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Rethinking Savoldo's Magdalenes
Rethinking Savoldo’s Magdalenes: A “Muddle of the Maries”?1 Charlotte Nichols The luminously veiled women in Giovanni Gerolamo Savoldo’s four Magdalene paintings—one of which resides at the Getty Museum—have consistently been identified by scholars as Mary Magdalene near Christ’s tomb on Easter morning. Yet these physically and emotionally self- contained figures are atypical representations of her in the early Cinquecento, when she is most often seen either as an exuberant observer of the Resurrection in scenes of the Noli me tangere or as a worldly penitent in half-length. A reconsideration of the pictures in connection with myriad early Christian, Byzantine, and Italian accounts of the Passion and devotional imagery suggests that Savoldo responded in an inventive way to a millennium-old discussion about the roles of the Virgin Mary and Mary Magdalene as the first witnesses of the risen Christ. The design, color, and positioning of the veil, which dominates the painted surface of the respective Magdalenes, encode layers of meaning explicated by textual and visual comparison; taken together they allow an alternate Marian interpretation of the presumed Magdalene figure’s biblical identity. At the expense of iconic clarity, the painter whom Giorgio Vasari described as “capriccioso e sofistico” appears to have created a multivalent image precisely in order to communicate the conflicting accounts in sacred and hagiographic texts, as well as the intellectual appeal of deliberately ambiguous, at times aporetic subject matter to northern Italian patrons in the sixteenth century.2 The Magdalenes: description, provenance, and subject The format of Savoldo’s Magdalenes is arresting, dominated by a silken waterfall of fabric that communicates both protective enclosure and luxuriant tactility (Figs. -
Antonello Da Messina's Dead Christ Supported by Angels in the Prado
1 David Freedberg The Necessity of Emotion: Antonello da Messina’s Dead Christ supported by Angels in the Prado* To look at Antonello da Messina’s painting of the Virgin in Palermo (fig. 1) is to ask three questions (at least): Is this the Virgin Annunciate, the Immaculate Mother of God about to receive the message that she will bear the Son of God? Or is it a portrait, perhaps even of someone we know or might know? Does it matter? No. What matters is that we respond to her as if she were human, not divine or transcendental—someone we might know, even in the best of our dreams. What matters is that she almost instantly engages our attention, that her hand seems to stop us in our passage, that we are drawn to her beautiful and mysterious face, that we recognize her as someone whose feelings we feel we might understand, someone whose emotional state is accessible to us. Immediately, upon first sight of her, we are involved in her; swiftly we notice the shadow across her left forehead and eye, and across the right half of her face, the slight turn of the mouth, sensual yet quizzical at the same time.1 What does all this portend? She has been reading; her hand is shown in the very act of being raised, as if she were asking for a pause, reflecting, no doubt on what she has just seen. There is no question about the degree of art invested in this holy image; but even before we think about the art in the picture, what matters is that we are involved in it, by * Originally given as a lecture sponsored by the Fondación Amigos Museo del Prado at the Museo del Prado on January 10, 2017, and published as “Necesidad de la emoción: El Cristo muerto sostenido por un ángel de Antonello de Messina,” in Los tesoros ocultos del Museo del Prado, Madrid: Fundación Amigos del Museo del Prado; Crítica/Círculo de Lectores, 2017, 123-150. -
The Crucifixion C
