Kunstkammer: Early Modern Art
and Curiosity Cabinets in the Holy
Roman Empire
By Jeffrey Chipps Smith. 319 pp. incl. 179 col.
+ 10 b. & w. ills. (Reaktion Books, London,
2022), £35. ISBN 978–1–78914–612–7. |
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Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
3. Cabinet of Archduke Ferdinand II.
Nuremberg or Mantua, c.1582. Ebony,
maple, walnut and silver, 75 by 62 by 45 cm.
(Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna).
75. Study of a seated nude man, by Jacob Jordaens (British Museum, London; exh. Koninklijke Musea voor Schone Kunsten van België, Brussels)
Attributed works:
76. Seated nude man seen from behind in two different poses, here attributed to Arnout Vinckenborch (Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt; exh. Koninklijke Musea voor Schone Kunsten van België, Brussels)
Attributed works:
77. Homage to Ceres, by Jacob Jordaens (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid; exh. Koninklijke Musea voor Schone Kunsten van België, Brussels)
63. Thoughts are free, by Susan Hiller. 2011–12. Interactive audio sculpture dispersed on 5 sites, jukeboxes and CDs, dimensions variable. (Courtesy of the artist and Timothy Taylor Gallery, London; exh. dOCUMENTA (13), Kassel).
Attributed works:
64. Rushes, by Clemens von Wedemeyer. 2012. Synchronised 3-channel HD film installation, 27 min. (Exh. dOCUMENTA (13), Kassel).
Attributed works:
65. Observations, by Roman Ondák. 1995/2011. 120 cuttings from a book, grouped in 72 frames, each cutting between 4.9 by 5.2 cm. and 7.7 by 12.6 cm. (Courtesy of the artist; exh. dOCUMENTA (13), Kassel).
Attributed works:
66. The refusal of time, by William Kentridge. 2012. 5-channel projections with megaphones and a breathing machine (elephant), c. 24 min. (Courtesy the artist; exh. dOCUMENTA (13), Kassel).
Attributed works:
67. Have you ever seen the snow?, by Mario Garcia Torres. 2010. 89 slides and audio, 52 min. (Exh. dOCUMENTA (13), Kassel).
56. Self-portrait, by Adriaen van der Werff. 1705. Canvas, 80 by 67 cm. (Historisch Museum, Rotterdam; exh. Dordrechts Museum).
Attributed works:
57. Hercules at the crossroads, by Gerard de Lairesse. c.1685. Canvas, 113 by 184 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; exh. Dordrechts Museum).
Attributed works:
58. Achilles discovered among the daughters of Lycomedes, by Hendrik van Limborch. Before 1713. Canvas, 152.3 by 162.2 cm. (Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam; exh. Dordrechts Museum). Photographed after cleaning.
53. Bust of an Old Man with a Golden Chain, by Rembrandt van Rijn. 1632. Oak Panel, 59.3 by 49.3 cm. (Staatliche Museen, Kassel; Exh. Museum het Rembrandthuis, Amsterdam).
Attributed works:
54. An Old Usurer Examining a Coin, by Rembrandt van Rijn. 1627. Oak Panel, 31.9 by 42.5 cm. (Staatliche Museen zu Berlin; Exh. Museum het Rembrandthuis, Amsterdam).
Attributed works:
55. Bust of an Old Man in a Cap, by Rembrandt van Rijn. c.1630. Oak Panel, 24.3 by 20.3 cm. (Drs Alfred and Isabel Bader; Exh. Museum het Rembrandthuis, Amsterdam).
Attributed works:
56. 'La main chaude', by Rembrandt van Rijn. c.1628. Oak Panel, 21 by 27 cm. (National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin; Exh. Museum het Rembrandthuis, Amsterdam).
Attributed works:
57. The Flight into Egypt, by Rembrandt van Rijn. 1627. Oak Panel, 27.5 by 24.7 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Tours; Exh. Museum het Rembrandthuis, Amsterdam).