
Illustrations
Attributed works:
04. Copy of the Annunciation in SS. Annunziata, Florence, by Alessandro Allori. 1584. Canvas, 263 by 345 cm. (Upper cloister, El Escorial).
Attributed works:
2. The Holy Family with Sts Anne and Francis of Paola, by Alessandro Allori. 1585. Canvas, 263 by 201 cm. (Museo del Prado, Madrid).
Attributed works:
3. Madonna and Child with St Anne, by Alessandro Allori. c.1585. Pencil on paper, 46.7 by 36.2 cm. (Gabinetto dei Disegni e Stampe degli Uffizi, Florence).
Western art unattributed:
1. Façade of the Colegio Menor de Mínimos de San Francisco de Paola o de Santa Ana, Alcalá de Henares. Late sixteenth century. (Photograph by Salvador Salort).
Short Notice
Johann Gersmueter's Portrait of a Dwarf of the Farnese Court
03/1992 | 1068 | 134
Pages: 179
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Author:
Bertini, Giuseppe (Bertini, Giuseppe)
Subjects
artists:
Gersmuter, Johann
dates:
1600-1649
museums and institutions:
Galleria Nazionale di Parma, Parma, Italy
patrons:
Farnese family
places:
Italy / Parma
subjects:
Italian painting / Portraits / Dwarfs / Flemish painting
Illustrations
Attributed works:
31. Portrait of the Dwarf Giangiovetta, by Johann Gersmueter. 159 by 115 cm. (Galleria Nazionale, Parma).
Exhibition Review
Prado. Madrid
11/1986 | 1004 | 128
Pages: 851-853
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Reviewer:
Mallory, Nina Ayala (Mallory, Nina Ayala; Ayala Mallory, Nina)
Subjects
artists:
Hamen y León, Juan van der
dates:
1980-1989
museums and institutions:
Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, Spain
places:
Spain / Madrid
subjects:
Spanish painting / Dwarfs
subjects:
Exhibitions / Reviews
Illustrations
Attributed works:
89. Portrait of a Dwarf, by Juan van der Hamen y León. 122 by 87 cm. (Prado, Madrid).
Attributed works:
90. The Bearded Woman Magdalena Ventura and Her Husband, by Jusepe de Ribera. 1631. 196 by 127 cm. (Fundación Casa Ducal de Lerma, Toledo).
Attributed works:
91. Francisco Lezcano, 'El niño de Vallecias', by Velázquez. 107 by 83 cm. (Prado, Madrid).
Attributed works:
92. Portrait of the Infanta Isabel Clara Eugenia with Magdalena Ruíz, by Sánchez Coello. 207 by 129 cm. (Prado, Madrid).
Article
A Bronze by Giovanni Bologna and a Painting by Bronzino
12/1956 | 645 | 98
Pages: 439-445
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Author:
Holderbaum, James (Holderbaum, James)
Subjects
artists:
Giambologna
artists:
Bronzino, Agnolo
artists:
Lorenzo di Giovanfrancesco della Nera
artists:
Cioli, Valerio di Simone
artists:
Daniele da Volterra
dates:
1550-1599
places:
Italy / Florence
sources:
Varchi, Benedetto, 1503-1565
subjects:
Italian painting / Italian sculpture
subjects:
Sitters
subjects:
Bronzes
subjects:
Paragone (concept)
subjects:
Dwarf Morgante
subjects:
Disabled / Dwarfs / Iconography
subjects:
Della Casa, Giovanni, 1503-1556
subjects:
Fountains
Illustrations
Attributed works:
26. The Dwarf Morgante, by Giovanni Bologna, on a Dragon by Lorenzo della Nera. Bronze. (Museo Nazionale, Florence.)
Attributed works:
27. Back View of the Bronze Reproduced in Fig.26. [The Dwarf Morgante, by Giovanni Bologna, on a Dragon by Lorenzo della Nera. Bronze. (Museo Nazionale, Florence.)]
Attributed works:
28. The Dwarf Morgante, by Valerio Cioli (Before Restoration). Marble. (Boboli Gardens, Florence.)
Attributed works:
29. The Dwarf Morgante, by Agnolo Bronzino. Canvas. (Uffizi Store Rooms, Florence.)
Attributed works:
30. Obverse of Fig.29, Completely Repainted in the Seventeenth Century. [The Dwarf Morgante, by Agnolo Bronzino.]