National Gallery of Art NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART ONLINE EDITIONS Italian Thirteenth and Fourteenth Century Paintings Paolo Veneziano Venetian, active 1333 - 1358 The Crucifixion c. 1340/1345 tempera on panel painted surface: 31 x 38 cm (12 3/16 x 14 15/16 in.) overall: 33.85 x 41.1 cm (13 5/16 x 16 3/16 in.) framed: 37.2 x 45.4 x 5.7 cm (14 5/8 x 17 7/8 x 2 1/4 in.) Inscription: upper center: I.N.R.I. (Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews) Samuel H. Kress Collection 1939.1.143 ENTRY The Crucifixion is enacted in front of the crenellated wall of the city of Jerusalem. The cross is flanked above by four fluttering angels, three of whom collect the blood that flows from the wounds in Christ’s hands and side. To the left of the Cross, the Holy Women, a compact group, support the swooning Mary, mother of Jesus. Mary Magdalene kneels at the foot of the Cross, caressing Christ’s feet with her hands. To the right of the Cross stand Saint John the Evangelist, in profile, and a group of soldiers with the centurion in the middle, distinguished by a halo, who recognizes the Son of God in Jesus.[1] The painting’s small size, arched shape, and composition suggest that it originally belonged to a portable altarpiece, of which it formed the central panel’s upper tier [fig. 1].[2] The hypothesis was first advanced by Evelyn Sandberg-Vavalà (originally drafted 1939, published 1969), who based it on stylistic, compositional, and iconographic affinities between a small triptych now in the Galleria Nazionale of Parma [fig. -
The Word Made Visible in the Painted Image
The Word made Visible in the Painted Image The Word made Visible in the Painted Image: Perspective, Proportion, Witness and Threshold in Italian Renaissance Painting By Stephen Miller The Word made Visible in the Painted Image: Perspective, Proportion, Witness and Threshold in Italian Renaissance Painting By Stephen Miller This book first published 2016 Cambridge Scholars Publishing Lady Stephenson Library, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 2PA, UK British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Copyright © 2016 by Stephen Miller All rights for this book reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. ISBN (10): 1-4438-8542-8 ISBN (13): 978-1-4438-8542-3 For Paula, Lucy and Eddie CONTENTS List of Illustrations ..................................................................................... ix Acknowledgements .................................................................................... xi Introduction ................................................................................................. 1 Chapter One ................................................................................................. 3 Setting the Scene The Rise of Humanism and the Italian Renaissance Changing Style and Attitudes of Patronage in a Devotional Context The Emergence of the Altarpiece in -
Index I: Collections
Index I: Collections AACHEN, STÀDTISCHES SUERMONDT ANTWERP, KONINKLIJK MUSEUM MUSEUM VOOR SCHONE KUNSTEN Anonymous, oil sketch after Rubens: Rubens, paintings: The Crucifixion (Coup de Lance), No. Christ Expiring on the Cross, No.30; fig.96; 123-126 7, copy; 149 The Crucifixion (Coup de Lance), No.37; fig.110; 139-146 The Lamentation (triptych), Nos.64-68 AALST, M.V.VAN GHYSEGHEM The Lamentation, No.64; ftg.192; 222-225 Anonymous, painting after Rubens: The Virgin and Child, No.65; fig.195; 225-226 Christ Carrying the Cross, No.18, copy 2; 77 St John the Evangelist, No.66;flg .l9 6 ; 226-227 Christ Holding the Globe, No.67; fig.198; 227-228 The Virgin and Child, No.68; fig.199; 228 AARSCHOT, CHURCH OF OUR LADY Rubens's studio, painting after Rubens: J.B.Ketgen, painting after Rubens: The Descent from the Cross, No.43, copy 1; 162 Christ ana the Virgin (from The Lamentation with Anonymous, painting after Rubens: St Francis), No.70, copy 1; 229 The Lamentation, No.62, copy 1 ;fig,190; 218 ALMELO, J.H. GROBBEN ANTWERP, KREFIRMA Anonymous, painting after Rubens: Anonymous, painting after Rubens: The Crucifixion (Coup de Lance), No.37, copy 28; Christ Expiring on the Cross, No.31, copy 11; 128 ' 141 ANTWERP, ROCKOXHUIS AMSTERDAM, J.J. GELUK Rubens, oil sketch: Anonymous, painting after Rubens: Christ on the Cross Addressing His Mother, St John The Lamentation, No.64, copy 14; 222 and St Mary Magaalen, No.34; fig.104; 133-136 AMSTERDAM, CHR. P. VAN EEGHEN ANTWERP, ST PAUL S CHURCH Rubens, drawing: Crouching Man Seen from the Back, No.20i; Rubens, painting: fig.73; 104-105 The Flagellation, N o.ll; fig.24; 59 Antoon van Ysendyck, painting after Rubens: AMSTERDAM, RIJKSMUSEUM The Flagellation, No. -
