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UncategorizedMarch 29, 2020October 16, 2020

An Adoration and Lamentation of Iberian-Italian origin

New ideas concerning two popular bronze reliefs of the 16th century, often incorrectly cataloged as the work of Gian Federico Bonzagna, instead suggested as Milanese works inspired by Iberian-Italian modalities.

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UncategorizedMarch 16, 2020January 12, 2021

A possible Corpus, Saint and Siren by Sebastiano Torrigiani

Observations concerning three bronze sculptures that could be the workmanship of Bastiano Torrigiani.

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UncategorizedFebruary 29, 2020October 16, 2020

Lorenzo’s son, from Life: a possible model, from life, of Piero di Lorenzo de’ Medici

The discovery of a possible workshop model preserving a cast life-mask of Piero the Unfortunate, son of Lorenzo de’ Medici and a hypothesis concerning the terracotta Bust of a Youth at the Museo Nazionale del Bargello.

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UncategorizedJanuary 15, 2020October 16, 2020

A proposal that the Rothschild bronzes, attributed to Michelangelo, are instead the work of Francesco da Sangallo

A visual comparison and historical survey is made between the work of Francesco da Sangallo and a bronze group of nude men riding beasts, presently attributed to Michelangelo.

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UncategorizedJanuary 15, 2020October 16, 2020

A Devotional Diorama in Wax, Silk, Paint and Glass, attributable to Caterina de Julianis

A previously unattributed work from a collection of waxes can now be associated as a work attributable to the Neapolitan wax-modeler, Caterina de Julianis, the protege of Gaetano Giulio Zumbo.

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UncategorizedNovember 7, 2019October 16, 2020

Glyptics, Italian Plaquettes in France and their Reproduction in Enamel

The emergence of Italian plaquettes in France and their use by the enamelers of Limoges, especially Jean Penicaud II and the Master KIP.

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UncategorizedOctober 11, 2019October 16, 2020

The Paxes and Reliefs of Antonio Gentili da Faenza

An examination of Antonio Gentili’s reworking of Guglielmo della Porta’s models and proposed attributions for several reliefs and paxes.

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UncategorizedSeptember 28, 2019October 16, 2020

An overlooked ‘Christ the Redeemer’ in the ambit of Bartolomeo Bellano

Exploring an undiscussed and unique plaquette in the Louvre collections…its identity, function and possible maker.

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UncategorizedMay 30, 2019October 16, 2020

Bernardi or Wallbaum?

Discussing a plaquette relief popularly attributed to the Italian gem engraver, Giovanni Bernardi, but herewith correctly attributed to Matthaus Wallbaum.

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UncategorizedSeptember 8, 2017October 16, 2020

A selection of plaquettes from the Villa Cagnola: Their Function and Meaning

Supplementary essay for an exhibition of plaquettes at the Villa Cagnola library: Il fascino dell’antico nelle placchette in bronzo della Collezione Cagnola (October 2017)

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