Toward an opus of Antonio di Paolo Fabbri, called Antonio da San Marino and a Lamentation by Cesarino di Francesco del Roscetto, called Cesarino da Perugia.
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Michelangelo’s Crucifix for Vittoria Colonna
A devotional crucifix, whose model is believed to be the work of Michelangelo, is known preserved by a minority of casts in silver and bronze, the finest of which, is examined here. The crucifix is here suggested as made for Michelangelo’s friend, Vittoria Colonna, as a private gift or possible commission. A census of casts of the model are explored, tracing its origins in Rome and later to Seville where it influenced Spanish sculptors and painters during the first decades of the 17th century.
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The Use and Invention of Plaquettes by the De Levis bronze Foundry of Verona
A discussion and analysis concerning the use and reproduction of plaquettes by the De Levis family of bronze founders provides insight into the inner machinations of a provincial bronze foundry of the late Renaissance. This essay discusses how plaquettes invented by others were used as decorative embellishments for mortars and bells by the De Levis family foundry and how a later generation of De Levis family founders began adding potentially original modifications and creations to their workshop repertoire of reliefs.
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Galeazzo Mondella’s original Entombment
Discussion of an unpublished pax of the Entombment by Galeazzo Mondella, called Moderno, at the Parish Church of San Giuliano in Bologna and a reconsideration of Milanese influences in Moderno’s career.
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A Medici Bust at the Walters?
A bronze bust at the Walters Art Museum, thought to be an all’antica representation of an emperor, may instead be the portrait of a Medici family member.
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In the Shadow of Permoser
Ideas concerning several small sculptures, possibly by unsung, yet impressively talented German sculptors operating in the ambit of Balthasar Permoser.
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The Paxes of Giovanni Battista Panzeri and his workshop
A survey on rare damascened steel or iron plaquettes for use on paxes. This article is part of a larger future project that will study the art, architecture, function and history of paxes.
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The Thief of Michelangelo – Models Preserved in Bronze and Terracotta
New observations and ideas concerning the use and proliferation of Michelangelo’s models of crucified “thieves.”
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Michele di Giovanni da Fiesole and the origins of the Florentine plaquette
Two of the earliest Renaissance plaquettes, long associated with Donatello and his school, are probably the work of Michele di Giovanni da Fiesole.
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The identity of Nuremberg’s Gänsemännchenbrunnen or Geeseman Fountain
Identifying the person and purpose for one of Germany’s most famous Renaissance bronzes: the Gänsemännchen brunnen or Geeseman Fountain.
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