Bulgarini, Saint Francis, and the Beginnings of a Tradition
BULGARINI, SAINT FRANCIS, AND THE BEGINNING OF A TRADITION A thesis presented to the faculty of the College of Fine Arts of Ohio University In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Arts Laura Dobrynin June 2006 This thesis entitled BULGARINI, SAINT FRANCIS, AND THE BEGINNING OF A TRADITION by LAURA DOBRYNIN has been approved for the School of Art and the College of Fine Arts by Marilyn Bradshaw Associate Professor of Art History Charles McWeeney Dean, College of Fine Arts DOBRYNIN, LAURA, M.A., June 2006, Art History BULGARINI, SAINT FRANCIS, AND THE BEGINNING OF A TRADITION (110 pp.) Director of Thesis: Marilyn Bradshaw This thesis examines the influence of the fourteenth-century Sienese painter Bartolommeo Bulgarini through his depiction of Saint Francis of Assisi exposing his side wound. By tracing the development of this motif from its inception to its dispersal in selected Tuscan panel paintings of the late-1300’s, this paper seeks to prove that Bartolommeo Bulgarini was significant to its formation. In addition this paper will examine the use of punch mark decorations in the works of artists associated with Bulgarini in order to demonstrate that the painter was influential in the dissemination of the motif and the subsequent tradition of its depiction. This research is instrumental in recovering the importance of Bartolommeo Bulgarini in Sienese art history, as well as in establishing further proof of the existence of the hypothesized Sienese “Post-1350” Compagnia, a group of Sienese artists who are thought to have banded together after the bubonic plague of c.1348-50. -
Mantegna and Bellini 4
ART HISTORY REVEALED Dr. Laurence Shafe This course is an eclectic wander through art history. It consists of twenty two-hour talks starting in September 2018 and the topics are largely taken from exhibitions held in London during 2018. The aim is not to provide a guide to the exhibition but to use it as a starting point to discuss the topics raised and to show the major art works. An exhibition often contains 100 to 200 art works but in each two-hour talk I will focus on the 20 to 30 major works and I will often add works not shown in the exhibition to illustrate a point. References and Copyright • The talks are given to a small group of people and all the proceeds, after the cost of the hall is deducted, are given to charity. • The notes are based on information found on the public websites of Wikipedia, Tate, National Gallery, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Khan Academy and the Art Story. • If a talk uses information from specific books, websites or articles these are referenced at the beginning of each talk and in the ‘References’ section of the relevant page. The talks that are based on an exhibition use the booklets and book associated with the exhibition. • Where possible images and information are taken from Wikipedia under 1 an Attribution-Share Alike Creative Commons License. • If I have forgotten to reference your work then please let me know and I will add a reference or delete the information. 1 ART HISTORY REVEALED 1. Impressionism in London 1. -
Giovanni Bellini
the cambridge companion to Giovanni Bellini Edited by Peter Humfrey University of St Andrews published by the press syndicate of the university of cambridge The Pitt Building,Trumpington Street,Cambridge,United Kingdom cambridge university press The Edinburgh Building,Cambridge cb22ru,UK 40 West 20th Street,New York, ny 10011-4211,USA 477 Williamstown Road,Port Melbourne, vic 3207,Australia Ruiz de Alarcon´ 13,28014 Madrid,Spain Dock House,The Waterfront,Cape Town 8001, South Africa http://www.cambridge.org C Cambridge University Press 2004 This book is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First published 2004 Printed in the United Kingdom at the University Press,Cambridge Typeface Poppl-Pontifex 9/13 pt. System LATEX2ε [TB] A catalog record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data The Cambridge companion to Giovanni Bellini / edited by Peter Humfrey. p. cm. – (Cambridge companions to the history of art) Includes essays first presented at a conference on Giovanni Bellini held on March 11,2000,at the University of St Andrews,Scotland. