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Tag: School of Guglielmo della Porta

September 5, 2017September 6, 2017arcanesecret

El Greco’s Roman Period and the Influence of Guglielmo della Porta

A survey of Guglielmo della Porta’s influence on the artistic personality of El Greco. Also suggested is the possibility El Greco could have worked for Guglielmo providing miniatures for use in the production of altar crosses and tabernacles during the painter’s enigmatic Roman period.

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July 16, 2017August 23, 2017arcanesecret

Reconstituting a Crucifix by Guglielmo della Porta and his Colleagues

A crucifix model currently attributed to Giambologna should instead be reconstituted as a work by Guglielmo della Porta and his circle of collaborators.

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July 16, 2017August 23, 2017arcanesecret

A Group of Gold Repoussé Reliefs attributable to Cesare Targone

A series of impressive gold reliefs currently associated with Antonio Gentili da Faenza are instead suggested as the work of Cesare Targone.

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July 16, 2017August 23, 2017arcanesecret

A Renowned Pieta by Jacob Cornelis Cobaert

The most popular devotional image of Christ, ca. 1600, here attributed to Jacob Cornelis Cobaert after a design by Guglielmo della Porta.

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  • A selection of plaquettes from the Villa Cagnola: Their Function and Meaning
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  • Head of Pan: Lorenzo, Michelangelo, Attila and a lost plaquette prototype
  • Reconstituting a Crucifix by Guglielmo della Porta and his Colleagues

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