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 0-521-66296-6 1. Bellini,Giovanni,d. 1516. I. Humfrey,Peter,1947– II. Bellini, Giovanni,d. 1516. III. Series. nd623.b39c36 2003 759.5 – dc21 [bb] 2002041535 The chapters by Mauro Lucco,Augusto Gentili,and Anchise Tempestini were translated from the original Italian by Peter Humfrey. isbn 0 521 66296 6 hardback Contents List of Plates and Figures page vii Preface xi Contributors xii 1 Introduction 1 Peter Humfrey 2 Bellini’s Social World 13 Jennifer M. -
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Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-66296-3 - The Cambridge Companion to Giovanni Bellini Edited by Peter Humfrey Index More information Index Adorno, Anselmo (Anselme Adornes), (?) Man with a Compass (London, 72, 84–5 National Gallery), 38 Aleotti, Ulisse, 33 Miracle at San Lio (drawing) Alberti, Leon Battista, 50–1, 70, 165, 190 (Florence, Uffizi), 18 Alfonso, Duke of Ferrara. See Este Portrait of Queen Caterina Cornaro Altichiero, 133 (Svepmüv´ eszeti´ Muzeum,´ Anichino, Francesco, 85 Budapest), 30 Antonello da Messina, 9, 23, 73, 92, 103–4, Procession in the Piazza San Marco 135, 152, 192, 210 (Venice, Accademia), 254 St Jerome in his Study (London, Rescue of the Relic of the Cross at San National Gallery), 76 Lorenzo (Venice, Accademia), 30 Ariosto, Lodovico, 1, 99 St Mark preaching in Alexandria (Milan, Brera), 99, 146, 164, 254 Barbari, Jacopo de’, 90 Bellini, Giovanni: Birthdate and question Barbarigo, Doge Agostino, 151. See also of legitimacy, 5–6, 25, 52–3, 101; Bellini, Giovanni: Votive Picture of homes at San Lio and Santa Marina, Doge Barbarigo. 15–19; relations with guild of Barbarigo, Marco, 86 painters, 19–21, 42; membership of Bartolomeo Veneto, 266, 268 scuole, 21–5; financial situation, Baroso, Geronimo, 22 25–8; circle of friends, 28–32; Basaiti, Marco, 269–70 association with humanists and Bastiani, Lazzaro, 16, 68 poets, 32–41; death and burial, 42–5. Bastiani family, 23 Beazano, Agostino, 42 PAINTINGS Beer, Jan de, 76 Agony in the Garden (London, Bellini, Alvise, 14, 21, 26 National Gallery), 6, 48, 69, 77, 113, Bellini, Gentile, 4–6, 13–14, 21–4, 29–30, 196–7, 226, 230, 232, 238, Figs. -
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Mystical and Evangelical Reform in Tintoretto's Sala
MYSTICAL AND EVANGELICAL REFORM IN TINTORETTO'S SALA DELL'ALBERGO by READ GODARD MCFADDIN A THESIS Presented to the Department ofArt History and the Graduate School ofthe University ofOregon in partial fulfillment ofthe requirements for the degree of Master ofArts June 2009 11 "Mystical and Evangelical Reform in Tintoretto's Sala dell'Albergo," a thesis prepared by Read Godard McFaddin in partial fulfillment ofthe requirements for the Master of Arts degree in the Department ofArt History. This thesis has been approved and accepted by: Date Committee in Charge: Dr. James Harper, Chair Dr. Lauren Kilroy Dr. Kate Mondloch Accepted by: Dean ofthe Graduate School III © 2009 Read Godard McFaddin IV An Abstract ofthe Thesis of Read Godard McFaddin for the degree of Master ofArts in the Department ofArt History to be taken June 2009 Title: MYSTICAL AND EVANGELICAL REFORM IN TINTORETTO'S SALA DELL'ALBERGO Tintoretto's four-painting Passion cycle in the Sala dell'Albergo ofthe Scuola Grande di San Rocco in Venice has generated dramatic and affective responses from artists and critics since its completion in the late 1560s. While scholars have addressed the cycle's formal qualities that stimulate such responses, the context surrounding the cycle has not been fully explored. The city was a refuge for reformers and the printing center for potentially heretical writing in the sixteenth century. Tintoretto maintained relationships to members ofthe reformist poligrafi, and the Passion cycle responds to the mystical theologies propagated in widely disseminated works from Ignatius ofLoyola's officially sanctioned treatise, Spiritual Exercises, to the more controversial work ofDon Benedetto and Marcantonio Flaminio, the Beneficio di Cristo.